Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0420 as always and it's looking like we're going to have the hottest day of the summer today. The weather guessers are calling for 93 degrees and humid with hardly no breeze and thunderstorms in the evening as a result. This will continue through Saturday as the summer has finally hit the East Coast. Well, the Yankees won big last night, 9 - 0 over the White Sox and they'll do it again this evening. Hope everyone has a good one and enjoys....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's already getting hot outside already. I see that the Yankees lost last night 5 - 0, they should have saved some of the runs from the other night. This evening, we are heading over to Doc James Lounge in Shrub Oak, NY as Adam DeSiena and his team are hosting an Espinosa Cigar event with Erik and the entire crew showing up:

Espinosa Event July 7th - Meet & Greet with Erik Espinosa
Join us Thursday July 7th for a special evening of cigars and food by Chef Lena. Erik Espinosa will make his first trip to Doc James. There will be specials on the Laranja, and others. Chef Lena will be preparing chicken, sausage & peppers, corn, & salads, plus 1 cigar, and beverages all for only $20.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHh28cwBfht/

Enjoy everyone and be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's finally Friday! Well, we had a great time last night at Doc James Cigars with Adam and his entire crew doing another top notch job. The food was outstanding as chef Chris Lena did a superb job. It was great to see the guys (Erik Espinosa, Danny Moya, Juan Cancel and Jose Galvez) as always. David (thechenman) along with my eye doctor Vernon attended which is always great to see (no pun intended) and Sean Keever (Big Guns BBQ) showed up as a surprise. It was good to see the Yankees win, hopefully they finish off the first half of the season this way. The NASCAR racers are in Kentucky this weekend with night races tonight and tomorrow evening. Enjoy the weekend everyone and be safe out there...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on for a while and we are heading out on the Newburgh Brewing party bus at 1000 (10am) to Citi Field to watch the Mets vs. Nationals game. Should be a great day weather wise and have cigars in pocket for the trip. Enjoy everyone and hopefully the Yankees win as well and go .500 for the first half of the season....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday. We had a great time yesterday enjoying tasty beers, top shelf cigars all day long. Too bad the Mets lost, it was a close game all the way to the finish. The Yankees won and are now back at .500 going into the All-Star break. Anyway, hope everyone has a great week and enjoys a few of your favorites throughout it....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on as always and it's looking like we'll have another beautiful weather day according to NOAA:

Today - Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tonight - Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...6#.V4S8ONYaCi5

I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's already "Hump Day". Congrats to the AL as the beat the NL last night in the MLB All-Star game. It's pretty quiet at work with a lot of Cadets in the field and others attached the active Army units all over the world. Keeping myself busy though getting ready for the up-coming Quad State Herf XI - Wings for Warriors fund raiser which is in just over 3 weeks. Before we know it, it'll be upon us and things are shaping up very nicely for it. Anyway, I hope everyone has a relaxing day and enjoys....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's a hot and muggy one already. Being that it's Thursday, we'll be at Hudson Valley Cigars / Schlesinger's Cigar Bar this evening enjoying primo stogies and seeing how all the local S/BOTL are doing. Enjoy everyone and be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Friday! We had a good time last night at Schlesinger's enjoying cigars and catching up with old friends, then we saw the breaking news about France. Prayers sent to the families and hopefully the hurt will survive. Not even sure what to think about the entire situation over there. Enjoy your weekend everyone and be safe....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's looking like we have another beautiful day ahead of us. Beth and I will be heading out shortly towards Easton, PA where we will be attending a Drew Estates event at the Leaf Restaurant & Cigar Bar - Famous Smoke Shop:

https://www.facebook.com/events/891645084315334/

Saturday, July 16th from 4PM -9PM at Famous Smoke Shop and Leaf Cigar Bar is the Drew Estate Launch Party for the new Olde Penn Cigar!

There will be:
1) In-Store-Only Discounts All Night Long
2) Buy a Box of Olde Penn receive Drew Estate Event Sampler and (1) Velvet Rat
3) Buy a Box of Drew Estate products receive Drew Estate Event Sampler and (1) Liga A
4) In Store Beer Sampling
5) Pennsylvania inspired dishes and cocktails at Leaf
6) Live music by John Cannavo and “Free Agent Status”

We'll be staying outside of Easton at the Chelsea Sun Inn: http://www.chelseasun.com/

Tomorrow morning, Beth and I will be heading back to NY to support a charity basketball game in support of Wings for Warriors. There will be a number of retired NFL football players there as well as other celebrities in attendance:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1733962023516626/

Sports wise, I see the Yankees came up short last night against the Red Sox and the NASCAR racers are in New Hampshire this weekend. Enjoy everyone and you have a safe one....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday. We had a great weekend, got to see Jeremy and a lot of friends Saturday and enjoy some top shelf cigars as well. Yesterday's Wings for Warriors fund raiser was successful and on the way home, Beth and I have found a new seafood restaurant which was outstanding. If you're ever in Pomona, NY, Gilligan's Clam Bar & Grill is a must stop:
http://www.gilligansclambar.com/home
I see that the Yankees won last night and didn't get swept by the Red Sox. Next up are the Baltimore Orioles for 4 night at home starting this evening at 1905 (7:05 pm). Lastly, congrats to Matt Kenseth for taking the checkered flag in yesterday's NASCAR up in New Hampshire. Enjoy the week everyone and definitely be safe out there........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's looking like we're going to have a great weather day. NOAA is calling for sunny day with the high temperature of 80 degrees:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...6#.V430TtYaCi4

It was good to see the Yankees win last night, they are back to .500 and only 7.5 games out of 1st place. Hope they can put a few more "W"s and tighten up the MLB AL East. Enjoy everyone and be safe out there........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on as always and it's already "Hump Day". It's good to see the Yankees win again last night making it 3 wins in a row now (knock on wood). Let's keep it up fellas and put up another "W" this evening. Enjoy your day everyone and smoke a favorite or two if you get the chance....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's looking like we'll be having a hot one today. It was good to see the Yankees win again, the boys are on a roll. Well, this evening at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars, Neil is having a Drew Estates event starting at 1700 (5pm) until 2100 (9pm):

https://www.facebook.com/events/1162443213776500/

Hudson Valley Cigars will be having a cigar event featuring "DREW ESTATES" on Thursday, July 21st 2016 between 5-9 PM.
Some of the cigars featured will be Liga Privada's, Joya De Nicaragua including the cabinet serie and the new Undercrown Connecticut plus many more.
Buy 4 get 1 free plus raffle ticket
Buy 10 get 3 free plus 3 raffle tickets, hat, cutter or lighter
Buy a box(mix and match) get 6 free plus 6 raffle tickets, hat, cutter AND lighter.
Free Appetizers
Music by DuOver
Liquor Tasting - Jack Daniels Honey
Please come join us for a fun night.

Enjoy everyone and be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Friday! Well, the Yankees streak ended at 4 as they lost yesterday 4 - 1. Lets go fellas and put a few more "W"s again. We had a good time last night at Schlesinger's, the weather was great and the cigars were burning outdoors. This weekend we'll be hitting the Peekskill Jazz and Blues festival: https://www.facebook.com/events/1753789468232738/ as well as the Hudson Valley Honor Flight fund raiser at the Newburgh Brewery: https://www.facebook.com/events/1780709392173970/. The NASCAR racers are in Indy this weekend which always makes for some great racing. Enjoy your weekend everyone and be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the espresso is on and off to the Peekskill Jazz and Blues festival shortly. We take the train from Beacon (only a few stops - don't have to worry about finding parking this way) with stops at 2 Way Brewing Company and the Peekskill Brewery. Bringing a few cigars as it's a cigar friendly event. Good to see the Yankees win last night and hopefully they can do it again this afternoon. Enjoy everyone and be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday. We had a good weekend filled with great music, a fund raiser at the brewery and family and friends throughout it. Congrats to the Yankees for a taking 2 out of 3 games this weekend and now off to Houston for a 3 game series. Congrats to Kyle Busch for taking the checkered flag yesterday at Indy and doing it 2 years in a row. Enjoy your week everyone, wishing all our friends at IPCPR great success and happiness........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's already "Hump Day". It's good to see the Yankees won again and put up 3 "W"s in a row. Let's all knock on wood and hope this positive trend keeps going throughout the rest of the season. Just wanted to post about next Saturday's (August 6th) Quad State Herf XI, a lot of packages are arriving with tons of cigars and swag. If you can't attend and would like to buy raffle tickets or make a donation, just let me know. Raffle tickets are 5 for $20, an arm length for $50 or a full wing span (finger tip to finger tip) for $100. Our goal this year is to raise $25,000 for the "Wings for Warriors" www.wingsforwarriors.org. Enjoy your day everyone and be safe out there...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Thursday which means that we'll be at Hudson Valley Cigars / Schlesinger's Cigar Bar this evening enjoying primo stogies and all. Well, I see that the Yankees came up short last night but that's fine as the rest of the AL East did as well. Hope everyone has a good one and gets to enjoy a favorite or two or........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Friday! Had a good evening at Schlesinger's last night, the regulars were there and I caught up with a couple of ole' friends as well. Beth and I will be heading out in the morning to the Poconos as we are escorting the West Point Military Police Color Guard who will be presenting the US Colors in the opening ceremonies in Sunday's NASCAR race. We have some stuff to do tomorrow at the track and then we'll watch the NASCAR Camping World Truck race. We're planning on being at Victory Lane for both races which is always a blast. Anyway, enjoy your weekend everyone and be safe out there...... :-)
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