Today I recap some of the fun we have done regarding the tear out of the carpet on the new lounge location and needs we have between now and the grand reopening of the Phoenix Cigar Lounge.

If you want to help let us know, we can take donations, use labor, you can cook for the workers who volunteer, or you can buy materials. All donations are NOT tax deductible.

I also hit some recent news on Lindsay Clancy although I don't name her.

I talk about 3 cigars I had this week with an anomalous unknown cigar on my lunch break and an honorable mention.

I hit some cigar news about new releases coming up soon or recently released.

I give a shout out to Machen for his gifted book to me and how we plan on having him back soon after I finish his book.

I talk about how in many situations there are no real solutions only trade offs.

I also mention my up coming adventure to New Hampshire for the New England Cigar Expo.

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Don't forget to email us to enter our give away of cigar swag.

We have up for grabs: shirts, ashtrays, and humidors.

We talk about the tear out of the old carpet at the new lounge location, housing and affordability issues and how some people are avoiding the affordability crisis by leaving the US entirely.

We of course talk cigars and give some shout outs to our great support network.

Fowler Flooring has sold us our flooring at cost. You won't get the deal we got but you will get a great deal give Lorin a call!

Trenton Kistle does flooring. If you can find him he's the best!

Stuki Jewelers sell jewelry and cigars check them out!

You need insurance, it is a fact, call Mike Bratton at state farm in Grass Valley CA on Taylorville Rd

Thank you to all our members at the Phoenix Cigar Lounge, you should join too!

Today we smoke Jc Newman The American, and talk a whole lot about starwars. Don't forget to send in your emails for the next email contest where we are giving away an American flag humidor.

Stay tuned for more updates on flooring and move in progress.

Today we have Machen MacDonald and we discuss authorship, success, happiness, responsibility, and cigars.

We light up the Penn State limited edition, Connecticut broadleaf Rothchild.

Machen is a life and career coach, former financial adviser and all around good guy that we're lucky to know. He's a member of the Phoenix Cigar Lounge and you can be too. Stay tuned for more announcements about our up coming move and how you can help out.

You can find more of Machen here:

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Julian is back for another special episode. We talk about our Independence Day celebrations and traditions. We then light up a novelty premium cigar that was burning a hole in Harold's locker. The specifics are unknown but the quality was top notch and the infusion of flavor was more of a novelty than a major benefit or detraction from the experience.

We also hit a topic that Harold and the group has been kicking around for a long time.

The subject is a sensitive topic for some listeners but we are on the side of the victims of child trafficking, abuse and assault.

Listener discretion advised for the last hour.

We talk about he root causes, seeming minimization, and excusing of the above crimes against humanity. We discuss the existence of evil or lack there of. Where do you fall on that subject. Is there a battle between good and evil?

Let us know in the comments or send us an email.

Today on ep 118 we light up the HOLY COW, it's a Nicaraguan cigar rolled by JC Newman at the PENSA factory in Nicaragua blended for The Cigar Authority.

We have Luke from "The Undercurrent Movie Podcast" on and we talk about "The Revenant" and do a crazy mixed up version of his podcast, check it out!

https://open.spotify.com/show/5sPGJ4lBN6GC4mUJietNnl

Julian joins us back from his break. I'm still editing though, sorry.

Sit back, light up, get a drink and enjoy.

Keep sending in your emails to win an American flag humidor or a Hombre Ashtray.

Happy Fathers Day! Today I enjoy an Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua and do the usual segments, 3 cigars I've had and enjoyed, Cigar News, Fun I've done, Fun We are going to have in the future and an entertainment section.

It's fathers day, grab a cigar, light up, grab a drink and smoke along with me and hear what's happening in Grass Valley today.

Send in an email and make your opinions, questions, comments, and concerned heard.

Also, if you want to be entered into the email of the week, send us an email. If we like what you wrote you could win a humidor, ashtray, or other cigar accessories.

We talk ebikes and emotos and how unlicensed kids are endangering themselves and others on road. Mike is law enforcement anonymously but has years of experience. We chat about distracted driving and harm mitigation methods and what makes a off road vehicle and where these off road vehicles should be. We don't find a solution because this is new tech and new issues but we do identify issues with new tech in a new world. "Everyone remembers back in the day when we all were silly" but the world is different drivers are different and the laws have trouble keeping up.

We also enjoy an Aganorsa Leaf cigar made for Single Cask Nation aged in a Balcones peated single malt barrel. We couldn't get the bottle but we do enjoy a single malt whiskey that has peat.

Make sure to send in your emails to win an ashtray

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