Cigar Hustlers Podcast Episode 360: A Wild Week in Football, TV, and Cigars
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week.
I moved it from one side of the
chair to the other.
I see that.
Yes, you.
Didn't finish it.
They barely drink any of it.
I didn't need a lot of it, yeah.
There's probably a lot of sugar.
It was pretty effective.
It's pretty effective.
What are we doing for the
Patreon, Michael?
Oh.
The five O from Sanizafina
maybe?
Yeah, this is Sam's.
I'm 50.
Birthday cigar.
I'm slightly old now, little
curmudgeon.
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Yeah, he will be recording.
How about no?
How about the other?
Down to her guys this week.
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We're 10, we're 10 seconds into
this and we're already 2O's in.
Well, five O oh.
Him doing the O's?
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It's 14.6g. 14.6.
Yes.
For robusto.
So what do you got today,
Michael?
First, we've got a lot of
compliments on your interview
last week.
You did a very good job.
Thank you.
I think it was fantastic.
It was a completely different
interview than we normally do.
Yeah, well, hey, you know what?
If you're not trying to get
better every single week, then
what are we doing?
If we could line enough of those
up, they could almost be a
separate show.
Yeah, I like having them on
occasion and just kind of
dropping them in and just kind
of integrating them when the
opportunity presents itself.
I don't want it to be another
show because I just want it to
kind of happen naturally.
You know, if someone's in town
and we have the opportunity, I
don't want to force, hey, come
on for an interview, you know,
then we got a, we have 75,000
things going on.
Yeah, another.
Well, another show.
Sounds like another job.
You know.
Well, I mean, it's 30 minute
little interview show.
So I mean it's no different than
somebody showing up.
We just go, OK, Tuesday
afternoons you zoom somebody.
Yeah, but Reinhart was
fantastic.
If you haven't heard that
interview, you need to go back.
Yeah, it is.
It is.
It is really good, you know,
it's actually involved.
Actually an interview.
Yeah, it's not just.
As I was told, I like farting
Dick jokes like anybody else,
but that was something
different.
That was, yeah, you got to, you
know, it's you're going to get a
wide variety from this show.
Yes, obviously.
We're going to cover a lot of
things.
We're going to talk industry,
We're going to talk a little
inside baseball.
Obviously it's going to be a
little bit more on the Patreon,
and then we're going to have
some jokes.
We're going to have a good time.
We're going to rib people.
We're going to attack people
because it's funny.
Yeah.
And then when we need to get
serious, we'll get serious,
right?
Sure.
You know, that's why there's
heartfelt Dick and fart jokes.
Yeah, that's that's why Phil has
managed to stick around.
You know what I mean?
Like we need that.
For the Dick and fart jokes,
Yeah, the Dick and.
Fart jokes, the occasional O
and.
Oh, you said.
Every once in a while on the
Patreon though, he asks decent
questions.
Yes, he does.
He does.
So.
And we're like, what happened?
Where'd that come?
From yeah.
Oh my goodness, he just like,
did you know he?
Could read.
I didn't know he could read.
They're words.
Wow, pill's not on the Patreon.
Speaking of Speaking of which,
well, you know somebody is look
at this ensemble you got going
on here with a.
Wife palm tree this morning,
yes.
This is lovely.
She said the pants aren't white,
so they're OK because then
there's like a white after Labor
Day or something.
Is that still a thing?
I don't know.
Plus it's Florida.
You can get away with anything
anytime you want, so.
Coop shows post.
Something about that just made
me think of the Caribbean Queen
thing.
Yeah.
And I said it's, it's
astonishing that that song was
only #1 for two weeks in a.
Row.
Oh, on the jukebox, yeah.
And then he wrote.
I don't see him post much about
the jukebox anymore.
And then he wrote, It's
astonishing that you don't know
who Quincy Jones is.
I said, any affiliation to
Diddy?
No, that was it.
No affiliation to Diddy.
Wow.
He's a bad man though here.
Quincy Jones.
No, Diddy.
Oh yeah, he's definitely bad.
Now they're connection.
For so long too.
There's a connection to Demi
Moore now or Demi Moore?
Oh no, Demi, she.
Like there's going to be a
connection to a lot of people
because they all went to his
parties.
Right, but supposedly she went
because this is all legend now.
She likes young, younger men.
And he would supply younger
boys.
My boys.
Where's the term used in the
story?
I Oh.
So Boys is under 18.
But that could be very soon.
OK, well, hold on.
But that could be very vague.
We don't you know.
Sure, sure.
Like you don't know exactly what
the age bracket is you.
Know that's why I said all I
did.
I'm just saying I heard.
Like they're 18 in one day.
If she enjoyed 18 and above
Dick, there's nothing.
No, it is what it is, 18 and
below.
Though then we have questions.
Well, 18 still counts.
That's true. 18 still OK?
Yeah. 17 or below, right?
Yeah, does it.
Depend on the state because some
states are a little different, I
don't know what.
California, I just think kind of
blanketing for me at that point.
It's like, well.
For me personally, yes, but I
mean, you know, laws, the laws
they're.
Kind of a strange cougar.
If you're in a pursuit of 18 in
that realm and you're in your
like 40s or 50s, it's a little
creepy.
Is it different in California?
I don't know, that's why I said.
Sound like a different type of
place.
Maybe, well, it is different in
some totally.
Different place.
Yeah.
It's a totally.
It's a totally different,
different.
They could do whatever they
want, yeah.
Right.
Their own laws.
Yeah, they have their own laws.
Own Constitution.
Can't even have a gas mower
there someone.
Can't really have a gas mower.
I don't.
I don't.
Know all easy goes.
All right, so yeah, trending,
trending today.
Let's go.
What's?
What's going on the world?
Bait nails the game winner for
the improbable Lions come back.
I've never been hoisted like
that, Bait said via the team
website.
That was pretty cool.
Just to see the sidelines come
to embrace me and stuff was was
a cool moment, he says.
The game was fantastic.
I don't I I still don't know
what he did.
Oh, go ahead.
Was he the kicker?
I think I.
Sort of feel I.
Sort of pre read some of the
story just because I have to
know what's going.
On so he's a field goal kicker,
right?
And not only he's a field goal
kicker, but he was in the UFL.
So like the XFL and the UFL
merged and they just created the
UFL.
He played soccer in college.
Yeah, supposedly he has one leg
bigger than the other.
And like, and what's funny is
the fucking announcers, do they
crack me up?
They're like, you know, just a
few weeks ago he was selling
bricks or something.
Like that he was a.
Bricklayer, but that but that
was what they said, you know, he
was selling bricks, You know,
just totally playing this guy
down for what he is.
I mean, for what he did as a
regular career, instead of just
kind of bringing him up of the
whole challenges that he's
accomplished and the kicks were
like right along the post I.
Thought you were going to say
right down the middle but.
No, no, no.
And they were barely.
Barely made.
Enough, But he's on the right
team, he's got the right coach.
You know, Dan Campbell's an
absolute beast and I felt like
they knew that they were going
to win that game at half time.
58 yards.
It's us.
Yeah, it was a beat.
It was a, it was a booming kick.
Not only that, but the team, I
think it was like 23, seven
going into the half and then all
of a sudden the commentators
were like, oh, Detroit's never
been able to come back from a
game when they had a, when they
were down by 10 at the half and
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
And I'm thinking, I feel like
all of this is now set up for
Detroit to just absolutely
dominate the second-half and
Houston's going to lose.
And that's exactly what
happened.
Yeah, where do they get these
stats from?
There's a stat key.
From the script?
From the script writers.
Right, I was going to say 'cause
there's some guy at the at every
game that is like just searching
Google all day long, like.
Well, I'm sure that every team
has their own nerd that knows
everything there is in nobody.
I think that the.
The TV teams have.
Sure, Yeah.
Oh, the one guy, one announcer
guy's dog died or something.
Oh, no, I didn't.
I didn't catch his real.
Name and that moved you.
You watch football.
No, no, I saw not tick tock no,
but they did a memorial they did
a memorial during the game for
the dog.
I guess this announcer guy
traveled with his dog all the
time and he had recently died.
He.
Brokey.
What was the dog's name?
Pooky.
I think it was no way blue,
maybe blue.
Yeah, I mean, that's totally
different.
So that sounds nothing like
Pookie.
Yeah, but it's in there, Pookie.
Blue.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, it's
practical.
Spooky Blue.
What'd you say?
23, seven halftime deficit.
You're actually correct.
Yeah, correct.
I just don't deserve this bait.
Said it was AI Was a soccer
player growing up.
I idolized football players.
NFL just to be here.
It's real.
I'm still finding myself kind of
pinching myself.
He 100% deserves it and he's on
the right team with a.
Third longest Lions field goal
in Lions history?
Yeah.
You know, Mark, Mark Wahlberg
paved the way for a lot of these
guys.
Why?
How was that?
In that movie.
He wouldn't.
He wouldn't.
A kicker?
The Eagles.
He wouldn't a kicker.
There was actually a movie about
garbage guy that became a
kicker.
OK.
Was it Mark Wahlberg?
No, it wasn't.
No, this was back.
This is a long time ago.
I mean, Kurt Warner's a similar
story, but the difference here
is the UFL is now providing
opportunities for guys that have
this talent.
Yeah, yeah.
It's like a farm team.
Yeah, to kind of press forward,
which is fantastic, absolutely
fantastic.
How old is this guy?
He's young, He's a young kid,
man.
Now I'm looking at.
Oh, because they played in these
other two and everything and he
was a bricklayer.
I thought he was going to be
like, no man older.
No, he's young.
They don't say how old he was.
A kicker.
I think he could be any age.
I mean as long as.
You just, well, you can, but
I've, from the way you guys were
describing, I thought he was,
you know, then he said the
Eagles thing and that guy was
older.
But that guy was, I mean, he was
good.
He was never like he was.
Fast, yeah.
Yeah, Kurt Warner was older when
he came in.
Yeah.
That's a quarterback though.
Quarterbacks can.
Yeah, he only played well.
He only played like 10 years, I
think, Yeah.
Just a lot of time, 10 years.
I would take 10 years in the
NFL.
Yeah, 40 million average a year
at QB.
And, well, he might not have
made 40 million.
Not back then, no.
No.
Maybe like 2520?
Maybe.
Yeah, I feel like he's doing OK.
He's a commentator now, yeah.
He's doing.
OK, now he's a commentator.
He's been doing, not even making
all the money unless his dog
just died.
Unless he's that guy.
They made a movie.
He probably.
Got Well, he might be a little
mad because Tom's there now.
Because now Kurt's not like the,
you know.
Not he's not the guy the guy
anymore, might say.
Tom's over there with a Crest
white smile.
Well, he was never the guy
because Tom Brady's always
there.
Yeah.
He's always the guy in the
realm.
Tom Brady, he is the guy.
He is the guy.
He is the guy, Patrick Mahomes,
not the guy.
No.
Well, they won yesterday.
Yeah, because they blocked the
kick.
He keeps squeaking out.
Man was.
Patrick Mahomes out there
blocking the kick.
No, no.
You know what at this point.
It's a team, Michael.
It's a team effort.
Let me tell you how I feel about
Kansas City.
Are you watching football
'cause?
No, my wife, my wife likes
Kansas City.
She was following it on.
She gets the highlights.
Yeah, Yeah, she gets the
highlight.
Well, she didn't know.
To be fair, she did try to watch
it.
We don't get that Channel.
It was on CBS.
She came up to the shop.
NFL Ticket baby.
We were out and about.
So OK, so then you weren't
watching the.
Game.
No, she was gonna watch it on
her phone.
So here's what I'm hoping for
for Kansas City.
I don't want him.
To get the suit.
That's when I got the suit.
I don't want him to lose a
single game.
I want the pressure of the
perfect season to go into the
postseason so that we can watch
him blow that up later.
I don't want that perfect season
at all.
I do.
He doesn't because the Dolphins,
the other ones, have done that.
I'm saying that I don't want
them to win the Super Bowl.
If they run into Detroit,
they're cooked.
If they if it's super, I'm
praying for Super Bowl.
Detroit, Kansas City, They're.
Going to lose eventually.
They're only winning by like 3
points.
But if it, if it, if they lose,
win.
But if they lose?
I understand.
Trust me, I'm a Dolphins fan.
I'll get it.
I'm a Bucks fan.
Believe me.
If they lose, they lose.
But if they lose with a perfect
season schedule and at the Super
Bowl against Detroit, Oh my God,
that would be so amazing.
That would be so amazing.
Troy's doing well.
The Troy's doing fantastic.
The only team that they that has
beaten them is the Bucks.
Oh.
They're 8:00 and 1:00.
OK.
That was a that was a rough game
for them yesterday.
They have the right coach, man
Dan Campbell's amazing.
Go ahead.
What do you actually got?
Oh, are you guys ready now?
I don't even talk more sports.
Don't we usually?
Keep going bud.
Let's go.
Yellowstone's powerful opening
What happened to Kevin Costner
as John Dutton?
Anybody watching?
I don't want.
To hear anything about this I.
Haven't I haven't watched?
I skipped the spoilers.
I did.
I did not include any any
details about the thing I.
Haven't watched it.
Yeah, but I mean, I've seen
enough clips where you're hooked
under the.
Bottle especially hooked to
yourself.
You're There you go.
It didn't take long to find out
Kevin Costner's Yellowstone
fate.
Sunday's Paramount Network
premiere of the long-awaited
second-half of Yellowstone
Season 5 starts with emergency
crews at the Montana governor's
manchild.
They just killed him off until.
He left the show.
Yeah, so I was like, all right,
I.
Had to.
And a heart attack, and it's
probably something like that.
No.
Well, he couldn't make any more
money.
Why couldn't he?
The divorce, that was the whole
point of this.
No, dude.
No, that's not why.
I don't think that's the case.
There's some.
There's Taylor Sheridan, Kevin
Costner, Beef, Sure.
But they're making, they're
making other stuff together, the
producer and Kevin.
I don't think so.
Did he do that?
Bad movie.
Yeah, the new movie they just
came out with that they
cancelled the. 2nd movie The the
second one the sequel.
They cancelled it.
Maybe that's something they do,
I don't know.
Maybe this is like a thing now.
The rumor is that Kevin Costner
is very overbearing and that
he's extremely controlling.
And Taylor Sheridan's.
I can't.
Fuck that guy.
Phil the dreams was a really for
him to make.
Taylor Sheridan's the same way.
Well.
One of them.
You can't have two alphas on the
same side.
OK, but one of them's producing
8 or 9 different TV series and
just absolutely crushed.
And then the other one is Kevin
Costner.
So.
So I don't know what to tell
you.
All right, keep going.
The long way did I do this
starts with Emerged.
We did that.
Even director, longtime
collaborator Christina Veros was
blown away discovering how
Yellowstone creator Taylor
Taylor Sheridan handled John
Dutton's end after Costner
officially left the show.
When I read the first episode, I
was, oh, what happened?
I went to an ad.
Oh God.
You have ads on our stuff.
Oh.
We're getting paid finally
we're.
Getting paid.
We're getting paid.
What's going on?
We'll just hit this button and
go back in.
Oh, OK.
When I read the first episode, I
was shocked.
Like many fans.
I was like, so we're doing this
now?
I'm paraphrasing here, but
Sheridan was more interested in
the season story being about
those who remain rather than
overly complicating,
sentimentalizing, or preparing
for the inevitable.
Seeing how the rest of the
season goes, it's such a ballsy,
brave and beautiful choice.
So he said just fucking.
Just so I haven't seen it, I'm
confused as to what platform I
can watch it on.
Yeah, it is.
You have to have paramount so.
So you can watch it on
Paramount, like Paramount Plus.
Well, hold on.
Well, what's the difference
between Paramount and Paramount
Plus?
I don't know.
It's it is there is a
difference.
Paramount Plus and then after it
airs the original, you can watch
on CBS.
OK, somebody told me something
about Hulu too.
That will eventually, but it's
not like the day after it's.
Probably.
This is all very confusing.
It is very confusing.
Ridiculous.
So do you have paramount?
I think so.
Oh, I don't have it anymore so
I'm missing all the new shows.
Jeez.
Well, you can watch on CBS.
You have to have CBS app or just
CBSTV?
Just T the.
Old fashioned it comes.
On two hours after it airs.
Put it on.
Get the air tape.
Oh, the regular CBS.
Yeah, what the hell I don't
have.
Fucking rabbit ears.
Right Celestial TV.
Who is that?
Well, you know what?
If you're not, there's nothing
going on tonight.
There's no no serious football
game.
So wow, you can just watch it.
No, it was on last night.
Oh, but I'm saying you can catch
up tonight if you haven't seen
it.
Only if I had paramount.
Yeah, I don't have paramount.
Anymore, sorry, FaceTime you in.
FaceTime with the TV just.
Watch the football game.
It'll be better I.
Don't watch the football game?
Well, Season 5 in Yellowstone,
how does it end?
Veros claims she doesn't know
whether Yellowstone will end
after the second-half of Season
5 as originally reported, or
continue with a Beth and RIP
centered spin off or a Season 6.
Cast members have alluded to
both scenarios, but the new
Season 5 Episode 6 episodes will
give a real conclusion while
offering the chance for more.
Yeah, I mean, it'd be like
suits.
All right, well, I heard the
lady that paid Beth.
I heard an interview with her.
She's tired of playing Beth.
She thinks Beth has run her
course and she loves the
character, but enough isn't.
Well, look, you know, at this
point, I've loved the show up
until this point.
I haven't seen the next episode.
I'm, I'm committed to seeing how
it ends.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now if if it sucks though, I'm
going to be very upset.
I can tell you, I know.
No, it's probably going to suck
only because look how he ended
Dutton.
John Dutton.
Actually, from what I read it's
a good ending.
I mean they had to end the
character.
It's a good way to do it.
No, but he's talking about
ending the show completely.
Yeah, when it's over.
Well, I'd rather.
I think at this point they
should just end the show all.
Right.
Well, let's see how this goes.
I guess we're going to review.
I mean unless they do the spin
off and then the spin, aren't
they doing the 666 or quite 666?
They're doing that spin off too.
Are they?
Is that still happening?
From what I heard, from what I
read.
And the guy's rolling with Tulsa
King, he's rolling with Lioness,
which I haven't seen those.
Are both good.
Are they?
Yeah.
He's got one other one too that
I saw that I thought was good.
I can't even think of what it
is.
Oh.
Mayor of Kingstown Love.
Oh, is that his?
Yeah, I didn't.
Know that that's a great show.
Mayor of Kingstown.
Oh, I can't watch it anymore
either.
On Burma, yeah.
It's on FX.
Oh, is it?
Yeah, Mayor of Kingstown.
Like after two hours after.
Oh I don't know, I watch
everything on stream so.
I feel like shows, OK, so like
shows are ramping up.
Is that what's going on?
But then they're going.
To starting, it's starting
again, yeah, fall is when the
new season's.
Coming, but then they're all
they all disappear around by.
Christmas.
Yeah, they were in freaking
reruns again.
Yeah, well, we might see more
now.
I'm going to loop it down.
They only if Yellowstone only
has 6 episodes.
That's just six weeks.
So they're done by Christmas.
All right, perfect.
And Lioness started 3 weeks ago,
so it's going to.
Wrap up and that's good.
Yeah, I like, I like Season 1
was really good and I've seen
episode 1 of the new season.
Oh, so there's two?
Seasons already, yeah, the
second season just came.
Out.
I'll give that a stab.
That's a pretty good show.
After six episodes, Christmas
comes and Jingle All the Way 2
comes out.
That'd be.
Perfect.
How about red one?
I'm excited to see that shit.
Oh yeah, yeah, I'll take.
The kids to see that movie.
Is that Star Wars movie?
No.
The rock, It's the rock.
Oh.
Oh, Red one.
Yeah.
Same Santa, right?
Yeah.
Is that in theaters?
I thought that was Netflix.
I don't know.
No, it's in theaters.
Oh, he just started touring in
Germany or something?
He was trending, but I didn't
pull that story.
He's the most famous actor in
the world now and he doesn't
like it.
I feel like he's been the most
famous actor in the world.
For a while there's.
Been this kind of, there's this
kind of change in him.
Like if you look at some of his
social media stuff, you know, I
don't know, I feel for the guy.
I feel like there's something
going on.
Fame getting to be too much.
I don't.
Know I don't know what it is, I
don't know what it is, but.
I mean they are in every.
Part there used to.
There used to be so many as far.
As the way he looks, you can't
go anywhere.
Alright, shut the fuck up for
one second.
Let me finish my sentences
between the two of you now, you
know, before the rock was there
was always these humorous things
like he would he would he would
be gassed up.
He'd talk about things and then
he'd be in his house and he'd
show the the pictures that his
kids and those were my paintings
that I just did.
And he'd say it like super
angrily and it was funny, you
know, and now we have this like
really kind of quiet, reserved
guy and I don't know what
happened, like what's going on?
There's something that's
happened, whatever it is, he's.
Probably not.
He's probably just tired of them
being in his everyday life.
Yeah, I don't know, man.
Oh yeah, I'm sure Paparazzi's
parked outside his house.
He can't go anywhere.
I don't know.
Either there, he's going to run
for governor.
Whatever, maybe let him do it.
I don't think he needs it in his
life.
The guy's got to be worth a few
billion at this point.
I don't think Arnold needed it.
Yeah, Arnold didn't need it.
I guess you got a point.
He would run for president if he
could.
I just heard an interview he did
with well.
Dwayne can.
Dewey can.
Right, because he's a citizen.
I'd vote for him.
I don't even care what his
policies are.
I don't.
You don't.
I don't think you have to be a
citizen in the United States to
run for president.
You have to be.
You have to be a born you one.
100% have to be born in the
United States.
I know there's like certain
things that I would think would
be a requirement, but.
That's one of them.
Like what?
What else do you think should be
required?
It's not.
Yeah, that this would be
entertaining.
Uh oh.
Yeah, I thought so too.
I thought we had this
conversation before.
No, we haven't.
Do we need this?
Oh, go.
Ahead they were.
Podcasted So what else what else
do you think I.
Felt like you had to have a high
school.
Don't look it up.
Nope, that's not one of them.
That's crazy.
Why?
They have like a normal like
career job.
You could be self-taught, self
educated.
The main things are you have to
be born in the United States,
you have to be over 35.
You have.
You have to be over 35 you.
Have to be over 35.
I don't know why that date was
pegged, but you have to be over
in 35.
I don't know.
Maybe until you're 35 you're not
responsible enough to run a
country.
I don't know.
I can agree with.
That, but that's like the two
biggest things.
But you don't have to have a
high school diploma.
No.
No, but.
You had to be.
A high school diploma was a
joke.
And back, back when they made
these rules, there was no high
school.
I'm OK with SO. 35 was a well.
Maybe, yeah, maybe they thought,
well, you know, if you lived to
35, you got a good shot of
living a little longer back now
I'm.
OK, with the 35 thing, that's
fine.
Yeah, I'm OK with 35.
I still feel I'm 40.
I got to be honest, I'm 40.
I still feel like I'm a fucking
kid.
I don't.
I mean, I understand why they
did it, but I don't know if you
really have to be a born citizen
at this point.
I mean, it's such a such a
mishmash.
Yeah, I'd be OK with it as long
as you are a citizen.
Like Elon.
I mean, I'm OK with you.
Elon wants to run.
Sure.
Yeah, I didn't know he wasn't.
No, Yeah, he's not an American
citizen.
He's.
Like South African or something
that's.
Probably.
Oh yeah, South Arabia.
That explains the accent.
You know, it's kind of weird.
Accent.
Yeah.
I'd be OK if he ran.
Yeah, I got no problem with
that.
As long as he's a citizen now,
yeah.
Yeah.
OK, All right.
What else?
He didn't come up with any other
than the high school diploma.
That was the only thing he
thought.
I think the rules are stupid.
What are the rules?
I don't know.
OK, perfect.
Right, well, I feel like you
should have some type of
military experience.
Oh, no, no, I think that that's
a badge of honor.
You can use that that.
And I think that people will
rally behind that.
By the way, happy veteran's day
to you.
Oh.
Yeah, happy veteran's day.
I think it's veteran's day.
Yeah, yeah.
Need to get everyone on a boat?
I think it's good to have.
It shouldn't be a requirement,
you know, So you're like Air
Force.
Yeah, I guess.
I guess you have to have no
requirement.
Technically, yes, he's in charge
of the military, but there's
other people that make all the
decisions for the military.
If you're like literally what's,
what's the, if you're like Coast
Guard like so you slide in like,
I don't get it.
You know what I mean?
I'm qualified.
I was reservist, I was in the
reserves.
Yeah, I've well, at this point
the only requirements that you
have to have is like absolutely
nothing.
And the guy that supposedly
fixes the milkshake machine at
McDonald's right could be
president as.
Long as he's over 35.
I got to be honest, if that guy,
I'm.
Sure, he's over 35.
If that guy I.
Don't know.
He didn't go around much.
Look.
If that guy's officially taking
care of the Mcflurries and he's
handling it well, you know.
I think he was implying that
they're always.
Broke.
He could be a candidate.
Well, not anymore.
Trump fixed that.
Oh God, something else put out
of.
His legs.
There you go, I fixed the
Mcflurry machine right?
No war in the Balklins.
I made a lady my chief of staff
and I fixed the milkshake
machines in McDonald's.
Attaboy, There you go.
All right, let's go.
What else you got?
He's he's also for intervenial
fertilization.
He's paying for that too.
Oh, perfect.
Yeah.
That's right next to the
milkshake.
That's not a bad thing.
No, it's not at all.
Yeah, no, that's just expensive
as hell if you want to.
Oh yeah.
It is right if you want.
To have kids.
I mean, what's wrong with
helping that out?
I don't see the problem.
Problem.
There you go.
Cardinals make a franchise
history.
Or football.
Versus The Jets, The Arizona
Cardinals accomplished history
in their Week 10 win over the
New York Jets.
Arizona defense or Arizona's
defense has caught fire in
recent weeks, helping the
Cardinals to a four-game winning
streak as the bye week arrives.
Despite being depleted in the
front 7.
Nick Rallis unit as now, has
gone three straight home games
without allowing a touchdown,
the first time since 1926 the
franchise has accomplished such
a feat and without a high school
diploma.
It says that and he's under 35.
And he's under 35, according to
NFL Research.
The Cardinals allowed fewer than
10 points for the second
consecutive game in Week 10.
That's kind of yeah.
Arizona had allowed double digit
points in 52 straight games
prior to Week 9, the longest
active streak.
The Cardinals contain future
Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron
Rodgers and name such a such as
Breece Hall, Garrett Wilson and
Devante Adams to just 207 yards
and A31 to 6V over state for at
State Farm Stadium safety Buddha
Baker.
Buddha.
Has a high school diploma.
Says there's no secret sauce to
what the defense is doing.
He's making secret sauce.
We just control what we can't
control.
We live through the process and
tell them separation is in the
preparation.
That's.
True.
And how we prepare throughout
the week.
Monday, Tuesday off, Monday,
Tuesday off day, even that day
recovery, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
That's when we work and that's
when we know what we need to do,
said Buddha Baker.
There you go.
Sounds like good coaching.
You know The Jets are a fucking
dumpster fire heading off a
Cliff.
It's the I can't stop.
It.
Yeah, but now you have this
talented quarterback, one of the
most talented quarterbacks of
all time, You have one of the
greatest wide receivers of all
time, you have a great running
back, and you still cannot get
your shit together.
It is hilarious to.
Watch this happened before
though.
Yeah, but it's still funny.
When Brett Favre was there.
They at least went to the
postseason.
Look, I'm telling you, all he
has to do is complete the
trifecta He has to get traded to
Minnesota.
That's the biggest fuck you to
Green Bay and.
Then when and then get injured
and he's like break his leg or
something and he's gonna go out
just like fav.
Well, Sam Darnold looked human,
that horrible thing to the last
game as well.
He.
It'll be his legacy.
Legacy.
Because right now.
Break his leg, it's his legacy.
Because right now, his legacy is
horrible.
He went to The Jets.
Oh, his legacy is horrible.
Maybe we'll break it then, don't
know.
Are you trying to say things?
Or you can throw in good
graphics with the with the
descriptions with your videos.
No.
Oh, because dumpster fire was
was nice.
You could.
Just oh, I just, that's one of
my sayings.
Oh OK, it's a dumpster fire
heading off a Cliff, but.
I got you guys.
I mean there's easy to find that
clip.
Of yeah, I'm sure I could,
right?
Sure I could.
All right, finally today, what
is veteran's day?
What is holidays meant to honor
those who have died in the
country Service and thank those
who have served.
Originally known as Armistice
Day, it was proclaimed in 1919
by President Woodrow Wilson and
became a legal federal holiday
in 1938.
There's a reason we don't
deviate from the November 11th
date.
Do you know over there, Mr.
Veteran?
Why don't we deviate?
Why don't we deviate?
I don't know, is it the birthday
or something?
11:11.
On the 11th hour, the 11th day
of the 11th month in 1918, a
ceasefire or Armistice went into
effect between the Adelaide
nations and WHO axis.
Not asking you, asking the
veteran.
Shield.
Oh my God.
Germany, which signaled the
unofficial end of.
The war.
Which one?
2.
Two what?
19/18 was 2 was one.
Wow.
Apparently, being the military,
you don't need a high school
diploma.
You don't?
Yeah.
Actually, you don't.
But hey, at least he served.
Banks are not open on veteran's
day.
That's true.
At least he served neither one
of us doing so.
That's fine.
But if I know I can go in the
Navy and never get on a boat, I
don't know.
So wait a second, I'm in the
Navy, no boat.
I don't have to go out in the
water.
That's.
The perfect life.
That's what I'm saying.
That's what I'm saying, yeah.
The Navy fights off the boats.
I don't have to go in the boat.
I'm damn so.
Listen, no boat for you, OK,
That's great.
I love that you don't have to.
You don't have to go to war.
Yeah.
Oh, perfect.
Perfect.
Yeah.
Do I have to clean?
Those not out you.
Don't have to be around the
boat.
Oh yeah.
Wow.
Yeah, you can see them from a
mile away.
That's it.
Oh yeah.
Cool, right?
Banks are another day. veteran's
day is a federal holiday,
meaning most banks will be
closed post office.
You can of course still make
online transfers.
Banks are always open 24 hours a
day with online and ATMs. There
is no mail delivery on Veteran's
Day.
No mail stock.
Market is open.
Really.
Yes, it's down a little bit the.
Next scheduled holiday is
Thanksgiving.
The bond markets though, will be
closed.
Can't do bonds, just stocks.
Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving, everything's
closed.
No, you're talking about it on
this holiday.
On this holiday, the bond market
is closed.
I got it.
The stocks are open.
Oh, is that a?
Is that separated?
Apparently, yeah, it's two
different markets.
If you had gone to high school,
you went right into the Navy.
Right into the Navy In the Navy.
Government offices.
Oh, are government offices open
at veteran's day?
No, no federal office will be
closed.
Generally, most, but probably
not all city, county and state
divisions will have the day off
as well.
Got it.
Those guys try to get every day
off they possibly can.
Retail and grocery stores are
open.
Everything retail is open.
There may be some weird staffing
issues.
Major retailers will be open as.
Usual Some schools close, some
schools open.
Yes, Volusia County's closed.
No, I think all schools are
closed.
My kids are at school.
Private.
Private.
Schools private.
Schools, they don't fall, they
pick and choose.
Yeah, they pick and choose what
they want.
Right.
So some schools closed, some
schools open, OK.
Private education open.
Public schools closed.
Let's go with that, everybody.
What about charter schools?
I.
Don't even know the difference
between a charter school that's
private.
Isn't it and that?
Private.
Is it public?
It's.
Who's it funded?
By kind of both, It's funded by
the government.
Then it's probably closed.
Think so?
Well.
They're not sending them any
money today.
They're closed.
All right.
Well, thank you everybody for
your service.
If you if you're active or
retired, I know that bunch of I
got a few friends that are
military guys, so.
Or I gave you life for our
country.
That's celebrate those two
today.
Oh yeah, yes, I thought that was
Memorial Day.
That's Memorial Day.
If you read the, if you guys pay
attention to the opening line of
what is Veteran's Day, it was
mentioned the fallen soldiers.
Got it.
We don't really listen to you.
Oh.
I know appreciate you.
OK.
Thank you.
What else you got?
That's it, That's all the
trending topics for today.
That is your trending topics.
Yes, we can do Phil's trending
fact.
Phil's fun fact hit Doesn't
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The Cigar Hustlers podcast
feature Phil's fun facts.
Hello, people, forgot this on
that.
All right, Stanley Tucci is a
triple threat, to say the least.
He's an actor, author and lover
of good food.
In his recent recent memoir,
What I.
Memoir.
What I Eat in one Year and
related thoughts Tucci talks
about his most memorable meals
within a year's time frame,
which includes this surprising
dish that uses his go to
mayonnaise.
Mayonnaise in the memo.
Yep.
Tucci admits that he often gets
Hank rings for tuna sandwiches,
a craving that developed from
when he'd search the streets of
Manhattan for a very hearty and
affordable meal.
According to Tucci, tuna salad
and chicken salad are both
classic comfort foods, which is
why he wanted to recreate them
at home.
And what is chicken salad
without mayonnaise?
Mayonnaise.
When it came to making Mayo from
scratch from the recipe, Tucci
tried to use the method he had
learned from Chef Orlean
Boyardee.
However, he was less than
enthused about the results.
The sunflower oil he used was so
potent that it tasted dreadful.
Tucci said he simply had to toss
it, which was frustrating
because he had practically torn
a Rotary cuff trying to emulsify
the mixture.
What did the award-winning actor
use instead?
Hellman's mayonnaise.
Why?
Tucci says he went with this
male brand.
Because it's the one I actually
love.
Reminds me of a joke.
Why did the Mayo break up with a
sandwich?
Why?
Because it couldn't handle the
spread.
Oh boy, that was a.
Long one.
Whenever I hear that last name
Tucci, I instantly think Lil
Wayne.
Yeah, I don't.
I don't get the connection.
Yeah, that's sad that you don't
get the connection.
I don't know Lil Wayne music.
I don't know Quincy Jones, but I
know Tucci's.
Well, you know Tucci now 'cause
you looked him upstairs, you
looked him up.
I know Tucci.
Lil Wayne.
Who is Tucci?
Lil Wayne?
Is that his dog?
No.
Lil Wayne and his dog Tucci.
No.
Who is Tucci his.
Little nickname is Lil Wayne's
nickname.
Oh, is it Tucci?
Yeah.
Lil Wayne's not his real name.
I mean, Lil Wayne's his real
name.
It's I don't think his first
name, Lil.
That's what I'm saying.
So he has two nicknames?
Yeah.
Tucci.
Is is Wayne part of his name at
all or is his name like you
know?
Bob or I, I think Phil.
I think his first name is Wayne.
My name is Stephen Parker.
Can you Google that?
My name is Stephen Parker.
They call me Lil Wayne or Tucci.
His name is Dwayne.
Dwayne.
Michael Carter, junior.
There you go.
Oh, Mr. Carter, That's right.
Yeah, Mr. Carter.
Mr. Carter, Dwayne Michael
Carter, or Lil Wayne.
Lil Wayne.
Is there a big Wayne?
Is it dad?
Is his dad?
Maybe Dwayne?
Oh, wait, they said junior,
right?
You said Carter Junior.
So is that's why he's Lil Wayne.
Well, now it all makes sense.
I'm glad that we could.
I don't know about the Tucci
though.
I don't know why that influence
on maybe he likes Tucci the
actor.
Maybe he's a Tucci fan.
Could be.
Yeah.
All right.
Hit the news button please Sir,
from the four quarters of the
world, all the cigar industry
news you could possibly need.
The Cigar Hustler podcast report
with Mike, too Swisher paid
Trump's White House chief of
staff to lobby Congress on FDA
issues.
Swisher.
Swisher didn't.
During the first Trump
administration, the cigar
industry hoped that various
surrogates would help lobby the
White House for more affordable
outcome from the US Food and
Drug Administration.
Publicly, Rudy Giuliani was
looked up as the most likely
person to get the the ear of
Donald Trump.
Given that they were no clear
signs of reversing cigar
regulations during Trump's first
term, it's unclear what impact
Giuliani and others had.
Now At least one cigar company
seems likely to have a lot
better access.
Really.
Susie Wiles, who spearheaded
Trump successful 2024 campaign,
has been tabbed as the new chief
of staff.
Have you seen the stuff on her?
No, she's tough lady.
Yeah, yeah, she looks like the
most caringest Karen Perching
you could ever see.
Wait, what's her name?
She.
Looks like the Susie Karen.
Susie Wiles.
Yeah, so she's like.
She's the daughter of a sports
announcer.
No, she's supposedly.
Oh, she is.
She's the daughter of a sports
announcer.
No, no, no, she's not.
She's supposedly like one of the
baddest ladies, one of the
baddest people in the.
Oh, she looks like it political.
Every picture and video of her,
she just has this look on her
face.
Like don't fucking talk.
So.
Supposedly I've I've just heard
from other politicians.
Another politician they talk to
he.
Talks to a lot of politics.
They said that this lady is
responsible for Uncle Ron or
Uncle Ron not not.
Running.
Yeah, I could see that if she
told me he's.
Got something, She's got
something on him.
Oh, if she told me not to, I
wouldn't run.
She looks tough.
Is she responsible for Oreos
having less filling in the
middle?
If she told them to, they would.
Not wish.
Remember, he likes the.
Things he likes, Yeah, it's
ridiculous.
They're delicious.
Have you not had them?
Yeah, I have.
They're great.
They're OK.
Lobbling, lobbling, lobbling,
lobbling.
It's a new thing.
Lobbling.
Lobbying disclosure forms show
that earlier this year, Swisher
paid Mercury Public Affairs LLCA
lobbying firm to have Wiles
lobby Congress on FDA
regulations.
Per report by Sludge, there have
been no additional disclosures
related to Wiles since the first
quarter of 2024.
A form that shows Mercury
Mercury was paid $30,000 by
Swisher.
The Jacksonville based company
best known for its Swisher
Sweets machine, made you guys.
Swisher also owns Drew State.
Her career spans decades,
including work on the
presidential campaign for Ronald
Reagan and George Bush, as well
as Trump's 2016 and 2020 bids
and a new role of chief of
staff.
Wiles will literally be one of
the closest people to the
president on a day-to-day basis.
Typically, the chief of of staff
is one of the few people with
the direct access to the Oval
Office, as part of the job
includes managing who physically
enters the Oval Office to meet
with the president.
Thanks.
She gets paid a salary of
$400,000, which is a lot of
money, but it doesn't seem a lot
for what she's supposed to be
doing.
So is so how is she linked to
Swisher?
Should they just know each
other?
No, they paid her lobbying firm
OK between elections.
She had.
She had a lobbying firm 'cause
she's connected in politics.
They paid that firm to lobby on
their behalf to have.
FDA, whatever.
Got it, Got it.
But after they did it one time
and then there was no other
connection so she cut ties.
Oh, why can't we have a
lobbying?
For well, it doesn't seem like
they have a solid relationship.
I would assume that no.
They just paid her.
I think when it looked like he
was going to win, she went, OK,
I can't do this anymore then
sorry to dissolve the company.
Right.
I would assume that RFK would be
a better I.
Don't know if he has lobbying
for him.
Yeah, but he seems like the guy
that's not OK with over
regulation of stuff.
Right, Well, he could be, but if
he's not taking money to talk to
people on people's behalf, then.
OK.
I don't know what's involved a
sudden about because we have no
connection to politics is why we
don't have a lobbying firm.
Right.
Can't pick up the phone and get
get Trump on the phone.
People don't know that.
Well, now they do, but you
should have said it.
I.
Think it's pretty much assumed
that the three of us there's
always a don't have you?
Know.
Come on folks, you can't.
Call Trump on the phone.
You.
Don't think we can get him on.
I don't think so.
Donnie, come on man, let's talk
about cigars.
You guys are the best.
You guys are going to be huge.
Yeah, just call.
What's his name?
All Saints.
Oh, there you.
Go Saints Miki Pig Due to the
Successity Cigar Association's
lawsuit against the FDA premium
cigar regulations, we are
unlikely to be directly affected
by the outcome of the election.
However, that was not the case
for Swisher companies centered
around the sale of flavored
cigars.
Right, they want to protect
infused cigars.
Right, right.
What?
I don't know.
I.
Was just trying a little more
smoke up.
OK, alright, so move on.
Next story.
Luciano cigars Placencia made.
Fiat likes speaking shipping.
Oh.
Luciano is making cigars at
Placencia.
Is this new or this happened the
weeks when I wasn't?
Here, this is new.
That's why we're talking about
it now.
So is this terms, is he?
Did he get in that 30?
In March, Luciano Cigars
announced that it was moving
production of its Fiat Lux line
from its factory in Nicaragua to
someone else's factory that he
didn't know money to get.
Well, Placencias Tabacos de
Orienta factory in Dunnelly,
Honduras, was the lucky winner.
Now those Placencia made cigars
are beginning to ship to
retailers.
The Elects debuted at the 2021
PCA Convention trade show as
part of the Ace Prime portfolio,
a predecessor to Luciano
Cigaris, which debuted in
September 2022.
It's blend uses Ecuador and
Samantha rapper Nicaraguan
Binder Nicaraguan fillers.
Let's talk more.
Let's talk more about that on
Patreon.
I think that that's a good.
That's a good.
OK, because I have I have a
little bit of insider
information.
OK, that's a good Patreon topic
for sure.
OK, there's a quote.
Moving right along.
Moving right along.
Well, I have to go see where the
next story starts.
Eddie Guerrero leaves Davidoff
of Geneva.
Eddie's.
Oh, did I say the name right?
I don't know.
Oh, I thought maybe you knew who
it was like.
The Eddie Guerrero.
No, he's dead.
Yeah.
You're talking about Eddie
Guerrero, WWE, right?
Yeah, there's another Eddie
Guerrero.
There's another one, yeah,
nearly five years of the day
that is rival Davidoff of Geneva
USA was announced.
Eddie has announced that he is
leaving the company totally.
His most recent title was head
of brand marketing USA slash
senior brand manager for
Davidoff.
Big ass.
Good business card there.
My title is I'm head of brand
marketing USA slash senior brand
manager for Davidoff Geneva.
Oh, I'm going to slash my title,
kind of slash my title.
Yeah.
Oh, director of marketing slash
national sales manager.
I need a new car.
Slash third show creator.
Slash show creator similar role
in marketing department of
Altinus USA and he worked for
Garga Oh I am forever great are
you doing a different show on
you I'm.
Looking up his image of who he
is and getting.
Is he the steak knife guy?
No, he did not invent the steak
neck.
I am forever grateful for the
opportunity to work with one of
the most prestigious brands in
the world, said Guerrera in a
press release.
These past five years of
Davidoff have been an amazing
experience.
I look forward to the next
chapter in my career.
Guerrera told Cigars For
Podcast.
He will remain in the cigar
business and announce more
details before the end of the
year.
Latino Heat.
Everybody go yeah.
So he's with Gherkin now, no?
No, he was with Gherkin before.
He's with no one right now.
Yeah, no one.
He will announce by the end of
the year where he is going.
Bentley.
Could be they are hiring.
If you want to go to Bentley,
they're building their their
team right now.
Or Luciano, who doesn't pay
people.
You can go there.
Yeah, you can go check him out,
right?
We're going to pay you.
Speaking of which, Tony Gomez
joins Luciano Cigars as Head of
Business Development.
We're thrilled to announce that
Tony Gomez has stepped into the
role of Head of Business
Development with Luciano Cigars,
bringing with him a wealth of
industry expertise.
Known for his deep understanding
of the scam market and passion
for the craft, Tony excited to
apply his knowledge to fuel
Luciano's growth, especially in
the USA.
This is the guy.
This is the guy who used to work
for Espinosa, that strong armed
business.
What let us that wouldn't what
let us in right to see to see
Guy Fieri right when we were to
go get Matt Booth?
When we weren't trying to see
guys, right.
We were trying to talk to Jack.
Yeah, yeah.
No, you can't.
No, you can't.
Go in, can't go in, can't go in.
Then he went to Jake Wyatt, last
year's PCA.
He was at Jake Wyatt, Yeah.
Now he's at Luciano as director.
You know, I'm starting to see a
a pattern here of.
Head of business development.
It's just getting worse where
he's going, like, yeah, is
there.
Really reached the bottom.
Is there an announcement when
you leave the industry?
Because I don't think that like
that's, that's not good.
You know what there should be?
Tony Gomez finally leaves the
cigar.
Industry Tony Gomez, tired of
not being paid, has exited the
cigar industry.
You know, I think that that's
the funny part is people never
just you never get to see the
crash and burn.
You just you look back two years
later and you're like, where'd
that guy go?
Where that?
Whole What happened?
The business development of
Oceano.
What happened?
He had a brand, I don't remember
what it was called.
Yeah, it was doing well.
And then he just disappeared.
He.
Was a regional salesperson for
Espinosa, right.
And then I think of Jake Wyatt.
He was their national.
Salesman like OK, so how do you
go from regional as in an area
to covering all of it and not
knowing any of it?
Like what are your expertise?
Right.
How do you make the jump from
one or the other?
Yeah, right.
And it's not like you're
cultivating that guy, you know
what I mean?
Sure you're acquiring?
He was in the Southwest I
believe, for Espinoza.
You're acquiring that guy to the
expectation that he has national
ability to help grow the brand
on a national level.
Right.
But he doesn't.
Well, he wasn't there long.
Just sounds like the math ain't
mathen, you know what I mean?
Right.
With years of experience under
his belt, Tony is well equipped
to lead Luciano Segars into the
next and exciting territories.
Sounds good.
His strategic vision and
commitment to elevating the
brand premises the dynamic
future for Luciano as he seeks
to unlock untapped potential and
expand the company's reach.
Tony, all I can say is it within
the first two weeks, your
paycheck doesn't come in on
time.
Pack your shit, get the fuck
out.
Right.
Run.
I have information about DENTO
Cle names Mark as European sales
manager.
Oh, we're tapping into Europe.
Everybody's tapping in there.
Everybody's tapping in Europe,
it's the new, it's the new West.
Like the New Horizons?
Yeah.
That's where everybody wants to
go.
All the opportunities are out
there because they're clamoring
for American cigars.
Let's go back east.
Right.
See.
At least Cigars announced that
Mark Heppeman is the company's
new European Area sales manager.
Well, he is a new employee.
Oh great.
Oh, please tell us who it is.
He is a new employee.
Heberman has been working with
the company for years.
Previously, he worked for
Bentley Tobacco.
No.
I did not add that he worked for
Bentley Tobacco in August
Schuster and there's a bunch of
letters.
On it.
Oh, he's tied to the Schuster.
Family, yeah, Schuster CL, that
CL ES distributor in Germany and
Bentley Tobacco is run by one of
the Schuster family members,
right?
I am very excited and honored to
accept this new position, which
will be a great professional
opportunity for me, said Heppen,
per an announcement.
His new role effective November
1st.
Europe is becoming more and more
important to Cle every year, and
it's fitting that we invite the
young and dynamic cigar
enthusiasts to the family, say
Christian Hiroa, founder of Cle.
That's really interesting.
You have distribution there.
I would assume that you're still
working with the shusters and
now you've tapped a guy to kind
of facilitate and run Europe for
your sales.
Correct.
Yeah.
Kind of curious to see what that
looks like.
So the distributor would also be
they would be handling the sales
too.
They're in charge of putting
like we are for other brands,
right?
Oh yeah.
So what is this guy going to?
Do yeah, you would think that
that that the distributorship
would have, I don't know, maybe
somebody handling the sale
somebody.
So Cle feels like they're not
adequate.
Or maybe he is the person
between Cle now and the
distributor.
Maybe the game plan is to remove
the distributor and be handle it
yourself.
There's.
A lot of shipping all over
Europe.
It gets shipped to one location
and then distributed from there.
No, that's what I mean.
Somebody's got to send this to
the shops, right?
So Europe is going to be big.
It's not like he's just in
charge of Milwaukee.
Right.
How is the Milwaukee market
doing these days?
It's very slow, Michael.
Yeah, very, very slow.
Very slow.
Roma craft to back releasing Mon
Cherie next.
Week, if you've ever.
Wondered what the Aquitaine EMH
Frenchie would smoke like?
It's a Corona Gorda.
You'll be able to find out next
week.
Is it next week?
I don't know who the story is.
On Monday, November 11th, Roma
Craft to back will begin
shipping the craft Marquette MO
Cherie.
It's a five and three quarter 46
version of the Aquitaine EMH
Frenchy, which is made in a 5 by
56 robusto.
Gorda Frenchy is a Barber pole
version of the Aquitaine line,
meaning it has two wrapper
leaves that are rolled together
at an angle.
Debris A spiral pattern similar
to a Barber pole.
Would make sense.
That actually makes sense.
The main rapper is Ecuador in
Connecticut and the accents are
Ecuador and Habano.
The Aquadaine blend uses
Nicaraguan tobacco from Condega
SLE and Pueblo Nuevo for the
filler.
This is the original Chromag
filler blend, not the updated
2024 blend.
It's completely different.
Totally different, totally
different, totally different.
It's an MSRP of $12.00 per
cigar.
It's just crazy so.
Low.
So low, unlimited to 650 bundles
of 10 cigars.
Michael Rosales, who I talked to
on the phone today.
Oh, did you?
Oh yes, we're starting a chat.
Oh buddy and up.
Yes, Michael Rosales, Co founder
of the Roma craft bag, told
Cigars the podcast that the
bundles will be allocated to
retailers based a year to date
sales of Aqua Team.
Mon Cherie is French for my
darling and also the name of a
popular candy.
That's where Skip got the name
from the game.
A popular candy I like.
Candy I like.
Candy.
Last year, Aroma Craft released
the Frenchie, named after John D
Oliver, who likes French fries
at the time worked for the
company.
Who liked French?
Fries.
The release is part of the Craft
Marquette series, which includes
limited editions of various
blends.
Jokes.
His last name is the Oliver.
He's French.
I understand, but saying he
likes French fries was fun here.
Got it.
Because they're from France.
Thanks for ruining the joke.
My pleasure.
Certainly.
Oh, so to briefly tell you about
the Monterey, I can tell you as
far as acquiring for purchase,
yes, but you can't purchase them
here.
They're already sold.
But if you need help finding the
retailers that are selling them,
reach out to us and I'll do my
best to facilitate that for you.
Oh.
So look at you.
Yeah, I'm a man of the people,
Michael.
Certainly it's very nice of you
to be flooded with phone calls
to produce sales for other shops
of a brand we don't make any
money on.
Correct.
Great idea.
That's what I do.
That is why we don't have money
here at this year.
Sorry, I don't have money.
That's.
Why?
We don't have money.
We sold all ours and now we're
going to make sure everybody
else does.
Too.
That's it.
All right, we'll.
Start a small fee for this for
some 2% or something.
Damn it, I don't know Nate
about.
That maybe they can mention you
in a press release later on down
the road.
If you can't find them, reach
out to us Cigar Houses Podcast.
That's it.
So it got.
That's all you got.
Since it was, it was a bunch of.
Florida A.
Bunch of no, no, Florida, there
was a bunch of people died and
stuff.
We don't do the dead people
stories.
Ohh.
Everybody's releasing something.
There's a lot of releases going
on.
Yeah.
There's a store exclusive of a
brand and a shop that we don't
talk about.
So one of those.
Alright, so passing on that.
Right, Lisona Palooza's this
weekend.
Yeah, that's a it's a big thing
going on in the industries.
It is, yeah.
Plus they just released a La
Provincia number.
I don't know what it.
Yeah, 6 again.
Yeah, something like that.
Black Tro 6 or something?
Right, we have an event here on
the 22nd.
Eric Espinoza can be in the
house.
A big Domino's tournament.
Eric Espinoza, if you, I don't
know, we're going to do like a
whole tournament or maybe we
just do the for the last raffle
ticket, you have to play against
them and if you win.
OK, you and Greg need to get on
the same page we're working and
when you?
I don't know if we.
Could do social media person who
finds out things because he
listens and none other things I.
Just don't know if we can do a
full tournament, like I don't
know if there's going to be
enough time for.
That, well, it depends on how
many people.
Because what if you just pulled
the name?
Right.
Because not everybody plays
dominoes.
Is it the best of three?
I don't even know how to play
dominoes.
No, I would just do No, it'd be
a single.
It should be a single.
Names like 15 minutes.
Like you and him play, if you
beat him then you stay and the
next guy comes in.
Those two play and that guy at
least.
You gotta have pairs.
Oh, you have to play in fours?
Yeah, I didn't so.
Here's my thoughts.
My thoughts are maybe we do
something where the last we pull
for the big grand prize, OK, and
the grand prize winner can win
X, the ashtray, the big ashtray
and some other stuff or this if
they lose in the tournament or
in the game against Eric and
whoever.
So then there's really only one
game being played.
So how do you pick?
You draw names for all three
players, of course, Eric
bringing somebody.
With Eric will have a buddy and
then this person can pick a
person as well.
Yeah, so there is someone coming
with him.
Yeah, he never travels.
I know he doesn't travel alone,
but what if it's not a Domino's
person?
Richie.
I don't know who's coming.
I've asked.
Nobody knows.
I don't know.
Look, we'll figure it out.
Greg's telling me there's a
sampler purchase, buy in and
then a single elimination
tournament.
It sounds like it takes days
away.
That sounds entertaining, right?
We'll figure that out.
We'll figure it out.
Slapping and.
Yeah, that's a lot of that.
Let's.
Keep it simple.
Maybe we dumb that down.
We'll see what it looks like,
all right.
Well, I'm advertising this event
on a it's.
A Domino's thing.
Just go ahead and keep doing
that.
That's fine all.
Right, we have Domino's.
And Eric Espinoza's here.
That's a big deal, right?
Yeah.
He likes coming here though.
Well, we like Eric.
He's a good guy.
He is a good guy.
I like him.
One of my favorite industry.
People.
Yeah, like just legit.
Actually, everybody there are my
favorite industry people.
Yeah, yeah.
Except for Alfredo.
Yeah, except for Alfredo, Yeah.
Right, guys, a waste space,
right?
Terrible salesman.
Oh, OK, you got to listen to the
week.
Oh, you're listening?
I got.
You.
No, you told me you did handle
both now.
No, that was last week.
Also.
Shop of the Week.
So it changes Houston, we have a
problem.
Yes, changes on a weekly basis
based on how I handle it, Yes.
Oh, perfect.
So listen to the week.
Sure.
What?
Ryan Max.
Ryan Mackumson.
Oh, I.
Was going to say, it's not like
you cut the name in.
Hand no, because I got the.
Oh, the gun, Yeah.
What's the Shop of the week?
Bogart Cigars.
In.
Fayetteville, TN.
I knew you were going to say
that.
Well, they're very nice
gentleman and they love me now,
so.
There you go.
All right.
Anything else?
Nope, that's all I got.
It's been episode 360 of the
Cigar Hustler podcast.
It's on the paper.
All right, bang.
Thank you.
All right, bye.
Bye, guys, everybody.
Bye.
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