When I was a child I had a little book with pictures of Magritte's art, and I was somehow in love with the classic "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" painting. When I turned 18 i bought my first pipe, not a good one, and a pipe tobacco, not a good one either; I had no guidance at the time, and the start was complicated, like for every pipe smoker I guess. I had then the chance to meet two old men who dedicated their life to pipe smoking: the first was Mr. Fincato, a savant on pipe history and a very elegant man, who always gave me good advices, the second was Mr. Musicò, truly an artist of pipe making, with whom I enjoyed to chat while smoking his personal mixture in his atelier.

Some years have passed now, and I enjoy the reading on Tobacco Reviews, and then I thought: "Why not participate?".

So here I am to say hello to everyone of you members, have a nice week-end and happy smokes.