A Cigar Hustlers Podcast Episode 292 Justice For Hugh
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Welcome to the Cigar Hustlers
Podcast, Episode 292, where we
bring you the latest news and
insights from the world of
premium cigars.
In this episode, we dive into
the big stories of the week.
The King, Mike Stepankevich, and
Reverend BDP Mike Palmer are two
dynamic individuals who cohost
the Captivating Cigar Hustlers
Podcast.
And me, I'm Phil, So grab your
favorite smoke, sit back and
join us for another exciting
episode, Cigar Hustlers Podcast.
Michael.
The show starter.
Michael it is.
Michael.
The show's on.
Hi, hi, run please.
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Now there was a topic of
discussion that we had a back
and forth about this, this visa
horn.
Visa horny sample.
Yes, it has Roma products.
And it does.
And then it was asked well as it
included in blah blah blah,
right?
And you know, the margin is
definitely depleted on that
sampler.
Right.
But we're gonna go ahead and.
Go.
You heard it here, ladies.
The B.
Sorry.
So they've already ordered it,
Those gentlemen you got.
Yeah, Yeah.
So how much?
That's a $200.00 sample.
It depends upon which one they
purchased.
Oh, so you may get anywhere from
15 to 50.
All the way out to freaking yeah
Oh.
Somebody might have already.
That might already be done.
Listen, you guys better jump on
top of this.
This is a delicious just the
sampler.
You get cigars you can't buy
right now.
Yeah, that's it.
One you probably never be able
to buy.
Yeah, but the Visa, Horny
Sampler, everything, I mean, all
the stuff you guys have on, it's
just delicious.
Yeah, yeah, he's talking about
the visa Horny.
You're talking about the PCA
thing?
Yes, yes, I'm talking about the
winnings.
Both.
He's talking about the thing you
buy to enter, yes?
Excellent choice, all X.
It's all excellent.
Oh, that one's the reason out.
Yeah.
Wow the frenchie that.
The Frenchie may never I.
Don't know if it will, I.
Don't know if that's been
really.
That's gonna be really.
I don't.
Know if that's gonna be.
Yeah, I don't know how many was
made.
They never said so.
That's like an underground Roma
cigar.
Yes.
Yeah, it's the like the those
who know, know, you know.
Who Frenchie in her.
Workings those who know I've
seen that hashtag lately.
Who Frenchie is like no, it's
gone oh.
Sensitive.
There you go.
No, they.
Had to be taken down last.
I'm like, has the Ed on the Roma
weasel team pages Yeah.
Is weasel team tag those who
know?
Those who know Oh yeah, that's
it's always been around for.
It's been around for about. 14
or 15 years?
Oh, OK, I was just born.
A couple years ago.
You were just born a couple
years ago, yeah, And to the
cigar world.
Oh, that's true.
So you had a birthday over the
weekend, Michael.
I did.
You're now 39.
Last year in the 30s.
Yeah, well, Peter Net has called
me and he told me that, hey, you
know, it's OK you just celebrate
the anniversary of your 39th
birthday.
Moving.
Oh, every time.
Yeah.
Oh, I guess you.
Could you know, it's really
funny.
Is my father used to say that
shit too.
Oh my God, I'm like you're hit.
You're hitting trigger points,
Pete.
You don't even know it.
So.
Thanks, Pete.
Thanks a lot.
I'm depressed.
Now it takes a lot more than
that, but yeah man, it went
really well.
I had a great time.
It.
Was a nice party.
Your wife did a good job, as
always.
It's, you know.
Like I said, you know, cuz I did
do a little speech thing, yes
kept it.
I tried to keep it short and
simple.
It was rather long, but it's OK.
You think it was long.
I think it was one of the
longest speeches you ever done.
I like, I like that you yelled
the boots at the beginning.
That was my.
Family usually.
I think so.
Well, he it was.
I don't know what was happening
with Boots at that point.
Like he was a little in this.
And he was like those who are
closest to us.
We hurt the most.
But you know, it is kind of cool
because.
Like I was saying, there there
really is 3 worlds for me at
this point in my life.
Right.
Right.
My.
My.
Obviously my cigar family.
Yes.
The the Jim family.
Yes.
And you know, like the dads that
do sports with me with with
their kids.
Right.
So I have these kind of.
It was nice to have all those
those three worlds kind of come
together in the same spot and
you know, kind of commingle.
Right.
That was awesome.
So did you did you get the big
guys that spoke?
Any cigars?
Of course.
Nice.
Of course.
Well, one of the big guys
smokes.
He does periodically.
So I took him to when you guys
couldn't go to heritage, I took
him to heritage in Tampa.
So, you know, we walked around,
everybody's giving us cigars.
And here guys, just take these.
The karate guy and his wife
weren't there, though, were
they?
No, they were out of town.
I think they're in.
Who knows?
They're gallivanting or
something.
Well, that's the only.
Well, I guess that'd be one of
the filers, not the gym.
Or he do both?
He's a father.
He's He's a sports dad, yeah.
There was only two of those
there.
Yes, there were two there.
One I'd met and the other one,
your brother could ask me who he
was.
I was like I I must have a child
at the sports.
Derek and Tyrone.
And he's not.
He's not big like the workout
guy, so he's got to be the
other.
Girl, Yeah.
So I would.
I think that I think I invited
two other dads from, like, the
sports realm.
Yeah.
And then they just couldn't make
it.
All your workout friends very
tall.
I know, Yeah, I know one of
them.
It's a requirement.
Never mind.
Oh, they listen.
To shut that down.
No, no, no.
I wasn't going to say that.
I was going to say something
else, but it's the best.
I let that go.
Yeah, no, they're dude, they're
good guys, you know?
And I just kind of we just
became friends over time, you
know?
Well, I mean, you're.
One way or the right, you know,
so Matthew's the guy that trains
my kids, so I.
Don't know which one he was.
He's the the ball guy tall.
The tall.
Muscular guy?
Come on, you know.
He was the thinnest of the four.
Oh, I was talking to him for a
while.
If you saw me with.
Him.
No.
I wasn't watching you.
Sorry.
He was busy on patrol, you know,
protecting 80 King Palmer
against every no, no.
She was fine landing.
Yeah.
How did that go with Alec?
Did they have a good
conversation or whatever?
I don't think she can't afford
him.
I don't know what he cost.
But yeah, he said What?
I was listening.
I didn't even charge of that
kind of stuff.
So Oh yeah, man.
Well, it's it's a.
Business, I guess.
I thought it was the way you
described it.
I thought it was something
different.
Yeah.
Because apparently he has a team
that has to be flown in.
Does he?
Yeah, the whole team?
Yeah, I believe it.
So yeah, yeah, schools aren't
going to have that kind of
money.
Well, I mean he's just pretty
pretty well established in Ohio.
He does a lot of schools there,
so.
Oh, maybe all the guys are
there.
You don't have to fly.
Him in, Well, you gotta fly him
in.
I thought he lived here.
Oh, you gotta fly from here to
there.
Well, I don't know how big his
team is.
Maybe it's one guy versus 17.
I don't.
We'll find out.
Yeah.
So yeah, it went really well.
I had three cakes.
Yes.
That.
Nobody ate.
That I ate.
Yeah.
Nobody.
Ice cream cake went fast.
What did you eat?
All they.
Were melt.
It's in the freezer.
Oh.
Oh, I thought.
I mean, I saw the plate.
That tape plate was empty.
I was like, oh.
Well, it's because it turned
into blue.
Well, I.
Turned into soup, right and.
I handed out Spc's to everybody
I.
Didn't get one.
Why didn't you get one?
I asked at one point and you
said you're smoking something
else and then?
Oh, you were smoking another
cigar.
Well, I went upstairs about one.
It's the wrong you know the
rules.
You walk in with the cigar in
your pocket and say, I don't
have any.
Well.
I didn't know he's giving away
cigars at the thing.
I didn't want to show up and
that's.
I wanted to purposely give
everybody an SPC surrounded.
By champions.
Yeah, I haven't.
Then Michael is not gonna make
sense.
No, no, it's.
Happening right now, sweetheart.
I never got one either.
Yeah, go fuck yourself.
Well, you weren't at my party,
so yeah.
Oh yeah, it wasn't there.
So I should go on?
No, no.
Phil wasn't invited.
I didn't invite you.
Why?
I invited, but we thought you
were Dana's plus one.
OK, we're gonna go camera 1 the
whole time.
So I watched a movie over the
weekend.
It was an interesting movie.
Welcome to the Palmer Show a
little bit.
Because the pony.
Came they've been sitting up top
a little.
Sit up, top of the thing.
You guys seen the movie Knock at
the Cabin Door with Dave Batista
in it?
Dave Batista Yeah.
No, I have not.
It was.
It was interesting movie, yeah.
Somebody's got to die.
M naive shine loud in.
Order to save the world.
Right, But the four people
didn't know each other.
Who made them choose who had to
die?
Right.
Here you go, Sir.
That's Phil's hand.
That's Phil's hand.
There you go.
Here's your SPC now everybody
got one.
I have no, but not everyone.
Everybody was invited to got
one, I know.
Sorry about that.
That's OK.
Just the rest.
I came off of my mouth.
Well, I mean, if you already
know the gist of the movie.
I don't know anything about the
movie saying what are you saying
you you completely skipped over
all the rest of Mikey's stuff.
Oh, I thought that way.
The party, I thought.
I was always talking about.
What else?
What else did you do?
Oh, I heard a little birdie told
me you were a basketball coach
now.
Oh yeah, I did.
I did.
We call.
We called that.
I did fill in.
We call that you are going to be
just a matter of.
Time.
You're probably right.
You said no, no.
No I did fill in well.
So Derek, the guy that was there
he I he actually was the main
feeling for that game.
He's like hey, like I will run
it.
I know, you know, he knows more
about basketball or whatever.
And I'm like, OK, I I can
definitely be the, the, the the
controlling factor.
No more like the.
Almost like the mentor slash
guru.
It's fine.
It's fine.
It keeps coming on the.
Pizza.
You'll make it work.
You know, like I could be, I
could, I could break down with a
kid and say, hey, this is what
you look, this is what you need
to do.
Especially when it comes to, I
would say, the top three kids
that are on the team, My son,
Christian.
My son isn't a great shooter,
but he's a great defender.
Defense was championships.
Yeah, well, rebounds win
championships.
I don't care what anybody says.
So Christian and actually
Derek's kid Michael, I think
he's really talented too.
And those, like, I have a little
bit of a relationship with all
three of those kids, so I can
have a conversation and push
them in the right direction.
Hey, like, you know.
Not like you need to play hard.
Like, not that, you know, just,
hey, look what's going on here,
you know, here's what you need
to do.
Right, you have a relationship
with the child already.
And they're like, OK, I get it.
So, you know the first half was
a little shaky.
We were doing, we were doing,
man.
And my son shines and he goes,
hey, we really need to switch to
zone and that works.
That worked really well.
Yeah.
Well, you know, it's funny is
like we went in and.
I have no idea.
So and neither did Derek.
Let's let's play, man.
I think man's gonna work.
I said.
OK, sure.
Well, if they haven't learned,
man, right.
It's like if they know his own,
they know his own, right?
So.
And then, you know, I just made
some critiques and some
adjustments and all sudden we
came back, we started blowing
them out of the water or
whatever, and then they closed
the gap a little bit at the end.
But we were too far gone at that
point.
So it was a W and the Dereks
like, we need to do this all the
regular we should coach.
Oh, you got in.
And I'm like, Oh my God, no, no,
let's not.
How many nights a week do they?
Coach and then practice it's oh
they practice once and then I
said at the party said if you
really want to do it we'll
figure it out so.
But I can't do football in
basketball at the same time
anyways.
Oh, and I think they played the
games.
Well, it's just that things
interlaced too much yet.
Like the playoff, the the Friday
night games for football and
then playoffs for the basketball
would be the so today.
Jax has to pick which one he
wants to do.
We did.
We had a conversation with both
boys and said, hey, do you want
to play basketball or football?
And they both said football 0
Nice.
Basketballs.
Indoor air.
I mean, I love basketball, but
that's nice that they won't play
football because there's not a
lot of kids that want to play
football.
Yeah, there's a lot of kids that
get made to play football, you
know, Right.
So that's nice.
We're going to stagger it.
We're going to do football and
then basketball and you know,
I'm going to keep practicing for
both with them, OK?
And so that's going to suck.
But whatever.
It's called being a dad.
Hey, Yeah, they Listen is one of
the most unthinked jobs in the
world at times.
Yeah, but you know what?
I, you know, I'm gonna be
present for all of it as much as
I possibly can be.
So we're gonna, they're doing
some Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
They started doing that a little
bit by themselves, by
themselves.
And well, you know, they got a
great this guy's a friend of
mine, too.
He's a great coach.
He's a great teacher and it's,
you know, a little more private,
a little more secluded than just
kind of thrown to the wolves
and, you know, have at it.
So nice.
Yeah, more one-on-one type
trainer.
Yeah, what's that guy's name?
Eric, this is that's the karate
guy.
No, it's not that.
No, that's a different karate
guy.
Oh, it's another Eric.
Yeah.
What's with these double names,
people?
You love All these Mike's.
Eric's.
Derek's.
I only know one Derek.
Only one Derek.
God, you know, the fucked on the
mic.
So.
It's a very popular name.
Popular.
Say popular Mike, not common
popular.
It's a very, very.
Popular name.
A lot of great people named
Mike.
Epic.
Yes.
Epic.
Yeah.
So.
So yeah, man, that went well.
And then, you know, we kind of
chilled out and did the like the
little universal thing yesterday
and had a nice dinner and nice.
Yeah, that's all birthday
weekend.
Yeah, it was great.
I mean, you know, Britney works
her ass off on all that shit.
So, right, right.
Yeah.
I feel like I have to say yes.
Here's Here's what And then I
would throw fucking monkey
wrenches into everything.
So she told me that there are a
couple things like what the fuck
You know, Because for one.
I like just inviting other
people as we're going throughout
the week.
I'm like, hey, you know, like,
what about this person?
Did we talk about this person?
And there was the people that I
would ask.
She's like, yeah, they're
already on the list.
They're already on the list.
And then I asked, you know, we
should probably have a DJ there
and she's like, shut the fuck
up, right?
So I casually mentioned that to
Chet and I said, hey, can you
set up the speakers and just let
it play or whatever?
And we'd already worked that
out.
Yeah, and he said.
Listen.
Don't fucking talk to me about
anything you don't, you know,
I'm like.
OK, you don't know what all
we've done.
And she's like, I can never do a
surprise for you.
You ruin everything.
So, and I guess I do, or
whatever.
Well, you're just worried
because you wanted to be good.
Well, you want all your friends
to be there.
You don't want to forget
anybody.
Yeah, there's that.
And there's also the aspect of I
don't like to look at my wife
and say all right.
Handle this shit, cuz I know I
see all the stuff that she does
all the time, right?
Yeah, but she thrives off.
I know, but I want to help, you
know, like you want to help the
people you love.
It's like.
Just turn.
Just let her go next year.
That's part of the.
It's.
Gonna be 40.
It probably be a big party
somewhere.
Oh man, I can't wait.
And just let her do what it is
she wants to do and just stay
out.
Not like she doesn't have help.
You know, I but I'm very
grateful for the friends that I
have that, you know, obviously
step up and help her when she
needs anything.
So hey, are you turning 55?
No.
No, I am 55.
Chet turns 50 in February, so he
turns 50.
He turns 40.
It'll be some good parties.
Some good parties.
I'm not doing anything.
Oh, whatever.
Oh please.
I liked the private lounge.
Man, the private lounge is an
amazing.
Well, we'll just do like a
formal private lounge next year
for 50.
We'll see.
Look, I'm not planning that's
364 days away or whatever.
I'm not.
They go.
Wow.
It's saying we gotta start now,
Mike.
I know there is going on.
I I can assure you there is a
world of problems and fuckery
that I'll be dealing with within
those.
So just leave it till your wife
and her her worker beef.
That's.
Yeah, we go to PCA in seven more
months, then your birthday will
come up really quickly.
Pca's in March this year, right?
Seven months?
Is it March or April?
March, March.
Yeah, seven months or 7?
I gotta survive Christmas.
First bow Okay, I gotta survive
Christmas.
It's way too much shit going on.
I feel like Christmas is just
getting passed by now, kind of
like a Halloween or it just kind
of passes by.
That happens as your kids get
older.
Yeah, you know what was, I don't
mean to digress here, but you
know what was really cool?
Was Jason Walper was in town?
Yeah.
And I finally got to meet and
hang out and bullshit with him.
I will obviously wish I could
have spent a little more time
with them and stuff, but we did
get to hang out for a little bit
and that was awesome And your
video was fantastic.
Oh, the video that you put.
Together, it looked better on
the smaller screen.
I liked it.
I wish people would learn to
turn the phone.
Sideways, sideways.
That way you don't get the black
bars down the side.
No, but you know what, just the,
I mean you had you, you had a
pretty good cast on there.
Man, Yeah, it was a good
assortment.
Did you know my favorite is
Pete?
You're gonna attach it a piece?
Yeah, We'll put it at the end of
the end of the show.
Was pretty cool.
Run.
But you know, Abe's I thought
was awesome.
Very busy, very busy man.
Hey, you know, it's it's cool to
see, you know, it's just always
good to be acknowledged from
your piece, right?
I mean, obviously he's fucking
want to Megalodon.
But he's still.
I mean, he's cool.
Like we never have.
I'm like, hey, what's going on,
you know?
And then he was right with what
he said.
We've run some however things,
blah blah.
It's not like.
Trying to give everybody plenty
of time to do it.
So they had like a week and a
half where I originally asked
everybody, yeah, oh good, not
playing time, play night.
I had Terrence V, so Horny and
Tyler right away, right.
And then the rest of them.
Terence was pretty good.
Yeah, on Thursday I'm sending
out reminders, and Abe was one
of them, he goes.
Fuck, I forgot.
Well, Fred Rui had to read a
whole script, so I mean, yeah.
Yeah, Fred.
Fred's is always Fred's always
like Fred because he's big
production.
I mean it's it's the.
Desert.
Season Mega Buster movie that
comes out every year.
Fucking hilarious.
Yeah, it's a good video, so you
should make sure you see it.
I totally want to post it too if
you can.
If you can steal it from me, I
want to put it up.
Or at least you put it up on
Facebook app.
So whatever you want, do YouTube
and you know, because it's
pretty cool.
It's ten.
Yeah, I guess you can you.
It just put up as a regular
video because it's too long for
a real.
All right.
Oh wait, somehow over the
weekend I got notification from
Facebook.
I am now considered a What are
they?
What are they?
Sorry, an honorary Masterman.
What?
No, I can get paid now for my
for my stuff that goes, yeah, I
get stars if I can get paid for
my postal.
Really.
Yes.
Look at you.
Right.
I don't know how it happened.
They sent me a message.
I like fill out just this little
form name, address and that kind
of stuff and.
People give me stars or
something for my post.
I They pay me per star.
You're gonna get a helicopter
soon.
Exactly.
This is great.
He's figured it out.
Now this is great.
Figured it out.
He's figured out how to how to
be lucrative about this and not
cut anybody else in.
This is what it is like.
That's right.
Just.
Oh, what's the matter guys?
You know, a little short on
funds on, you know, it's just
fucking hanging out.
There's all my Facebook money
here.
I got some.
Dough here, it's no big deal.
Maybe a couple of stars.
You'll be fine.
Did since it was a big deal last
year, did Matt Booth call you on
your birthday?
Oh, yeah, yeah, he did.
And I was like, son of a bitch.
I was hoping a God, he wouldn't
because then I wanted to.
I wanted to really break his
balls.
But he's like, hey, you know, I
was.
I mean, he called me throughout
the week because I could just
want you to know your birthday's
coming up.
Yeah, he was not missing that.
Hey, your birthday's coming up
and I think I was driving to the
shop when he called and I was
like, damn it, I thought for
sure.
I heard that Justin Andrews
didn't come through though.
No, no, he was one of the
original people I asked.
And Oh yeah, I'd love to.
I'm having surgery, hit some
type of surgery, A sea of
disappointment.
And then it's at your wife.
Of course, it's my wife.
He was having surgery and then
he goes.
Welcome to the Phil and Palmer
Show.
I'll do it tomorrow.
Like, OK.
Nothing from.
And then I reminded him and he's
like, oh, I'll do it tonight.
You'll have it Saturday morning
at the latest and then not.
All the stuff that we do for
that guy.
I know, I know.
Unbelievable.
It becomes a fine line between
you're becoming annoying and
they didn't really want to do it
or, you know, reminding them to
do it.
So everybody got the one
reminder and then that was it.
If you went with that, they
didn't come in, then they didn't
come in, I think.
But you know, it's cool,
because, I mean, even Terrence,
this was funny too.
I think that a lot of them were
were.
I want to be so horny inside an
airplane, but he didn't want to
get inside an airplane.
So he was in that little.
He's in that little truck thing.
Yeah.
Hey, from brand owner to another
fucking guy.
So much fun.
So yeah, man, I think that was
cool.
I mean, you know, you know, I
got good.
I got good people around me,
buddy, you know?
And I appreciate you kicked ass.
Yeah.
Justin was the only one that
said no.
You didn't say no.
He just didn't come through
right.
Just.
Give him a fuck that guy.
Yeah, fuck that guy.
He's getting ready to do fun
facts.
Over there.
Yeah, it's Phil time.
You don't want to hit a man.
Fuck that guy for Justin
Andrews.
Yeah, fuck that guy.
That's OK, and he's not even
worth that now.
Oh wow, I.
Love the dance?
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Isn't he all right?
Yeah.
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Some of the most popular styles
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That's my favorite one to use.
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Yeah, Rabbit and baloney.
Yeah, it's very nice.
It's it's that big slicing thing
that you just yeah.
Unbelievable.
That's fantastic.
You have a video intro too that
goes with the music.
Oh really?
On YouTube?
Yes.
I hope it's like this.
I like how you did the whole.
No, it's not you, it's somebody
else.
Oh, I like how you did the whole
when I had to go change my shirt
last week.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, the special effects.
Yeah, it was amazing.
So fast.
So fast.
Super Credits.
Do do, do, do, do do do.
Alright guys, we're getting into
the news now.
Yeah, let's rock this boom boom.
What's going on in the cigar
world?
From the four quarters of the
world?
Not a lot.
All the cigar industry news you
could possibly need.
The Cigar Hustler Podcast Report
with Mike too.
Hong Kong considering
generational tobacco ban, higher
taxes, plain packaging and more
Hong Kong considering banning
those born after a certain date
from being able to purchase
tobacco products.
Introducing plain packaging for
tobacco products, increasing
tobacco taxes and more.
It's all being considered as
part of a wide range survey from
the Hong Kong Health Bureau as
part of its public consultation
on tobacco control strategies, a
survey that takes place between
July 12th and September 30th.
Hong Kong government has set a
goal of reducing the percentage.
Of adults who smoked from 9 1/2%
in 2021 to 7.8% in 2025 to do so
and exploring 4 strategies.
Not The Who one is The Who.
We will kill you if you're
smoking.
Regulate supply, suppress
demand.
So let's look less the guys,
yes.
So, so they're gonna just gonna
completely X out smoking
eventually by?
Fucking yes.
Not allowing newborns to smoke.
Or whatever the age is.
If you're born after that date,
you can't buy any tobacco
products.
Wow.
Ban promotion.
Reduce attractiveness so they
can't promote it anyway.
No expand, no smoking areas,
enhance education and support
cessation.
What?
Support cessation.
I don't know what that means.
It's some hunk.
You know what's kind of?
Preparation from or something
like that.
You know what?
You know who really fucked this
up better?
All the fucking vapors, man.
I see it all the time.
You know, we like you're walking
in the park and you like, they
fucking whip it out of their
pocket real quick and you know,
in the middle of a crowd, just
bust it out and just fucking
quickly shove it back in their
pocket.
I'm like, you know that there's
fucking 12 Karen's that just saw
that.
They're gonna be fucking irate.
They're gonna leave feedback,
they're gonna post some shit,
you know, because you're like,
ooh, I'm slick.
Let me ask you a question.
What's the?
We're gonna go one-on-one there,
Mikey.
What's the first thing you think
of when you see a vape first
word?
Like, just one word battery
sucker.
OK, let's do.
That's good.
Millennials.
Millennials.
Hey man.
I think of undecided, truthfully
undecided.
Oh, they can't commit to
cigarettes or cigars, so yeah.
There's vaping.
Think of it what you want, but
that's just not what I think.
Wow.
The other reason I pulled the
story is because they were
basing the price of the Cuban
cigar on Hong Kong.
Fascinating, yeah.
But now that the taxes are going
up, the prices has not gone up.
Hong Kong taxes have gone up
another 31%.
Wow.
Why would another?
I mean, it's a stream of revenue
at that point.
Huge.
Yeah.
But I think they're the the
Cubans are deciding that's just
too much money.
No way he's gonna buy if we
raise the price not a 31%.
I mean, it's a billion dollar
and it's, yeah, what it's got to
be close to a trillion dollar
industry right at.
This point, well, let's see.
As part of the global pricing
standard, the company said it
was attempting to make prices
uniform from country to country
while using Hong Kong as a basis
of the new prices.
Yeah, I know shit.
In reality, the prices are not
uniform from country.
To country Inevitably, Partly
because of the vast difference
in how different countries tax
cigars.
So far it seems that Habanos
essay isn't marrying prices in
Hong Kong.
Earlier this year Hong Kong
increased tobacco price of 31%,
which theory should have meant a
price increase.
From Havana's essay, though,
there's no evidence to company
adjusted prices due to the tax
increase.
Interesting.
So why are they gonna do another
gonna pick another country?
Because you're not gonna be able
to smoke it in Hong Kong
anymore.
Eventually, it's just so absurd.
All of it's just so absurd.
How much of how Much take over
China is what it is?
We should take over China
deliberate.
We need to free them for their
cigarettes.
They're listening.
To very big mango.
They are very big.
Can I see if they?
Could be a pro largest standing
army in the world.
Oh yeah, standing.
Standing.
They have more people.
They can't get them over here,
but there's more.
Yeah, can't possibly move all
those people that have enough
boats.
Right, so they're just sitting
ducks.
Right, so we can't invade.
They would have to bomb.
We'd have to bomb.
What is the percentage of sales
of cigars for Hong Kong?
Did it say that?
Taxes are 31% increase, but we
don't have the.
We don't sales, we don't know
what, but you know, the Chinese
market is huge when it comes to
cigars, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
It's the status thing over
there.
So why in the Cuban Now there's
the status thing over here to
some degree.
Right, but there's a bigger
difference between rich and
middle class there than here.
So it sounds like they're re
banning them to make them look.
Worse, right?
Is that what it said?
That is the the plan, yes.
So why don't they just reband
them to make them look nicer?
Like make them all gold bands or
something, and that's why
they're more expensive.
Old band with the other band
that says you can't smoke me
because you're gonna die.
Yeah, smoke me, die.
Smoke me, die.
I mean, just over regulation in
general for any any industry is
it's fucking ridiculous.
I don't understand how that
becomes a thing.
I'm not a politician.
I'm not smart enough to be.
A fellow Blender brand owner
like Visa?
Horny.
It's just, yeah, just.
I'm just a guy.
It's just fucking ridiculous
though, you know?
You see all this shit.
I mean, they even like the
liquor industry too.
And the way that they have all
this position with a three tier
system and fucking liquor
licenses and all of that shit,
it's just.
Racket.
It's ridiculous, yeah.
So you know, if they can't make
money off of it, then they will
do that whatever they can to
destroy it.
But but they are making money
off of it.
Apparently it's not enough.
Not enough.
Shit.
It's a big health push right
now.
Everybody wants to be healthy.
Oh, let.
Me live longer and then there's
more people again and there's no
food.
And then all of a sudden, you
know, another virus pops out of
a lab to fun.
Level them off.
This is this.
Yeah, all the other done smoking
now we'll get them.
That's one of the things in the
movie.
If they didn't, every time, they
didn't pick.
One of the four horsemen got
killed and some type of plague.
Was it good?
It was interesting.
You saw I got wrapped into it
and I had.
It was like, this is stupid.
You said it was interesting.
Yeah, but I was hooked.
I had to see how it ended.
Yeah.
There was three of them.
How did it end?
They spoiler alert.
They they killed one of
somebody.
There was a gay couple, two men
and their adopted Chinese
daughter.
One of the three of them had to
die.
Oh, it was the Chinese daughter,
since we're talking about no
way.
No, no, no.
There's not the kid.
You already know the kid.
Well, the Either one of the two
gay guys had to die.
Yeah, one of.
So one of them died, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, but what are we?
They would.
One of them was they would do
little flashbacks and you saw
that one of them was religious
and the other one wasn't.
Oh, it was so.
The religious one, he ended up
saying, look, I believe them,
this is really happening.
You can have to kill me.
But they had to kill each other,
right?
Like one of the two guys had to
kill the other.
I mean, that makes things a
little more complicated, right?
I mean, you're not killing your
kid.
You got to kill the person you
love.
I don't care if it's adopted or
not.
Yeah, yeah, the kid.
Yeah.
You knew it wasn't gonna be the
kid.
It's not part of the equation.
They're not gonna go, Oh well,
she's adopted in Chinese.
We're white guys.
Let's just get rid of that.
We get another one.
Yeah, it doesn't work that way.
I don't know why they showed
her, but they lied about how
they got her.
So, like, the two guys went over
and then one guy, Oh, my wife
couldn't come, so her brother
came because they might not.
They probably wouldn't give it
to a gay couple, yeah.
Yeah, well, maybe.
Maybe.
Why?
Maybe his wife smoked cigars.
Gonna go?
Yeah, She's in a Cuba.
She's pushing the cigar industry
forward.
Right, Espinoza branded lounges
are getting a new linked line.
Whoa.
Espinoza Premium Cigars has
created a new line called Linked
that they will only be available
at the 10 retailers across
country that have Espinoza
branded cigar lounges.
The name was selected as a way
to emphasize the strong
connection between the company.
And lounges, that's.
I think that's a smart move.
Yes, I saw this.
The cigar is a 6 1/2 by 48 short
Churchill that uses Ecuador and
Habano rapper atop A Nicaraguan
binder and filler with
production handled by the Lazona
cigar factory Nestle Nicaragua.
The linked is blended in Eric's
wheelhouse, a medium bodied
smoke with spice notes that that
he and our fans love.
Also, it was made in what I
believe is our best Fotola, the
short Churchill, said Hector
Alfonso, Director of Operations
for us, For those are premium
cigars.
Afonso added that while the line
will be an ongoing production,
there will be blend and size
changes from time to time.
Smart, smart, that is.
Smart.
I thought that I was gonna make
that comment.
Yeah, like, you know, the only
thing I would have done is make.
Change it up every once in a
while, annually or whatever.
Right.
It will be available in the
coming days at the following
retailers.
The company said it would start
begin shipping the cigars this
week.
You know all the Espinoza.
I do not.
I didn't either.
I didn't know there was caravan
cigars is one of them.
Caribbean Cigars, Caribbean is
definitely one of.
Caribbean Allen stuff Life and
Times in Lithonia, GA Allegany
Smoke Works in Blawnox,
Pennsylvania.
Yeah.
Executive Cigar Simpsonville,
KY.
I've been there.
The Stogie Smoke Shop.
Huber Heights.
OH Burn.
Premium Cigar Specialist
Burnsville MN Cordova Cigars
Pensacola.
We've both been there.
No, you haven't been to the
pain.
Yeah, several times.
Burn one in Margate?
Haven't been there.
Caravan Cigar Company in Bath,
PA and Cigar and Lounge,
Watertown, MA.
Interesting.
What does it A lot of East
Coast, Not a lot of West Coast
stuff.
Minnesota I guess is the further
that's that's the Midwest.
Yeah, but that's the furthest
that direction, yeah.
What does it take to become an
Espinoza Cigar Long you gotta
have.
You gotta beat him at What's
that Should call cornhole.
Thank you.
There's a cornhole championship.
And well, we did that.
No, you didn't beat him.
You didn't beat him, bro.
Yeah, whatever the story is is
wrong, baby.
He didn't beat me, bro.
You.
Have to be said.
You gotta let him win.
I went.
Fuck that.
I let him win.
You gotta beat Eric Espinoza in
Domino's.
That's how it works.
So it's very difficult to get
to.
And normally the the 10 that
have one, I've actually just
drugged him.
Yeah, yeah.
And then he woke up.
Like Mr. T, somebody comes back,
pat him on the back.
Of you, Yeah.
We're a Spanish person than
Domino's.
They get this serious stuff,
man.
Wait a second.
Wait a second.
You will die.
A Spanish wait a second from
Spain.
No.
Hold on.
Wait, wait.
Not Spain.
Wait, wait, wait.
Have you ever played Eric
Espinoza in fucking ANYTHING?
Are you kidding?
Yes, I have.
That guy wants to fucking win to
the 10th degree.
There's no, there's no way.
A razor.
Death involved, look, I have
heard.
Story loud.
I've seen him play dominoes.
I have heard stories about him
playing dominoes and him getting
pissed off at his partner for
not setting it up so that he
could win even if they won the
fucking game, Right.
He's like, no, no, I should have
been able to roll.
I was supposed to win.
Yeah, you're you know, so I
know.
You know, like, he's the guy
wants to win.
It's like you guys got a good
mentality.
Very intense spades game.
Yeah, dude.
Yeah, I'd hate to see him in
prison, man.
People would fucking dying.
Oh waiting.
It's better to add to the
specialness of the release.
Each retailer will receive a
custom humidor with original
hand painted art from Edden
Gutierrez that depicts an image
of each Lounges storefront.
Guterrez has previously done the
artwork for ESMA was as last six
Provincia and War 6 provinces.
I like that box.
It's nice.
All right.
That's nice.
That's cool.
That was nice.
Right.
A Toro Fuentes Impossible
collection begins shipping?
Yep.
A 13 cigar sampler containing
Rare and some previously
unreleased.
A Toro Fuente cigars is heading
to stores.
Yep.
Do you have a list?
Yeah, not of the stores, no.
I have a list of what's in it
though.
A Toro Fuente has began shipping
the Impossible Collection, a 13
cigar sampler to US stores.
Fuente.
OK, here, here's the list.
Fuente.
Fuente.
Opus. 20 Year Celebration,
Double Corona.
Yep, very long names and all
these.
Arturo Fuente.
Don Carlos Lancero.
I mean, you don't have to read
them all off.
Oh, it's a lot of their limited,
hard, super coming mas stuff.
What's the most rarest 1?
I think that there's three or
four of them that are extremely
hard to come across.
Go ahead.
Fucking read the list.
No, no, no.
It's just reading from they.
There's two of them which are
regular production, but there is
11.
Cigars range from releases that
the company makes but does not
sell, like the Don Carlos
Lancero PJ and Toy Maker 2
cigars like the Opus X25 or Opus
X2020 cigars, which have been
sold in limited fashion, right?
Arturo Fuentes declined to list
the MSRP for the Impossible
Collection using the industry
standard margins consumers
should expect to pay. $2600 per
buck.
Yeah, good luck with that.
Before applicable local taxes.
Good luck with that.
I think the average is somewhere
between 3700 and 4800 or
something.
Oh, wow.
It was, yeah, when we were
looking.
It's high, yeah.
But it's impossible.
It's called the impossible.
Half wheels reporting it is
probably closer to 2300 dollars.
I like how half wheel does that.
Do they buy the first of all, I
don't think that it's fair to
quantify something like that
because for one, how many
products did the retailer have
to purchase in order to obtain
that right?
I don't know what was.
How many kidneys did you have to
give them?
Well, I could tell you that I'm
a little more lethargic now, you
know?
Should have used Greg there.
There were several organs that
had to be given up, you know,
but it'll be interesting to see
where that finishes off as far
as their their overall kind of
average and price point.
Do you think these things sell
fast or you think they sit?
I think it's a high price.
I think that it is kind of
expensive and it is kind of a
niche market As far as that,
that price range, anything
that's going to be, I mean shit,
even if it was MSRP at 2500 or
above, you know, it's a smaller
pool of consumers.
Only 500 boxes were shipped.
That's not a lot.
No, no, it's not a lot.
But if you smoke Fuente, this is
like the thing, this is like
what you've been wanting.
I think that honestly, this is
one of those things that sells
out relatively quickly, and if
you find yourself with it as a
retailer, it'll be gone by
Christmas.
You know, It's like, what do you
get the guy, the Fuente guy,
They have access to absolutely
everything.
You give him the Impossible
collection, and then he puts it
with his other three impossible
collections that he already has.
Right.
I couldn't smoke any of them if
I, if I happen to, it would come
across one.
Yeah, you know and bought it.
I would have to smoke them when
you die.
Right.
I would like.
I've never got to say, that's
all.
I got these from Mr. Fuente
himself.
He actually handed them Curly.
Handed them right to me, I'm
gonna have a dry that's PC as
well.
Hey HVC Hotcakes, Golden line
begins shipping.
Oh, what are we smoking on the
Patreon this week?
We have those.
Do we?
Oh well, yeah.
Yes, The golden lines.
I have the golden lines.
There was something else that
you were talking about that we.
But that didn't workout well.
So the Papasaka Papasaka has
shipped.
Yeah, we received a small
allocation from our order and
they're gone.
Oh, they went out already.
Well, there's no, no, we did an
event in store.
So I want to you know, like you
gotta take care of your local
people, so.
The Golden Line is the sister
line to the company's popular
Hotcake line.
We can do the HBC, that's fine.
It's not here yet though.
Right.
That's what I mean.
So see, that's why you put the
sock off, because they weren't
here yet and now they've come
and gone.
Yeah.
So two.
No, I think we should do the
Papa Saka.
All right.
Yeah, it's delicious.
Hey, yeah, Phil's.
Are you smoked?
Listen, Phil, that's Patreon
information, Sir.
Oh, you just.
Gave it all the way for free,
all right.
I mean, for fuck's sake.
I did not have sexual relations
with that wolf.
All of this, this this whole
world that we live in, it costs
money, OK?
And we rely on the sponsorship
of our Patreons to carry us
forward.
So please, like and subscribe to
our Patreon for love if you.
Guys, if you guys would like to
know what Boots thinks of it.
Right, that just fills opinion.
Boots does the This is why you
know.
Does the Patreon?
This is why you'll be wearing
the luchador outfit for the 1st
of the month.
Instead of the original, yeah,
the whole outfit.
All outfit and everything.
The original hotcakes Mexican
The San Andreas wrapper over
Nicaraguan tobacco.
The Hotcakes Golden line uses a
Nicodoran, Connecticut wrapper
over in Nicaraguan Binder and
fillers from Esta Lee and
Halapa.
Nicaragua is made the company's
Fabrica de Tobacco Hvcsa de
Ranier Lorenzo.
There's a lot of days in there,
huh?
I love the Lorenzo man.
Factory and SLA offered in four
regular production sizes, and
then there's four sizes.
HVC Hotcake Golden Line offers a
mild to medium flavor profile,
perfect for those who appreciate
a well balanced smoke, said the
company in a press release when
the cigar was announced last
month.
The flavors are smooth and rich
with cedar.
I can't.
I can't do that.
It's smooth cigar leather and
cocoa notes that are sure to
delight your senses.
Delight this senses.
What was a?
Florida story that I'm done.
What was the last cigar he came
out with before this one?
That's OK, Pedro couldn't make
the uh the party cuz yet.
So you.
Know well John's are like didn't
show up either.
You know he text me, said he
couldn't make it.
Oh.
Don't argue.
And I had all sorts of potato
jokes for John Carney, who did
not.
Show up, you know?
Oh, let's hear what, dude?
No, no, I was for the moment.
So wait a second.
Listen.
He didn't even acknowledge my
text response.
Wow.
Because he said hey, not going
to make it blah blah blah.
I said no worries.
Odds are you arriving.
We're about 20%.
But that is officially two
birthday invites that you have
passed on because he blew off
the last one when we went to
cigars on the app and then he
got all uppity about it.
He's like, hey, sick invite,
thanks for having thanks for
inviting me.
And I'm like, I fucking did.
I did invite you and you didn't
show so.
That's the ball was run a cruise
I saw.
So that's why they weren't
there.
So yeah, I like that, you know,
pretty much the whole list of
the people who were supposed.
To Well, I noticed who wasn't
who didn't show.
Well, I've you know, we we've
been friends for like 10 years.
I know your cigar circle.
How he showed up.
You do?
Yeah, How?
In his wife.
Man, how I love his wife.
She's so sweet how he's fucking
amazing too, man.
I like him, man.
They're the great people, yeah.
Well, when we did the cigar walk
couple weeks ago, yeah, over
there.
He sort of walked past me and
didn't say anything because my
back was sort of to him, but I
gave him shit for not doing it
because he walked past and went
to went to Boots, right?
So now he's Overly says hello
and goodbye to me every time he
comes.
On Yes, yes, he's a good dude.
I like Howard.
You have to shake his hand every
time he's in.
Yes, hand and shaking a hug.
Yes, yeah.
Right Manatee at the Florida
Aquarium died I heard about.
This from a sex injury?
Yes.
My God this banging his brother.
Wow.
OK, that's it.
That's right up this week.
It's a whole page story.
And then you'd go.
I fucked his brother.
Synopsis listen.
Look, Oiler alert.
Look, when you're stuck in a
cage, you know what I mean?
You do whatever you got to do.
I guess I don't.
Know manatee cared.
The Mote Marine Laboratory
Aquarium died from an injury
caused during a sexual encounter
with his brother.
Before I read the story, I
thought it was a brother sister.
But no.
No, that's Brother Brothers.
Because how it what got torn.
They're like, oh Hugh, a 38 year
old manatee who had been at Mote
Marine.
See, he was already passed.
Since 1996 died in April.
At the time, the lab said Hugh
showed a change in his behavior
and then became unresponsive.
However, they recently published
A necropsy fightings.
The report on the manatees death
according to multiple media
outlets such as the Sarasota
Herald, attributes big story.
Everybody's having the part
where the Hugh died from a 14.5
centimeter rip in his colon.
Wow, 14.5 seconds It was a.
Oh, centimeters.
So, so, so he was raped and he
was, Yes.
Right Tore his colon Z manatees
are.
Other.
Traumatic injuries.
Caused by sexual encounter with
Hughes brother buffet buffet
buffet.
A larger amenity buffet buffet?
Listen to you bro.
Well, I didn't know.
I thought maybe they said it
different, but why would you
name him Buffet?
He likes to eat a lot.
No, they're big fat round.
He's as big as the buffet bro.
Yeah, his name was Boba Fett.
He was named after the fucking
bounty hunt.
Yeah, Boba Fett could be.
The facility failed to handle
Hughes.
Expeditiously genitalia and as
carefully as possible to prevent
trauma and physical harm
resulting in the death of the
animal.
We have spoken to Buffet and we
have recommended Lube moving
forward.
Paul, they're in there in the
water.
Yeah, apparently it's not
assault, not assault.
Walmart will post a picture
right here in the Middle East.
It's not fresh.
There's only a picture of the
Deadwood.
It's not a fresh water.
What was that one's name, Hugh.
A bleeding colon as well.
Finally, the direction at the
veterinarians.
How they're trying to get him to
stop fucking his brother.
God damn it, Buffet I.
Didn't know this was a.
Problem.
Turn the hoax.
They're in the water.
We're going to have to separate
them.
We're going to have to separate
them.
I didn't know this was a problem
with the manatee community.
Well, you know, like I said,
it's like a prison for them.
They're stuck in this cage and
there's only having this, you
know, it's like, hey, looks it's
not going to suck itself.
And don't reach so.
Yeah, well, because because
separation previously caused
undoing anxiety and negative
effects in both manatees.
An effort to redirect the
manatee's attention and decrease
undesirable behaviors.
Animal care staff use positive
reinforcement tools such as high
value, reward and enrichment
that had briefs.
Don't fuck your brother.
Here's some cabbage.
Cabbage.
Whatever they.
Don't give no listen.
That's why the fish run away in
fucking fear.
Fuck the again, Ian part.
God forbid.
I mean, what we couldn't call a
prostitute, manatee and worker
in there?
Or a robot one like AI style A.
Big rubber one and thrown in the
tank.
Fleshlight.
I mean, come on the.
Dolphin in there?
Dolphins are really weird
anyway, yeah.
That's the dolphin.
Come on, the dolphin can run
away.
A female dolphin?
Yeah.
Oh yeah, they're really fast.
Now you can rid of the manatee.
Yeah.
Apparently buffet is a lot
faster than you too.
So yeah, apparently he was.
There he goes.
Oh God damn it.
Not again.
Again.
Could you imagine this, Chase?
It's 2 miles an hour.
Just go it just go like barely
moved he got.
Him.
I'm coming.
I'm coming.
It's a slow death shake.
That edge I feel like heads
should roll.
Someone should be fired for this
is murder of.
Well, the Land said it followed
the same professional standard
to guidelines recommended by
multiple groups, including the
USDA and the US Fish and
Wildlife Services.
Human Buffet took part in what
the lab called voluntary
behavior research to aid and
manatee.
So reservation.
So what's your They encourage
this.
So what you're saying is
government guidelines maybe not
so much, although don't work out
100% of the time.
Could be.
Hey, don't do that.
Don't let the government control
the manager.
I have a little ASEX.
It's fine, OK?
I want a whole upheaval.
I mean just.
This for you.
Just this for you.
Exactly.
I'm all about this.
We're making a sign putting up
this.
For the Pander, for the street
show, Justice for You is the
name of the show.
Exactly.
Justice for poor guy, by the
way.
Mike, my cap, my It's dry, but
it was perfect.
No issues.
Even the Barber polls coming off
on mine, yeah.
Oh, here's most been stuck on
the light or something up there
when I left it.
The Man Deans were also known
for their usual oh, these are
the two guys that picked the
Super Bowl, too.
Not anymore.
Well.
Buffet still does did well.
Did Buffet pick the right one
last time?
Let's see.
Yeah.
You know, you correctly picked
the Kansas City Chiefs.
Exactly.
That's why you're out of the
equation, Hugh.
Yeah, it's not a go fuck
yourself, you.
It's I'm gonna fuck you.
It's not.
It's not always about being the
winner.
He lost the bet, apparently.
Like, I guess you won again,
huh?
Here's what the winner gets.
Oh.
God, Phil.
Oh God.
That's all I got.
You got to listen to the week.
We got to shop of the week.
I know what the Oh my God, do I
have a listener of the week?
I'm just we have a shop of the
uh, the month.
Oh, Shop of the Month.
Yeah, somebody somebody shot of.
The month Secreto was.
Cigars Socreto.
Is it pronounced Socreto?
Oh God no.
Tom Secreto.
So that way when we go, I'm.
Saying secreto, I'm saying
secreto.
We had secreto.
Hey, we had Secreto look at
this.
Come on, come on in.
Come on in.
Did you bring your man, Joe?
Only open 12 to 7 Tuesdays and
Wednesday.
I love that.
That's not what the the banners
are.
The.
I changed the banner says 12 to
seven.
I thought it was 6 to 11 like
every other event we ever do
anywhere.
No, man.
About 12:00 to 7:00.
No one's coming here 6:00
o'clock.
It's a midday buffet, I wonder.
Everybody shows up close in an
hour, shot fast, you know.
You know what's really kind of
fascinating though, is like if
you go to other shops and you
visit other places, you'll see
that there's really unique
dynamics for time and where
their waves are.
So you could assume that it's a
six to eleven thing, right?
But I mean, I was at Cigars on
the Ave. dropping off some post
sanyas at 3:30.
Place was fucking packed.
Place was fucking packed.
Who's there at 3:30?
Every fucking 55 year old plus
guy that owns their own business
that's done for Friday they're
going.
Because you're there on Friday,
you know?
That one day they were all
there.
I like.
Oh, you.
Were there on Thursday?
No, I was there Friday.
You wouldn't know I was there
Thursday.
Oh, then you went back on
Friday?
Yeah.
Yeah.
And on the Thursday, and I'm
like a lot of people there too.
And that was just when they
opened, yeah.
Just open, it's pretty much the
same guys.
So they they have like lunch
there, they go to would check in
for a little bit of work, they
go home or they go back.
That was their food.
Do they?
No, no, they have lunch.
Oh, they have lunch and then go
there.
Lunch is like they're out like
they're hour, right?
They go hang out, they smoke the
bullshit.
So I could see the dynamic being
different as a 12 to seven thing
or whatever.
It makes sense, especially on a
Saturday.
Yeah, I should say at least at.
Saturday they have a whole bunch
of boots and palmers there hang
out.
So what are we doing after
seven?
We get into bed at least an hour
or something.
Is there any other places you
want to go while we're out
there?
I said nobody else cares
yourself up there, did it?
No, not really.
You know, we'll see.
You know how I go.
You know how I operate.
Well, yeah, you know, times you
have another place, you know,
would be fantastic is if we got
out of there reasonable time.
Make sure you get connecting
rooms.
We actually had like a
respectable dinner somewhere.
We ate and we went to fucking
bed at a normal time.
Oh, that'd be nice.
Normal business.
I know you get 2 rooms.
See if you get connecting why
for the shenanigans.
I want no scenario, no no boots
and I are going to be staying at
a Hilton and I'll get you guys
like some motel later, OK?
I don't want to spoil.
I don't want.
Yeah, I don't want to know spoil
this.
I understand.
I can believe I got to keep it
real so.
You got a listener of the week.
I don't have a listener of the
week.
You.
Know.
Take one.
Oh, I got one.
I got one.
Mr. Wahlberg that's exactly.
Yeah, Susan of the Week.
He just made another trip up
here to CS.
Gave us all these lovely
challenge coins, he did.
They're really cool.
There do a lot of people know
about.
The the car.
Yeah, well, yeah, he said.
It might be time to revisit this
fall, yeah.
So he said he might be moving it
over.
Whatever.
Let's send him some new decals,
yeah?
Yeah, you guys gotta check for
the new.
Car and everything, new engine.
He's got a new engine company
soon.
But you know what?
That's.
Listen, how cool is the fucking
cigar industry where like we,
I've established a friendship
with this guy and so have you,
right?
Over years.
Yeah, I mean, he popped in once.
I didn't get the scene the last
time and but you know.
Oh, it was only fair that you
greeted him this time and I
didn't.
So.
But it's kind of cool, you know?
And you like you have this
relationship even though this
friendship that that's been
cultivated through the social
media webs, right?
And you know, we're gonna have
to make it out there one day.
All the way to California, Cali
baby.
What I need to do is.
There accounts out there,
there's a couple.
Yeah.
What I need to do is I need to
What's I need to do it right
after PCA.
Oh, because it Well, you're
already out.
Make sure, though, It's UH, it's
Louisiana.
No, no, it's Las Vegas.
Sure, it's Vegas this upcoming
year from March.
Oh, then the following year,
2020, and you need to go spend,
You know, if you're already on
that side, you should go, right
till three more days, right?
Hitting the California accounts
and stuff.
I mean, I'd love to see Ken Woo.
He's out there.
He's a good dude.
Who Ken Woo.
Who?
Ken Woo.
Wow.
He's coolish to say, you know
Rick Fernandez, 3, three and one
cigars.
I mean, there's a bunch of good
guys that you don't really get
to go hang out with because of
where they are, right?
And I've never been to Cali.
Me either.
Oh, you know.
And when my acting career starts
taking off, I'm going to have to
get a little bit familiar.
Oh, by the way, we have to do
our cameo.
Oh yeah, cameo intro.
We might not have time today.
All right.
Oh, we can do it after with the
Patreon.
Oh, people can access us on
Cameo now?
Once we get once we get our
intro video, we're almost there.
We're almost there, yeah.
We've been accepted and
everything.
Our account has been created.
Nice.
Yes.
All right.
That's it's all I got.
I think that's a great way to
end it.
All right, guys.
Thank you.
It's been episode 292 of the
Cigar Hustler podcast.
All right.
Bye.
Bye.
Show Notes
Title: A Cigar Hustlers Podcast - Episode 292 "Justice for Hugh"
Description:
In this episode of the Cigar Hustlers Podcast, the hosts dive into various exciting topics from the world of cigars and beyond. They start with a "Knock at the Cabin" movie review, discussing a recent film that has caught their attention.
Next, the hosts explore the latest developments from Hong Kong, where the government is contemplating a generational tobacco ban, higher taxes on tobacco products, and the implementation of plain packaging. These potential changes could have a significant impact on the cigar industry and enthusiasts in the region.
Also, they discuss the new "Linked" line in Espinosa-branded lounges, providing insights into this exciting addition to the cigar market.
Moreover, they cover the news that Arturo Fuente's much-anticipated "Impossible Collection" has begun shipping, creating a buzz among cigar aficionados worldwide.
In addition, the hosts share their thoughts on the recently launched HVC Hot Cake Golden Line and what it means for cigar enthusiasts seeking new experiences.
Switching gears, they address an unfortunate incident at a Florida aquarium, where a manatee tragically died due to a sex injury, as reported by the USDA. They discuss the implications of such incidents and their impact on conservation efforts.
Tune in to this episode of the Cigar Hustlers Podcast for a captivating blend of cigar news, reviews, and intriguing stories from around the world. Whether you're a seasoned cigar aficionado or just getting into the hobby, there's something for everyone in this episode.