OJK is also one of my favorite Virginia-Burley-Perique blends. The blender was Bob Runowski, with C&D doing the actual production, canning, etc. Sadly Bob passed away a few months ago.
Joe Krantz was Bob Runowski's grandfather. I asked him the same question once in a thread post, and he explained that the blend was reminiscent of what his grandfather used to smoke. Another one of Bob's blends, C&D's Morleys Best, is a recreation of Blue Boar (iirc that was the name), a favorite blend of one of Bob's favorite writers and mine, Christopher Morley. Morley wrote The Haunted Bookshop, which is also the title of yet another one's of Bob's blends.
This is marvelous. Do you plan what you are going to say ahead of time, or are your monologues completely improvised?
AulicExclusiva 3 months ago
@AulicExclusiva I usually plan ahead, but it doesn't always work out.
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago
OJK is also one of my favorite Virginia-Burley-Perique blends. The blender was Bob Runowski, with C&D doing the actual production, canning, etc. Sadly Bob passed away a few months ago.
PIPEBITE 4 months ago
@PIPEBITE Thanks for the info. So who is/was Joe Krantz?
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 4 months ago
@PipeDreamsInc
Joe Krantz was Bob Runowski's grandfather. I asked him the same question once in a thread post, and he explained that the blend was reminiscent of what his grandfather used to smoke. Another one of Bob's blends, C&D's Morleys Best, is a recreation of Blue Boar (iirc that was the name), a favorite blend of one of Bob's favorite writers and mine, Christopher Morley. Morley wrote The Haunted Bookshop, which is also the title of yet another one's of Bob's blends.
PIPEBITE 3 months ago
@PIPEBITE Thanks again! I smoke in memory of Old Joe!
Best,
Bill
PipeDreamsInc 3 months ago