Our Beloved Winston “No I don’t look like Hitchcock” Churchill As the news states, a “Churchill” is a size of cigar. Now it is a brand name… But I really think I just wanted to post …
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This Week’s Cigars and Thesis Cigars
If the themes for my thesis had to come from cigars, the cigar company 5 Vegas would have them down (Keith sent me this link): The 5 Vegas Series ‘A’ Mega-Sampler includes:5 – 5 Vegas Series …
A great day in La Jolla
Feels like Christmas, only at 75 degrees. So, I guess it feels like Christmas always does in So Cal. But here is why: After being backordered (on the first day of release!) I finally received my …
Rocky Patel Decade Toro (10th Anniversary)
A busy weekend, I performed with Scott Walton Saturday night at Cuyamaca College’s fantastic new theater. The concert was part of their piano series. Many of you just know Scott as a bassist, but he earned …
Oliva Serie V Torpedo
(Interesting…here I am working on my PhD…I thought I’d be blogging more about music, but instead, it’s all about cigars…) For my smoke this week, I had the very highly rated and regarded Oliva Serie V …
Rocky Patel Sun Grown Torpedo
(Makes my mug look small.) Smoked last Thursday…The Rocky Patel Sun Grown Torpedo is a phenomenal cigar. I’ve changed y mind about having a whisky or port while smoking cigars, now I go for tea…while smoking …
San Cristobal Monumento
Cigar review number one from the group of of latest Nicaraguan cigars Keith sent my way. The San Cristobal Monumento is made by one of my favorite cigar companies, Ashton. Being a fan of Ashton (I …
A Truly Amazing Care Package…
Many of you are familiar with Keith McMullen, co-creator of the name pfMENTUM, co-founder of the original pfMENTUM newsletter and co-director of the Ventura New Music Concert Series/Festival from 1995 until its demise when I left …
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Bloody Mary’s, Texas, David Bartel
SD_bloody_mary.jpg What a lovely bloody mary, from the appropriately named “Bloody Mary’s” in the San Diego Airport. I have much to report on, including the gig, workshop, recording session with Guerino Mazzola, Heinz Geisser, Sirone, and …