Courteous of Small Batch Cigar, 2 delightful grab bags of cigar accessory swag are delivered as promised.
The contest: Ask me up to three questions. I will do my best to answer them honestly.
I chose my favorite set of questions and answers. Small Batch Cigar chose theirs.
Katman Winner: Will Young
Small Batch Cigar Winner: Michael Johnson
Katman’s Choice:
Q: Where was the most memorable cigar smoking experience you have ever had?
Q: Who is the most memorable company you enjoyed a cigar with?
A: The first thing that came to mind was a herf from 50 years ago. I was in Zurich Switzerland touring with Curved Air. On a few dates, we supported Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House. Larry was the godfather of jazz fusion guitar and a collaborator with John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitouš, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Emily Remler, Al Di Meola, and Paco de Lucía…to name just a few.
I was 25. Larry was 32.
After a gig, Larry invited the band to smoke some Cubans in his hotel room. Larry’s bandmates Randy Brecker and Alphonse Mouzon didn’t smoke cigars. None of my bandmates had ever smoked a cigar either. Me? Ha. Curved Air members tried but lasted less than an half an hour and had to leave with skin complexions akin to Kermit the Frog. Coryell and I stayed up all night chain smoking…and talking about music. Everything from Miles Davis to Jimi Hendrix to Gábor Szabó. I returned to my room around 6am and got a couple hours of sleep. I moseyed over to the hotel restaurant for coffee and found Sonja, Darryl, Stewart, and Mick sitting quietly with uneaten food in front of them. I never said a thing about the previous hours. And they never asked.
Small Batch Cigar’s Choice:
Q: What has improved in your life with age, other than cigars?
A: It boils down to understanding and fine-tuning life’s events; both past and present. Some call it wisdom. Others would say it is having an overdue common sense about what’s important in life. Regardless, I’m in a place of peace that I’ve not experienced before I hit 70. I see things clearly. I can get to the root of a problem quickly. I don’t fret or wring my hands over anything. It’s pretty cool.
Another contest will be appearing very soon.
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Thanks Katman! I was doubting my own reality when Dave @ Small Batch emailed me and replied, “I’ve never won anything but shitty books at a charity raffle.” So over the weekend I ordered a couple boxes of Tatuaje from SBC to help fill that new humidor!
Thanks for adding some unexpected excitement to my weekend.
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I also would like to say thank you for doing this contest and providing interesting responses! I enjoyed reading them all. I thought my chances of winning were as likely as getting laid at a bar mitzvah so it was a most pleasant surprise!
MJ
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