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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on December 22, 2022, 03:27:53 AM
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What's up cigar enthusiasts?! Any cigar deals on the various internet sites that are worth talking about? Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something along the way. Warning: don't proceed if you have thin skin but don't be afraid to post either... And welcome aboard!
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That was like pulling teeth, but it's a new record streak for me. Night, lads.
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Morning, boyos. Youngest turned up positive for the rona last night, so it's looking like yet another year of celebrating by ourselves. Goddamnit sonofabitch.
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
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Sis:
Door #1 - Ave Maria Morning Star (Perfecto) - 10/44.99
Door #2 - Diesel Unholy Cocktail (Belicoso) - 10/34.99
Door #3 - Brick House Churchill - 5/29.99
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Morning, boyos. Youngest turned up positive for the rona last night, so it's looking like yet another year of celebrating by ourselves. Goddamnit sonofabitch.
So many people are sick right now. I hope the best for you and your family. It's supposed to be terrible weekend for most of us with the storm rolling in. Stay home. Stay safe.
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
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Morning, boyos. Youngest turned up positive for the rona last night, so it's looking like yet another year of celebrating by ourselves. Goddamnit sonofabitch.
So many people are sick right now. I hope the best for you and your family. It's supposed to be terrible weekend for most of us with the storm rolling in. Stay home. Stay safe.
Seems like that's the only choice we're going to have, for the 3rd year in a row.
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Morning, boyos. Youngest turned up positive for the rona last night, so it's looking like yet another year of celebrating by ourselves. Goddamnit sonofabitch.
So many people are sick right now. I hope the best for you and your family. It's supposed to be terrible weekend for most of us with the storm rolling in. Stay home. Stay safe.
Seems like that's the only choice we're going to have, for the 3rd year in a row.
And if I'm being honest, my throat is starting to feel a little rough. Maybe not the rona, but feels like something going on there.
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
CI 25th Anniversary Hat/Tumbler Combo - 29.99
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
CI 25th Anniversary Hat/Tumbler Combo - 29.99
La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo Toro - 5/24.99
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
CI 25th Anniversary Hat/Tumbler Combo - 29.99
La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo Toro - 5/24.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Robusto - 10/49.99
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
CI 25th Anniversary Hat/Tumbler Combo - 29.99
La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo Toro - 5/24.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Robusto - 10/49.99
La Perla Habana Black Pearl Morado Robusto - 5/14.99
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Happy late morning to all. (Well, maybe not so late for Bret.)
Jumped right into work and never looked back.
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Happy late morning to all. (Well, maybe not so late for Bret.)
Jumped right into work and never looked back.
Morning, FinallyArrivedTony.
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
CI 25th Anniversary Hat/Tumbler Combo - 29.99
La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo Toro - 5/24.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Robusto - 10/49.99
La Perla Habana Black Pearl Morado Robusto - 5/14.99
CAO Flathead V660 Carb - 5/29.99
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
CI 25th Anniversary Hat/Tumbler Combo - 29.99
La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo Toro - 5/24.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Robusto - 10/49.99
La Perla Habana Black Pearl Morado Robusto - 5/14.99
CAO Flathead V660 Carb - 5/29.99
Macanudo Cafe Hyde Park - 10/39.99
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Happy late morning to all. (Well, maybe not so late for Bret.)
Jumped right into work and never looked back.
Bad habit to get in to... ;)
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Good morning TyphoidDave and NoseToTheGrindstoneTony.
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Good morning TyphoidDave and NoseToTheGrindstoneTony.
Ain't that the truth. Like a repeat of 2021 when the middle kid got it right before Xmas. Sheesh.
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I knew I was going to jinx myself yesterday by pointing out my 5-day guessed in 3 streak. ???
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I knew I was going to jinx myself yesterday by pointing out my 5-day guessed in 3 streak. ???
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I'm impressed you got it in 4 with those first 3 guesses.
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Today is Thursday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2022.
There are nine days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 22, 1990, Lech Walesa (lek vah-WEN’-sah) took the oath of office as Poland’s first popularly elected president.
On this date:
In 1858, opera composer Giacomo Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy.
In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. (Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.)
In 1941, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for surrender, writing “Nuts!” in his official reply.
In 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz (bur-NAHRD’ gehts) shot and wounded four youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him.
In 1989, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu (chow-SHES’-koo), the last of Eastern Europe’s hard-line Communist rulers, was toppled from power in a popular uprising.
In 1992, a Libyan Boeing 727 jetliner crashed after a midair collision with a MiG fighter, killing all 157 aboard the jetliner, and both crew members of the fighter jet.
In 1995, actor Butterfly McQueen, who’d played the scatterbrained slave Prissy in “Gone with the Wind,” died in Augusta, Georgia, at age 84.
In 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers. (Reid is serving a life sentence in federal prison.)
In 2003, a federal judge ruled the Pentagon couldn’t enforce mandatory anthrax vaccinations for military personnel.
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law allowing gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America’s military, repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
In 2020, President Donald Trump unexpectedly released two videos, one falsely declaring that he had won the election in a “landslide,” and the other urging lawmakers to increase direct payments for most individuals to $2,000 in a COVID relief package, a move opposed by most Republicans.
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Ten years ago: The late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye was praised as a humble leader who embodied honor, dignity and duty during a public visitation at Hawaii’s state Capitol, five days after his death at age 88. Egypt’s Islamist-backed constitution received a “yes” majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout.
Five years ago: The wildfire that had burned its way through communities and wilderness northwest of Los Angeles became the largest blaze ever officially recorded in California; it had scorched 273,400 acres and destroyed more than 700 homes. iPhone owners from several states sued Apple for not disclosing sooner that it issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries would last longer. President Donald Trump signed the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions against North Korea in response to its latest launch of a ballistic missile that Pyongyang said was capable of reaching anywhere on the U.S. mainland.
One year ago: U.S. health regulators authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans would be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus. A New York man, Matthew Greene, pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys; he was the first Proud Boys member to publicly plead guilty to conspiring with other members to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote. The Department of Homeland Security announced that 100 children, mostly from Central America, had been reunited with their families after being separated under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy. The NHL announced that players would not be able to participate in the Beijing Olympics; the league would spend the previously scheduled Olympic break making up games postponed because of COVID-19 protocols.
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Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Hector Elizondo is 86.
Country singer Red Steagall is 84.
Former World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz is 79.
Baseball Hall of Famer Steve Carlton is 78.
Former ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 77.
Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 74.
Rock singer-musician Michael Bacon is 74.
Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is 74.
Golfer Jan Stephenson is 71.
Actor BernNadette Stanis is 69.
Rapper Luther “Luke” Campbell is 62.
Actor Ralph Fiennes (rayf fynz) is 60.
Actor Lauralee Bell is 54.
Country singer Lori McKenna is 54.
Actor Dina Meyer is 54.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is 52.
Actor Heather Donahue is 49.
Actor Chris Carmack is 42.
Actor Harry Ford is 40.
Actor Greg Finley is 38.
Actor Logan Huffman is 33.
R&B singer Jordin Sparks is 33.
Pop singer Meghan Trainor is 29.
Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud is 24.
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Today's Over/Under is 9
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Morning, boyos. Youngest turned up positive for the rona last night, so it's looking like yet another year of celebrating by ourselves. Goddamnit sonofabitch.
That blows. I'm truly sorry.
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Slacking again, 5.
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Little golf nostalgia...
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Slacking again, 5.
You're as up and down as the stock market.
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I knew I was going to jinx myself yesterday by pointing out my 5-day guessed in 3 streak. ???
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I'm impressed you got it in 4 with those first 3 guesses.
There weren't any letters remaining to use. ;)
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Seven.
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Neither were part of my seven. Knew of both of them but wouldn't have recognized their faces.
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Little golf nostalgia...
Never heard of Jan Stephenson. I thought those photos were of Olivia Newton-John but she passed recently and clearly wasn't on the list.
Interesting that they're both Australian.
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Slacking again, 5.
You're as up and down as the stock market.
Feeling mostly down right now. Pretty sure I've developed a fever, but as our thermometer has recently been misplaced, I can't be certain.
First time getting sick since March 2020. It was a hell of a run, but picked a shitty time to happen. We're all gonna take tests tomorrow, see if anyone else is positive before deciding what to do about Xmas festivities.
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
CI 25th Anniversary Hat/Tumbler Combo - 29.99
La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo Toro - 5/24.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Robusto - 10/49.99
La Perla Habana Black Pearl Morado Robusto - 5/14.99
CAO Flathead V660 Carb - 5/29.99
Macanudo Cafe Hyde Park - 10/39.99
Camacho Corojo Robusto - 10/44.99
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Slacking again, 5.
You're as up and down as the stock market.
Feeling mostly down right now. Pretty sure I've developed a fever, but as our thermometer has recently been misplaced, I can't be certain.
First time getting sick since March 2020. It was a hell of a run, but picked a shitty time to happen. We're all gonna take tests tomorrow, see if anyone else is positive before deciding what to do about Xmas festivities.
I'm really sorry to hear it. Try to get lots of rest. Here's hoping you won't lose any sense of taste/smell.
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Jammin' Joe:
ACID Blondie Belicoso - 10/44.99
Joya De Nicaragua Antano Gran Reserva GT20 - 5/34.99
CI 25th Anniversary Hat/Tumbler Combo - 29.99
La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo Toro - 5/24.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Robusto - 10/49.99
La Perla Habana Black Pearl Morado Robusto - 5/14.99
CAO Flathead V660 Carb - 5/29.99
Macanudo Cafe Hyde Park - 10/39.99
Camacho Corojo Robusto - 10/44.99
Rocky Patel Top 10 Collection - 10/34.99
1 - Rocky Patel Broadleaf Toro (6" x 52)
1 - Rocky Patel Connecticut Torpedo (6.5" x 50)
1 - Rocky Patel Royal Vintage Torpedo (6.1" x 52)
1 - Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Robusto (5.5" x 50)
1 - Rocky Patel Vintage '03 Cameroon Robusto (5.5" x 50)
1 - Rocky Patel Vintage '99 Robusto (5.5" x 50)
1 - Rocky Patel Super Ligero Robusto (5" x 50)
1 - Rocky Patel Edge Corojo Toro (6" x 52)
1 - Rocky Patel Edge Maduro Toro (6" x 52)
1 - Rocky Patel Decade Cameroon Robusto (5" x 50)
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Morning, muchachos.
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Happy late morning to all. (Well, maybe not so late for Bret.)
Jumped right into work and never looked back.
Same here.
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Slacking again, 5.
You're as up and down as the stock market.
Feeling mostly down right now. Pretty sure I've developed a fever, but as our thermometer has recently been misplaced, I can't be certain.
First time getting sick since March 2020. It was a hell of a run, but picked a shitty time to happen. We're all gonna take tests tomorrow, see if anyone else is positive before deciding what to do about Xmas festivities.
I'm really sorry to hear it. Try to get lots of rest. Here's hoping you won't lose any sense of taste/smell.
Thanks. I will endeavor to rest, but of course I have to leave right after I log off to pick up my oldest from her friends house. Hoping she didn't end up becoming a carrier and taking it over there, she's been there since Tuesday evening.
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Six.
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Not a coinky-dink, really, but I did spend a rather drunken evening with Rick Nielsen crawling music clubs in New Orleans in 1998.
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Slacking again, 5.
You're as up and down as the stock market.
Feeling mostly down right now. Pretty sure I've developed a fever, but as our thermometer has recently been misplaced, I can't be certain.
First time getting sick since March 2020. It was a hell of a run, but picked a shitty time to happen. We're all gonna take tests tomorrow, see if anyone else is positive before deciding what to do about Xmas festivities.
Rectal or oral? ....may help in locating it....just saying. :-\
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Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Hector Elizondo is 86.
Country singer Red Steagall is 84.
Former World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz is 79.
Baseball Hall of Famer Steve Carlton is 78.
Former ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 77.
Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 74.
Rock singer-musician Michael Bacon is 74.
Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is 74.
Golfer Jan Stephenson is 71.
Actor BernNadette Stanis is 69.
Rapper Luther “Luke” Campbell is 62.
Actor Ralph Fiennes (rayf fynz) is 60.
Actor Lauralee Bell is 54.
Country singer Lori McKenna is 54.
Actor Dina Meyer is 54.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is 52.
Actor Heather Donahue is 49.
Actor Chris Carmack is 42.
Actor Harry Ford is 40.
Actor Greg Finley is 38.
Actor Logan Huffman is 33.
R&B singer Jordin Sparks is 33.
Pop singer Meghan Trainor is 29.
Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud is 24.
Off again today...really thought you'd get these...
Then I figured Raz would get Rick Nielson butnot Jordin Sparks....
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Slacking again, 5.
You're as up and down as the stock market.
Feeling mostly down right now. Pretty sure I've developed a fever, but as our thermometer has recently been misplaced, I can't be certain.
First time getting sick since March 2020. It was a hell of a run, but picked a shitty time to happen. We're all gonna take tests tomorrow, see if anyone else is positive before deciding what to do about Xmas festivities.
Rectal or oral? ....may help in locating it....just saying. :-\
LMFAO!
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Not a coinky-dink, really, but I did spend a rather drunken evening with Rick Nielsen crawling music clubs in New Orleans in 1998.
That sounds like a good time.
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Today's Over/Under is 9
Slacking again, 5.
You're as up and down as the stock market.
Feeling mostly down right now. Pretty sure I've developed a fever, but as our thermometer has recently been misplaced, I can't be certain.
First time getting sick since March 2020. It was a hell of a run, but picked a shitty time to happen. We're all gonna take tests tomorrow, see if anyone else is positive before deciding what to do about Xmas festivities.
Rectal or oral? ....may help in locating it....just saying. :-\
Hi-yo!
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Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Hector Elizondo is 86.
Country singer Red Steagall is 84.
Former World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz is 79.
Baseball Hall of Famer Steve Carlton is 78.
Former ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 77.
Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 74.
Rock singer-musician Michael Bacon is 74.
Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is 74.
Golfer Jan Stephenson is 71.
Actor BernNadette Stanis is 69.
Rapper Luther “Luke” Campbell is 62.
Actor Ralph Fiennes (rayf fynz) is 60.
Actor Lauralee Bell is 54.
Country singer Lori McKenna is 54.
Actor Dina Meyer is 54.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is 52.
Actor Heather Donahue is 49.
Actor Chris Carmack is 42.
Actor Harry Ford is 40.
Actor Greg Finley is 38.
Actor Logan Huffman is 33.
R&B singer Jordin Sparks is 33.
Pop singer Meghan Trainor is 29.
Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud is 24.
Off again today...really thought you'd get these...
Then I figured Raz would get Rick Nielson butnot Jordin Sparks....
Of the musicians, I only got Nielsen and Meghan Trainor.
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Not a coinky-dink, really, but I did spend a rather drunken evening with Rick Nielsen crawling music clubs in New Orleans in 1998.
That sounds like a good time.
It was a good time. It started a bit nerve-wracking. I was at a Microsoft Tech conference. They had a jam session at the Sheraton hotel, so I went and sat in for a couple of songs. I called for a favorite song of mine, "Damn Your Eyes," which was famously done by Etta James. I talked everyone through it quickly, and then we did a reasonably good job jamming it. It got an enthusiastic response from the audience.
Afterward I was standing in the back watching others play. Somebody tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Nice work on the Etta James song." I turned and it was Rick Nielsen. "Holy shit!" sez I. If I'd known he was in the audience, I likely wouldn't have got onstage. So I bought him a beer, and told him about how it had been Sam Taylor who taught me the song at the Chicago Bar in Tucson. Most people haven't heard of Sam Taylor, but the Rolling Stones had to pay him some money because they had "inadvertently" plagiarized a song of his called "Midnight Rambler." Nielsen knew who Taylor was, and also some other musicians in Tucson that I knew.
Nielsen invited me to go with him to catch a set by the Radiators at Tipitina's, which turned into a foray through the music clubs in the French Quarter until about 4am. Good time.
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Not a coinky-dink, really, but I did spend a rather drunken evening with Rick Nielsen crawling music clubs in New Orleans in 1998.
That sounds like a good time.
It was a good time. It started a bit nerve-wracking. I was at a Microsoft Tech conference. They had a jam session at the Sheraton hotel, so I went and sat in for a couple of songs. I called for a favorite song of mine, "Damn Your Eyes," which was famously done by Etta James. I talked everyone through it quickly, and then we did a reasonably good job jamming it. It got an enthusiastic response from the audience.
Afterward I was standing in the back watching others play. Somebody tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Nice work on the Etta James song." I turned and it was Rick Nielsen. "Holy shit!" sez I. If I'd known he was in the audience, I likely wouldn't have got onstage. So I bought him a beer, and told him about how it had been Sam Taylor who taught me the song at the Chicago Bar in Tucson. Most people haven't heard of Sam Taylor, but the Rolling Stones had to pay him some money because they had "inadvertently" plagiarized a song of his called "Midnight Rambler." Nielsen knew who Taylor was, and also some other musicians in Tucson that I knew.
Nielsen invited me to go with him to catch a set by the Radiators at Tipitina's, which turned into a foray through the music clubs in the French Quarter until about 4am. Good time.
That's an awesome story. Listening to the song now on Spotify.
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Enjoying a fairly mild afternoon before it goes to hell tomorrow.
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Not a coinky-dink, really, but I did spend a rather drunken evening with Rick Nielsen crawling music clubs in New Orleans in 1998.
That sounds like a good time.
It was a good time. It started a bit nerve-wracking. I was at a Microsoft Tech conference. They had a jam session at the Sheraton hotel, so I went and sat in for a couple of songs. I called for a favorite song of mine, "Damn Your Eyes," which was famously done by Etta James. I talked everyone through it quickly, and then we did a reasonably good job jamming it. It got an enthusiastic response from the audience.
Afterward I was standing in the back watching others play. Somebody tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Nice work on the Etta James song." I turned and it was Rick Nielsen. "Holy shit!" sez I. If I'd known he was in the audience, I likely wouldn't have got onstage. So I bought him a beer, and told him about how it had been Sam Taylor who taught me the song at the Chicago Bar in Tucson. Most people haven't heard of Sam Taylor, but the Rolling Stones had to pay him some money because they had "inadvertently" plagiarized a song of his called "Midnight Rambler." Nielsen knew who Taylor was, and also some other musicians in Tucson that I knew.
Nielsen invited me to go with him to catch a set by the Radiators at Tipitina's, which turned into a foray through the music clubs in the French Quarter until about 4am. Good time.
That's an awesome story. Listening to the song now on Spotify.
Etta's version or Raz's ?
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Enjoying a fairly mild afternoon before it goes to hell tomorrow.
Hell is right. And now I might have to account for 2 days worth of food here I wasn't planning on.
On the plus side, wife is also starting to feel rough in the throat (giggity), so she took a test before leaving for work and it was negative. So that's something, at least for the time being.
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Not a coinky-dink, really, but I did spend a rather drunken evening with Rick Nielsen crawling music clubs in New Orleans in 1998.
That sounds like a good time.
It was a good time. It started a bit nerve-wracking. I was at a Microsoft Tech conference. They had a jam session at the Sheraton hotel, so I went and sat in for a couple of songs. I called for a favorite song of mine, "Damn Your Eyes," which was famously done by Etta James. I talked everyone through it quickly, and then we did a reasonably good job jamming it. It got an enthusiastic response from the audience.
Afterward I was standing in the back watching others play. Somebody tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Nice work on the Etta James song." I turned and it was Rick Nielsen. "Holy shit!" sez I. If I'd known he was in the audience, I likely wouldn't have got onstage. So I bought him a beer, and told him about how it had been Sam Taylor who taught me the song at the Chicago Bar in Tucson. Most people haven't heard of Sam Taylor, but the Rolling Stones had to pay him some money because they had "inadvertently" plagiarized a song of his called "Midnight Rambler." Nielsen knew who Taylor was, and also some other musicians in Tucson that I knew.
Nielsen invited me to go with him to catch a set by the Radiators at Tipitina's, which turned into a foray through the music clubs in the French Quarter until about 4am. Good time.
That's an awesome story. Listening to the song now on Spotify.
Etta's version or Raz's ?
CNS
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Enjoying a fairly mild afternoon before it goes to hell tomorrow.
Way to make the most of it. It's already cold and wet here.
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Not a coinky-dink, really, but I did spend a rather drunken evening with Rick Nielsen crawling music clubs in New Orleans in 1998.
That sounds like a good time.
It was a good time. It started a bit nerve-wracking. I was at a Microsoft Tech conference. They had a jam session at the Sheraton hotel, so I went and sat in for a couple of songs. I called for a favorite song of mine, "Damn Your Eyes," which was famously done by Etta James. I talked everyone through it quickly, and then we did a reasonably good job jamming it. It got an enthusiastic response from the audience.
Afterward I was standing in the back watching others play. Somebody tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Nice work on the Etta James song." I turned and it was Rick Nielsen. "Holy shit!" sez I. If I'd known he was in the audience, I likely wouldn't have got onstage. So I bought him a beer, and told him about how it had been Sam Taylor who taught me the song at the Chicago Bar in Tucson. Most people haven't heard of Sam Taylor, but the Rolling Stones had to pay him some money because they had "inadvertently" plagiarized a song of his called "Midnight Rambler." Nielsen knew who Taylor was, and also some other musicians in Tucson that I knew.
Nielsen invited me to go with him to catch a set by the Radiators at Tipitina's, which turned into a foray through the music clubs in the French Quarter until about 4am. Good time.
That's an awesome story. Listening to the song now on Spotify.
Etta's version or Raz's ?
Etta's
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Enjoying a fairly mild afternoon before it goes to hell tomorrow.
Hell is right. And now I might have to account for 2 days worth of food here I wasn't planning on.
On the plus side, wife is also starting to feel rough in the throat (giggity), so she took a test before leaving for work and it was negative. So that's something, at least for the time being.
Here's hoping it's nothing.
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Roughly two more hours until I can hazzuh until January 3rd.
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Roughly two more hours until I can hazzuh until January 3rd.
I will do so now, at least for the day. Hazzuh!
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Obvious coinkydink of the day:. Two all-star baseball players named Steve, both coming out of Florida.
Not a coinky-dink, really, but I did spend a rather drunken evening with Rick Nielsen crawling music clubs in New Orleans in 1998.
That sounds like a good time.
It was a good time. It started a bit nerve-wracking. I was at a Microsoft Tech conference. They had a jam session at the Sheraton hotel, so I went and sat in for a couple of songs. I called for a favorite song of mine, "Damn Your Eyes," which was famously done by Etta James. I talked everyone through it quickly, and then we did a reasonably good job jamming it. It got an enthusiastic response from the audience.
Afterward I was standing in the back watching others play. Somebody tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Nice work on the Etta James song." I turned and it was Rick Nielsen. "Holy shit!" sez I. If I'd known he was in the audience, I likely wouldn't have got onstage. So I bought him a beer, and told him about how it had been Sam Taylor who taught me the song at the Chicago Bar in Tucson. Most people haven't heard of Sam Taylor, but the Rolling Stones had to pay him some money because they had "inadvertently" plagiarized a song of his called "Midnight Rambler." Nielsen knew who Taylor was, and also some other musicians in Tucson that I knew.
Nielsen invited me to go with him to catch a set by the Radiators at Tipitina's, which turned into a foray through the music clubs in the French Quarter until about 4am. Good time.
That's an awesome story. Listening to the song now on Spotify.
Etta's version or Raz's ?
I don't believe there are any recordings of me playing it. But my version is pretty faithful to Etta's, except with extended instrumentals. It's really the ultimate bar jam, because even white guys who aren't drunk will ask their spouse, SO, or that girl in the corner to dance.
I'm notorious for saying that the job of a bar band is to facilitate the drinking of booze and the getting of laid, and that song always seems to do the trick.
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Enjoying a fairly mild afternoon before it goes to hell tomorrow.
Hell is right. And now I might have to account for 2 days worth of food here I wasn't planning on.
On the plus side, wife is also starting to feel rough in the throat (giggity), so she took a test before leaving for work and it was negative. So that's something, at least for the time being.
Here's hoping it's nothing.
Remember prior to COVID these types of symptoms were considered the normal course during the winter.
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Enjoying a fairly mild afternoon before it goes to hell tomorrow.
Hell is right. And now I might have to account for 2 days worth of food here I wasn't planning on.
On the plus side, wife is also starting to feel rough in the throat (giggity), so she took a test before leaving for work and it was negative. So that's something, at least for the time being.
Here's hoping it's nothing.
Remember prior to COVID these types of symptoms were considered the normal course during the winter.
I'm not gonna lie though, my chest is pretty heavy and breathing becomes difficult after using the stairs. I never felt that with any cold.
But your point is still well taken.
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Enjoying a fairly mild afternoon before it goes to hell tomorrow.
Hell is right. And now I might have to account for 2 days worth of food here I wasn't planning on.
On the plus side, wife is also starting to feel rough in the throat (giggity), so she took a test before leaving for work and it was negative. So that's something, at least for the time being.
Here's hoping it's nothing.
Remember prior to COVID these types of symptoms were considered the normal course during the winter.
You are correct. And if we all come up negative, then I'm sure the festivities will be on.
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This weekend is going to be a bear. I'm planning for the worse
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You all be safe and get well.
I will be busy but 1st
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Thursday Night Football lull.
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This weekend is going to be a bear. I'm planning for the worse
Luckily I got my brown box with my bomber hat, so I'm all set!
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Thursday Night Football lull.
Good to see Trevor.
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Enjoying a last mild evening.
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