I managed to clean it up very well.  I filled the VG with Naphtha and put the pipe in a bowl that would hold it upright so the solvent covered all the parts of the glass that had spice stuck to it.  I then filled the bowl with HOT water to the edge of the pipe bowl and let it sit for a couple hours.  Drained the Naphtha and freeze percip'ed.  I got nearly 0.6g back.

Time to give this another shot.  Torch lighter and less pad.

I'll report back...