Print

[Travellin Dave]

good morning Dave.
poor Mark is going to have a harder time finding 'cheap cheapo' ticks.

Morning Dean’O, gets harder everyday to find even decent deals

Which has pressured me to accept the decline (or increase, depending on your perspective) of the cheapy cheapo standard of acceptance.  Never, I say, never!

Gotta remain flexible.

[South Carolina Redfish]

I got little done yesterday because I spent a bunch of time on the phone with my health insurance company. What a fiasco.

Tons of actual work to finish before the end of the year. I'll be scarce for the next few days.

I have alot of business meetings to prepare for from tonight through the 1st week of the year.

I don't have a damn thing to do for the rest of the year aside from watching bowl games!

Well Good For You!  Any interesting ones coming up?

Got to be better than the sucky TCU - Cal game last night.....or the cancelled BC - Boise State game (due to lightning in Texas)

Or all the other bowl games so far this year.

That BS Dallas Bowl Deal is about ridiculous, I see lawsuits over the horizon with that one.  They only “sold and gave away” about 14,600 tickets.  Then the City says the tickets are “non refundable “ well when you sell tickets to something then don’t perform the game that will get you sued every time.

Independent of the bowl, BC already has offered to refund tickets and offer a free ticket to a sporting event next year.  Non bowl game is going to be very expensive for them.


The current arrangement for most bowl games requires each team to purchase like 15 K tickets.  So for these third rate bowls, teams end up giving away tickets for local charities and such just to get some bodies in the seats.

The major question is are the teams getting the minimum payouts and if so who is going to pay it.  The City of Dallas paid (subsidized) ESPN $300,000 to have the bowl but that is not anywhere near the total minimum payouts.

Both teams are refunding ticket purchases bought through their Athletic Departments.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Today’s Birthdays:
Actor John Amos is 79.
ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 75.
Rock musician Mick Jones (Foreigner) is 74.
Singer Tracy Nelson is 74.
Actor Gerard Depardieu is 70.
Jazz singer-musician T.S. Monk is 69.
Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff is 67.
Rock musician David Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 66.
Actress Tovah Feldshuh is 65.
Journalist-turned-politician Arthur Kent is 65.
Actress Maryam D’Abo is 58.
Country musician Jeff Bryant is 56.
Actor Ian Gomez is 54.
Actress Theresa Randle is 54.
Actress Eva LaRue is 52.
Wrestler and actor Bill Goldberg is 52.
Actress Tracey Cherelle Jones is 49.
Bluegrass singer-musician Darrin Vincent (Dailey & Vincent) is 49.
Rock musician Guthrie Govan is 47.
Musician Matt Slocum is 46.
Actor Wilson Cruz is 45.
Singer Olu is 45.
Actor Masi Oka is 44.
Actor Aaron Stanford is 42.
Actress Emilie de Ravin is 37.
Actor Jay Ellis is 37.
Christian rock musician James Mead (Kutless) is 36.
Rock singer Hayley Williams (Paramore) is 30.
Country singer Shay Mooney (Dan & Shay) is 27.
Actor Timothee Chalamet is 23.

Mamma should be at the top of your list; she turned 84 today.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Today’s Birthdays:
Actor John Amos is 79.
ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 75.
Rock musician Mick Jones (Foreigner) is 74.
Singer Tracy Nelson is 74.
Actor Gerard Depardieu is 70.
Jazz singer-musician T.S. Monk is 69.
Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff is 67.
Rock musician David Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 66.
Actress Tovah Feldshuh is 65.
Journalist-turned-politician Arthur Kent is 65.
Actress Maryam D’Abo is 58.
Country musician Jeff Bryant is 56.
Actor Ian Gomez is 54.
Actress Theresa Randle is 54.
Actress Eva LaRue is 52.
Wrestler and actor Bill Goldberg is 52.
Actress Tracey Cherelle Jones is 49.
Bluegrass singer-musician Darrin Vincent (Dailey & Vincent) is 49.
Rock musician Guthrie Govan is 47.
Musician Matt Slocum is 46.
Actor Wilson Cruz is 45.
Singer Olu is 45.
Actor Masi Oka is 44.
Actor Aaron Stanford is 42.
Actress Emilie de Ravin is 37.
Actor Jay Ellis is 37.
Christian rock musician James Mead (Kutless) is 36.
Rock singer Hayley Williams (Paramore) is 30.
Country singer Shay Mooney (Dan & Shay) is 27.
Actor Timothee Chalamet is 23.

Mamma should be at the top of your list; she turned 84 today.

Only eligible for Dave’s lists if she is a commie.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Today’s Birthdays:
Actor John Amos is 79.
ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 75.
Rock musician Mick Jones (Foreigner) is 74.
Singer Tracy Nelson is 74.
Actor Gerard Depardieu is 70.
Jazz singer-musician T.S. Monk is 69.
Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff is 67.
Rock musician David Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 66.
Actress Tovah Feldshuh is 65.
Journalist-turned-politician Arthur Kent is 65.
Actress Maryam D’Abo is 58.
Country musician Jeff Bryant is 56.
Actor Ian Gomez is 54.
Actress Theresa Randle is 54.
Actress Eva LaRue is 52.
Wrestler and actor Bill Goldberg is 52.
Actress Tracey Cherelle Jones is 49.
Bluegrass singer-musician Darrin Vincent (Dailey & Vincent) is 49.
Rock musician Guthrie Govan is 47.
Musician Matt Slocum is 46.
Actor Wilson Cruz is 45.
Singer Olu is 45.
Actor Masi Oka is 44.
Actor Aaron Stanford is 42.
Actress Emilie de Ravin is 37.
Actor Jay Ellis is 37.
Christian rock musician James Mead (Kutless) is 36.
Rock singer Hayley Williams (Paramore) is 30.
Country singer Shay Mooney (Dan & Shay) is 27.
Actor Timothee Chalamet is 23.

Mamma should be at the top of your list; she turned 84 today.

Only eligible for Dave’s lists if she is a commie.

How about Fascist?

[bluecollar]

The truth about raising cigars is real. The deadline for FDA payment is upon the manufacturers. The FDA did nothing but postpone their proposed bill. On top of this big hit. Many manufacturers had to hire lawyers to try and comply with the legalities of the "ingredients" the FDA has proposed. Manufacturers have spent tens of thousands of dollars. All for preparing for regulations them and us hope never go into effect. The fight is real and we need to do all we can as Americans to fight the FDA. Don't be upset at the manufacturers be upset at the FDA and do all you can. Follow Cigar Rights of America and write your Congressmen.

[A Friend of Charlie]

The truth about raising cigars is real. The deadline for FDA payment is upon the manufacturers. The FDA did nothing but postpone their proposed bill. On top of this big hit. Many manufacturers had to hire lawyers to try and comply with the legalities of the "ingredients" the FDA has proposed. Manufacturers have spent tens of thousands of dollars. All for preparing for regulations them and us hope never go into effect. The fight is real and we need to do all we can as Americans to fight the FDA. Don't be upset at the manufacturers be upset at the FDA and do all you can. Follow Cigar Rights of America and write your Congressmen.

I'm all for CRA and have been a member for years. I've even written my congressman a bunch of times. The thing that gets me is that prices had been previously raised based on what the FDA was going to do. The decisions have been postponed for so long that now the manufacturers are looking to raise prices again. In the end, the consumer always gets the shaft.

[Travellin Dave]

The truth about raising cigars is real. The deadline for FDA payment is upon the manufacturers. The FDA did nothing but postpone their proposed bill. On top of this big hit. Many manufacturers had to hire lawyers to try and comply with the legalities of the "ingredients" the FDA has proposed. Manufacturers have spent tens of thousands of dollars. All for preparing for regulations them and us hope never go into effect. The fight is real and we need to do all we can as Americans to fight the FDA. Don't be upset at the manufacturers be upset at the FDA and do all you can. Follow Cigar Rights of America and write your Congressmen.

I'm all for CRA and have been a member for years. I've even written my congressman a bunch of times. The thing that gets me is that prices had been previously raised based on what the FDA was going to do. The decisions have been postponed for so long that now the manufacturers are looking to raise prices again. In the end, the consumer always gets the shaft.

I'll go with that version.

[bluecollar]

Premium cigars need exemption. Bottom line.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Premium cigars need exemption. Bottom line.

Agreed.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Hey Rick, did you get my email?

[bluecollar]

Hey Rick, did you get my email?

No sorry I'm at the store. I should give you a different one.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Hey Rick, did you get my email?

No sorry I'm at the store. I should give you a different one.

It's not important. I was responding to a note you sent on December 5th that ended up in my SPAM folder. I assume all is good now?

[A Friend of Charlie]

In an effort to do some serious procrastinating, I finally gave SeriousCigars a call regarding my order from November 24th... They said they would overnight it and give me back 15% for dropping the ball and not responding to my email inquiries. Let's see what happens.

[A Friend of Charlie]

In an effort to do some serious procrastinating, I finally gave SeriousCigars a call regarding my order from November 24th... They said they would overnight it and give me back 15% for dropping the ball and not responding to my email inquiries. Let's see what happens.

Also did some other cigar shopping. Finally used my old cigar.com gift cards to sample a bunch of different Micallefs. Been hearing really good things about them. I'll keep y'all posted...