Tobacconists

 

Mr. B. Johnson, Treasurer

Pipe-Up, Fourth & Fifth Congress, October 2012
 

Over the Independence Day holiday, I travelled to Milwaukee for a few days of rest and relaxation.  While there I enjoyed a Brewers game, a music festival, fireworks, lots of beer and cheese and alternating bouts off diarrhea and constipation.  One of the highlights of the trip was a visit with my son, Mr. C. Johnson, to the Uhle Tobacco Company in downtown.  Reminiscent of Strauss Tobacconist, Uhle boasts a wide selection of house-made tobacco, a smoking lounge and convenient access to a pub via a back hallway.  I recommend the Christmas Blend, so popular that it is made year-round.

In early August, I spent a leisurely weekend in Chicago.  While there I enjoyed a Cubs game, a music festival, lots of beer, Chicago-style hotdogs and pizza, resulting in alternating bouts of diarrhea and constipation.  Before watching the Cubs lose to the Reds I visited Iwan Ries & Co. tobacco shop, which claims to be the oldest family-owned tobacco store in the country.  Located downtown, the store contains a large smoking lounge with several HD TVs, free wi-fi and a large selection of all-things tobacco.  A visit to Iwan Ries is highly recommend, but please beware of too much Old Style Lite.
 

Editor’s Note: Mr. B. Johnson’s bodily functions expressed here as diarrhea and constipation may not accurately reflect the actions, conditions or opinions of this publication, the Pipe Club, or all or most of it’s members. This also includes his possible future detailed descriptions of bowel movements, incontinence, bladder control issues, involuntary breaking of wind, explosive releases and sharts. Please contact Mr. Johnson directly, and not this publication, for more information about his bodily functions.