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Webmeister · 06-14-2007, 10:05 PM

I've been meaning to post an intro for the past few days, and finally getting "round tuit". Larry Good, the good-natured proprietor of Charlie's Premium Cigars turned me on to this place. From what I've seen, I like it!

I am new to this board, but not new to cigars. I had taken a hiatus a ways back, but a friend of mine from our Seattle office got me back into the groove when we were working a consulting gig in Atlanta for several weeks. Now I try to keep the humi fully stocked.

I spent most of my life out west with the bulk of it in northern Colorado. Saw Maduro_Scotty's pix of the YMCA camp in Estes - boy, does that take me back to the days when I played counselor for a bunch of kids at camp. Spent a lot of my younger days hiking/camping in the Roosevelt Forest. Moved to Albuquerque and worked as an IT Manager and eventually an IT Director there before moving to Charlotte to work for a tiny little software company out of Redmond, Washington. ;o)

I now spend my days managing support and services for large Media & Entertainment companies. On weekends, you'll find me at the cabin outside of Jefferson, NC clearing timber with my trusty chainsaw. The evenings consist of sitting on the deck looking out over the valley, having a cigar and a nice glass of wine or port. On special occassions, I opt for a triple Bombay Sapphire martini instead.

I have to say my favorite stogies are from Rocky Patel - the flavor, quality, consistency, and value are all outstanding. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with Rocky after a cigar tasting at Charlie's last year. He's one heck of a guy.

For a little variety, I also stock the humi with Zino Platinum Sceptre, Gurkha, CAO, Fuente (Hemmingways rock and Opus X are great, but hard on the ole wallet), Bolivar, Sancho Panza, Onyx, and Padron. The other day I found a couple unopened boxes of Acid Nefasto from my brief run with the Drew Estates line. These have been sitting there gathering dust for the past couple of years. I was digging for a Zino tonight and came across a 5-pack of Pinar pre-embargo Cubans I bought last year. I was careful not to wake them just yet. I have a birthday and lots of vacation time coming soon.

silentjon-cl · 06-14-2007, 10:06 PM

Welcome from PA!!

ilovecl-cl · 06-14-2007, 10:09 PM

Welcome to the forum from Florida!!!

Ceedee · 06-14-2007, 10:10 PM

Michael NO FREAKIN WAY! I live in Matthews off of Waxhaw Indian Trail Rd and Charlie's is my new local B&M! I spoke to Charlie about CL a couple of weeks ago - I will have to thank Charlie for recommending this place to you!

Hey man,

from your "next door neighbor"! We need to hookup sometime bro!

CD