CIGARFEST 2009 Official Cigar Count
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
What is up with "In Memory Cars"? After it is deemed a memorial can you not sell it? What if who you sell it to doesn't know "Jose Garcia Jesus Gomez"???
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
I'm Back....
Hey blog readers...sorry for the long delay. Between being completely unmotivated to post and just plane creatively stumped I have not been posting. But I think that is changing.
Sharkboy started Kindergarten this year. He likes it for the most part, and seems to be trying to conform to the rules and changes that come with all day school. They have a "Behavior Rainbow" that is used as a tool to let us (the parents) know how his day goes. It basically is very similar to the "Department of Homeland Security's Terror Alert Level" Everybody starts out the day on Green. If they are caught doing something good they can move up to Blue or Purple, however if they are caught doing something naughty they move down to Yellow or Orange. If they are really bad it is Red and we have to contact the teacher.
So far we have seen most of the middle colors. Today was an orange day. He said he had a green morning, but then at recess this afternoon he "got in a girls face" over a ball. Needless to say he fell 2 levels to Orange. I responded with grounding him from Outside, Friends and TV. We will see how tomorrow goes.
Tonight I have to work "Trade time" at the firehouse. I get to hang with the "B-shift" boys. Cigar time on the patio is on the schedule.
Well that is all I have for now...I am sure there will be more in the near future with Sharkboy in school. He is always good for a story or 2...
Be Kind, Be Safe...
Shalom my Peeps!
Sharkboy started Kindergarten this year. He likes it for the most part, and seems to be trying to conform to the rules and changes that come with all day school. They have a "Behavior Rainbow" that is used as a tool to let us (the parents) know how his day goes. It basically is very similar to the "Department of Homeland Security's Terror Alert Level" Everybody starts out the day on Green. If they are caught doing something good they can move up to Blue or Purple, however if they are caught doing something naughty they move down to Yellow or Orange. If they are really bad it is Red and we have to contact the teacher.
So far we have seen most of the middle colors. Today was an orange day. He said he had a green morning, but then at recess this afternoon he "got in a girls face" over a ball. Needless to say he fell 2 levels to Orange. I responded with grounding him from Outside, Friends and TV. We will see how tomorrow goes.
Tonight I have to work "Trade time" at the firehouse. I get to hang with the "B-shift" boys. Cigar time on the patio is on the schedule.
Well that is all I have for now...I am sure there will be more in the near future with Sharkboy in school. He is always good for a story or 2...
Be Kind, Be Safe...
Shalom my Peeps!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
From the road home...
Hey blog readers...just sitting here a little board, Ohio isn't that great of a state to drive through. Not really much different from Indiana. Flat and agricultural doesn't really make for much to look at.
So since we left...we ate breakfast at Cracker barrel, drove, pee'ed at an abandoned gas station, drove some more, ate lunch at an Ohio travel plaza and just finished a cigar (Drew Estates/Rocky Patel Java Maduro...Yummy!) and now we are driving some more. We have all also decided that this saying sums up our weekend "Life is too short to Eat bad food, Drink cheap beer, and Smoke Cheap cigars"...here's to good times with Great friends!
We are motoring along quite nicely...currently we are 203 miles from home.
Until the next update...
Be Kind, Be Safe!
Shalom my Peeps.
So since we left...we ate breakfast at Cracker barrel, drove, pee'ed at an abandoned gas station, drove some more, ate lunch at an Ohio travel plaza and just finished a cigar (Drew Estates/Rocky Patel Java Maduro...Yummy!) and now we are driving some more. We have all also decided that this saying sums up our weekend "Life is too short to Eat bad food, Drink cheap beer, and Smoke Cheap cigars"...here's to good times with Great friends!
We are motoring along quite nicely...currently we are 203 miles from home.
Until the next update...
Be Kind, Be Safe!
Shalom my Peeps.
The long road home...
Hey blog readers...here I am in my navigator position again(or Navaguesser...Absofab). Currently on the GPS it says that 534 miles to go and we should hit "The Bend" around 7-ish.
Cigarfest 2009 was a great success. We scored 60+ free cigars, a very nice cigar cutter, humidor, ashtray and duffel bag. I purchased a few things too...some cigars for F.i.L. and myself. A new lighter and t-shirt were also acquired. I was also able to track down a case of Yuengling for the fridge...but sorry, no Black and Tan in that town.
Here is a simple run down of the weekend...
Friday we went out to the bar in our hotel. There we partied with Rocky Patel. It was really cool, live band and about 300 cigar smokers all getting to know each other. We were all there for the same reason and why not get to know the people that are sitting around you. That really suited me just fine. We met a couple of Navy Chiefs that picked Eric out of the crowd due to his Navy pull over. They were a hoot. They are your typical career military types...full of stories and one liners. They bought a couple of rounds and handed out some cigars...so we decided to hang with them. During that party we also had a chance to hang out with Nick Perdomo. He crashed Rocky's party...it was awesome. He gave out a couple of cigars, took some pictures and then took a few minutes to get to know us. He was a really an approachable guy and a lot of fun to chat with. We closed that party down...it was a chatters dream, so you know I was in my element.
Saturday we woke up and headed for the "Big Show"...we were warned by our friends "The Chiefs" that we should get there early. So we did. We were the first ones in line. It wasn't long, and the line was almost wrapped around the convention center. Now they let you in based on your ticket type. We had what is called the Cigar Nut ticket. Then there was the VIH and then general admission. We got in at 11 am and got to have breakfast on the show floor. At Noon they let the VIH holders in and then at 2 they let everybody else in. We went around immediately upon entry and collected our free sticks and got the lay of the land. Then we made the drop in the car of the freebies and headed back in to enjoy breakfast and some live music. The rest of the day we spent hitting the different booths to chat some more and have our pictures taken with the various Cigar Calendar girls that were around (Pictures to follow, not enough bandwidth on the cell phone tether). It was a really nice day to just smoke stogies with 2,500 of our newest cigar buddies...and wander around. We did slip out for a couple hours to catch a cat nap and breath some fresh air. Speaking of fresh air...we were in the mountains and our resort was roughly 1,500 feet above sea level and the air was glorious and clean(much needed after being in the convention hall with all the second hand smoke).
Saturday evening we hit a couple of after parties and collected a few cigars and got a couple more pictures, but our bodies pretty much had told us we had breathed enough second hand smoke and consumed enough nicotine for a while...so we headed back to the hotel so we could get a decent start on our journey home. So now, here I sit in the passenger seat hurling down the road at 70 mph pounding out a blog...good times.
Well that is pretty much the weekend in a nut shell. It was a blast...I originally thought this was going to be a once in a lifetime type experience, but I am pretty sure we will make another migration to this event.
So I should probably have another update from the road here later...(currently 503 miles to go, elevation 1270 ft. above sea level)
Until next time...
Be Kind, Be Safe...
Shalom my Peeps!
Cigarfest 2009 was a great success. We scored 60+ free cigars, a very nice cigar cutter, humidor, ashtray and duffel bag. I purchased a few things too...some cigars for F.i.L. and myself. A new lighter and t-shirt were also acquired. I was also able to track down a case of Yuengling for the fridge...but sorry, no Black and Tan in that town.
Here is a simple run down of the weekend...
Friday we went out to the bar in our hotel. There we partied with Rocky Patel. It was really cool, live band and about 300 cigar smokers all getting to know each other. We were all there for the same reason and why not get to know the people that are sitting around you. That really suited me just fine. We met a couple of Navy Chiefs that picked Eric out of the crowd due to his Navy pull over. They were a hoot. They are your typical career military types...full of stories and one liners. They bought a couple of rounds and handed out some cigars...so we decided to hang with them. During that party we also had a chance to hang out with Nick Perdomo. He crashed Rocky's party...it was awesome. He gave out a couple of cigars, took some pictures and then took a few minutes to get to know us. He was a really an approachable guy and a lot of fun to chat with. We closed that party down...it was a chatters dream, so you know I was in my element.
Saturday we woke up and headed for the "Big Show"...we were warned by our friends "The Chiefs" that we should get there early. So we did. We were the first ones in line. It wasn't long, and the line was almost wrapped around the convention center. Now they let you in based on your ticket type. We had what is called the Cigar Nut ticket. Then there was the VIH and then general admission. We got in at 11 am and got to have breakfast on the show floor. At Noon they let the VIH holders in and then at 2 they let everybody else in. We went around immediately upon entry and collected our free sticks and got the lay of the land. Then we made the drop in the car of the freebies and headed back in to enjoy breakfast and some live music. The rest of the day we spent hitting the different booths to chat some more and have our pictures taken with the various Cigar Calendar girls that were around (Pictures to follow, not enough bandwidth on the cell phone tether). It was a really nice day to just smoke stogies with 2,500 of our newest cigar buddies...and wander around. We did slip out for a couple hours to catch a cat nap and breath some fresh air. Speaking of fresh air...we were in the mountains and our resort was roughly 1,500 feet above sea level and the air was glorious and clean(much needed after being in the convention hall with all the second hand smoke).
Saturday evening we hit a couple of after parties and collected a few cigars and got a couple more pictures, but our bodies pretty much had told us we had breathed enough second hand smoke and consumed enough nicotine for a while...so we headed back to the hotel so we could get a decent start on our journey home. So now, here I sit in the passenger seat hurling down the road at 70 mph pounding out a blog...good times.
Well that is pretty much the weekend in a nut shell. It was a blast...I originally thought this was going to be a once in a lifetime type experience, but I am pretty sure we will make another migration to this event.
So I should probably have another update from the road here later...(currently 503 miles to go, elevation 1270 ft. above sea level)
Until next time...
Be Kind, Be Safe...
Shalom my Peeps!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
The day of Cigarfest 2009
Hey Blog readers...today has been one of the best days of my cigar smoking life. I have scored over 60 free cigars, partied with 2 of the biggest names in cigar manufacturing (Nick Perdoma and Rocky Patel) and had my picture taken with cigar calendar girls(a lot).
We are having a great time and I will jump on here and put out a bigger update later, but if you can imagine it...it has happened. (need a little power nap, not as young as I used to be)
So if you partake...light up a cigar and enjoy it. We are...
Until the next update...
Be Kind, Be Safe...
Shalom my Peeps!
We are having a great time and I will jump on here and put out a bigger update later, but if you can imagine it...it has happened. (need a little power nap, not as young as I used to be)
So if you partake...light up a cigar and enjoy it. We are...
Until the next update...
Be Kind, Be Safe...
Shalom my Peeps!
No internet in the room...I need to go to the car and get my tether cord. Good night last night...we shut the RP party down...
Friday, May 1, 2009
From the road Episode 2:
Hey everybody...well we are 420 miles into this road trip. We are in the throws of our second 17 mile long construction zone in Pennsylvania.
Tommy and I are 2 cigars into the trip and several helpings of Ring Bologna, Cheddar and Swiss Cheese and these yummy Goose sticks. Eric is behind one cigar...he claims it would be too hard to light it at 80 mph (come on where is your sense of adventure).
Boredom is starting to set in...Tommy also has under his belt a 20 min nap, and for that I am envious. I have the very important job of navigator as you may remember, so sleep is not an option.
Well we are on schedule for our 5:30-6:00 arrival...
Until next time...
Be Kind, Be Safe...
Shalom my Peeps.
Tommy and I are 2 cigars into the trip and several helpings of Ring Bologna, Cheddar and Swiss Cheese and these yummy Goose sticks. Eric is behind one cigar...he claims it would be too hard to light it at 80 mph (come on where is your sense of adventure).
Boredom is starting to set in...Tommy also has under his belt a 20 min nap, and for that I am envious. I have the very important job of navigator as you may remember, so sleep is not an option.
Well we are on schedule for our 5:30-6:00 arrival...
Until next time...
Be Kind, Be Safe...
Shalom my Peeps.
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