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Title: 2/25/2023
Post by: CigarBanter on February 25, 2023, 01:21:28 AM
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!
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 03:59:31 AM
JoeCigar:

CAO 10-Cigar Sampler - 10 / $29.99
includes:
2 – CAO Brazilia Gol! (5”x56)
2 – CAO Italia Ciao (5”x56)
2 – CAO Colombia Tinto (5”x50)
2 – CAO Extreme Robusto (5”x54)
2 – CAO Black Bengal (6”x50)
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 04:05:07 AM
Cigar.com:

Door #1 - Sancho Panza Glorioso (Toro) (6.1"x50) - 5 / $24.99

Door #2 - Torano Exodus 1959 Robusto (5.0"x52) - 10 / $34.99

Door #3 - MONTE by Montecristo Toro (6.0"x52) - 10 / $54.99
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 04:20:18 AM
Wordle 616 4/6

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Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 09:04:34 AM
It's certainly not anything like Buffalo here but it's 23° and snow is supposed to begin in 20 minutes and for the next 5 hours.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 09:53:44 AM
It's certainly not anything like Buffalo here but it's 23° and snow is supposed to begin in 20 minutes and for the next 5 hours.
So kinda like Los Angeles you mean.... :o
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 09:56:47 AM
It's certainly not anything like Buffalo here but it's 23° and snow is supposed to begin in 20 minutes and for the next 5 hours.
So kinda like Los Angeles you mean.... :o
I saw there was snow behind the Hollywood sign. WTF?
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 09:56:58 AM
It's certainly not anything like Buffalo here but it's 23° and snow is supposed to begin in 20 minutes and for the next 5 hours.
So kinda like Los Angeles you mean.... :o
51 going up to 61 today and overcast.  Actually more in line with the seasonal average for here rather that the temps we've been seeing.  Back into the 70's tomorrow.

Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 09:57:14 AM
Good morning, ClemsonDave.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 09:57:49 AM
It's certainly not anything like Buffalo here but it's 23° and snow is supposed to begin in 20 minutes and for the next 5 hours.
So kinda like Los Angeles you mean.... :o
I saw there was snow behind the Hollywood sign. WTF?
It's the end of the world.  Stock up on those cigars and whiskey!
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 09:58:26 AM
Morning Tony.  Got sports on tap for the weekend?
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:00:33 AM
Anybody hear from Deano lately?
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:03:17 AM
Morning Tony.  Got sports on tap for the weekend?
Basketball today and soccer (futsal) tomorrow.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:04:30 AM
Anybody hear from Deano lately?
I have not. Always feel like I'm bugging him but it's probably time that I take a pulse.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:05:27 AM
It's certainly not anything like Buffalo here but it's 23° and snow is supposed to begin in 20 minutes and for the next 5 hours.
So kinda like Los Angeles you mean.... :o
I saw there was snow behind the Hollywood sign. WTF?
It's the end of the world.  Stock up on those cigars and whiskey!
Well how much time do we have because I may already have enough.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:08:26 AM
CI Weekend Spotlight

Torano Noventa
Boxes of 25 start at $69.99 + FREE Shipping!

I feel this cigar was the beginning of the end for Torano.  I used to enjoy a number of their lines, particularly the Exodus 1959. 
Then they launched this a a price point quite a bit higher than their others.  I found it to be a rather unpleasant experience.  Apparently others did too.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 10:09:29 AM
Morning, boyos. Arsenal on right now, kids leaving in a little while for a sleepover at my parents house. Little bit of snow on the ground this morning, but not enough to cover the roads.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:09:39 AM
CI Weekend Spotlight

Torano Noventa
Boxes of 25 start at $69.99 + FREE Shipping!

I feel this cigar was the beginning of the end for Torano.  I used to enjoy a number of their lines, particularly the Exodus 1959. 
Then they launched this a a price point quite a bit higher than their others.  I found it to be a rather unpleasant experience.  Apparently others did too.
I think it's right around the time CI bought them.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 10:10:04 AM
Wordle 616 5/6*

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Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:10:12 AM
Morning, boyos. Arsenal on right now, kids leaving in a little while for a sleepover at my parents house. Little bit of snow on the ground this morning, but not enough to cover the roads.
Where's the OT in all that?
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:10:51 AM
Good morning, ClevelandDave.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:12:36 AM
I made some homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner last night. Came out really good.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:14:23 AM
CI Weekend Spotlight

Torano Noventa
Boxes of 25 start at $69.99 + FREE Shipping!

I feel this cigar was the beginning of the end for Torano.  I used to enjoy a number of their lines, particularly the Exodus 1959. 
Then they launched this a a price point quite a bit higher than their others.  I found it to be a rather unpleasant experience.  Apparently others did too.
Which brings me to a long time question of mine, which probably should be pondered over a few pours of brown liquor and multiple cigars...

With all these master blenders with such refined taste, shouldn't they be able to tell when a blend is eh before they commit a whole production run to it?  If you know it's eh and you want to get rid of the tobacco, let CI sell it for $4 or whatever.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:15:49 AM
I made some homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner last night. Came out really good.
Settled for Mac and Cheese myself.  Stocked up on some good seafood makings for the coming Fridays.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 10:19:32 AM
Morning, boyos. Arsenal on right now, kids leaving in a little while for a sleepover at my parents house. Little bit of snow on the ground this morning, but not enough to cover the roads.
Where's the OT in all that?
No OT today, but I'll be back at it tomorrow.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:25:28 AM

Today is Saturday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2023.
There are 309 days left in the year.



Today’s Highlight in History:

On Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach.

On this date:

In 1901, United States Steel Corp. was incorporated by J.P. Morgan.

In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power to levy and collect income taxes, was declared in effect by Secretary of State Philander Chase Knox.

In 1919, Oregon became the first state to tax gasoline, at one cent per gallon.

In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser became Egypt’s prime minister after the country’s president, Mohammed Naguib, was effectively ousted in a coup.

In 1957, the Supreme Court, in Butler v. Michigan, overturned a Michigan statute making it a misdemeanor to sell books containing obscene language that would tend to corrupt “the morals of youth.”

In 1973, the Stephen Sondheim musical “A Little Night Music” opened at Broadway’s Shubert Theater.

In 1986, President Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election; Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency.

In 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, 28 Americans were killed when an Iraqi Scud missile hit a U.S. barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

In 1994, American-born Jewish settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire with an automatic rifle inside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank, killing 29 Muslims before he was beaten to death by worshippers.

In 1997, a jury in Media, Pennsylvania, convicted chemical fortune heir John E. du Pont of third-degree murder, deciding he was mentally ill when he shot and killed world-class wrestler David Schultz. (Du Pont died in prison in December 2010 while serving a 13- to 30-year sentence; he was 72.)

In 2010, in Vancouver, the Canadian women beat the United States 2-0 for their third straight Olympic hockey title.

In 2020, U.S. health officials warned that the coronavirus was certain to spread more widely in the United States; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to be prepared. President Donald Trump, speaking in India, said the virus was “very well under control” in the U.S.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:27:06 AM
Ten years ago: A high-stakes civil trial started in New Orleans to assign blame and help figure out exactly how much more BP and other companies should pay for the 2010 Gulf oil spill. (U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled in September 2014 that BP acted with “gross negligence”; BP ended up reaching a record-setting $20 billion settlement with the federal government and five Gulf states.) Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, 96, died in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Five years ago: China’s official news agency said the country’s ruling Communist Party had proposed scrapping term limits for China’s president, appearing to lay the groundwork for Xi Jinping to rule as president beyond 2023. (China’s rubber-stamp lawmakers approved that change on March 11.) Students at the Florida high school where 17 classmates and staff members were killed returned to gather belongings that had been abandoned in panic during the shooting. The Winter Olympics in South Korea came to an end as officials from North and South Korea shared a VIP box at the closing ceremonies with U.S. presidential adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump.

One year ago: President Joe Biden nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on it. (She would be confirmed by the Senate on April 7.) Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:28:24 AM
CI Weekend Spotlight

Torano Noventa
Boxes of 25 start at $69.99 + FREE Shipping!

I feel this cigar was the beginning of the end for Torano.  I used to enjoy a number of their lines, particularly the Exodus 1959. 
Then they launched this a a price point quite a bit higher than their others.  I found it to be a rather unpleasant experience.  Apparently others did too.
Which brings me to a long time question of mine, which probably should be pondered over a few pours of brown liquor and multiple cigars...

With all these master blenders with such refined taste, shouldn't they be able to tell when a blend is eh before they commit a whole production run to it?  If you know it's eh and you want to get rid of the tobacco, let CI sell it for $4 or whatever.
It's a very interesting industry indeed. I'm not sure we'd ever get the answers to these questions.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:30:13 AM
I made some homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner last night. Came out really good.
Settled for Mac and Cheese myself.  Stocked up on some good seafood makings for the coming Fridays.
The Mrs bought some frozen scallops and it looks like that's what we're eating next Friday. The Pope's ok with wrapping them in bacon, right?
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:30:19 AM
Today’s birthdays:

Actor Ann McCrea is 92.
Actor Tom Courtenay is 86.
Former CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 86.
Actor Diane Baker is 85.
Actor Karen Grassle is 81.
Former talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael is 81.
Former professional wrestler Ric Flair is 74.
Humorist Jack Handey is 74.
Movie director Neil Jordan is 73.
Rock singer-musician/actor John Doe (X) is 70.
Rock musician Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) is 66.
Rock singer-musician Mike Peters (The Alarm; Big Country) is 64.
Comedian Carrot Top is 58.
Model and actor Veronica Webb is 58.
Actor Alexis Denisof is 57.
Actor Tea Leoni is 57.
Actor Lesley Boone is 55.
Actor Sean Astin is 52.
Singer Daniel Powter is 52.
Latin singer Julio Iglesias Jr. is 50.
R&B singer Justin Jeffre is 50.
Actor Anson Mount is 50.
Comedian-actor Chelsea Handler is 48.
Actor Rashida Jones is 47.
Country singer Shawna Thompson (Thompson Square) is 45.
Actor Justin Berfield is 37.
Actors James and Oliver Phelps (“Harry Potter” movies) are 37.
Actor Jameela Jamil is 37.
Rock musician Erik Haager (Carolina Liar) is 36.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:30:43 AM
Today's Over/Under is 11
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:35:06 AM
Today's Over/Under is 11
I'm gonna say nine because I gave myself Carrot Top even though I don't know his real name. I didn't give myself the Harry Potter twins because I wouldn't have known them by name alone.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:35:37 AM
And for some page 3 ladies...
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:36:16 AM
and
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:37:51 AM
Today's Over/Under is 11
I'm gonna say nine because I gave myself Carrot Top even though I don't know his real name. I didn't give myself the Harry Potter twins because I wouldn't have known them by name alone.
Ah, take the twins, even though you wouldn't know their real names, information on the birthday list got you with the right image.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:38:38 AM
Not a lady but since I found Rudy smoking a cigar, I had to include it.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230225/a28ffeaa1daaa6723ade2b726c843282.jpg)

Edit: Sorry for the low quality pic.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 10:42:18 AM
And just like that, ClemsonDave got us to Page 3.

I guess LTG helped a little too.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: razgueado on February 25, 2023, 10:48:14 AM
Morning, muchachos.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: razgueado on February 25, 2023, 10:49:08 AM
Dumb play. Should have solved in four. Streak's 126.

Wordle 616 5/6

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Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:56:43 AM
And just like that, ClemsonDave got us to Page 3.

I guess LTG helped a little too.
Yea, TWSS as well.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 11:02:58 AM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: razgueado on February 25, 2023, 11:03:37 AM
Today's Over/Under is 11
Fourteen. And ditto about the Phelps Twins. But it begs a question - would they count as one entry or two people?
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: razgueado on February 25, 2023, 11:06:44 AM
And for some page 3 ladies...
You got something against Tea?

Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 12:09:00 PM
Today's Over/Under is 11
10
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 12:10:14 PM
And for some page 3 ladies...
You got something against Tea?
I'm wondering where the Jameela Jamil pics are.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 12:10:58 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
That sucks Dave, sorry to hear it.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 12:11:23 PM
Morning, muchachos.
Morning, Page3Raz.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: razgueado on February 25, 2023, 12:17:22 PM
Loading up instruments and amplifiers this morning. Roger and the Hubcaps are gonna spend the weekend writing songs and jamming. First time we've gotten together since the advent of COVID.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 12:40:50 PM
And for some page 3 ladies...
You got something against Tea?
Nope. Would have added her later, but I had I feeling you would rise to the occasion.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 12:43:22 PM
Loading up instruments and amplifiers this morning. Roger and the Hubcaps are gonna spend the weekend writing songs and jamming. First time we've gotten together since the advent of COVID.
Sounds like a fine weekend, enjoy!
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 01:32:03 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry for your loss, Dave. I'll have to look for that book.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 01:32:59 PM
And for some page 3 ladies...
You got something against Tea?
I'm wondering where the Jameela Jamil pics are.
Both were part of my list anyway.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 01:34:55 PM
Dumb play. Should have solved in four. Streak's 126.

Wordle 616 5/6

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I get it. You were between two words and had a 50/50 chance.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: razgueado on February 25, 2023, 02:07:22 PM
Dumb play. Should have solved in four. Streak's 126.

Wordle 616 5/6

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I get it. You were between two words and had a 50/50 chance.
Actually no. I was careless and guessed a word with a word with a letter that had already been excluded. Dumb play.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: bluecollar on February 25, 2023, 02:18:54 PM
Anybody hear from Deano lately?
I have not. Always feel like I'm bugging him but it's probably time that I take a pulse.
I feel like I was bothering him last I texted/spoke but then I thought it's not me or us. I think old age is catching up with him and everyone deals with it differently.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: bluecollar on February 25, 2023, 02:24:50 PM
CI Weekend Spotlight

Torano Noventa
Boxes of 25 start at $69.99 + FREE Shipping!

I feel this cigar was the beginning of the end for Torano.  I used to enjoy a number of their lines, particularly the Exodus 1959. 
Then they launched this a a price point quite a bit higher than their others.  I found it to be a rather unpleasant experience.  Apparently others did too.
Which brings me to a long time question of mine, which probably should be pondered over a few pours of brown liquor and multiple cigars...

With all these master blenders with such refined taste, shouldn't they be able to tell when a blend is eh before they commit a whole production run to it?  If you know it's eh and you want to get rid of the tobacco, let CI sell it for $4 or whatever.
Charlie Torano sold to STG. Torano did a rebrand and had this whole family recipe book. Even Jack Torano was employed by General. The whole thing was kind of a flop. Jack now works with Espinosa and the rest is kind of history.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: bluecollar on February 25, 2023, 02:27:46 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry Dave
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 03:55:18 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry for your loss, Dave. I'll have to look for that book.
I found a book but it's about the civil war and the dates don't work out. Would you happen to have an author's name?
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 04:48:35 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry for your loss, Dave. I'll have to look for that book.
I found a book but it's about the civil war and the dates don't work out. Would you happen to have an author's name?
Death and Deliverance, The Haunting True Story of the Hercules Crash at the North Pole by ROBERT MASON LEE

https://www.amazon.com/Deliverance-Haunting-Hercules-ROBERT-1992-08-02/dp/B01K2DHRHI/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2X99R4BJW7199&keywords=death+and+deliverance&qid=1677361607&sprefix=Death+and+Deliveran%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-3
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 04:49:19 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry for your loss, Dave. I'll have to look for that book.
I found a book but it's about the civil war and the dates don't work out. Would you happen to have an author's name?
Robert Mason Lee. Which, honestly, makes it SOUND like a Civil War book. Lol
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 04:52:15 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry for your loss, Dave. I'll have to look for that book.
I found a book but it's about the civil war and the dates don't work out. Would you happen to have an author's name?
Come to think of it, he had a number of traits he shared with our favorite herfin' Canadian.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 04:58:19 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry for your loss, Dave. I'll have to look for that book.
I found a book but it's about the civil war and the dates don't work out. Would you happen to have an author's name?
Death and Deliverance, The Haunting True Story of the Hercules Crash at the North Pole by ROBERT MASON LEE

https://www.amazon.com/Deliverance-Haunting-Hercules-ROBERT-1992-08-02/dp/B01K2DHRHI/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2X99R4BJW7199&keywords=death+and+deliverance&qid=1677361607&sprefix=Death+and+Deliveran%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-3
Thank you.
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 05:48:26 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry for your loss, Dave. I'll have to look for that book.
I found a book but it's about the civil war and the dates don't work out. Would you happen to have an author's name?
Robert Mason Lee. Which, honestly, makes it SOUND like a Civil War book. Lol
I was checking my library and found:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230225/38e77a6bc36b3f3c1e442aa17a9c75bc.jpg)
Title: Re: 2/25/2023
Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 06:50:03 PM
Lost a good friend this week to brain cancer.
Possibly one of the most upbeat and sincere people I've ever known.
Interesting background in that he survived a military plan crash in the Arctic Circle in 1991.
That harrowing ordeal was captured in the book "Death and Deliverance" and the made for TV movie "Ordeal in the Arctic".
Sorry for your loss, Dave. I'll have to look for that book.
I found a book but it's about the civil war and the dates don't work out. Would you happen to have an author's name?
Robert Mason Lee. Which, honestly, makes it SOUND like a Civil War book. Lol
I was checking my library and found:
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Apparently a popular title.
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 06:50:28 PM
My opening salvo for the evening.

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Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 07:21:35 PM
My opening salvo for the evening.

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Think I'll join you.  Promised Rick I'd revisit these.
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 07:59:07 PM
My opening salvo for the evening.

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Think I'll join you.  Promised Rick I'd revisit these.
And?
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 09:09:39 PM
#2

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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 25, 2023, 09:50:10 PM
We watched Ghostbusters this evening. I understand that the effects weren't great in 1984 but the plot is not deserving of a 95 on Rotten Tomatoes.

Like it better than the original Top Gun but boy did we watch a lot of SHIT back in the day.

Doesn't hold up, in my opinion.
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Post by: Travellin Dave on February 25, 2023, 10:26:00 PM
Into the evening.
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on February 25, 2023, 10:28:20 PM
We watched Ghostbusters this evening. I understand that the effects weren't great in 1984 but the plot is not deserving of a 95 on Rotten Tomatoes.

Like it better than the original Top Gun but boy did we watch a lot of SHIT back in the day.

Doesn't hold up, in my opinion.
Probably more nostalgia than anything.