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Welcome to CutSquire Radio on Bo.

And I'm John David.

J.D.

Hey, Bo, good evening, man.

Man, how are you doing tonight, sir?

I'm good.

You know, this is an insane season.

It is insane season.

We mentioned it last episode.

But right now, of course, the shop is going through a transitional phase. That's right. And so to some extent, the show is as well, at least in terms of kind of our recording schedule and when we're able to record and what that means for those that usually tune in live. As we mentioned last week, you'll be able, you know, once we know for a fact when the live show is coming back, we'll, you know, blast it out on Twitter, we'll blast it out on Facebook, we'll put up a YouTube talking head, we'll get, we will make sure that you are aware when we return. And hopefully it'll be a fun time, even for those that have never tuned in for a live show for them to kind of, oh, that's right, maybe check it out and see what's up. Yeah. But for those of you that are just listening on the podcast or, you know, that's your primary way of getting us, that you will have noticed nothing.

That's really changed.

Everything.

It's all the same.

Yeah. And it's all good. But one with the other, y'all be praying for John David Cole. Sanity. I could use a little bit. Yeah. Man, it's insane. You know, it's been a lot of fun. but, you know, getting into our new shop now, kind of getting stuff organized and rearranged and, you know, stuff on the wall, you know, figuring out where you think you want something and then deciding you don't and then doing it again. You know, it's just, it's just kind of nuts. But we're, we're getting settled and really, really happy. Really happy. Well, you know, in the midst of everything that's going on, we thought, you know, this would be a fun opportunity to maybe do a special episode, bring in a special guest. I actually had the opportunity to speak with Mike Murphy. And, man, it's such a great interview. Let's just jump right into it. Well, joining me now, ladies and gentlemen, you know him, we love him. Mr. Mike Murphy. Mike, welcome to the show. Thank you very much. You know them. You love them. I love that intro. It's the best I've ever had. It's the way we love to do it, man. But yeah, of course, the Pipe and Tampor podcast, a show that, you know, relatively new. Where are you all out with your numbers? Yeah, we're creeping up on 17 on this Sunday. So, yeah, we are relatively new. I started this thing a couple years ago, actually, then bowed out of it due to, you know, personal reasons and then jump back into it. Sounds like I'm a flaky guy, huh? I'm really not. I'm really not a flaky guy. But yeah, we're at 16 now with an episode with Morgan Pipes featuring Chris Morgan and we're creeping up on 17. So yeah, new but having a blast doing it. Yeah, man. And, you know, it's a really well-produced show, you know, a couple episodes back. You sent us a kind message and which we read on the show. And, you know, I think I gave you props there, you know, vicariously, but let me give you props to your face, so to speak. Man, you put on a great show and really, really well-produced and something that everybody in the pipe community should check out. Let's talk about you and your pipe journey, though. When did you start smoking a pipe? I'm relatively a new pipe smoker, and it was early 2016. So prior to picking up a pipe, I smoked a cigar for roughly 20 years. I had a friend living in San Francisco and went over to his place one day, and, you know, the whole

cigar boom in that mid-90s happened. And he turned me onto a couple of cigars. I go, hey, I kind of liked these, so I did that for 20 years. And coincidentally enough, the same guy I call and says, hey, I'm getting tired of cigars. They're a little harsh. And I want to try something new. have you ever smoked a pipe? He says yes.

So he turned me on to Dr.

Grabo, don't laugh.

So, and I want to try something new. Have you ever smoked a pipe? He says yes. So he turned me out to Dr. Grabo.

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