"You might find that smoke blown out cleared your mind of shadows within. Anyway, it gives patience, to listen to error without anger." -Gandalf talking to Saruman about why he smokes his pipe.

Dr. Harrelson is my favorite Papist and pipe guru on YouTube.

Here my statement in agreement as a brother in Christ (Southern Baptist out in the Wild West of Arizona). There's nothing that is more rewarding to one's health, physically, mentally, and spiritually, than time spent in the Word of God, a good cup of coffee, and a pipe of your favorite blend. May God continue to bless you and yours. Thank you kindly for creating content that enlightens, educates, and encourages. ✝️

A Rosary in 1 hand and a pipe in the other...👍👍👍

About to buy my first pipe - probably a cob.

Getting baptized tomorrow.

New fan :)

Bookshops, tobacco shops, an analog life, a slower more restful, quieter, peaceful time. A lot of time I feel as if I’ve overstayed my visit here. My time has passed. Progress. Change. Not all is good for us.  I would like to go back. Can’t. So, time to go. I’ve been ready for a long time. Not now but won’t be long. I’m ok with that.   Best of luck to the future.

you make me smile! thank you. new piper from uk!

Your little talks are inspirational and I noticed your "American Battlefield Trust" hat!! I'm a member!!

Sad to hear about the passing of Mr. Toledano, I used to have sleepovers as a kid at their beautiful home on Chestnut Street, growing up I was good friends with his son Macon, remember the smell of pipe tobacco when you walked into the house, Mr. Toledano was a very nice, generous and intelligent Man, Memento Mori

I am not much of a book reader , having dyslexia, or much of a pipe smoker. I just smoke a pipe occasionally. There is a book which I could not put down once I started it, just like a fine bowl of tobacco from a favorite pipe. The book is “ The Frontiersman “, by Allen W. Eckert. As a historian, you might like that book if you haven’t read it yet.

Thank you Alan , really enjoy your talks on life , fan from England 🇬🇧 👍

For a cracking read, and an adventurous tale of espionage, detective work, and daring do I recommend Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu novels. The protagonist Denis Nayland-smith is an inveterate pipe smoker, always stuffing his pipe with his favourite oriental blend.

Based. Thanks for treating us with some great tobacco at the Creator's Conference!

I often find myself on my porch pipe in one hand staring into nothing pondering.  Everything from what’s for dinner to my relationship with the Lord.  The point is I do this to leave the stressful parts of my day outside my home so I don’t bring it inside to my family.

Enjoying my evening walnut maple pie while enjoying your video. Thanks.

I'm not a religious man, but I can easily agree that smoking a pipe can be a meditative/prayer state of mind. I have never sat in my chair and thought about things like I have with a pipe.

You hit the nail right on the head!  Well done, Sir!!!!  😀😊

I agree with you my mentality has started to change, also even when I am not smoking the pipe but have it in my mouth, it still mellows me out.

I like the bowl coatings.

The only "good" pipe I own is a Molina, which I probably bought in the late 90s. I haven't smoked it in quite some time, so I guess I'll need to give it a good cleaning. Before the Molina (and after) I've smoked a few Missouri Meerschaum cobs, a couple of which lasted longer than I was told they might. Something free and easy about a cob. I find I never worry about it. They're affordable and can smoke well. I've smoked cigars, mostly, up here in the Boston area because our few good tobacconists have seemed to disappear. I loved David Ehrlich's shop. There was also a phenomenal shop in Lake Placid NY we would visit while on hiking trips. With Pipe and Book. A marvellous store full of tobacco and old books & maps. Keep up the good work Dr. Harrelson!