Written by Smoke Signals | 31 October 2011

Here and There, Thither and Yon
SMOKE SIGNALS MAGAZINE - November - December 2011

No idea why we decided on this title for this month's column, except that we've never used the word "Thither" in a sentence before and found the desire to do so, overwhelming.

Looks like we're going to shelve the idea of reviving the Smoke Signals survey, whether in the same form or different form. We received only a handful of comments or suggestions on the subject, and can't imagine the response to the actual survey would be much greater. Maybe in another lifetime.

Hard to believe that the heyday of the survey was nearly 15 years ago - for that matter, hard to believe it's been years since we've published the printed version of Smoke Signals Magazine.

We won't survey on this subject, but feel free to drop us a note or to comment on this article: we know there are lots of fetishists who focus on Newports or VS 120s, on Marlboros or Saratogas, or all-whites or corks. Is there anyone out there who focuses on Camel Crush Bold or Camel Turkish Royal, Parliament Green or Newport Red, or any other of the "odder" new brands out there?

And while we're thinking about it, are there any in Eastern Europe who focus on the "failed" US brands that are now popular there, like Kent and Pall Mall filters?

Mrs. Schroeder on "Boardwalk Empire" is now drinking regularly. How long before she starts smoking? C'mon, Nuck - give her a push for us.

And while on the subject of TV, why hasn't anyone told "Ugly Betty" that she'd be more attractive if she started smoking?

Having lived in "blue states" for most of lives, We found it hard to believe that there are some states (other than ones in the tobacco belt) that still allow smoking in bars and restaurants - it came to our attention that Indiana is one such state, with only some local restrictions in place; for a complete listing, check out the wikipedia page that can be invaluable for travellers.

We're still not big believers in the theory that smoking fetish video must be high definition in order to be worth watching; we still think that the quality of the smoking and the looks of the model are the two major components - and everything else is in distant third place. Having said that, now that most of the material we're adding to our sites is now in HD - we have to admit, the HD stuff sure does look good.

Big thanks to Vesperae for all of the work she did on this month's Dark Side column (she works hard on every column, of course, but the multimedia pieces are even tougher) - and to Freida Theant, for our Halloween-themed story this month.

Enjoy the November-December issue!