2nd Annual Cigar Review HERF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stanthetaxman]

Don't have the right number. I'll continue to work on it!

[Whitefish]

Originally Posted by StantheTaxMan

Don't have the right number. I'll continue to work on it!

Thanks. Wife is letting me come, Thanks to Michael, but I need to get a set of dates ASAP so she doesn't change her mind. If I buy the plane ticket, she cannot change it...

[Acesfull]

i got my "phone call" yesterday, not sure if I'm going to be able to come or not. We'll have to see

[lazylightningNY-cr]

I would love to make this. Any comfirmed dates? Where does everyone usually stay?

[Cycleman]

Originally Posted by lazylightningNY

I would love to make this. Any comfirmed dates? Where does everyone usually stay?

My house is always an option. This year it should be very full, but always room for more. (4 bedroom house... and hell... Brain can sleep with me if need be.... he's so damn cute!)

No dates yet. Stan is working on that.

We THINK Nov 15th.... but not sure yet.

[anton]

it is still not ruled out for me. Just need the dates to see how bad airfare and a room will be, and make sure we can get someone to watch Emily since Heidi will be joining me if I make it.

[lazylightningNY-cr]

How long is the event? From the 15th to when? What goes on during the herf? If I go, it will be with KC and my daughter most likely, so I'm wondering how to plan the trip.

[stanthetaxman]

The "main event" is Cigar Heritage in Ybor on Saturday. If it's towards the middle of the month, there should be a LSB the Wednesday before or after?
We'll do our Ybor "education" on Friday, unless you guys are in town Monday, not Friday? I've got to get the dates! Honestly? I don't think it's been set yet.

[markk96-cr]

Ok, I am lazy, did not read the entire thread, but where should I fly into, I am not taking a vacation this year, and I told the wife I am going to this. So a good hotel would be nice to know about to.

[stanthetaxman]

Fly into Tampa, unless you can find a flight into St Pete/Clearwater, which I think is down to only AirTran by now?
Maybe some of the others that are coming down and/or some of the ones who were here last year will share where they are staying? There is just a TON of hotels. Beach, Clearwater, etc.

[JTokash]

I know it's still a few months away, but so far it's still good for Liz and I to make the trip. We'll be driving (cheaper to drive than fly for two of us... that and the fact that we both hate planes).

Any-who, I'll need to get in on the list of recommended places to stay. Since this is about 2200 miles round trip for us, I'm hoping to stay for a few days, or for the duration of the festival. November looks good for me so far, the only plans I have for the next few months is to schedule and take (and pass) my PhD comprehensive exam... which will probably be late October or early November. As a result, this trip will definitely be necessary since I'll be a bundle of nerves prior to taking my comps.

4 months and counting!!

-JT

[stanthetaxman]

BREAKING NEWS..........BREAKING NEWS......

Ok, just got off the phone with "Cigar City Magazine"
It's definitely set for Saturday, November 15th!
The magazine is one of the co-sponsers of the charity event the night before(Friday). She said she spoke to Arturo(Fuente) to try to make it a bit "cheaper" this year. Think it might have been $50-$60 last year. She said she'd like to cut it to $40-$45. Told her I'd try to talk as many of you into it as possible. It IS for charity. Certainly understand if you can't! The Saturday event is "free".
Michael and I will start putting together some organized events, as you guys tell us when you're hitting town. Unfortunately, LSB would be that FOLLOWING Wednesday, so to come in for the Friday night event and stay though the following Wed night probably isn't doable?! We'll have something to do Wed night, before(11/12), maybe do our own LSB on Thursday night? See if Cycle and I can cut work Friday and do the fabled "Ybor Tour" during the day. Head over that night for the charity? Sat late morn and afternoon at the fest? Sat night a "cigar crawl" to our fav shoppes? Sunday breakfast?
We'll figure it out. Maybe some of you, as you book hotels, can share?
We(?) can do airport runs, as need, too if you aren't going to rent a car.

[anton]

I'll ask the boss.

[CRider]

Good, got a date...now I just gotta figure out how I'm gonna get there. I'm gonna make it, even if I gotta friggin walk!

[stanthetaxman]

Originally Posted by Anton

I'll ask the boss.

.....if you can come by yourself............?