#ELOsoFumarTakes

Tonight, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes two exceptional guests for our annual Bear's Birthday Extravaganza! This year Mike Szczepankiewicz & Erron Nielsen will sit down for a celebration of fun and hijinks! This annual show has always been one of my favorites and its been my goal to always welcome in folks from the industry that I consider dear friends. Mike and Erron are no exception. We tackle previous birthdays, the comings and goings of the industry and predictions for the upcoming year as we gear up for the first trade show not held in the summer! Enjoy!

 

For the entire month of October, we are raising awareness for K9s for Warriors!

Please donate HERE.

 

https://cigarhustler.com/

https://cigar-coop.com/

 

 

 

Tonight, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes the return of one of the top returning guests on this show. That's right y'all Tripp Waldrop returns for his record tieing 9th appearance for #Take267! Tonight, it's all about movies. Yes, the cinema. We break down some of our favorites in film. "To be or not to be, that is the question." Well, it really isn't, because you have TO BE here tonight. Enjoy!

 

For the entire month of October, we are raising awareness for K9s for Warriors!

Please donate HERE.

 

Our agenda today:

Top 3 Halloween Films
Top 3 Christmas Films

Favorite Hero/Heroine (not necessarily superhero) Character:


Top 3 scenes that make you cry

For Tripp, Favorite Sports Film
For Bear, Favorite Film about Music

Quotes you use in everyday conversation continuously

Top 3 Movies Released before 1970:


2005: Movie Web says Star Wars Episode III is best film from this year.  Debate/Discuss

THIS OR THAT:
Stallone vs Arnold
home or theater
Outside or inside watching
Black and WHite or 3D
Luke Skywalker or Frodo Baggins
Deep Impact or Armageddon
Avatar: Game Cahanger or Overrated
Pine, Pratt, Hemsworth, Evans
Inception ending, was he dreaming?
(Book of Eli) was he actually blind?

 

 

2005 Best Movie per movieweb: https://movieweb.com/best-movies-since-2000-every-year/#2005-star-wars-episode-iii---revenge-of-the-sith

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes not one, not two, but three distinguished gentlemen for an exciting panel discussion the likes of which we have never seen! David Lafferty of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, Derek Matthews of Black Label Trading Company and Miguel M. Schoedel of Crowned Heads all sit down for #Take266! We've got three of the hottest brands in the industry with the Heads of Sales for each of them. We'll explore challenges, journies, and maybe a tale or two from the road. It'll be epic. Enjoy!

 

For the month of October, we will be raising awareness and money for the original charity when we launched this component of our show.  

K9s for Warriors

Donate here

 

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust: https://www.dunbartoncigars.com/

Black Label Trading Company: https://ovejanegracigars.com/pages/black-label-trading-company

Crowned Heads: https://www.crownedheads.com/

 

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes John Hakim of Forged Cigar Company & General Cigar Company to sit down and tackle all things Chillin' Moose, Punch, and more. While cigars may be his job today, growing up in Northeast Pennsylvania, his path started with a tad more convention. How did he become Brand Manager to some of the most fun brands in the Forged Family of Cigars? You'll need to be there to find out.

 

John selected The Lucerne Foundation to spotlight his week, learn more here: https://www.luzfdn.org/

 

https://cigar-coop.com/2023/07/cigar-news-chillin-moose.html

 

 

This week, The Bull Shark is back! It's always a good time with Ben on the show. We bring a cigar review and sensational dialogue around some topics inside the industry and out. It's time for another review and for today we venture into the rooms of Oveja Negra Brands! James and Angela Brown's company hit a major milestone this year, celebrating 10 years as a company! To commemorate, James blended La Madonna Negra.

The Blend:

Wrapper: U.S.A. (Connecticut Broadleaf)

Binder: Ecuador (Habano)

Filler: Nicaragua and U.S.A. (Pennsylvania)

So, tonight, Ben and I break it down. Here we go y'all! Enjoy!

 

Oveja Negra Brands

 

Sepsis Alliance

 

Oveja Negra PCA 2023 coverage: https://cigar-coop.com/2023/08/pca-2023-oveja-negra-brands.html

 

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes another first-time guest, and what a privilege this will be! Jennifer True, Senior Director of Marketing of Altadis USA sits down for #Take263. From Fragrance to Fashion to Fine Cigars - the world of luxury is something Jennifer knows and knows well. Jennifer may be a part of a special team at Altadis USA, make no mistake two of the most important releases in the iconic Montecristo line were her projects. Y'all know I love baseball, so there's no other way to say than she hit them out of the park!  Enjoy!

 

Jennifer and I would like to spotlight: aproquen : Turning tears into smiles

Please consider donating HERE.

 

PCA 2023 Coverage of Altadis USA: https://cigar-coop.com/2023/08/pca-2023-altadis-u-s-a.html

 

 

The TEAM IS BACK! WE ARE HOSTING THE OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL 1/2 APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CIGAR FEST PODCAST EPISODE! #ELOsoFumarTakes sits down with William Cooper, Erron Nielsen, and Ben Lee of the Cigar Coop Coalition! It's 45+ days since the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show and we check in with our team to see which ways the pendulum of momentum has swung. So, while half the industry is up in the Rocky Mountains, 1/2 of our team is in the Appalachians, we will discourse. We have some unanswered questions that we will get answered and, of course, some fun along the way. Enjoy!

 

Check out all PCA Trade Show Coverage here: https://cigar-coop.com/

 

Sepsis Alliance: https://www.sepsis.org/

Please consider DONATING

Special thanks to Shawn Miles for his in-show donation and thanks to Jay Davis of Blue Smoke of Dallas

 

https://premiumcigars.org/

 

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes brings in a first-time guest for our #261stTake. Jimmy Miudo of Quality Importers sits down to talk Xikar, Palio, Swag Bunker and more. We'll be pairing cutter and lighter combos and really dive into the accessory space. Additionally, we learn more about Jimmy's journey!

 

Spotlighting Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, please consider donating HERE.

 

https://www.qualityimporters.com/

 

For tonight's demonstration with QI accessories, we used the United Natural Robusto.

 

Notable Alumni of UMass - Dartmouth- https://edurank.org/uni/university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth/alumni/

Brian Helgeland- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001338/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_7_q_brian%2520Hel

 

United Cigar Presidential Trivia Segment: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-birthday-facts-about-president-george-h-w-bush

 

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes heads back to the cinema! Casablanca turned 80 late last year and we're here to celebrate it! Fred Rewey of Illusione Cigars and Sam Spencer return for an evening of popcorn, cigars, and film-nerding out! Our #260thTake is a night to remember, so skip all the other gin joints and sit down right here. You won't want to miss this one, you will regret it! Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.

 

We are spot-lighting Sepsis Alliance once again and the incredible work they do.  Learn more here: https://www.sepsis.org/

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

Movie Quotes: https://www.quotes.net/movies/casablanca_1884

 

1944 Academy Awards: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1944

 

United Cigar Presidential Trivia Segment:

https://www.businessinsider.com/presidents-favorite-movies-2016-8#plus-the-2016-presidential-nominees-donald-trump-citizen-kane-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-godfather-goodfellas-and-gone-with-the-wind-14

 

 

 

This week, #ELOsoFumarTakes welcomes a first time guest in for our #259thTake! It's our pleasure to welcome Ian Reith of Dapper Cigar Company! There's a little egg on my face here, because one of the hottest cigar brands in the last 5+ years has been Dapper, and it's taken me faaaaar toooo long to make this happen. Ian has been so gracious in his patience. His story is great and you know me and stories! We're so excited for this #Take and you should be too! Enjoy!

 

Check out tonight non-profit: https://www.holysmoke.org/

The cigar Ian made for them: https://cigar-coop.com/2023/06/cigar-news-dapper-cigar-company-releases-holysmoke-genesis.html

 

United Cigar Presidential Segment resource: https://www.closetfactory.com/blog/top-10-fashionable-presidents-u-s-history/

 

https://www.dappercigars.com/