The People behind the Show
Marty Pulvers
At almost 67 years of age, Marty Pulvers has clearly found his niche, that being the world or briar pipe hobbyists, collectors & smokers. Having had a wide variety of jobs, and failing miserably in every one of them, Marty finally decided to match wits with people of his own mentality, pipe smokers, and was almost immediately placed on top of the heap.
For nearly 20 years, he owned and operated the retail shop Sherlock's Haven, in San Francisco's financial district. During that time he was named a Kapnismologist, a Doctor of Pipes and his store was given the honor of being named one of the '10 Best Tobacco Shops In The World' by Forbes Magazine online. In June of 2006 the shop's doors were closed for good and as in Marty's words: "thereby diminishing the quality of life on this planet no little and quite some. Even though he left the retail world behind him, he was able to do it with his pants full of panache. He now operates an online store selling both new & estate pipes.
None of this life experience helped him wise up, so he agreed to help produce a pipe show for the West Coast Boys. You can see him working the floor in Las Vegas, pressing palms, shouting directions, giving advice and doing his best to keep his customers satisfied.
Steve O'Neill
Steve O’Neill is passionate about pipes and is also an avid collector of them. Through the years he also amassed a collection of old pipe books, new pipe books and tobacco books as well. He loves to read about pipe and tobacco history. He looks forward to all the issues of “Pipes and Tobaccos” magazine and “The Pipe Collector”.
He has studied the engineering of pipes, inside and out. He was fortunate to have a friend who was the finest pipe restorer in the country. That friend was Jim Benjamin. Steve learned pipe restoration from Jim and now restores pipes for customers all over the country. He loves working in his shop and when he is not working on customer’s pipes he restores a few to sell.
You'll see Steve on the show floor as well. Directing traffic and answering your numerous questions.
Rick Newcombe
Rick has been inducted into the Pipe Smoker's Hall of Fame and is the recipient of both the Doctor of Pipes Award from the Chicagoland Pipe Club and the award for Outstanding Pipe Collection from the Southwest Pipe and Cigar League. He is the author of what some would say is the best pipe book ever published, titled 'In Search of Pipe Dreams'. He has written for The Pipe Collector, Pipe Friendly, The Pipe Smoker's Ephemeris, and Pipes and Tobaccos, and he is the president of Creators Syndicate, a newspaper and Internet syndication company. He lives in Los Angeles.
Rick's love for everything pipes, together with his eloquent writing, have together spawned the voice we know today. Some will agree with him, others will disagree. No matter which side you fall on, we should all be thankful that Rick chooses to passionately speak up and write about pipe related topics. Without these kinds of people, our hobby would be much more dull.
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IMPORTANT WEBSITE AND INFORMATION NUMBERS
For special West Coast Pipe Show room rates call the Palace Station Hotel & Casino: (800) 634-3101
For Palace Station Hotel & Casino information and amenities please visit the hotel’s website at: www.palacestation.com
For table reservations or for any other information, please contact:
Steve O’Neill:
956 E 800 South
Lewiston, Utah 84320
steve@westcoastpipeshow.com
http://www.westcoastpipeshow.com
Telephone: (435) 258-5431
We’re looking forward to seeing you at the West Coast Pipe Show and we hope you’ll join us in making this an annual event. |
