Saw them live not too long after this release . Everyone dancing their faces off , then a big Leno shows up in the crowd . We all immediately rushed in to hug Poor Leno . Fantastic show . <| sep |> Treat the stem like a drinking straw , you don ' t puff on a straw , you take gentle sips to pull the liquid up into your mouth . Same with the pipe . As you light hold the flame soft flame like a match or candle , not a jet flame barely above the tobacco , gently sip on the stem to pull air through the pipe , this will pull the flame down onto the tobacco . Gently and slowly circle the whole surface of the tobacco til it ' s charred may take a couple matches . Once you have the surface charred , very lightly tamp the tobacco . Proceed to light the bowl again . Depending on the tobacco , and how much you let it air out before packing highly recommend letting most blends air dry a bit before packing , you may need to repeat this process a few times . Once you have it going , continue to gently sip on it every 1520 seconds or so . As tobacco expands as it burns you will periodically have to tamp the ember back down onto the fresh leaf . If it goes out don ' t worry about needing a lot of relights to finish the bowl either .