John Walker

John is a retired school teacher and secretary of the Pipe Club of Norfolk. The photo is of him holding the Darren Jenner Shield that the Pipe Club of Norfolk won at the British Pipe Smoking Championship in 2013. John has been smoking pipes for over 30 years and has six pipes in his regular rotation plus about 20 in reserve. He enjoys plain Virginia and Virginia Perique tobaccos such as Old Gowrie and Louisiana Flake. His favourite pipes are a Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen and a Peterson Donegal Rocky 65. John isn't a philosopher - he just smokes because he likes it.