I'll check work schedules -- maybe I can take a half a day and meet up with you guys late in the afternoon.
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wow, I grew up in Pittsfield and Richmond (right next to Hancock), wish I could join you. If you have any questions of where to go while there, let me know. Go to Teo's Hotdogs in Pittsfield.. get 6 with everything. Trust me.
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Vin, I am truly hoping that you can make it. Is there another day that is better? Maybe the others can make it that day too?

I don't even know what to ask. Is there a cigar shop, tobacconist, brew pub nearby?

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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I'm going to do my darndest, Todd. I have a couple managers on vacation that week, so I can't make definitive arrangements at this point. I say pick a day, and I will do everything I can to be there -- even if it's just for a couple hours in the evening.
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unfortunately there is nothing, but if you are going to be in the town of Hancock itself, the onyl place to go is Jiminy Peak, its a ski-resort that is open all year. http://www.jiminypeak.com/accounts/69/homepage/

bring a lot of smokes...You will not find a good store anywhere around there.
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Do you work that Saturday, 6/19? What about the rest of you - is that date good?

Should we move the party a bit east - closer to Beantown?

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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Bump for the morning Masshole crew.
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Unfortunately:

My schedule that day is screwy: I have to bring my son into Logan early AM, back to Maynard, then bring Grace into Boston for some trade show so we don't end up with two cars for the baseball game that starts @ 4. I could conceivably get out to Worcester in the evening if anyone wanted to plan something for Saturday night, but that's a helluva' ride for you, Todd, and WE should be making the effort to see you (IMHO).
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OK, what we have so far is the 22nd.

What are we going to do, and at what time? It looks like Vin can be there for late afternoon festivities. Should we look at golfing somewhere like 12:30 or 1:00 and then lounging somewhere?

Skyline CC looks like a decent course - http://www.skyline-cc.com/index.php

Did some looking on line for a cigar friendly place for a beverage and/or meal. No sites state anything about smoking policies. I sent a note to http://patricksinpittsfield.com/index.html as it looks cool, to ask if they are cigar friendly.

Do you have suggestions?

Let's get times and activities squared up.

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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Tenative: :-)

I have put myself in for leaving the office at 1pm on 6/22 -- that should put me in the Pittsfield area around 3:30 or 4.

With my staff on vacation, this can change in an instant, but I'm working on getting things organized so I can make this happen.
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Now all we need to do is figure what we're doing and where we'll be.
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"No smoking" ban in effect in our great state so probably won't find anything cigar friendly besides a cigar lounge
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We're smoking cigars and we'll be somewhere in the Berkshires:-)
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OK, so is there a cigar lounge somewhere in that area?

Thanks, you're a laugh-a-palooza!

We have the 22nd, what are the rest of the details?
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I don't know of any up there. It's pretty secluded. I hate to say it but the closest lounge is Habana in N Greenbush NY. about forty minutes from Hancock. The second closest is Azon in Agawam about 1.5 hours away. I suggest trying to get a hold of TRicker to see if there's an outdoor spot he knows of up there
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That's not a good thing. Of course, one of the reasons I was hoping we could go golfing. Which direction is Azon in Agawam? We don't want to do N. Greenbush, that takes us further away from Vin.

I don't know TRicker. Where does he live?
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TRicker lives in the Pittsfield area. Azon is in Agawam which is closer to Vin and further away from Ryan
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I don't mind driving. Azon is only 2 hours from my current residence of the week.
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I can probably get to Azon after work on the 22nd.
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So are we officially saying Azon? Your call Todd -- my guess is with the relative centralness (?? is that a word) of Azon, we'd probably get the highest turnout there.
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