ACHP Grammy Highlights, Trade Wars, and Cigar Shenanigans – ACHP 373
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Sorry, I'm picking this up.
Welcome to the Scars for podcast
episode 373 where cigars,
industry talk and unfiltered
opinions collide.
Sit back with your Co host Mike,
Stefan Kevich and Mike Palmer.
I'm not boots.
There's no boots again today.
Making sure these two don't burn
down the place.
Grab a cigar, sit back and let's
get into it.
So there's no boots today.
He's family is sick, everybody's
sick, which means he had to
work.
Yeah, he didn't respond to our
last text.
Yeah.
Was he going to come at home
today?
Yeah.
You ready?
Yeah.
Let's go.
In the world of trending news,
we have the Grammy highlights
today.
Uncle Donald has started a a by
border.
I don't know if that's a correct
word or not, but by border trade
war, OK.
Or has he?
Taiwan actress has died of a flu
like condition after going to
Japan. 3.5 billion people are
following this story in Asia.
Michael.
Very interesting.
Sean Diddy Combs was whisked
away to the hospital under the
cover of darkness this weekend.
OK.
And then turning to cigar news,
Isabella Cigars as a mammoth of
a new cigar.
OK.
I guess I do need to make this a
little faster.
Yeah, Gurkha has a small
announcement.
Oh, small.
Very small, probably going to
make some petite cigar or some
shit.
Chaz Poletari says now Jews, now
you have to smoke my cigar.
OK, I don't know how to make it
faster.
Oh boy.
Esther DuPont has more expensive
lighters.
OK?
People just don't see it.
All right.
Yeah, this isn't going fast.
It's oh, it's going slower.
OK, hold on, hold on.
I got, I got, I got.
I got to work done now.
Oh, my God.
Rising.
Oh, that's too fast.
Above. 50 in technology.
Rising cost of giraffe feed is
affecting agonosis pricing.
OK, Roma has another new cigar.
Oh.
Here we go.
And then finally no one had
Postania can prove read
apparently.
Yeah, yeah.
Or we just don't really know
what's going on, but we'll get
into that.
We'll get into that all that and
more in the podcast today.
Got to hit buttons.
I'm here.
I am.
I've got to run the remote.
I've got to hit the buttons.
You've got to play the sounds.
We're counting on you, Palmer.
Maple Leaf.
AC-9 you can say.
Oh, the Maple, the Toronto Maple
Leafs are calling.
Maple Leaf.
We would like to move, please.
It's very expensive up here now,
yeah.
I identify everybody in my cigar
that's in my cigar realm.
Oh, I use a Clover for cigar.
I use the I use the cigar Maple
Leaf or I use a Maple Leaf.
I use a four leaf Clover.
Got it.
The four leaf Clover.
I think it's actually 3.
It's a 3 leaf Clover.
I think it is on the thing of
bobbers.
OK, All right.
It's turning.
OK.
The Grammy highlights.
Yeah, the wildfires are
devastated.
You're talking.
I can't see behind me.
OK, the wildfires are
devastated.
Parts of Los Angeles in January
had many asking camera.
I'm taking off whether the 2025
award season, including the
Grammys, should go on on Sunday
night.
The Grammys showed that.
That's way fast.
And did The 67th annual Grammy
Awards were defined by the
wildfires?
OK.
The show opened with a
performance of Randy Newman's
hit song I Love LA Lady Gaga and
Bruno Mars performed California
Dreamin OK by the Mamas and the
Papas.
Yeah.
Many stars in attendance wore
blue heart-shaped pens to
support the Music Cares Relief
effort.
And by the end of the night, the
host, Trevor Noah.
Who's Trevor Noah?
He's terrible, is what he is.
See a singer.
No, I think he's the guy that
used to do Daily Show for a
while before I think Jon Stewart
kind of came back.
I don't, I think.
But he's just he's, he was not
funny.
Is that the guy that used to
have that little splotch of
hair, the different color in
front of his forehead?
I don't think so.
Maybe.
But he's not funny.
He's not it.
It just wasn't.
He tried to cut jokes and you're
just like, oh.
God.
Well, they have writers.
I know, but I watched the
Grammys.
I'm sure they're his writers.
I don't know how that works.
Whatever the case may be, when
he would speak his his lines,
they were just so bad.
They weren't, you know,
Brittany.
I kept looking at each other
like that wasn't funny.
That wasn't funny.
Oh, I didn't, I didn't watch.
I was, oh, I was doing someone
else.
I was doing, I was doing a
different podcast last night.
Yeah, yeah, we'll talk about
that later.
OK, Wait, that's not you, it's
me, said the people watching at
home had donated a whopping
$7,000,000.
Well, that's good.
As of Sunday night to wildfire
relief efforts across a nearly
four hour, 4 hour telecast at
crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles,
there was no shortage of
standout performances.
Chappelle Roan dance with
Cowboys and clown makeup.
Yeah.
I don't know who that guy is
either.
No, that's I think that's a
girl.
Oh.
If I'm correct and I don't know
if I'm correct.
Oh, the girl in the little white
leather outfit, like the leather
bikini thing.
No, oh it's not her.
I saw some pictures.
So this girl came up, she won an
award, right?
And I don't know who she is.
Goes to show you that I'm
getting old, right?
That we stopped watching a
couple years ago 'cause we
didn't know who anybody was.
OK, so she gets out, she's
wearing like this dunce's cap
and she's all decked out in
makeup.
And, you know, I'm talking to
Brittany and I'm like, look at
this, you know, do you know who
this is?
And she goes up and she goes to
give her speech or whatever.
And she gives this speech and
she talks about how the like,
the studios should do a better
job providing healthcare for all
of their artists, including, you
know, the up and comers.
Don't they pay them millions of
dollars?
No, the ones that are extremely
successful, but the ones that
are still kind of producing.
No.
And man, when she hammered these
people, I was like, damn, that
was pretty awesome.
It wasn't.
Yeah, I did.
I did like it.
It wasn't, it wasn't like some
governmental speech or, you
know, like any of that you.
Know what I mean?
She wasn't slamming the the
Republicans.
Or the.
Spaying neuter your dog.
Yeah, there was.
Yeah, there was none of that.
Instead of she was like, hey,
listen, you know what, when I
was struggling my ass off, it
would have been nice to be
covered with healthcare when all
of these things were going on.
Did she get sick?
And I was like, fuck yeah, that
was pretty.
That's pretty good.
I mean, if it's a, you know, a
multi $1,000,000 organization,
you should probably be taking
care of your people.
That makes sense.
All right, well, she was dancing
with the Cowboys that wore clown
makeup and doing a colorful
rendition of Pink Pony.
I think that's her.
I don't know if that's her.
Oh, Benson Boone performed
beautiful things.
It did not one but two flips on
stage.
Do I have the camera on the
right person I can't see?
Behind you, yeah.
All right, Dochi DOECH I I Is
that Dochi?
Oh, sure.
Delivered a show stopping
performance blending her song
Catfish and Denial is a River,
supported by dancers who matched
her undeniable energy.
And the BIG4 didn't disappoint
either.
Chappelle Roan, Chappelle roan.
I guess it's one person, one
best.
New artist Kendrick Lamar won
both song of the year and record
of the year for his hit Not Like
Us.
Yeah, I think Chappelle Roan was
the girl that I'm that I'm
referencing.
Oh, Beyoncé finally won album of
the year for Cowboy Carter.
Yeah, I don't know about all
that.
She beat What's her name?
What's her name?
The blonde, I can't like her
name.
The the that's awesome.
Her boyfriend plays on the
Chiefs Taylor Swift.
There we go, T and I'm going to.
Start with ATI.
Love that you don't even know.
I don't care.
OK, well you you should care a
little bit.
Why I know you're.
Like this die hard Chiefs fan, I
don't.
Like this?
No, no, my wife is not me.
No, you go ahead, you defend the
Chiefs.
I'm.
Waiting for my button.
Oh, you defend.
I thought it was on you.
I can't.
Defend the Chiefs every single
year and you're like, you know.
Michael, I have, I have to go
to, I have to go to bed at night
with someone who likes the
Chiefs.
So I'm not going to slam the
Chiefs.
You could just remain neutral.
Well, it's not like I'm
watching.
You could just remain neutral.
You gotta do a better job of
clicking.
I can't just do.
Better just do better.
Camera is on you're 2.
I'm one, right?
Yeah, but doesn't it light up?
Yeah.
But I don't know which one it
is.
Which one is it on right now?
I have no idea.
What is the glowy glowy light
saying?
Oh, it says 2 but I don't know
two.
OK, I I actually that three
times.
OK, well the third time I
answered.
Like like making phone calls to
you I.
Don't feel like it was.
I don't feel like that's not
true.
Yes, it is.
OK.
So yeah, listen, you keep
rooting for these Chiefs.
The fact of the matter is Super
Bowl tickets.
Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs.
Super Bowl tickets are at an all
time low.
Nobody cares.
Nobody wants to see them
anymore.
That's not true.
Go look up the ticket prices for
Super Bowl.
There's well below last year's
tick Super Bowl ticket.
Prices.
Well, it's because it's where it
is.
Because in New Orleans.
Yeah, that's where all those
people died during the
hurricane.
Nobody wants to go.
There during the hurricane.
Hurricane Which hurricane?
It was years ago, but.
Katrina.
You're talking about Katrina.
That's why the.
Katrina one, Yeah.
So you think the the Katrina
hurricane is the reason why?
That's why the numbers, they
still haven't repaired it yet,
so they can't have this promote,
you know, the same amount of
money.
That's very interesting.
Water damage everywhere.
When was Hurricane Katrina?
I don't remember.
Like 2010 you.
Think it was that long ago?
Yeah, dude.
Well, three more now.
I don't have boots to answer
these questions.
Three more is gone through
there.
Since when?
Was hard.
Alright, I'm moving on.
In Katrina.
'Cause we're not talking about
that, I'm moving.
On 2005.
Oh, so 20 years ago.
Yeah, 20 years.
Ago you think they'd have it
fixed by now.
You.
Think they would have recovered
it?
This, but they have it still so.
I don't know at the time.
It's ridiculous.
All the water damage and the
water lines in the planes, it's
terrible.
We wanted to get the bathroom
fixed.
I heard that was a problem.
OK, well, we're gonna be there
in a couple of months just for
the.
We're going to we're going to
the whatever Dome thing that.
Is we're going to New Orleans?
Oh, I know that.
Yeah.
Oh, this just did.
My son is going to get married
in New Orleans next year.
Why?
I don't know.
They.
Well, they've had it's.
This is what's going on now.
Jake the firefighter.
Yeah.
So he's engaged and he's getting
married.
So they were going to do a
regular wedding down there in
Fort Myers.
Way expensive.
Yeah.
So then they thought about
eloping, doing one of those
destination weddings, but just
the two of them.
Way expensive.
So apparently there's a little
Chapel there that does a nice
thing that's not that expensive,
and they're just inviting, you
know, immediate family.
Where are they?
Where are they located?
Fort Myers.
So they're located in Fort
Myers, Yes.
And they felt that the most
affordable.
Well, I don't know if it's
affordable at this point.
It's that that they can't
afford.
This is nice.
We still get to go somewhere and
they'll probably tie the
honeymoon in at the same time.
I've never been to New Orleans.
I know you've been there.
Back in 2015, I think it was,
yeah.
Yeah, I'm not a just not a big
fan of New Orleans.
I'm not a big I I don't I've
heard that like the French
Quarter smells and.
Yeah.
You know I will.
There's just little things about
your shoes or something.
You could end up getting your
shoes stolen or something.
I don't.
Someone will steal your shoes
or.
They're selling you shoes.
I don't know.
There's all the somebody.
No, there used to be scams that
they said be careful of this
scam and had something to do
with shoes in New Orleans, I
don't remember.
What it was somebody told you
that someone's going to steal
your shoe.
No, no, I read it online
somewhere.
OK, you have to go.
No, no.
Kyle Hefflinger from.
I know that name.
Yeah, he's a retailer, right?
Yeah.
Gotcha.
He's a big fan.
Oh, do you want to be listening
to the week?
He can't.
We have someone.
Else we have a listener of the
week.
Yeah, I don't, you know, I just
don't know if New Orleans would
be the destination for me to
have a wedding.
I, you know, I they got really
good food and, and specific
areas and stuff.
And we will.
We will partake in that when we
go.
Uh huh, I want the powdered
sugar thing.
What's that the?
Powdered sugar thing.
What's that thing called?
Damn, I can never remember the
name of that thing.
What's going on with you today?
I don't know, I think my red
light's broke.
In the red Room.
Oh, you need a new red light?
But I I don't know if it's broke
or the the wiring here in this
place can't support it, which is
probably more than likely.
What it is so I'm.
Going to take it back home.
Worse comes to worse, we just
buy another one.
Just put that in the box and
turn it.
Right.
Yeah.
It's just, it's the American
way.
It's the.
American Way.
Bezos can cover it OK.
Is that all him?
As long as it's not from Canada,
which we're getting into,
There's a trade war going on,
Michael.
White House says Canada
misunderstood the tariff order
as a trade war.
Mexico is serious about it,
though.
The White House said on Monday
it has noticed that Mexico is
serious about President Donald
Trump's executive order on the
tariffs.
But Canada has misunderstood is
to be a the misunderstood.
They think there's a trade war
between the neighboring
countries.
Trump on Saturday ordered
sweeping tariffs on goods from
Mexico, Canada and China,
demanding they that can stanch
the flow of fentanyl and illegal
immigrants to the US, kicking
off a trade war that could dent
global growth and stoke
inflation.
OK.
Is that the end of the story?
No, I thought you would have
more today.
The good news is that our
conversations over the weekend,
one of the things we've noticed
is that Mexicans are very, very
serious about doing what
President Trump said, Kevin
Hassett, the director of the
White House's National Economic
Council, said on CNBC.
Canadians appear to have
misunderstood the plain language
of the executive order and
they're interpreted as a trade
war, Hassett added.
OK.
When asked what Canada and
Mexico must do to lift the 25%
tariffs that Trump announced on
Saturday, the president told
reporters on Sunday.
They, in quotation marks, have
to balance out their trade #1
they've got to stop people from
pouring into our country.
They have to stop people pouring
in, and we have to stop
fentanyl.
And that includes China, said
Trump, who announced an
additional 10% tariff on Chinese
goods.
I got out of that business just
in time.
Well, now you can't make it to
Mexico either.
Those tariffs are, too.
Hey, you know what?
Whatever.
So China countered back with not
China.
I'm sorry, it's camera.
I mean cameras, I mean Canada
counter back with fine, then
everything coming from your
country's got a 25% tariff on it
too.
OK.
And then Trump went, Oh, well,
now you're 27, then you want to
keep going.
I love that.
I'm going to take two more
points.
I'm going to take two more
points.
Right.
So if they come back again, he's
going to oh, now it's 29, but it
is not having an effect.
Well, it is, but the Canadians,
there's the, I just heard this
right before we we started doing
this.
Yeah.
Several of the big food
producing companies in Canada
have now started to look to
relocate to United States.
Love that they can't afford yes
to be in Canada any longer.
So two of their biggest 4 have
started looking at Ohio,
Minnesota and somewhere else.
Hell yeah, let's go, baby.
Canadian bacon made right here
in the good old US of A.
Let's go.
I don't think Canadian Bacon's
made in Canada anyways.
Everybody doesn't do Canadian.
Bass just ham.
Yeah, it's just like it's.
A little round ham.
Little round little round ham.
Little round circle ham.
But apparently one of the things
that Trudeau I said they're not,
they're not buying any more
alcohol from America.
Nobody likes Trudeau anyways.
No, no, I know.
But he's in charge.
He's allowed to make to say
things, and yeah, he's on his
way.
He's going to be gone.
He's like.
He is.
They're getting rid of.
It's like.
Oh, now you're going to talk.
Nobody gives a shit, right?
Pack it in, buddy.
Supposedly $80 million worth of
alcohol.
Now he's asking Canadians to
only buy Canadian made alcohol.
I think it's like 80% of the
Canadians do not like, don't,
don't quote me on that, but I
think they don't like Trudeau,
right?
Well, they're also they
absolutely despise him.
Right.
I know that we.
Have.
Yeah, they don't.
We've asked our Canadian
resources and they've confirmed,
Oh yes, that they don't like the
Trudeau.
Yes, they don't like the
Trudeau.
The Trudeau must go.
The Trudeau Oh, that's what?
That's the hashtag.
Yeah, I was not Trudeau.
I was going.
To get like a whole picket and
stuff, yeah.
Trudeau Musco Trudeau Musco.
Exactly right.
Exactly for your little thingies
upstairs.
Yeah, for my little, I don't
know what you're talking about,
but yes, my little thingies
your.
Clips.
Yeah, my little Yeah, some guy
with a sign.
Trudeau, Musco.
Oh my goodness.
I made 2 graphics for the show
off that same thing we've been
using for for for boots reading
the thing because I noticed the
last week when I watched it,
it's just me for 10 minutes or
whatever when he's reading
right.
So his trending topic, which we
we won't get into today, but it
was that Kit Kat is being
they're they're stop making the
vegan Kit Kat.
They're dropping their vegan
kit.
Kits and the people in England
are are in an uproar.
They're appalled.
So I have a picture of Boots
sitting like this, but there is
a Kit Kat rapper in one hand.
He has chocolate on stage.
You mean to tell me that my
vegan Kit Kat is no longer
acceptable?
What's in it?
Because it's got the milk in it.
And eggs.
I have no idea, but I am upset.
Apparently, well, it's a small
percentage of their overall
production, and at this point it
costs them more to set up and
make it than they're making from
that from the vegan Kit Kat.
I just want to know what the
board meeting look like.
They all got together and they
said, you know what we're gonna
do?
We're gonna make vegan kit kits.
And then somebody said that's a
great idea.
Yeah, somebody pitched it at the
makeup.
I love that.
Let's do that.
And off they went.
I just don't to.
Figure out to figure out how to
make a vegan, let's.
Figure this out.
And then somebody at the table
was going, there's no meat in
there like.
I don't get it.
I don't understand what's.
Going on, what meat are we
putting in the candy bars 'cause
the inside of a Kit Kat, it's
other kit.
Kats.
It's other Kit Kats.
And what came first?
Who knows?
Who knows?
Nobody.
The broken Kit Kats or the I
mean I can't.
You're right.
Chicken or the egg thing?
No, we're we're well.
We're the broken Kit Kat nobody
had no.
We are well past chicken or egg.
We are solely focusing on Kit
Kat at this point.
Right?
Broken Kit Kat or.
There's there's one guy there,
his job is to make broken ones
these.
Are no good.
No good.
OK, we have a whole box full of
nothing with the insides.
But these are the vegan ones.
Oh.
Makes complete sense.
All right, all.
Right Taiwanese actor Barbie
Hussu.
We're sorry, Great Britain.
Bless you.
Dies of flu related illness at
age 48.
Taiwanese.
She's actually an actress.
Taiwanese actor Barbie Hussu,
one of the most prominent stars
in Chinese speaking world, has
died of flu related illnesses at
the age of 28, Taiwan's official
Central News Agency reported
Monday.
Yes, that's quite the story, I
think.
She's very 28 years old.
Very attractive woman.
Yeah.
You'll find out when you make
the clip, OK?
She died of pneumonia after
catching the flu during a family
holiday in Japan, her younger
sister Dhusu said in a statement
shared by her agent, CNA
reported.
I am great.
Oh, I hit the wrong button.
Oh, you're back on me now.
Should I hit the accent?
Yeah, go ahead.
I am grateful that I could be
her sister in this life to take
care and to take care and
accompany each other.
Who said I will always be
grateful to her and miss her.
The star had faced poor health
in recent years, her sister
previously said on television.
Widely known as Big S, Jesus
rose to fame at age 17 in the
mid 1990s alongside her younger
sister and Manapop duo SOS.
The siblings were known for
their sharp sense of humor under
score when both became popular
talk show host, but it was his
Sue's lead role in the iconic
2001 television drama Meteor
Garden.
Best show.
I love this show.
They catapulted her to fame
across the region, as her
portrayal of an ordinary girl
who finds love with a rich boy
resonated with millions of fans.
Well, that you know, that
happens everywhere.
Yeah, of course.
I mean, you figure like that
makes sense too, as far as the
title is concerned.
Meteor Garden, you know?
Right.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Brittany probably watches
because she relates.
I was thinking, yeah, of course,
right.
I was thinking that there was
some kind of alien life form.
That's what I thought.
You know what I mean?
Grew up out of the garden.
Or something.
Yeah.
Like he's just kind of.
If I was reading the titles I
would have.
Went in the Alien movie and they
had to harvest something in
order to survive.
The only way they could do that
is through reproduction.
Like, you know, something like
that.
It's like, it sounds like a soft
porn.
That's what it sounds like.
Meteor Garden.
Wow.
On Monday, Big Ass passed Away
became the top trendy topic on
China's Weibo social media
platform, amassing over 1.5
billion views as shocked fans
mourned the star.
All right.
Terrible thing.
That is terrible man 28 years
old, 48.
Oh, she was 48.
Still young.
I thought I said 28.
No 48.
I know being hitting the 40
mark, I, you know, I get it.
I get that cold could kill me.
I didn't give him a what?
About me, I could cut my hand
and get a paper cut and just
die.
Then you're done, right?
You know, then once you kind of
start to creep up there in like
the 60s and 70s, you got to
worry about staying upright the
whole time.
We went to the winery again this
weekend.
Yeah, apparently Sunday
afternoon, full of old people.
Yeah, full of old people just
drinking and having a good time
and playing.
There was a live music.
We were surprised by the size of
the crowd.
No kidding.
And I walk, I'm looking around
and going, hey, dinner with the
age of these people.
Hey, you blend.
It goes.
You are like what do you mean by
am right, not that much older
than you are?
How?
Much older are you than compared
to your wife.
Five years.
OK, five years.
And how old are you?
57 So she's 52.
So she's still in the 50
bracket.
Yeah, yeah, she's, she's crossed
the line, yeah.
But like I feel like the past
few years for her she's been
getting like healthier and
looking better.
Not going the other way.
And you're kind of tanking.
Right.
Yeah, that's.
That's the problem.
That's the.
Problem.
We climbed up in the big chair,
everyone's big chairs there with
the logo on it to get the
picture.
Yeah.
And then I said, do you want me
to get out?
And so I get you.
And so I had to jump out.
Broke my knee.
No, no, no.
She goes, are you OK?
I go, Yeah.
Give me a second.
All right, Sean Diddy Combs.
Mr. Lube King of the baby oil,
was taken to hospital undercover
of Darkness, sources said.
Sean Diddy Combs was taken to
hospital from a federal lock up
in Brooklyn undercover of
Darkness last week.
Interesting.
The Post can reveal sources
confirmed that he was
transported to a nearby hospital
about 10:00 PM.
Thursday to undergo an MRI.
The 55 year old rap kingpin, who
is awaiting trial on sex
trafficking charges, was taken
from the notorious Metropolitan
Detention Center to Brooklyn
Hospital for the non evasive
test.
A source told page 6 the medical
scan was authorized because his
knee was bothering him.
Oh God, this is some bullshit.
Yeah, no shit.
You're on trial for sex
trafficking and you go, you
know, my knee's hurting.
This is definitely some
bullshit.
The guy obviously has some
leverage on some people.
Somewhere he still has some
pole.
This is me guessing obviously,
but.
Because isn't there?
I mean, there's a prison
hospital.
For one, he's still alive.
Why is he?
Well?
Well, we don't know.
Maybe he didn't come back.
There had to be a legitimate
reason to get him out.
I would guess if I'm if I'm a
betting man, if I'm a betting
man, there's got to be there had
to be some logical.
Regular people don't get taken
out.
No, Yeah.
Oh, oh, oh, your knee.
Oh, my knee.
Me here.
Good medical.
So I was playing, I was playing
basketball in the yard there
rewarding and I think I make my
knee.
You know, I was on my little
dirt bike that you guys let me
ride.
Have you seen that video?
No, I've seen a video of a guy.
It's a guy in prison and he's
riding around on this dirt bike
like by himself.
And it says Diddy Combs riding
his dirt bike.
And now you can't really make
out of a timber.
Now it could be complete.
Maybe Charlie fucked up his
knee.
Complete.
That's what I'm guessing.
It's like he came down, you
know, and he missed a kickstand.
Turn or something.
Yeah, yeah.
It's like that's what happens to
be in 55.
Well, I guess, yeah.
Well, OK.
And I guess it's reasonable.
No, it's not reasonable for.
Him to be sarcastic.
Yeah, no, it's ridiculous.
It's.
Ridiculous.
Thank you for indicating that
you're being sarcastic.
Well, people can't see me.
The camera's on you.
I got it.
I'm.
I was rolling my.
Eye, I was looking right at you
and I didn't.
You didn't really.
Ride.
You're looking at yourself.
It just happened.
To people I'm actually not
looking at.
Myself, we know.
Staring right at you, everybody
knows.
Setting the rapper's long
history of knee issues after he
ran the New York Marathon.
So that's how he heard it 'cause
he ran the New York Marathon.
He that that long ago.
Apparently, that's when he heard
it.
You think with all the rest he'd
be getting in prison he'd be
fine?
Right.
What else is it?
Well, the dirt biking is Yeah,
you're at.
The dirt biking.
Dirt biking.
Re injury, right?
And maybe they're letting him do
an Iron Man or something so
ridiculous.
Sources said.
The insider added that the
hospital visit was done late at
night in order to avoid whispers
and future speculation from
other inmates or prison
staffers.
Well, apparently that did not
work.
And yet here it is.
And here it is on the top of
page 6.
Can't do that.
Oh, you were talking?
I was God.
Make up your mind, Michael.
Do I put it on when you're
talking or don't put it on?
Don't smoke when you're talking.
You should know.
OK, Now this makes no, this
makes no sense.
I mentioned that I did a podcast
last night.
Yes, Live.
It's a live podcast.
They don't tape it.
They it's all live, OK?
Everybody was smoking for two
hours.
Right, no problems.
No problems.
Yeah, isn't that interesting?
So weird.
We're going to we're, we're
gearing up here.
I don't know if you if you've
noticed, but we're gearing up.
We're we're starting, we're
going to, we got to implement a
couple other things and then
we're going to do some lives.
Yeah, they, well, they had not
heard of our show, which is kind
of strange to so, but then, you
know, they all wanted to
subscribe and they wanted to
watch it because I'm hilarious.
You are.
Yes.
So they go, oh, I don't see any
lives.
You guys don't do lives.
They go, well, no, we're not
really set up for that at this
point yet, but we're, we're
working towards that, right.
They had a cool live show and
then they did a giveaway and
somehow up on the screen flashed
everybody who was in the chat
room, 'cause if you had, well,
no, you had the hashtag,
whatever the hashtag was for the
thing.
All those names come up and then
they sort of scrolled like you
were rolling them or something
to pick the winner.
But it was on the screen and it
showed their little YouTube
picture.
Interesting.
And their name under it.
So it was like, you know, and
then they picked a name.
What?
Does it do?
What does it sound?
Like, yeah, thank you.
It was, you know, it's
electronic, OK.
We'll have to ask them how they
do it.
Combs did not stay overnight and
was taken back to a cell after
the MRI concluded, the sources
said.
A Bureau of Prisons, I don't
know what button, a spokesman
told The Post.
For privacy, safety and security
reasons, we do not comment on
the conditions or confinements
for anyone in our custody to
include medical status or
medical tips, trips.
Law enforcement sources said
they were given a heads up about
the what occurred just in case
it was leaked.
So they would, you know, they
know what to do.
Reps and attorneys for Combs
could not immediately be reached
for comment.
He.
Probably had to talk to somebody
and he couldn't talk to him
inside conjugal inside maybe.
I feel like that could just
happen that, that, that couldn't
be an issue.
You know, he's probably a
senator that he's got on tape or
something, allegedly.
He likes the young.
Yeah, that.
Yeah, that's the.
Rumor.
They can't bring that to prison.
I guess they could.
I think you you can get away
with anything in prison.
Get anything you want.
Yeah, it's just cost more.
Oh, did they take all his money?
They seize his assets.
Who knows?
Who knows?
There's so many, there's.
Stuff in other people's names,
there's so much.
Stuff that's not answered in
that scenario.
Right.
And it's kind of left out there.
So alright, switch.
Were you going to say something
else?
No.
Are you going into cigar news?
Switching to cigar news.
I want to talk real quick about
this thing in the NBA because
you didn't address it.
Yeah.
Well, you know, it wasn't really
making fun.
Of it is a it's a gigantic story
only. 5000 people were
interested.
Luka Doncic, John Donk, Jerk,
jerk, jerk, whatever his name
is.
I'm glad you said the name.
Wrong went to him, Jack.
He went to the LA Lakers.
Yes.
For Anthony Edwards, and I don't
think it like I wish the.
Guy from ER.
Yeah, the guy from ER.
Oh wow.
Yeah, just a random actor.
It's so weird.
OK, now I understand how it
doesn't.
Even make any sense I.
Understand why it's a big deal?
No.
Dummy Anthony Edwards was the
Center for the LA Lakers.
Oh.
So, but what's funny like OK, so
I know that you don't really
understand this concept, but it
it would that that thing.
Go ahead.
Sorry.
Go ahead.
You understand it.
Well, I understand, you know
basketball and I know they trade
people.
Yes, trading people is fine.
OK.
But this was an unusual trade,
you're saying?
So here's why it's here's a good
comparison.
OK, it's like week five in the
NFL.
Right.
And Josh Allen, the quarter, you
know, the quarterback of the
Bills is sure, sure he goes to
Miami, OK.
And then Tua goes to goes to
goes to Buffalo, OK.
Like in a straight up trade that
that's like the comparable for
me.
OK, Josh Allen.
Why is that weird though?
It's super weird because Josh
Allen is an amazing quarterback.
OK, Tua is very injury prone and
hasn't been able to throw a deep
ball in a while.
But at least he's still a
quarterback.
OK, but he does still play the
game.
Yeah, but it's still not even.
There's no.
There's no equivalent there.
Oh OK, it's not an even swap.
No, it's not even.
Close.
Don't they throw in like you get
first round draft pick and seven
of our daughters or something
like that?
Seven daughters.
I don't know what to.
Think this isn't?
It's not the Middle Eastern.
No but don't they do stuff
literally sweeten the deal when
they make these trades
sometimes?
There isn't a lot of sweetening
on the deal.
It's like it's you just lost
your star, like Dallas just gave
up their guy.
Maybe there was personality
conflicts with the coach or
something.
The entire team is built around
this dude, if you would, you
know what?
OK, let's say that.
You're right.
Let's let's say that, well, you
know that that the GM or the
coach or whatever is having
issues with Luca.
Right.
You could have got a hell of a
lot more than a broken player.
Well, maybe it was just get rid
of.
Him it, it would have taken me
24 hours to shop that guy around
people like I'll take him, I'll
take him.
Maybe with his attitude, maybe
it's known.
No, I mean, you said they built
the entire team around him.
Maybe he acts like they built
the entire.
Team not like they built the
entire team around him, but the
guy is what?
You said that's all I.
Have to, I understand.
But let me let me kind of
backtrack here.
It's not like it's not the
entire team is built around him,
but he is the stud on the team,
OK?
He's the guy.
So maybe he acts like he's the
guy.
Well, OK, And you know what?
Rightfully so.
Right.
But maybe like the coach said,
you know, we need to do this and
he goes, I don't need to do.
That there's no way.
How do you know?
Maybe he does.
You have to deal with it at that
point.
Maybe they're tired of dealing
with.
It if he shows up and he puts in
the work and he's putting up
points, it doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter.
All right, here's the problem,
dude.
The NBA continues to lose
viewership year in and year out
in the OH.
Everybody is everybody's.
It's so hard to find the shows
anymore.
Well, yeah, that that makes
things a little bit more
complicated as well.
But you know, I just think that
the reality is that some of
these things that are going on
are just, they just don't make
sense at all.
I don't understand how how that.
Happens.
I don't, I don't know.
We're not, we're not Privy to
the inside workings of the
things.
I'm sure somebody has a reason
why this happened.
We'll just never know what it
is.
Yeah.
You know, 'cause you're, you're
only a fan, you know, you're the
one that spends your money to
make sure they have their money.
It's completely obnoxious.
But they're not gonna tell.
You I can't believe that this
trade went through.
It's just ridiculous.
Whoever the GM is Dallas, they
should probably be fired.
I guarantee you that there's a
major upheaval in Dallas right
now.
Maybe.
This guy slept with the owner's
wife or something.
Then trade him for the value
that he's worth.
I want him out.
I want him out now.
I want him gone.
I want him out of my off my team
now.
Whatever you got, I don't care
what it.
Is well, you know what then that
goes back to you thinking with
emotions and not.
Right, That's when somebody's
being emotional, right?
They're not thinking with the
whatever.
Else, congratulations, you just
set your team back 10 years.
I don't care.
And what you're going to
because?
You know what?
And then get rid of the wife
too.
It's going to cost you millions
of dollars.
Apparently she's really good, so
get me somebody good for her.
OK, well it's bullshit.
It is bullshit.
OK, Bullshit, Michael.
All right, go on to your cigar
news.
It's all fake anyway.
Yeah, that's why the Chiefs
keep.
It is all rigged, right?
It is completely rigged.
So what is what are you in 4999
other people talking about?
What are we talking about?
Yes, this, this silly trade.
The trades Obnoxious, right?
Yeah.
So now you're talking about the
team again.
OK, why don't you go on you?
I was waiting for you to respond
no.
You weren't.
You were talking the whole time,
dude.
Isabel Cigar Company.
Yeah, making a box.
Press the Mammoth for their new
limited edition For the 2025
installment of the Mammoth
limited edition, Isabella Cigar
Company has given the beefy 7 by
70 Barber pole a botch press,
which Johnny Petite, founder of
Isabella, said makes the cigar
more enjoyable.
To create the Barber pole
design, the blend uses
Ecuadorian Habano prieto and
Ecuadorian Ecuadorian Just
Florida.
Is that something new?
What is that?
I don't know.
I'm not familiar with that.
DES Florida, yes, that's
Florida.
That's Florida.
That's Florida.
That's Florida Rappers.
Why?
Don't you come to your binder
and filler?
You know, I started to write
down the coop.
You know I can pull it up.
Never mind, we can still do.
It the top 25 of Coop.
You can still do it if you want.
He's got it on his website.
It's a little easier format to
to.
Is it?
Yeah, OK.
Oh, look, he answered.
Yeah, I'm not coming.
Yeah, yeah, that's fine.
Continue.
While the binder and fillers are
both Nicaraguan, the cigars are
produced by the company's
factory in Nicaragua.
Pricing is set at 1395 per cigar
and is offered in both bundles
and boxes.
Of 25 cigars, the company
produced 100 of each packaging
format, making them a making for
a total run of 5000 cigars.
They're now available for
purchase via retailers in the
company's website.
Mm hmm.
No comments or anything.
No, it's not really anything.
You didn't really.
It's not.
It's not earth shattering news,
but you know, in the world of
cigars, this is what we got.
It's Des Florado.
Des Florado.
Ecuadorian des Florado.
There's a song des Florado.
Hey idiot, I just sang that
song.
Oh, did you?
Yeah, I'm reading the story.
I didn't listen to you.
Yeah, OK, got you shaking.
Your Ms. boots, whatever, just
that's all it took.
Girk announced a small price
increase.
For three lines, small price
increase.
Girk has announced that it will
be implementing a minor price
increase on three of its lines,
the Ghost Prize Fighter and
Castle Hall.
I haven't heard of two.
Well, somebody's got to pay Mike
Tyson for his money, right?
You know.
Due to the continued increase in
cost from our factories, Gurkha
is forced to increase prices on
three of our product lines, said
Jim Galuki.
We have no choice.
President of Gurkha Cigar Group
V at press release.
It has been several years now
that Gurkha has absorbed prices
price increases from our
factories, only passing along
individual products when we are
forced to do so.
We've not had a blanket price
increase across all products in
the better part of a decade.
A representative from the
company said that the amount
works out to a few pennies on
the MSRP.
You got a few pennies.
Of each cigar with the largest
amount to about 3% of the MSRP.
But not to worry.
Steak knives, backpacks, coffee
mugs, nail Clippers, chew Polish
and other various swags.
And our portfolio is made in the
smaller country with very
permissive labor loss.
Kirkra remains committed to
providing quality products to
our customers at the best
possible prices, said Juan
Lopez, VP of Sales for Gurkha
Cigar Company.
Oh my goodness.
Considering the fact that we do
not own our factory, our cigar
factories, we do our best to
present product lines as
affordable as we can without
compromising our quality.
Excellent.
OK, well, hey, you know what
prices go up.
Prices go up.
Prices.
It happens to everybody it it
does, except for Risk Day.
Risk Day is apparently you went
on a tangent on Facebook saying
that his prices aren't going to
go up, everything is the same
and yadda yadda yadda.
He disappears for a while and
then pops back up.
Yeah, like tomorrow night he's
on.
How about that cigar?
Or tonight, actually.
Oh, he's and now he's swinging
for the fences, right?
I like the guy.
I like him too.
You know I'm a fan and you know
I, I do.
I admire his, his swag a little
bit.
You know what I mean?
Like.
His swagger, yeah.
Or is he making steak knives now
too?
No, I don't think he's got steak
knives with his tyrannical buck
yet, but it could happen.
It could could be part of it.
Maybe if you did a price
increase you could throw in
some.
Stink.
Oh, there you go.
Yeah, yeah, and some shoe
Polish.
That's a shoe Polish.
Oh my goodness.
Jazz Palma Jazz Palma Terry's A
Bronx Tail added new Sunny line
at the PCA 2025 Sunny People are
starting to announce the PCA
stuff now because the TPA just
ended right this spring.
Jazz Palma Terry's A Bronx Tail
Line is reportedly getting a new
extension called Sunny, which is
named for the character of the
pulmonary played in the movie
Brock's Tale.
According to a report by Cigar
Aficionado, the cigar is being
made at the Charles Fairman
factory in the Dominican
Republic and features a Mexican
San Andreas Maduro rapper, a
Dominican binder and filler of
Nicaragua and Dominican tobacco.
Somebody on Facebook said said
now all the cigars with Mexican
San Andreas are going to go up
25%.
Oh yeah.
Somebody told me that's not
where that comes from.
That's not how tariffs work at
all.
Great, great.
Now we got a 25% increase of.
Mexican San Andreas cigars.
I hate Trump.
The blend was developed by
Palmeteri along with Dean
Parsons of Epic Cigars.
Oh, that's what's your name's
friend And Paul Desalvo of La
Quesa Grande Cigars in the
Bronx.
Edgar's boyfriend.
Yes, and it's described well.
Not now.
Now it's somebody else.
Oh yeah, the line is bolder than
the Calogrio line that was
released in 2024.
A Palma Terry released his first
cigar called The Bronx Tale in
2023.
A Bronx Tale Sunny is offered in
a single 6 by 54 Toro vitola
with pricing set at $25 per
cigar, $300.00 for a box of 12.
The new line will make its debut
at the 2025 PCA Convention and
Trade Show in mid-april and is
scheduled to be in shipping
sometime after that.
While the initial production is
limited to 1000, numbered Boxes
is being considered to become a
regular production line.
A Bronx Tale was the name of the
one man show the Palmer Terry
wrote based off his own
childhood.
He wrote Screen Blood and blah
blah blah.
Now you can't leave.
Now you can't leave.
Well, you know, hey, it's good
to see the guy is still in the
industry because normally at
this point.
Right, he's coming out, coming
out with a second one.
Yeah, normally at this point is
like from a celebrity.
You don't really see them
hanging out.
They don't sustain that long.
They make the cigar and then
they're like.
That was it.
That was the the that.
Was fun.
Where was the money it?
Was fun.
I'm ready to go.
And where's the money?
I don't see the well.
You don't understand this work,
Sir.
It's cigars.
Yeah.
Ohh.
No, I I get it.
I understand that I understand.
That.
Unless you're Guy Fieri.
Well, that guy has been.
Cigars raining from heaven from
that man.
He's been busting his ass this
whole time.
That's right.
You know, that's, but he's more
on an anomaly than yes, kind of
the standard, right, exactly,
you know.
You're exactly right.
But there's a couple of them
that are hanging in there.
Carl Malone's hanging in there.
Yeah, but you don't hear
anything though.
He's been kind of quiet lately,
you know, but he's working a
lot.
Aurora so.
Not let it talk about there.
Yeah, I understand.
OK.
SD Dupont's adding a new camo
design for 2025.
SD DuPont, a French accessory
company, has been making items
with camouflage designs for some
time.
He's partnering with Chaz now as
you can't see me.
As You Can't See Me this year,
it's updating the look of the
camouflage for seven of its
existing items and will get new
colorways in either red
Palladium or green matte black.
When the hell do you think about
dropping the word Palladium in
the color?
You know what?
Is that a?
That's not a color this.
Is red Palladium you?
Can call it anything you want.
Jeez Louise, sounds expensive.
How do we add value to the color
red?
Big, big words, big words, big
words, big words.
We need a big word here.
That's a big word.
For what sounds What makes red
OK?
It's red.
What makes red sound expensive?
Palladium.
Let's come back to that.
What?
Else, let's come back to that.
OK, I guess we go.
With play, I played him I.
Played him.
I can't think of anything else
either.
Yeah.
How do we make the green border
better?
Say it's black.
Say it's.
Black green Matte black.
That's perfect.
Green matte black.
This This collection includes 13
items.
All are offered in both green
and red options, the matte black
and the Palladium, except for
the ballpoint pen, which is only
offered in green colorway.
Oh my S du DuPont Camo Green
Cigar Case Colorway $335 to hold
3 cigars.
Wow, $335 to hold about 25 bucks
worth of cigars.
SD Well unless you buy the Jazz
momentary and at least $150.00
worth. 100 they're 50A pull.
They're 25.
There's three of them.
Oh, it's $75.
OK, well, you have a lot of
them, though.
I don't claim them, man.
SD DuPont, Defy Extreme IS300.
I don't even they don't even say
what that.
Is the extreme that's a lighter.
Oh, OK.
It's $315.
The extreme is like it's a
double double flame or yeah,
it's a double flame.
The ballpoint pen, yes. 800
bucks.
If you buy 20, they're 4.
Hundred 425 dollars, 400 a pole.
The double cigar cutter camo
green, red, green and red is
225.
The two camo 15150 dollars yeah
maxi jet camo 275 maxi maxi the
slim 7 camo 265 colds of London,
which is Jewish.
SD DuPont in the US showed off
the new items of the TPE 2025.
They're expected to arrive in
stores in mid February.
Note there were no photos
included as we could not seem to
find the items once we put them
down.
And they're gone.
You know, here's the thing I
love about TPE is people who are
kind of reporting back to us as
how busy it was that.
It was.
I've heard the opposite.
I'm I'm speaking thank you as
that they did nothing and there
were no customers there.
But hey, you know what, as I'm
in men's sentence, go right
ahead and cut me off.
You said people are reporting
that it was busy.
OK, I had heard the opposite.
Yeah, I was.
Talking and you cut me off.
You stopped to breathe?
No Sure, get used to it by now
it's been 7.
Years.
No, it's not.
Get used to it.
You need to get better.
You need to get better.
Maybe you need to get better.
No, yeah, I already don't cut
you off if you want to go back
and gauge the ratio of cut.
Off Oh, I'm sure I cut off more.
It's one to 10. 7:00 to 5:00.
No, no it's not.
No, it's.
Not I was still talking.
You just cut me off.
No, I didn't.
That should That's not true.
You're.
Ready for the next story?
Yeah, I am.
So that you can fucking cut me
off again.
Agonors Relief increasing prices
for 2025 On February 1st, 2 days
ago Agonors Relief will increase
prices for most of the cigars it
sells.
Terence Riley, VP of Sales and
Marketing for Agonors Relief,
told Half Wheel that the
increase will be a 2 to 4% and
will affect roughly 80% of the
company's portfolio.
While most of the lines will
increase, not every Vatola
within a particular line will
have a price change.
One notable 1 notable is
exception is the company's
relatively new Arsenio line,
which won't be increasing at all
that that was fine.
OK.
The price increase was
attributed to the rising cost of
actual feeding Terrence a
giraffe.
And it's very expensive to get
the food all the way up to his
mouth.
Baby giraffe food is expensive.
They are considering actual full
meals and switching from the
tapas style he's become
accustomed.
So instead of him doing tapas,
we're we're going full heads of
lettuce moving forward.
And because of that increase,
it's they just got to pass it on
to the consumer.
Except they made the deal with
Arsenio and they can't, you
know, they can't change his.
Prices.
Yeah, Arsenio's prices, they're
already high, so right.
Yeah, I like that that thing
pelted on a couple of reviews,
like people liked it.
I saw that.
Yeah, I made a couple of lists.
Yeah.
I don't remember how we reviewed
it.
I don't think that we did.
It did great with us, but it
didn't do terrible either.
We did a lot of Arsenio jokes,
Arsenio Hall jokes, I think.
And the band is complete shit,
yeah.
Right.
The Craft Marquette Foreign and
Domestic is coming in February,
Michael, the 5th release in the
Roman Craft Tobacs Craft
Marquette series will go on sale
next month.
It's called I'm sorry, I was
talking.
I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, no.
You go ahead.
That was my one.
Go ahead.
That was my one.
I stopped.
Go.
Ahead, You're right, I did.
I did cut you off.
See, I have no problem admitting
it.
It's not like I'm hiding when I
do it.
You do not go ahead.
What are we going to say?
Nothing.
So you just wanted to interrupt
me just for the sake of
interrupting.
And it felt good.
See, now you know what it feels
like.
It's called Craft Marquette
Foreign and Domestic A4 by 46
Box Press Petite Corona Skip
Martin, Co, founder of Roman
Craft to Back, told ACHP that
the wrapper is a Sumatra seed
varietal, but declined to talk
about the rest of the blend.
Foreign and domestic will have
an MSRP of just $10 per cigar.
You can put 700 of these in that
$300.00 thing up there.
You can put 700 of them in.
There, yes, OK, they're smaller.
You can put 2.
Production is limited to 500
bundles of 10 cigars.
The name refers to refers to two
different things.
First, it's a reference to how
Roma Craft operates both
domestically and
internationally.
Martin lives in Nicaragua, where
the company's cigars are made,
while Michael Rosales, the
company's other Co founder,
lives in Austin, where its
headquarters is based. 2nd
refers to the oath that members
of the military and the other
government officials, including
the president, make which says
that they agreed to support and
defend the constitution of the
United States against all
enemies, foreign and domestic.
Craft Marquette, launched in
2023, is a way for Roman Craft
to back to release cigars of
various blends, specifically to
show a peek inside the brand's
blending process.
So far, the cigars have varied
in most ways, though all the
releases have been limited and
have used similar packaging,
craft paper bundles and ribbons
as bands.
The next blend in the series
allegedly going to be called
breakfast and dinner.
Fried or steamed.
The name refers to refers to the
two different things.
First, it's a reference to how
Roman craft owners favor
different mealtimes, both
breakfast and dinner.
Martin lives and prefers a big
hearty breakfast, while Mike
Rosales, the company's other Co
founder, prefers a nice hearty
dinner.
Second reverse to the cooking
styles of both owners.
Skip likes a good fried meal,
eggs and bacon well.
Michael enjoys a lighter style
of steamed vegetables and fish.
When does when does breakfast
and dinner?
When's that release?
I believe it is in the fall.
It's oh, it's coming in the
fall, coming in the fall.
That's a big break between the
releases.
Well, there might be something
in the middle, I don't have
access to all the information.
You just got this information
leaked to you?
Yes, breakfast and dinner.
Breakfast and dinner, Fried or
steamed frieders.
That's the next.
One, are they gonna do like half
and halves?
Like is it gonna be like half
bold and like half more of like
a mild medium?
I don't have that kind of
information.
Michael, is it coming in, I
think.
It's still in the planning
stages, they just have the name
work.
Yeah, breakfast and dinner is
kind of ironed.
Out fried and steamed, you have
to say the whole thing.
Breakfast and dinner fried and
steamed.
I apologize that.
I did make the cigar, I'm just
passing information.
Yeah, it's gonna be like
Ecuadorian Sumatra.
Maybe, maybe, maybe they do like
a Connecticut for the mornings.
Could be.
And then maybe something a
little bolder for the evenings.
Pasta.
Very possible.
Maybe it's like a mix of two
different actual cigars in the
package.
Who knows?
OK, they're very, they're very
exciting man, to know what
they're doing.
Breakfast and dinner.
Did you did you watch Mr.
Rosales on Shirtless Mike?
I did not.
I watch it Saturday.
He did a really good job.
I really enjoyed watching
watching that show.
He gave good answers.
Mike has some.
Michael well, they're both
Mike's shirtless, asked some
good questions, Michael gave
some insights into stuff I
hadn't heard in other shows
before.
Really.
Yes.
So I texted him and told him
ago.
I really enjoyed that You did.
You did an excellent job.
Wow, OK, very cool.
You know, what we should do is
we should, we should start
punching in some clips from some
of the shows throughout the week
or whatever.
Other people's shows, Yeah,
we'll probably have to get it.
You have to get the permission.
No, we don't.
It's on.
It's on the public.
What?
OK, who are we going to cover?
How about that cigar?
Right.
Oh, what?
Are you going to pull from the
show?
When they do interviews and
stuff, I'm sure there's there's
funny, there's funny comments.
Funny or or informative?
Either way, OK.
Yeah, like we're just looking
for, you know, whatever we can
review some some things that
some, if somebody says something
dumb or what.
I don't watch everybody's show.
Yeah, I know.
It depends where the guest is.
Like last week, I didn't watch
out with that cigar.
I refuse.
And I explained to them.
I watched it.
I heard.
Yeah, I saw it.
That's all you did?
Yeah, I watched developing
pallets instead and found out
that we are not on their list at
all.
Yeah, and we're just terrible.
People, they're just terrible.
We make terrible cigars
according to them.
So even though we advertise on
the shelf, so I don't know.
Yeah, you'd think we'd be able
to buy a spot by now.
Well, I was told we've already
renewed too, so we can't pull
out it.
I think they plan the release of
their list after they get the
renewals, which makes more
sense.
That way you have everybody's
money so fuck em.
So fuck em.
Sorry, no money back.
Well, I enjoy doing the ad space
for those guys And, and how
about that cigar?
And they're just good dudes.
I like to support them.
Well, Bear.
You have to change the one for.
I know, I know, I know.
But I got to tell you, nothing
made me happier than seeing my
ad last week.
I could tell you it was
fantastic for me.
It's a great feeling.
No comments were made, just had
to sit there and take it, so
it's pretty funny.
Like notifications are turned
off but it's still going off.
Breakfast and dinner, steamed or
fried.
Fried or steamed, I understand
'cause fried just first the
breakfast just fried.
You know, I heard that they were
going to come out with one in
the middle of the year.
Yes, it's called Apps for the
Table.
So yeah, not as funny.
No, but that's a big one for
them.
Well, it sounds like more like
an Arganosa though.
That's a tapas approach.
No, no, I'm going to tell you.
Right.
Oh yeah, apps for the table.
Oh, OK, yeah, I I get the I get
the joke.
I'm going to tell you right now
when you go out with Roma or
when you go out with Agonosa for
dinner, Oh, completely
different.
There's two totally different
experiences.
Completely different.
Yeah, it's completely.
Different Skip wants to try 8
different apps, right?
So he's like, let me try, I want
to try this, I want to try this,
I want to try this and.
He has to know how many is any
twins, so he knows how many to
order.
Yeah, because you know.
Right, there's the table.
Yeah, it's not just for the
table.
He's just taking a bite.
He wants to make sure everybody
else is covered, right?
Right.
Whereas you know Terrence going
the other direction, right?
Exactly.
He doesn't care.
He's like he he doesn't look at
the description of the food.
He looks at the price point as
to what is being delivered.
Doesn't matter the size.
Doesn't matter what it is.
Yeah, if you didn't get one of
the little sandwiches, maybe you
can get a piece of the fish when
it comes.
Around right.
Oh, you missed out on that.
Oh.
Damn, sorry.
Too bad that's the way it goes.
I need a lot of food.
I'm really I'm.
Really tall, just drop it by me
and if there's any leftovers
I'll pass it down.
Yeah, it did all go to him
first, did it?
Yeah.
Well, he's sitting talking to
everybody else.
He's sort of, you know, that's
what the waitress or waiter sees
when they walk to the table.
Yeah.
You think he would re invite us
back out to kind of, you know,
squash them?
I.
Don't think at this point he's
ever taken us to.
Dinner.
There should be some type of,
you know, hey, you know.
Hey, I'd like to take you guys
out for a real meal, baby.
I'm sorry.
We're coming up.
We could just do this
announcement for all all
manufacturers and brand owners.
Oh yeah, they can't run you.
I'm.
Going to tell you right now.
OK?
Listen, PCA is around the corner
and everybody likes to take
people out to dinner.
I'm going to tell you two major
mistakes that brand owners and
manufacturers need to avoid at
the next dinner that they invite
people out.
Number one, tapas.
We cannot do tapas as a unit.
It's not dinner.
It doesn't qualify.
It's a you know what?
The second one is.
It's bullshit, OK?
You can't do these things.
You can't I, I'm, I'm pressing
hard to protect you and help you
to take care of your customers.
They want to be fed OK #2 they
want to pick what they want to
eat.
So don't go family style, OK?
That was coming.
It's absolutely ridiculous.
I don't want to have to pick
between 3:00.
This is why I don't go out to
dinner with anybody.
I'm like, fuck this, you know?
I'm the only people I like to go
out with is Roma.
Because I know that for one, I'm
going to try a bunch of cool
shit, right?
And for two, I'm going to get to
pick whatever the hell I want to
eat.
Get to pick your own meal.
It's just ridiculous.
You know, you totally discredit
the whole thing of you been
like, hey, let's come out like,
I appreciate you.
I appreciate us doing business
together.
Things are cool like let's enjoy
a meal together.
You totally discount that
completely when you dictate what
I get to eat and it don't even
feed me completely right.
Tell me I'm wrong.
No.
You're right, we had terrible
experiences at both of those
things.
I died at the family style.
Oh let's do family style.
My God, those.
Pepper potatoes about killed me.
Can't I just order my meal?
I'll eat a salad.
Is it?
Is it the price that's the
problem?
Like where are we at?
I'll take it for my own if this
you know, I'll just sit with you
and be fine.
Where are we going?
Oh, we're on family style?
Fuck, let's not do that.
Do better.
Your family we must eat.
As a family, we will all eat
together.
Do better, cigar industry.
Do better, for love of God.
All right, What else you got?
Is that it?
No, no.
Final story.
Postana San Andreas.
Yeah, yeah, coming later, this
one.
San Andreas Coming later this
one.
Andres.
After the social media manager
teasing the cigar during the
second-half of last year,
Postania is ready to release its
newest line, the Postania San
Andres.
San Andres will be the company's
fourth regular production line.
Like the others, it is made in
the Fabricate de tobacco nika
sueno essay in Nicaragua.
Blend wise, it uses a Mexican
San Andres and rapper over in
Ecuador and habano binder and
fillers from the Dominican
Republic in Nicaragua.
It'll be offered in the same 5
atolls as the other 3 core
lines, though the Corona Vitola
will come later in the year.
Yes, the Bustania San Andreas 5
by 50, Robusto $14.00, box of
21294.
Bustania San Andres Perfecto 5
by 5014.
Fifty box of 21.
Three O 450.
You can just say the single
stick price, you don't have to
do the whole box price.
It sounds silly.
OK the Bellicoso 5 1/2 by 541350
Bustania San Andres Toro 6 by
5216 dollars, Postagna San
Andreas Corona 5 and FA46 TBA.
The release reflects our
commitment to delivering premium
cigars with unparalleled quality
and flavors, said Mike Stepan,
Kevitch Co Founder, Postagna and
the Press.
Release the.
San Andres Postagna is the
perfect edition for those who
seek strength, depth and
sophistication in their smoking
experience.
It's a good cigar.
The Postagna San Andres will
debut in February 22nd event at
the Brass Pipe Cigar lounge in
Fort Pierce, FL.
In addition, the company has
announced that the postagna
broadleaf and about.
We're not going to read those.
Do you want to read that?
No.
OK, I didn't think so either.
Don't pay attention to those.
Nothing, nothing, nothing,
nothing's going on.
No, don't say no.
Why we're not?
Hey, we got I got a listener
week and a shop of the week.
Michael.
Oh, you do.
Yes, I do.
I have everything covered
because you cannot be.
Trusted.
Thank you.
Listener week this week is Chris
Osgood, locally here in Central
Florida.
Apparently he's been a listener
to the week since the very
beginning.
I love that, yes.
And he's heard the evolution of
the podcast.
Yes, and he's very impressed and
happy with our success in
whatever else we have going on.
Thanks, Chris.
We appreciate.
That I appreciate that, buddy.
It was nice chatting with you,
if even briefly, at the event
Friday night.
That was just everything but the
shot caught on fire, nothing
else.
That was the last thing that
could have went wrong.
Hey, you managed.
You managed.
It went well.
Yes, yes, yes, I did.
It was fine.
Everything was fine.
But my wife said now you fucked
up the wrong way because now
they're never going to be there
anymore.
Oh shit, you're probably right.
That's not true.
Shab of the Week.
Cigar vault.
Oakdale Yes up norm up there in
PA he's a good guy yeah I now
pop in on his on his video he
does a Saturday live on
Instagram and the last two weeks
I've.
You've checked in.
I've, it happens to be when I'm
outside doing something or
something.
I see he's on live, so I'll hit
that little button going.
Would you like to join the thing
like?
Oh yeah, there it is.
Nice.
I love it.
Good for you.
Hey.
What else you got there,
Michael?
That's that pretty much covers
the show.
So 373 of the Cigar Hustler
podcast, we appreciate everybody
for listening.
Thank you very much.
All right, thanks.
We got to go.
Bye bye.
Show Notes
In Episode 373 of A Cigar Hustler's Podcast (ACHP), the hosts delve into a variety of topics spanning entertainment, politics, and the cigar industry. Here's a breakdown of the discussion points:
Entertainment and Politics:
Grammy Highlights: The episode kicks off with a recap of the recent Grammy Awards, highlighting standout performances and notable winners.
Uncle Donald's Trade War: The hosts discuss President Donald Trump's initiation of a border trade war, analyzing its potential implications and whether it qualifies as a formal trade war.
Taiwan Actress's Tragic Passing: The podcast covers the unfortunate death of a Taiwanese actress who succumbed to a flu-like illness after visiting Japan, exploring the circumstances and public reaction.
Sean Diddy's Hospitalization: The episode touches on the health scare involving Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was reportedly rushed to the hospital under mysterious circumstances over the weekend.
Cigar Industry News:
Isabela Cigars' New Line: The hosts discuss Isabela Cigars' launch of a new, substantial cigar line, examining its features and market reception.
Gurkha's Announcement: Gurkha Cigars makes a minor yet intriguing announcement, prompting speculation about future releases or company developments.
Chaz Palminteri's Cigar Endorsement: Actor Chaz Palminteri declares, "now you's have to smoke my cigar," signaling his entry into the cigar market and potential collaborations.
S.T. Dupont's Premium Cigars: The podcast discusses S.T. Dupont's introduction of more expensive cigars, questioning why they aren't gaining the expected attention in the market.
Aganorsa's Pricing Challenges: The rising cost of giraffe feed is reportedly affecting Aganorsa's pricing strategy, leading to discussions on how this impacts their product offerings.
Roma's New Release: Roma Craft Tobac unveils another new cigar, adding to their diverse portfolio and sparking interest among enthusiasts.
Powstanie's Proofreading Issues: The episode humorously points out that no one at Powstanie seems to proofread, referencing potential errors or inconsistencies in their product labeling or marketing materials.
Listener and Shop Highlights:
Listener of the Week: Chris Osgood is recognized for his support and engagement with the podcast community.
Shop of the Week: Cigar Vault Oakdale is highlighted for its exceptional service and selection, earning the title of Shop of the Week.