Big thanks to Brooks and Charlie and the good folks at Tobacco Grove for a great herf. Good smokes, good people, good food, good times.
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Man, I am so sad to have missed this one. Nothing like this going on in Co Sp :-)
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Anyone going to the Toast Across America event tomorrow?
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Have to work tomorrow or I would. Sounds like it will be a good time.
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From the Tobacco Grove website:
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Mattso holding one of my corn cob nub tools (and smoking the lancero down to the nub)
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No idea who the guy in the orange shirt is, but Mattso and I are off to the right in the background.
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Brooks and Charlie hanging out with a couple of Tobacco Grove's employees (can't remember their names but they were both good guys)
(that is the back of my head behind the bald (not Brooks) guy.)
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Goodfellas Cigar Lounge in Mahtomedi (in between White Bear Lake and Stillwater) will be hosting their 2nd annual Long Ash Contest from 6-8pm on Thursday Feb 28th. Everyone will receive an Oliva Churchill and will light at the same time. Whoever has the longest ash by the end of the event will win a prize. I haven't heard what it is yet. You MN guys should swing in if you can!
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Might be able to swing this before work next week.
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Just an update on the Big Ash contest at Goodfellas in Mahtomedi, the first, second, and third longest ash will receive prizes. The cigar given out for the contest will be an Oliva G Churchill. Not my favorite stick in the world, but I'm assuming he was trying to cover all levels of cigar smokers.
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Bump for the Long Ash Competition at Goodfellas Cigar Lounge in Mahtomedi. Just east of 694 and Century Ave. Everyone in attendance will receive an Olive G churchill and the longest attached ash will win a prize. 2nd and 3rd longest will also receive a prize. Come on out. I will be there along with many others. If you haven't been to Goodfellas they just launched their web page at www.premiumsticks.com. There is a short video showing footage of the lounge and walk in. The contest is free by the way. :-) I'd love to see a few of the MN BOTL's show up!
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Looks like a nice place. Can't make it Thurs,but I'm going to swing in
Tues or Wed.
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Awesome! It's a pretty small lounge but the walk in is really nice in my opinion. I'll be there Wed from about 2-4 I'm guessing.....
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Correction. I will be there today (Tuesday) around 2
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That's about the same time I'll be going.
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Got to meet Tim (timbo147) at Goodfellas today. Nice to meet him and it sounds like he might come around again! Nice having some other BOTL's from the board stopping by my local B&M.
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If any of you guys are coming to the Longest Ash event tonight at Goodfellas I will be there in a black Wild shirt. I say this because I don't know what anyone on here looks like.....:-) 6pm is the starting time.
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I'm on the way but its probably a 45 min drive. I'll be wearing the standard purple speedo.
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Finally you can wear that thing without the fear that you will show up wearing the same thing as me. Just because I won't be there. I am, of course, wearing a purple speedo.
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Great to meet you at the Long Ash contest, Pete! A good time was had by all.

The winner:
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Smoked it till it burnt the fingers.
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Great to meet you too Matt! Thanks for the sticks as well, and thank you for coming to my local B&M. Glad you had fun! That was one hell of an ash! Glad his prize is going to sit in my humi!!!:-)
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Burn is having an Ashton March Madness event on Monday night. Limited to 30 and only a few tickets left. For 10 bucks you get an Ashton cigar and something to eat for the championship game. Event starts at 645 until the game ends. Call Burn or get a ticket at the shop to reserve a spot.
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