Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, the Yankees beat the Royals yesterday 12 - 6 after a 2 1/2 hour rain delay. They'll start their road trip tonight taking on the Indians at 1905(7:05pm). Also a big congrats to Jamie McMurry for winning the Brickyard yesterday and only the third driver in history to win the Daytona 500 the same year. Here's a picture of Jamie and the crew kissin' the Bricks: http://www.nascar.com/
Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys a few of your favorites through out it...... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee has been on since 0430. Well, the Yankees won last night 3 - 2 over the Indians ans the two teams will be back at it again tonight. C.C. Sabathia will be on the mound for the Bombers and just as last night, the first pitch will go off at 1905(7:05pm). Today is my last work day for a week as I'm taking off till next Wednesday from the office. Doing a couple of day trips here and there and then Beth and I will be heading to the Poconos for the long weekend. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys...... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee is finally on. First day of vacation, Beth and I are planning a cruise on the Hudson River today. Well, the Yankees lost last night 4 - 1 and hopefully they turn that around this evening with a "W". A.J. Burnett will be pitching tonight for the Bombers as the game starts at 1905(7:05pm). I hope everyone has a happy "Hump Day" and enjoys a favorite or two or...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's day two of my stacation. We had a great time yesterday taking the Hudson River Cruise out of Kingston on the Rip Van Winkle http://www.hudsonrivercruises.com/. We had lunch at Rosita's http://www.rositasonline.com/ and after the cruise, we went over to the Mariner's Harbor for a couple of cold ones and some fresh seafood from the raw bar http://www.marinersharborny.com/mariners/. Finished off the evening with an 03' Opus X Petitte Lancero which was smooth as silk. It was good to see the Yankees beat the Indians 8 - 0 and the two teams will play one more this evening at 1905(7:05pm) again. Today, I'm planning on driving down to Barrister Cigars in Union, NJ for a fund raiser to benefit The Steve Faccenda Children’s Education Fund. Here is a cut and paste from an email I received yesterday:
Meet Tim Ozgener at The Barrister

Join CAO President Tim Ozgener for a very special evening at The Barrister tomorrow, July 29. Tim will be in-store from 4-10 pm as CAO partners up with The Barrister to raise funds to benefit The Steve Faccenda Children’s Education Fund.

Steve Faccenda, a regional sales manager, was a beloved member of our CAO family for over four years and was known and loved throughout the cigar world. Steve recently lost his hard-fought battle with cancer, passing away on May 29, in Dover, New Jersey. Steve is survived by his wife, Deborah Gifoli, and their three children, Steven Jr., Tim, and Taryn.

In return for a $40 charitable donation, you will receive a CAO 3-pack containing a CAO La Traviata, CAO LX2, and CAO Vision, along with a CAO Cutter and matches. There will also be raffle prizes throughout the evening. Come out, meet Tim, and help support a worthwhile cause.

The Barrister
2565 Route 22 West
Union, New Jersey 07083
(908) 964-3000
I hope everyone has a great day and hopefully I see a few of the local S/BOTL from the area there....... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. I had a great time yesterday at the Barrister and it was good to see Tim O. as always. They raised quite a bit for the Children's Education Fund and it was great to have Steve's wife in attendance along with the three kids. As I was driving home from New Jersey, I had the Yankees game on. The Bombers went from a 2 -1 game and by the time I got home, it was 9 - 1. The final score was 11 - 4 and I'm sure the stands were pretty empty by the 8th inning. This weekend New York is taking on the Rays down in Tampa Bay and this evening it will be Phil Hughes startin' for the Yanks at 1905(7:05pm). Also this weekend, the NASCAR racers are at the Pocono Raceway where Beth and I will be headin' tomorrow thru Monday. We have the pleasure Sunday morning of escorting the Color Guard from West Point to present the National Colors at the start of the Pocono 500. It should be a memorable time and I hope that the weather cooperates. Currently there's a slight chance of rain for Sunday and I hope it stays that way. I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys it as well...... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans coffee is on. Well, we are taking off shortly for the Poconos and the slight chance of rain has now turned to a chance of rain. Either way, we're going in and hopefully they start the race on time. If it gets rain delayed, I'm off till Wednesday, so we'll go back to the track on Monday and watch it then. On another note, the Yankees lost last night 3 - 2 and now the Rays are only one game behind. The two teams will play again this evening at 1910(7:10pm) and A-Rod is still at 599 homers. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys...... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Beth and I are back from the Poconos and we had a great time. We got to walk up and down pit road, drive on the track, see every driver before and after driver introductions and sit in seats right on top of pit wall road. It rained a little bit prior to the race which delayed the start but once the green flag flew, it didn't show again until there was about 25 laps to go. At that time there was a bad accident, so between the clean up and rain delay, we made it to a restaurant right down the road. I see that the Yankees are now tied for 1st place with the Rays as the Bombers lost last night 8 - 6. We are headin' down to the Bronx this afternoon to catch the game this evening as long as the thunder storms hold out. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys a favorite stogie or tow....... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee has been on for a good hour now. Well, we went down to the Yankees game yesterday afternoon and for the second day in a row, the Bombers have lost to the Jays and are now one gambe behind the Rays. The Yankees and the Jays will meet again today with Phil Hughes throwing the first pitch at 1305(1:05pm). Anyway, I hope everyone has a happy "Hump Day" and enjoys....... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee has been on for a good hour again. Well, A-Rod hit his 600th homer finally helping the Yankees win yesterday afternoon 5 - 1:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=nyy

The Bombers are off today and will have a weekend series with the Red Sox here in the Bronx. I hope everyone has a good one and enjoys a favorite or two or....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and T.G.I.F. It seems that the humidity has finally broken as I'm not dripping wet at 0500(5am). Here is the forcast from NOAA for the next 5 days:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...ield2=-74.0273

Sports wise, we have the boys from Bean Town (Red Sox) visiting this weekend, the NASCAR drivers are upstate in Watkins Glen, NY and the New York Mets are in the city of brotherly love - Philadelphia. I hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend and gets to smoke a couple of your favorites through out it...... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and looks like it's going to be a gorgeous day here in New York. I see that the Yankees lost the first game to the Red Sox last night 6 - 3. Hopefully the bounce back today with a "W" as C.C. Sabathia thows the first pitch for the Bombers at 1610(4:10pm). There will be NASCAR Nationwide Series racing today at the Glen starting at 1330(1:30pm) and then this evening the Craftsman Truck Series will be down at Nashville Superspeedway racing starts at 2030(8:30pm). I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys...... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair™ Espresso coffee is on. Well, the Yankees came back yesterday and won 5 - 2 padding their lead in the American League East. The two teams play this evening at 2000(8pm) with A.J. Burnett taking on Josh Beckett. Also today I'll be watching the NASCAR race from Watkins Glen which is road race upstate New York. I hope everyone a great one and enjoys a favorite cigar or two...... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, it was good to see the Yankees win again and hopefully they do the same today. The Bombers have one more game in this series with the BoSox starting at 1405(2:05pm). We have Phil Hughes taking on Jon Lester which is a pretty good pitching duel. Also yesterday, Juan Pablo Montoya won the NASCAR race up here in Watkins Glen, NY. Congrats to him and the entire Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and takes the time to enjoy a few of your favorites throughout it....... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee has been on now for a good hour. Well, the Yankees lost yesterday afternoon to the BoSox 2 - 1. Tampa Bay won their game so we are back to a 1.5 game lead in the AL East. Today the Bombers will take on the Texas Rangers in Arlington at 2005(8:05pm) with A.J. Burnett starting on the mound for New York. I hope everyone that is down in New Orleans attending IPCPR is in fact having a great time and enjoying themselves. Enjoy the day everyone and be safe...... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee has been on for a while again. Well, the Yankees lost last night in the bottom of the 10th 4 - 3 with a rare Mariano Rivera melt down. That just proves that no one is perfect and any team can beat any other team when ever. The two teams will be back at again this evening at 2005(8:05pm) and hopefully the Bombers get the "W" this time. I hope everyone has a happy "Hump Day" and enjoys a favorite or two or........ :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the coffee has been on for almost an hour now. It was good to see that the Yankees kept fighting last night as they won 7 - 6 over the Rangers. Tonight they take on the Royals in Kansas City with a start time of 2010(8:10pm) with C.C. Sabathia starting on the mound for the Bombers. Today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo stick and finalizing next Saturday's (21 Aug) "Thank You" event at Round Pond. http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/inde...howtopic=65202
If you have the time and you're close by, stop on over and join in on the fun. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well....... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, thank god that the coffee is on as I stayed up to watch the end of last night's Yankees game which was outstanding. Image. The Bombers beat the Royals 4 - 3 which gave C.C. Sabathia his 15th win so far. The two teams will be back at it this evening again starting at 2010(8:10pm) just as last night. This weekend the Sprint Cup and Nationwide NASCAR racers are at Michigan International Speedway which is located in Brooklyn, MI. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck series racers are going to be down in Darlington this Saturday evening which always makes for a great race as well. I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets to relax with a few of your favorites through out it...... :-)
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Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair™ Espresso coffee is kickin'. Well, the Yankees lost last night to the Royals 4 - 3 after a couple of rain delays and such. The two teams will be back at this evening at 1910 with Phil Hughes starting on the mound for the Bombers. Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys...... :-)
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Good morning and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, the Yankees came back yesterday with a big win over the Royals with a final score of 8 - 3. A-Rod had threee homers last night along with one from Posada and Granderson. Today they'll play one more with A.J. Burnett starting for the Bombers at 1410(2:10pm). Also today the NASCAR racers will be firing up their engines around 1300(1pm) give or take a few minutes depending how long the opening ceremonies take. I hope everyone has a relaxing Sunday and enjoys...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's already Monday! Well, the Yankees lost a tough one yesterday 1 - 0. Hopefully they bounce back tonight with a "W" against the Tigers with a start time of 1905(7:05pm) in Detroit. A big congrats goes out to Kevin Harvick and the entire Richard Childres racing team for winning yesterday NASCAR race in Michigan. I have my fingers crossed that all parties involved in our new home purchase get everything done and we can close on it this week. Also, this coming Saturday is the "Thank You" event that we have been planning for sometime now, hope that you can make it as it will be a great time for all. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great week and enjoy a few of your favorites throughout it....... :-)
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