Good morning Post and sports update

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. I do a daily post on a number of other borads and thought it would be cool here as well. Well, I took a day off today making it a nice 4 day weekend away from West Point. I have some running around to do today but hopefully later on I'll be able to watch some more great college football as Beth and I did yesterday. I hope everyone has a super weekend and gets to enjoy a few of thier favorites through out it....... :usa

[Doogie]

glad to see you hear. watching Ole Miss and TT. great game

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. In a little while, I'm gonna head over to Hometown Bagels & Deli (formely known as Bubba's Bagels) and pick up a couple of tastey treats for breakfast. http://www.hometownbagelsanddeli.com/ Then later on today, one of our neices is having a bridal shower so the guys that are not busy will be heading on over to Schelsingers Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars to enjoy a cigar or two. There are a couple of Bowl games on this afternoon so that should be cool. This evening we have two NFL playoff games on as well which will finish off the night. I hope everyone has a super Saturday and gets to enjoy a favorite or two or........ :chr

[Doogie]

good morning Charlie and to the rest of the Asylum. playoff football today.:)

[mooremedic]

Just got home from work, enjoying a pot of Guat Antigua and getting ready for some football...

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. I had a great day yesterday with a nice stop at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar where I got to enjoy a Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Emperor with at least 10+ years of age and then a mystery stick that I was gifted by Saxjazzman. Our buddy Ralph (ilcchef2) showed up as well and we exchanged sticks as always. There were some great football games on and it was good to see Utah go 13 - 0 for the season. Today, I'll be getting ready for the Eagles / Vikings game with the hopes that Philly will be taking on the NY Giants next week. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well........ :D

[68TriShield]

Good Morning.

Finally a day off here. Coffee and a RASCC ready to go :)

[longknocker]

Good Morning.

Finally a day off here. Coffee and a RASCC ready to go :)

Enjoy your morning & smoke, Dave! Just finished a cup of Joe with a nice, smooth La Aurora Leoninos Robusto that had rested 2 months. Might need another month to be perfect, but very good, nonetheless. Maybe a little golf for me this morning, then watch the NFL playoff games this afternoon. Have a great Sunday, All!:ss

[Doogie]

good football day

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and here's to a new work week. The coffee is on and it looks like bagels are on this morning's breakfast menu. Well, the Eagles beat the Vikings 26 - 14 which equates to a Eagles / Giants match up next Sunday at 1300 (1pm) in the Meadowlands. That should be another great game and I'll be hootin' and howlin' as I did yesterday. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few of your favorites through out it........ :D

[silentjon]

Looking forward to the Eagles/Giants game. I ready to go home already.

[Doogie]

Eagles are playing well. Giants better play well or they are going to lose

[silentjon]

I was glad to see the Buckeyes lose. The Big 10 sucks even more than the ACC.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Congrats to Texas for winning over Ohio State last night in the Fiesta Bowl, 24 - 21. That leaves only the BCS Championship game this Thursday with Florida taking on Oklahoma at 2000 (8pm). That should be a back and forth game as well and it's still up in the air as to who the defined winner is. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys....... :)

[silentjon]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Congrats to Texas for winning over Ohio State last night in the Fiesta Bowl, 24 - 21. That leaves only the BCS Championship game this Thursday with Florida taking on Oklahoma at 2000 (8pm). That should be a back and forth game as well and it's still up in the air as to who the defined winner is. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys....... :)

You are pissing off all the Ball State and Tulsa fans by forgetting the GMAC Bowl. Go Sooners (only because I hate the Gators).

[Doogie]

good morning to the asylum and charlie

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and always, the coffee is on. As a matter of fact, it's been on since 0330 (3:30 am) since we had an Adverse Weather Condition Conference Call resulting from a major ice storm. Currently at West Point we have a "Code Red" condition until 1000 (10am) which means everything is shut down. After that, we go to a "Code White" for the remainder of the day and that simply equates to if you have the vacation time saved up, you can stay home with no questions asked. Last night's GMAC Bowl was a blow out with Tulsa Stomping Ball State, 45-13. Here is a down and dirty link from ESPN stating the facts:

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3815219

As for today, we have a variety of NHL and NBA games on as well as a number of college basketball match ups. I hope everyone has a safe day and enjoys a favorite or two if the get the opportunity........ :tu

[icehog3]

You are pissing off all the Ball State and Tulsa fans by forgetting the GMAC Bowl. Go Sooners (only because I hate the Gators).

Go Gators (only because I love the Gators....I have no hate for the Sooners at all). :)

[MNSmoker]

Go Gators (only because I love the Gators....I have no hate for the Sooners at all). :)

Go Gators (only because I have money on the Gators). :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Tonight is the BCS Bowl game with Florida taking on Oklahoma at 2000 (8pm). Being that it's Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening watching some great college ball and enjoying primo stogies. If you're close by and have the time, stop on over and join in on the fun. If not, I hope you enjoy the game and smoke a favorite or two as well....... :D

[silentjon]

Go Sooners!! I am tired of winter.

[Doogie]

should be a great game today.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and TGIF!!!! The coffee is on and the Florida Gators beat the Oklahoma Sooners 24 - 14. For the full story, look here:

http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=15086

I had a good time last night started off the evening at Schlesingers Ciagr Bar enjoying a couple of my favorites and then indulging in some great conversation. Hudson Valley Cigars was packed due to the winter weather and of course the crowd that was there to see the BCS Championship game. This weekend will be filled with NFL playoff games and I'll be hootin' and howlin' during the Eagles / Giants game Sunday at 1300 (1pm), GO EAGLES!!!! Anyway, I hope everyone has a super weekend and enjoys....... :D

[silentjon]

Damn Gators!! :fl:fl

[Doogie]

congrats to the Gators

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. I had a great day yesterday, got a nice box of cigars in from CigarBid(yeah, I still visit the devil now and then :D ), talked with a number of S / BOTL on the phone about the upcoming Quad State Herf and then had a nice quiet evening home with Beth. Today, the weather guessers are calling for 7 to 9 inches of snow starting this afternoon and continuing through into tomorrow morning:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

I've got some running around to do prior to that in preperation of Sunday's Eagles Football party. I see that the odds are now 4 1/2 points advantage for the Giants (3 for just being home team), so even the bookies are thinking that this is going to be a close game. May the better team prevail, but I got to root for the Eagle. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys a favorite or two or......... :)

[silentjon]

It's snowing in NEPA. No MBA class for me. :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. I'm plannin' on a big breakfast today with bacon, eggs, homefries and all of the rest of the fixin's to get ready for today's big game at 1300 (1pm). The Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants will go head to head in the Meadowlands and it's going to be a good game and the better of the two teams will be victor. I'll be rootin' for Philly and to get things going, I have posted the link for the Eagles fight song:

http://play.rbn.com/?url=nfl/nfl/open/eagles/demand/fightsong.rm&proto=rtsp&rbnkey=1

Then, later on today, the Pittsburg Steelers will battle with the San Diego Chargers @ 1645 (4:45pm) in Pittsburg. That should be another tough game and hopefully the Steelers win that one for my brother-in-law Gary who's a big fan of them as well. Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Sunday and gets to enjoy a favorite cigar or two....... :D

GO EAGLES!!!!!

[:eevis]

I just gotta ask, How can you have a Yankee Avatar and cheer for the Iggles?!? Isn't that similar to cheering for the Dark Side in the Star Wars series. Good luck today, looking forward to a great game. And as a wise man once told me

Go Big Blue

[G G]

Good morning, I am stuck at work today.

[Stogieman]

Yeah baby, 23 - 11 final score, Eagles win......... :D :D :D :D :D

In refernce to how I can be a Yankees fan and also cheer for the Iggles, I'm retired military and haven't had a home town since 1976. I've been a Yankees fan since 1968 and an Eagles fan from as long as I can remember.

[:eevis]

We lost :mad: Great game by the Iggles. Can't take anything away from them. Congratulations and good luck in the next round. I am going to find something sturdy and a 3 ft. piece of rope :hn

Now I turn my attention to the pinstripes!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, there's a fresh pot of coffee on. Well, we know that the Eagles and the Steelers both won yesterday. Next weeks match up is the Eagles will play the Cardinals in Arizona at 1500 (3pm) and then the Steelers will take on the Ravens in Pittsburg at 1830 (6:30pm). Here's the link to where you can find the entire playoff breakdown:

http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=POST#Week

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys........ :D

GO EAGLES!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the joe is brewin'. Yesterday, it was a great day at the office. The majority of us there are retired military which equates to everyone is from different parts of the US originally. There are only two of us out of 18 that are Eagles fans and all the local Giants fans finally admitted it that the cream raised to the top. Now I can hardly wait till next Sunday as our Director is a Cardinals fan and he said that they would have rather played the Giants as well. Anyway, I hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday and gets to enjoy a favorite if the time permits it....... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the coffee is on. It's "Hump Day" and I hope it flys by and brings on the weekend. A friend of ours is coming up from Philadelphia today to tour West Point and then we are taking him to Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars for dinner and stogies. I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy it as well....... :)

GO EAGLES!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. It was good seeing our friend Father Paul yesterday and we had a great day touring the Academy and then spending a few hours at Schlesingers. Today's tempature is a brisk one with the temps only reaching a high of 16 degrees and a low of 1. Here is the next 7 day forcast and it a cold one coming:

Today: Snow, Hi 16°F
Tonight: Partly Cloudy, Lo 1°F

Friday: Cold, Hi 10°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, Lo 2°F

Saturday: Mostly Sunny, Hi 15°F
Saturday Night: Chance Snow, Lo 11°F

Sunday: Chance Snow, Hi 24°F
Sunday Night: Chance Snow, Lo 17°F

M.L.King Day: Mostly Cloudy, Hi 28°F

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

As you can see, this place will not defrost in a while so you better dress warm if your headin' to NY anytme soon. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys themselves to the fulliest....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and TGIF!!!! The coffee is on and I think a stop at the local bagel shop is a must for today. I just checked www.noaa.gov and our temps are currently -2F with a windchill of -18F, man-o-man is it cool outside. Hopefully this cold spell gets done with soon and we start to see a normal weather pattern with the temps back up in the 20s and 30s. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys a few of thier favorites and gets to see some great NFL playoff games....... :D

GO EAGLES!!!!!!

[silentjon]

Its a very warm 2F here in NEPA. Looking forward to the games on Sunday. I think both six seeds are going to win.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. I just checked the local weather and it's 1° F, man it's cool out there. Later on after it warms up a bit, I have some running around to do in preperation of tomorrow's Eagles / Cardinals football game. Then later on I'll be heading over to Schlesinger's / Hudson Valley Cigars to enjoy a favorite or two and see how the local S/BOTL are doing. I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets to enjoy a few favorites as well....... :D

GO EAGLES!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, today is the NFC Championship game at 1500 (3pm) between the Eagles and the Cardinals and then the AFC Championship game between the Steelers and the Ravens at 1830 (6:30pm). Both games should be very intense and I'm hoping both Pennsylvania teams win to make one helava Superbowl in two weeks. I just finished a pot of Mr. Jerry's Electric Chair Espresso Killer Beans and I'm ready for the games. I hope veryone has a super day and GO EAGLES....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, as we all know, the Eagles lost to the Cardinals and the Steelers won as well. Congrats to both teams moving forward and there's always next year for the Eagles. Today being MLK Day, we slept in a bit and as there's not much going on. I hope everyone has a great week and get's to enjoy a favorite or two or........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, today is the big day that President-Elect Obama takes the oath of office. We'll have the Emergency Operation Center activated just as a precaution in case some wacko or group of wackos try something in D.C. or other parts of the US on this day of history. Only time will tell what this new regime will bring and if in deed that they can turn our economy around. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys....... :pi

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the joe is brewin' and it looks like bagels are on this morning's breakfast menu. From yesterday's inauguration ceremony to the parades amd then finishing up with all the Balls, America has made history. We will now see what happens and in fact if we do have change. I just hope it's not a change for the worst. Anyway, I hope all of you have a "Happy HumpDay" and enjoy a favorite cigar if you get the chance....... :cb

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the coffee is on as always. It looks like we have a break in the cool winter blast comin' our way with temps reaching into the upper 30s tomorrow. Here's a quick look as to what is forcasted for the next 7 days:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

Anyway, today being it's Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying a couple of primo sticks and catching up on the past weeks news. If your close by and have the time, come on by and join in on the fun. If your not in the area, I hope you have a great day as well and enjoy........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is on and a ig TGIF!!!! We had a great time last night at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars with a packed crowd of the Thursday night crowd and few ole' faces I haven't seen in a while. We took care of some business as far as the upcoming Quad State Herf IV and we definitely have a Standby List now. I will do my best in letting all that want to attend be a part of this great "Cause" but I want to ensure that there is still room for all to enjoy and be comfortable. As far as this weekends big sporting event, I'll be watching the Rolex 24 At Daytona which starts Saturday at 1530 (3:30pm). It's the unofficial kick off for the racing season and for all you motor heads out there, here is the link for your convenience:

http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Tickets-Events/Events/2009/Rolex-24/Rolex-24-At-Daytona.aspx

Anyway, I hope you have a great weekend and you get to enjoy a favorite or two or........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all as I've been up since 0430 (4:30am) checkin' emails, replying to PMs and making the morning coffee. I try my darndest to be quiet in the morning but that ole' coffee grinder seems like the loudest thing in the neighborhood :D. Well, we are exactly two weeks away from the Quad State Herf IV and there are still a few of you out there that I haven't heard from since you signed up. If your name is on the list and you can not attend, let me know so the ones on the Standby List can be moved over to the Guest List. Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Saturday and takes the time to enjoy a favorite stogie today....... :pi

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Had a good day yesterday hanging out with the fellas at Schlesingers / Hudson Valley Cigars and then coming home to enjoy a great meal with Beth and relaxing on the sofa watching the Rolex 24 from Daytona race track. They televised it from 1500 (3pm) till 2200 (10pm) and then it will be back this morning from 0700 (7am) till 1600 (4pm). Here is a link to give you more info about the race if interested:

http://www.racetickets.com/grand-american-road-racing-tickets/2009/2009-rolex-24-at-daytona/

I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well....... :salute:

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Yesterday's Rolex 24 had the closest finish in the history of 47th anniversary of the race with the #58 Brumos Racing Porsche Riley team winning. Congrats to the drivers David Donohue, Darren Law, Buddy Rice and Antonio Garcia. For more info, click here:

http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/Articles/2009/01/Brumos-Racing-Back-In-Victory-Lane-In-Rolex-24-Thriller.aspx

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys. Remember, if you're attending the Quad State Herf IV and you haven't sent in your donation as of yet, they are due by this Saturday the 31st........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0400 (4am) and I'm ready for some good Army chow. The weather guessers are calling for a good storm to hit some time tonight as it's making its way across the US right now. Here is a link to www.noaa.gov to give you a better idea:

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/ECIR4.html

They are calling for a mixture of snow, frozen rain and sleet. Makes for a tough ride into work and even worse for the kiddies on school buses and the ones that walk. I hope everyone in it's path is prepared for it and be careful out there. Enjoy the day and I'll talk with you all later on....... :cool2:

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, the weather guessers were correct this time and we have a nice storm presently hittin' us. We had an Adverse Weather Condition Conference Call this morning at 0400 and have come to an agreement that West Point will be closed "Code Red" all day. Here is the link for the West Point site that will give you the exact explanation wat a Code Red is:

http://www.westpoint.edu/WeatherConditions/SnowPolicy.htm

USMA Snow Policy (Non-emergency positions)

"WEST POINT IS CODE RED." Only employees in emergency positions should report to work. Employees in non-emergency positions should not report to work until their next regularly scheduled workday.

This is very good as I have some administrative stuff to get done for the upcoming Quad State Herf on the 7th and I might as well get it done today. I hope everyone has a happy "Hump Day" and enjoys........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the joe is brewin' and has been since 0330 (3:30am) since we had another Adverse Weather Condition Conference Call this morning at 0400. The majority of the civilian force that works on post lives over the Storm King mountain which is to the north and the roads that get you there are icey than ever. Hopefully by the time I leave here, the road crews have put down enough salt / sand to break it up. Anyway, today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying a primo stick or two and exchanging the weeks fishing stories. If you have the time and you're close by, come on over and join in on the fun. If you're a ways away, I hope you have a great evening as well and enjoy......... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and a big TGIF!!!!!! Well, we had a great time last night at Schlesingers hangin' out with a packed house of regulars in the Hudson Valley Cigar shop which filtered into the cigar bar. I talked with Neal & Glynna the owners in reference to a few items about next weeks Quad State Herf and things are coming along very nicely. The tent man is coming over today to check out the area for that, Mark (mrtapes) is hooking up the sound system (thank you brother as always), and we are good to go for all that will be ordering appetizers between 2 - 4 pm as the main restaraunt doesn't open till 4:30. We'll have 2 bartenders on and when it does get busy, there will be addational help to serve and clear tables as needed. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys watching the Superbowl with a special stick or two....... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. I've got a little running around to do today but for the most parts, I'll be relaxing over at Schlesingers / Hudson Valley Cigars and then this evening taking Beth out for a nice Saturday evening dinner.

We are exactly 1 week from the Quad State Herf and I'm not sure about everyone else, but I'm getting a little excited and anxious!!!! http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5347/bounce016hz8.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5347/bounce016hz8.gif (http://imageshack.us)

I hope everyone has a great day as well and gets to enjoy a favorite cigar or two or........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the coffee is on. Well, today is Superbowl Sunday. Good luck to both team and I hope the game is close to make it enjoyable to watch. Beth and I plan on headin' over this afternoon to one of our niece's house to enjoy some pre-game festivities and if the weather is nice enough, hang out side with the fellas to smoke some cigars as well. Today's weather looks to be in the upper 30s according to www.noaa.com. Here is the link and the two important dates that I'm looking at is today for the game and next Saturday for the Quad State Herf which looks to be nice as well:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind between 7 and 11 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Cornwall&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.4157&textField2=-74.0489

I hope all of you have a super Sunday and get to relax as well with family and friends doing what you enjoy doing the best....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Well, I've been trying to order my CigarFest 2009 tickets since 0500 this morning but their main server came to a screeching halt and hasn't been back up yet. I'll try in a little bit and see if they have resolved the problem. Well, congrats to the Pittsburg Steelers and all of their fans for winning their 6th Superbowl. It was a great game all the way to the end, the veiwers couldn't have asked for a better match up. Now we have NASCAR that starts this Saturday evening down in Daytona with the Bud Shootout and in 2 weeks we have the Daytona 500. Pitchers and catchers report in a 11 days and the spring time is on it's way. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and remember that the Quad State Herf is in 5 days....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, we had another Adverse Weather Condition Conference Call this morning at 0400 which equates to that I've been up since 0330. We only received roughly 1" of snow so far but the mountain (Stoney Lonesome) has ice in certain locations and the housing area on West Point is in the same shape. The salt trucks are out and hopefully by the time the majority of the workforce goes into work, the roads will be clear. Anyway, we are within 4 days now of the Quad State Herf and I have found my dancin' shoes. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys a favorite cigar if you get the chance......... :pi

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Yesterday's little 3 inches of snow was worst than the last few storms where we got 6 inches plus. There were car accidents all over and they closed the main road going over Storm King Mountain resulting from it. We had to go all back roads around the moutain which turned a 20 minute ride into 2 1/2 hours. I did get to talk with a number of BOTL which was cool but the ride still sucked going 10 miles per hour. Anyway, we are 2 days and a wake up from the annual Quad State Herf and almost everything is done. I hope everyone has a "Happy Humpday" and enjoys......... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is on and it looks like bagels are on this morning's breakfast menu. I've been watching the weather guessers at www.noaa.gov for the past few days to see the trend for this weekends Quad State Herf and it's actually looking good:

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Light wind becoming south between 11 and 14 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

The party tent goes up tomorrow and at the same time I'll be home (taking the day off) making goodie bags and doing those last minute things to ensure this event will be a big hit. Today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars tonight enjoying a couple of ceegars and talkin' with the local S / BOTL. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys as well......... :pi

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF!!!! Well, we had good last night at Schlesingers / Hudson Valley Cigars smoking primo stogies and talkin' about the upcoming Quad State Herf this Saturday. We also talked quite a bit about the fact that CigarFest 2009 sold out so quick and that only a few of us got tickets and the other dozen of the regulars didn't get a chance to get theirs. If any of you have extra tickets, just let me know and I've got a number of S / BOTL that will buy them right away. Today I'm only working till 1130 so I can make goodie bags for the event and organize all the door prizes and raffle items. I hope everyone has a great day and for you all that are traveling today to get to NY, be safe and take your time. Enjoy a stick or two and I'll be back on later on....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and today's the Quad State Herf IV, woooooo hoooooo!!!!! Rick (rrick57), my wife Beth and I packed up over 110 boxes of cigars in goodie bags yesterday afternoon. We already had 30 boxes pre-packed and Altadis USA, Oliva and a couple of others will be at the event handing out cigars as well. All-in-all, everyone will leave with roughly 20 cigars a piece and then there are the raffle items that totally blew me away. So in roughly 7 hours the fun will begin. Remember the admin notes and parking map that I posted on the Herf thread Feb 4th to make things go nice and smooth. Safe travels for all of you driving and don't forget your cameras. I hope everyone has a super day and enjoys........ :D

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric-Chair espresso coffee is on. We had an incredable time yesterday during the Quad State Herf. Here's the link where folks are posting comments:

http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=51049&pid=812294&st=260&#entry812294

http://lounge.cigarfamily.com/showthread.php?t=215852#post3211507

Today, all I'm gonna do is relax, watch last night's NASCAR Bud-Shootout and then the live Daytona 500 qualifying for next Sunday's race. Have a great day everyone and enjoy....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. For all of you NASCAR fans, it's Speed Week down in Daytona and things started of hot and heavy already with Kevin Harvick winning the Bud Shootout Saturday evening and then yesterday Martin Truex Jr. & Mark Martin got the 1st and 2nd place starting positions for the Daytona 500. Here's the link for the full stories:

http://www.nascar.com/

For all of you baseball fans, pitchers and catchers report in 4 days. Before we know it, Spring Training will be upon us and the regular season is right around the corner. Anyway, I hope evereyone has a super week and enjoys........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the coffee is on. I had a great day yesterday at work talking with all the great folks from the Warrior Transition Unit that had a chance to attend this past Saturday's Quad State Herf IV. They wanted me to let you all know that they had a great time and that they are indebted to you all. The Commander of the unit, Captain Edwards said that he loved the comaraderie and will be joining us on Thursday evenings. Anyway, I hope all of you have a good day and get to smoke a favorite cigar if the time allows it......... :)

Oh yeah, 3 days till pitchers and catchers report!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is brewing and it looks like bagels are on this morning's breakfast menu. There's not much going on today except for NASCAR practicing today down in Daytona and a few basketball games. Pitchers and catchers report in 2 days and A-Rod is still making excuses why he took the steroids. I hope everyone has a super "Hump Day" and enjoys a favorite or two or........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the joe is brewin' and today's the last working day for me as I'm taking off tomorrow to enjoy a 4 day weekend. Well today, we have the two Gatorade Duel 150 qualifying races for Sunday's Daytona 500 that start at 1400 (2pm) on Speed channel. To better explain what the Duel races are about and the line ups, look here:

http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-two-duels-many-agendas//P1/

Besides that, we are 1 day from pitchers and catchers showing up and that means that Spring Training is right around the corner. Being that today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars enjoying a couple of primo sticks and I'm sure that last Saturday's Quad State Herf IV will be the main topic. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys....... :pi

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF!!!! I took today off to make it a nice 4 day weekend. Last night we had a great time at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars with a full house of S / BOTL. We enjoyed primo sticks and talked about last weekend's Herf. Besides the regulars, Israel (uptown_isy) - becoming a regular :D , Carlos (Saxjazzman) - also becoming a regular, and Captain Curtis Edwards and his wife (Commander of the Wounded Warriors) and a handful of others from West Point joined in on the fun. Well tonight, Beth and I have reservations for the Black Forest Mill Restaurant in Highland Mill, NY. A quaint Authentic German place with outstanding meals, full line of german beers and a real german umpapa band.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g47895-d459316-Reviews-Black_Forest_Mill_Restaurant-Highland_Mills_New_York.html

Tomorrow, is a get things done day and then in the afternoon we have a house warming party for one of our nieces. Sunday is the Daytona 500 which starts at 1400 (2pm) and Beth mad a full crock pot of pulled pork bbq and all the fixins. I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets to enjoy a few favorites as well........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the coffee is on. It was a good day yesterday and we had a superb dinner at the Black Forest Mill. I had one of the specials, the SweineHaxen (roasted pig knuckles) over a bed of sauerkraut with potatoe dumpling on the side. Here's a picture of what I'm talking about:

http://ab.id.au/gallery/v/travel/ukde05/dresden/img_2332.jpg.html

Add a couple of cold german tap beers and it was a meal fit for a king. Afterwards, we came home and I watched the NASCAR truck race which was a good one and Todd Bodine won it now 2 years in a row back to back. Today, is another race in Daytona, the Nationwide Series (the old Busch series) and then tomorrow is the Daytona 500 with all the big boys racin'. Beth and I have the house warming party to attend so hopefully my nephews show up and we'll enjoy a cigar on the front porch as the ladies sit around talk in the living room. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy a favorite or two or........ :pi

[Stogieman]

Good day everyone, it's Suday and the Daytona 500 will start in a few hours. Gettin' things ready for that and have a couple of more things to do prior to the drivers start their engines. I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy a primo stick or two...... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espesso is on. http://www.killerbeans.com/site/home.html

Well, yesterday's Daytona 500 was a little bit of a let down with a rain shortened finish giving Matt Kenseth in the #17 the win by default. It was a good race up to that point and when the NASCAR officials called it, we were all saying, "what the f**k". Oh well, there's always next week where we'll find the racers in Fontana, CA. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great President's Day and enjoys the day off (hopefully)........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, it's back to work after a nice 4 day weekend. A few more weeks of this winter weather and then hopefully spring will start to come our way. Not sure about you all but I'm tired of the cold and wish we had some nice 70 degree temps where you can sit out and smoke a favorite ceegar and BBQ at the same time. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys a few of your favorites through out it....... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and Happy Hump Day. The coffee is on and it looks like bagels are on this morning's breakfast menu. I see that the MLB players are showing up for Spring Training and the big news of course is A-Rod admitting that he took the steroids while he was a Texas Ranger:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090217&content_id=3839212&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Not sure what to think of it all, I just hope the press doesn't make a big thing of it and lets the guys concentrate on the game it self.

The weather guessers are calling for a mixture of rain & snow today and I'd rather see the latter as it's gets a little slick out there when the rain decides to freeze up and turn into a sheet of ice:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day, drives safely and enjoy a favorite ceegar if the time permits........ :cb

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, the snow / rain mixture tried it's hardest to stick around but nothing came of it. Thank god as I'm at that point in the winter wher I'm ready for spring and done with all the shoveling and cleaning off of the cars and such. Anyway, today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying a favorite stogie or two and a beverage as well. If your in the area and have the time, stop on by and join in on the fun. If your not close, I hope you have a great time as well and enjoy....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and TGIF!!!! This morning we have a Pandemic Flu Exercise at West Point starting at 0600 so I have to get going soon if I want to be on time. It's definitely a real world possibilty and a great training event / eye opener for the community. I just hate to go in to the Emergency Operations Center so early as it makes the day a long one. As far as last night, we had a good time at Schlesingers with the usual Thursday night group (LouieD, uptown_isy, Kayakin' Dan, rrick57, Mr. Martini, etc.) in full force. We had a good 25 S / BOTL there enjoying primo sticks and talkin' world news. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great weekend and get to enjoy a few of your favorites........ :D

[yellowgoat]

Good morning! Sounds like you have a full day ahead of you.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espresso coutesy of Mr. Jerry is on. Today, roughly a dozen of us locals that hang out at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars will be taking a road trip up to Kingston, NY to spend the day with Israel (uptown_isy) at his shop at the Uptown Cigar Company.

http://www.uptowncigar.com/

It should be a great afternoon as the weather looks good; Sunny with a high near 37 degrees:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

Tonight, I'll be watching the NASCAR Nationwide series from Fontana, CA relaxing on the sofa and hopefully it's another action packed race as it was last week in Daytona. I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys it as well........ :pi

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin' as always. Well we all had a great time up at Israel's (uptown_isy) shop yesterday (Uptown Cigar Company). We smoke some great cigars from the islands, enjoy a few special bottles (variety of port & red wines, silngle malt scotch, variety of microbrew beers), all sorts of coffees, pan after pan of shrimps and then a never ending surplus of steamed clams. About 14 of us went up in total and Isy, Diane, Michelle and the rest of the regulars made us feel very welcome. Thank you all for the day and I'm sure that we'll be up again soon. When I got home, I watched the NASCAR Nationwide series race and Kyle Busch won it and made history to be the 1st ever driver to win two different series races in the same day. He won the NASCAR Camping World Series truck race earlier in the day. I'm not a fan of Busch but congrats goes out to him and the entire Joe Gibbs racing team for making history. Well today is the big boys day, the NASCAR Sprint Cup series racing at 1700 (5pm) EST and I hope Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the #88 Amp / National Guard car does a good job today. It's only the 2nd race of the season but as everyone knows, they all count points wise to be the champ at the end of the season. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and relaxes with a good smoke and a great meal....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, yesterday's race was a long one and Matt Kenseth won it making it two in a row after winning by default last week at Daytona. Next week they'll be in Las Vegas with a start time of 1530 (3:30pm) EST:

http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/las/index.html

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and you get to enjoy a few of your favorites along the way....... :cb

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. I've got a busy day today with a 4 hour CBRNE class in the morning

https://ccc.apgea.army.mil/courses/In_house/cbrne.htm

and then a couple of meetings in the afternoon. I still have to find some time to get to the Post Office and mail off a couple of packages. I hope everyone has a great Fat Tuesday and enjoys themselves with a few cold ones and a favorite ceegar....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big "Happy Hump Day" greeting as well as Ash Wednesday. I hope everyone had a good Fat Tuesday in preperation to this year's Lent season. There's not much going on today, the Yankees have thier pre-season opener today against the Blue Jays 1305 (1:05pm) and A-Rod will most likely be the big talk of the game to see how he produces with all the current pressures as of late. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys........ :pi

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, it's that time of the year when one day we'll have a nice one and then the next the weather goes to crap. Here's a quick look at the up coming weekend as well as the link to NOAA's 7 day forcast:

Today: A slight chance of snow before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Rain, mainly after 3pm. High near 51. Breezy, with a south wind between 11 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then a chance of rain, snow, and sleet. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

Anyway, today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying a couple of primo sticks along with great conversation amongst us. If you're local and have the free time, stop on by and join in on the fun. If not in the area, I hope you have a good one as well....... :cb

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is on and TGIF!!!! This week seemed like it dragged on forever filled with meetings and all. Anyway, we had a great time last night at Schlesinger's with a full house of the Thursday night crowd. We discussed the upcoming CigarFest 2009 and made preliminary plans in reference to which pre and after parties we maybe checking out as well as accomodations. Here is the link to this year's CigarFest and to the Split Rock Resort as well:

http://cigarfest.org/

www.splitrockresort.com/

We have 3 Villas right now; each of them sleep 6 to 8 comfortably. Besides BBQing at the villa, we plan on stopping by both the Cusano Jazz Jam and the Rocky Patel parties Friday evening. As far as an after party Saturday evening, I'll be stopping by my ole' friend Jonathan Drew's Down and Dirt Party. Since it's a whole weekend event, I'm sure that we'll be stopping by the CI Super Store in Bethlehem. PA for the Sunday morning pancake breakfast prior to heading home to NY. Well, enough about CigarFest for now, I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets to enjoy a few of your favorites throughout it....... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espresso is on.

http://www.killerbeans.com/site/home.html

Today should be a goos day filled with cigars, friends, NASCAR and more. The Yankees are on at 1300 (1pm) today on the YES channel versus the Twins and the the NASCAR Nationwide Series (old Busch Series) are on at 1630 (4:30pm) live from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on ESPN2. There's nothing better than a day full of baseball and NASCAR racing unless you can squeeze a good football game in there as well :D . Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys it to the max....... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and Happy Sunday. The coffee is on as always and for breakfast we have fresh cinnamon buns. Well, we have a Winter Storm Warning in affect for the tri-state area. Here is the precdiction for the next two days as well as the link to www.noaa.com for the next 7 days:

Today: A slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 19. North wind between 10 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Monday: Snow, mainly before noon. High near 20. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a north wind between 17 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -6. North wind between 14 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

I'm 100% sure that we'll have an Adverse Weather Condition Conference Call tomorrow morning at 0400 (4am) to determine if and when to report to work at West Point:

http://www.westpoint.edu/WeatherConditions/SnowPolicy.htm

Anyway, today should still be a good day to get in a cigar and also watch the NASCAR race from Las Vegas. Beth will get to watch a Mets game which is scheduled to come on at 1300 (1pm) and I think they are taking on the Astros. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well....... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee has been on since 0330 (3:30am). We had an Adverse Weather Condition Conference Call this morning at 0400 (4am) as scheduled resulting from this current storm we are having. We did come to an agreement to call a "Code Red" closing West Point for the day because of the high winds and current snow drifts making it nearly impossible to get to work.

"WEST POINT IS CODE RED ALL DAY." Only employees in emergency positions should report to work. Employees in non-emergency positions should not report to work until their next regularly scheduled workday.

http://www.westpoint.edu/WeatherConditions/SnowPolicy.htm

We have already received a good 7" of snow and before it's all over, it looks like we'll get another 3 to 4 inches by this evening. I'll go out later on and clean off the cars to make it easier for when it's finished and then it be a final touch up here and there. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and has a safe ride into work if you have to drive in this stuff today....... :cool:

[silentjon]

Most of NEPA escaped this storm. Most places just have a dusting.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, we had another Adverse Weather Condition Conference Call this morning at 0400 (4am). Since the highway and local road crews did such a good job yesterday, West Point is operating as normal with only a 2 hour delay at the elementary school to ensure the little ones have a clear path to the school house. http://www.westpoint.edu/WeatherConditions/
On that note, I'm gonna get ready and take my time going over the mountain to work. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the joe is brewing and a "Happy Hump Day" to all. The temps are really cool right now being it's 7 degrees and with a wind chill of -5. By Saturday afternoon, it should be in the mid 50s:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind between 7 and 13 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West wind between 3 and 7 mph.

Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight, then a chance of snow and sleet between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of freezing rain and sleet before 9am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind between 6 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

Anyway, I hope everyone has a good one and gets to smoke a favorite or two or........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and always, the coffee is on. Well, it's another brisk morning out with temps currently sittin' around 15 degrees, brrrrrrrrrr. There's nothing special going on today, just the normal day to day business at West Point. Today being Thursday though, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo sticks and catching up what's been happening in the past week and all. If your in the neighborhood and have an hour or two, stop on by and join in on the fun. If your not a local, I hope you enjoy a favorite or two and have a great day as well........ :tu

[silentjon]

Poor T.O. has been cut by the Cowboys. :r

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF is well deserved for this week. Well, we had another Adverse Weather Condition Conference Call this morning at 0400 (4am) resulting from an email we all received yesterday from our Director. I don't mind doing these weather calls as we get compensated for our time but it's dry as a bone outside and there's no percipatation anywhere in the area:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

Anyway, NASCAR is racing this weekend in Atlanta and the Yankees take on the Braves tomorrow at 1315 (1:15pm) on both channels, YES & MLB.TV. Tomorrow is the Hartford Herf and it will be good to see a number of you S / BOTL there. I hope that everyone has a great weekend and gets to enjoy a favorite or two........ :ss

Oh yeah, the coffee has been on since 0330 (3:30am)!!!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. I woke up feeling like crap, Beth has had the bug all week and now I think I'm getting it. I was planning to go to the Hartford Herf with one of my nephews and LouieD, but I'm gonna have to cancel that as I don't want to just go and feel bad. I hope you all have a great time, take some great pictures and enjoy yourselves. I hope everyone else has a great day and gets to enjoy a favorite or two as well........ :cool2:

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and happy Sunday. The coffee is on and I'm still not sure what's for breakfast as of yet. I'm glad I stayed home yesterday, got the rest I needed but I wish I could have attended the 10th anniversary of the Hartford Herf yesterday. I heard you all had a great time, I'm sure if I went, one or two of you might have the bug by now as well. Anyway, there's plenty of sports on the TV today; NASCAR, basketball, baseball, golf, soccer and hockey. I'm sure that I'll be on the sofa relaxing watching a couple of them and throwing some chicken on the grill. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys as well........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, it's back to work as it seems that the weekend ended way to quickly. Yesterday was such a beautiful day out that I spent the majority of it on my back deck relaxing and watching the NASCAR race from Atlanta. I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys a few of your favorites through out it........ :tu

[silentjon]

It was a very nice weekend as I was able to enjoy some fine cigars outside.

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and Irish Soda Bread will be this morning's breakfast treat. Nothing special going on today except all the news will be about A-Rod's medical treatment yesterday and how long his recovery will be. As the newspaper says this morning, what's next for the Yankees? Only time will tell. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, the spring is definitely here with morning showers and temps getting into the 40s - 50s durnig the day:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

I hope everyone has a great "Hump Day" and gets to enjoy a favorite or two or....... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. It's another great day here in the Hudson Valley and being that today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening:

http://www.hudsonvalleycigars.com/

http://www.schlesingerssteakhouse.com/

Our Thursday-night crew has turned into a weekly herf with anywhere from 20 to 30 S/BOTL showing up and joining in on the fun. If you're in the area and have the time, stop on by and enjoy a stogie or two with us. Folks show up anywhere from 1800 (6pm) and stay till 2200 (10pm). If you're not a local S/BOTL, I hope you have a great day as well and enjoy.......... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is on and TGIF!!!!! Well, we had a great time last night at Schlesinger's cigar bar, the usual suspects showed up along with a few new faces. We did discuss some news that just came know; Carlos (Saxjazzman) just found out that he came down on orders to Fort Benning, GA. Once I find out when he'll be leaving us, we'll be throwing him a send off herf / party, more details to follow. Well, for this weekend, I've got a driving class tomorrow (DDC). If I didn't have that, Israel (uptown_isy) has a NUB event going on with Sam Leccia showing and telling his story behind it all:

http://www.nubcigar.com/creator

So if you have no plans and want to enjoy a Saturday afternoon cigar event, join Israel and his crew at Uptown Cigars in Kingston , NY:

http://www.uptowncigar.com/

Sports wise, the weekend is full of basketball, baseball, golf, hockey and soccer. I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets to relax a bit and enjoy a few of your favorites........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is on. Looks like I have change of plans as my class got cancelled so I'll be going up the to the Uptown Cigar Shop with the crew. It will be a great time as always and you know I have to bring a gift or two for setting this all up. Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoy it as well........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espresso is on. Yesterday was a blast at the NUB Event. It was great to see Sam Leccia, Rick from Oliva, Michelle & Bruce and all the crew from Uptown. Primo cigars, superb variety of single malt scotches, tastey treats and it was great to see all the folks attending the event. Today should be a great weather day with temps reaching the lower 60s, so I'll be on my back deck barbequing and smoking a favorite cigar or two while watching the Yankees taking on the Twins at 1315 (1:15pm). I hope everyone enjoys themselves today as well and gets to relax before they have to go back tomorrow......... :tu

GO YANKEES!!!!!!!

[WildBlueSooner]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espresso is on. Yesterday was a blast at the NUB Event. It was great to see Sam Leccia, Rick from Oliva, Michelle & Bruce and all the crew from Uptown. Primo cigars, superb variety of single malt scotches, tastey treats and it was great to see all the folks attending the event. Today should be a great weather day with temps reaching the lower 60s, so I'll be on my back deck barbequing and smoking a favorite cigar or two while watching the Yankees taking on the Twins at 1315 (1:15pm). I hope everyone enjoys themselves today as well and gets to relax before they have to go back tomorrow......... :tu

GO YANKEES!!!!!!!

Sounds like a nice day planned Charlie!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and here's to a new week. The coffee is on and we have a variety of pastries for this morning's breakfast. The weather was great yesterday, got a lot of relaxation time in, enjoyed a fresh roll that Sam Leccia did up on Saturday and then we had a few relatives over for corned beef and cabbage. All in all, it was a super Sunday and the only thing that could have made it a NASCAR race would have been on :D . Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few of your favorites through out it........ :chr

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee has been on since 0430. Happy St. Patty's Day all and I hope you have your fill of corned beef and cabbage and all the other Irish treats that go along with it. The weather looks like it will be nice in NYC for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

http://nyc-st-patrick-day-parade.org/default.aspx

Enjoy a favorite cigar and a pint or two while you're out there and remember that our boys in blue with be out there as well......... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and Happy Hump Day. The coffee is on and I know that there's a half a loaf of Irish Soda Bread left at the office fresh from yesterday. Well, I received an email from Mark (mrtapes) yesterday that he was coming down to the Hudson Valley area so we met up at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars for a cigar. It was good seeing my good friend and taking the time to enjoy a cigar and catching up. Today should be another great weather day, so I'll be on my back deck with the BBQ going as well as a favorite ceegar. I hope everyone has a good one and gets to enjoy it as well........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, we are 18 days till "Opening Day" for baseball and I can hardly wait. It will be great to see the Bronx Bombers back in action and playing in thier new stadium. Beth is a Mets fan and I'm sure she has the same feelings and they'll be in a new stadium this year as well. Anyway, today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo cigars and and a cool drink or two. If you're close by and have the time, stop on over and join us. If not, I hope you get to enjoy a favorite stogie as well.......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF!!!!! Well, it's Friday and we are exactly 6 weeks from when we drive up to Split Rock Resort for CigarFest 2009. We talked about it last night while we were enjoying cigars at Schlesinger's and all of us that are presently going have paid in full for our villas and the tickets should be on thier way in another week or so. Anyway, we had a good time last night and I definitely enjoyed a Capadura that Israel (uptown_isy) gifted me last week and will try the new blend he handed out last night this coming weekend. As far as this weekend, it is filled with NASCAR from Bristol, TN, baseball, basketball, golf and hockey. I hope everyone has a great one and takes the time to enjoy a favorite or two or....... :tu

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the fresh pot of joe is brewin'. Decided to sleep in this morning and catch up on some lost sleep. Today should be a great weather day being that it's already sunny and the temps will reach the mid to upper 40s:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

There's plenty of sports on the tube today and I'll definitely get a chance or two to smoke a favorite ceegar being that we don't have to much planned for the day. I hope everyone has a great day as well and enjoys........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espresso is hittin' the spot. I've got a little running around to do this morning and then the NASCAR race is on at 1330 (1:30pm) live from Bristol, TN:

http://www.nascar.com/

Bristol Motor Speedway is one of my favorite tracks as it's definitely a "Rubbin' is Racin'" type of track. It's just over a half mile around and the corners are 36 degrees banked and there's 160,000 seats in this baby:

http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/bms/index.html

Besides that, there's plenty of other sports on today to include baseball, basketball, golf, hockey, tennis and soccer. The BBQ will be on and there will be ceegars being toasted as well. I hope everyone has a super Sunday and enjoys a favorite or two or......... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, it was a relaxing weekend filled with sports on the tube and plenty of good BBQ and good weather. This week should go by rather quickly as it's filled with meetings at work in preperation of graduation here at West Point. Also, one of my nieces is getting married Saturday, so we have to prepare for that. College basketball is in full swing, MLB is about ready to start thier regular season and NASCAR is in week six. All in all, this is my favorite time of the year and the weather is cooperating as well. I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few of your favorites through out it......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, single game tickets to Yankees home games go on sale today at 1000 (10am):

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/ticketing/singlegame.jsp?c_id=nyy&partnerId=panel_NYY_singlegametix032009

I'm sure that thier server will be busy but I'll be on it as well picking out a few games to check out the Bombers at home in thier new stadium. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys a favorite cigar if you get the chance........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0400 and hopefully it'll be a nice day out. It's Hump Day and a number of us (roughly 70) are off this Friday going up to Cooperstown, NY to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. Our local classic rock channel, 101.5 WPDH set up the trip and it's all free to include a full buffet for lunch. There's a VFW right across the street which allows smoking and has dollar drafts all afternoon :D . I hope everyone has a great day and gets to smoke a favorite ceegar....... :)

[cle_smoker]

Never been to Cooperstown, but it is on my places to visit list. Have a great time.

[MedicCook]

Have a good time Charlie. I plan on making a trip out there after Rickey gets inducted. Have not been there in many years.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, we had good time last night at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar as always. We had the regular Thursday night crowd along with LouieD (quickly becoming a weekly regular) and Carlos (Saxjazzman). Today we're heading up to the Baseball Hall of Fame in a couple of hours on the WPDH bus ride, should be another good trip. The weather looks to be nice up there with temps in the mid 50s and partly sunny:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Cooperstown&state=NY&site=BGM&textField1=42.7001&textField2=-74.9277&e=1

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well........ :tu

[MedicCook]

Have fun at the HOF. I plan on going up after Rickey gets inducted this summer.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and again, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espresso is my choice of coffee this morning. Yesterday's wedding was a blast as everyone had a great time. Today we have baseball, basketball, golf, hockey, tennis and NASCAR on the TV. I'll be heading over to one of my nephew's house to share a couple of ceegars and watch the race as the ladies are going over to Eisenhower Hall on West Point to catch the Broadway play "HAIRSPRAY":

http://www.eisenhowerhall.com/artists.htm#11

I'm sure that the ladies will be having a good time as well as we will be smoking ceegars and watching the race. I hope everyone has a great day as well and enjoys a favorite or two or......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, as always the coffee is on. Had a good day yesterday spending the better part of it over at my nephew's taking down an old gazeebo and then adjusting the garage door so it can go up and down like it use too. Then a number of us sat out on his front porch smoking Monte Cristos and talking world news. I set the DVR to record the NASCAR race from Martinsville, VA and watched that last night which was a good one with Jimmie Johnson winning it and all of the Hendrick cars finishing in the top 8 postions. Also, the Final Four has been decided and this year we have Michigan St. vs. UConn and Villanova vs. UNC:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/viewable_men

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few of your favorites all through it......... :D

Oh yeah, we are 32 days from CigarFest 2009!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. There's no much going on today, just another day at the office with meetings and the unexpected emergency that might pop up. Well, we are 6 days from "Open Day" for MLB and I can hardly wait. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the joe is brewin'. Well, it's "Hump Day" and I can hardly wait till the weekend and relax as this week is a hectic one. We have a major exercise this Friday here at West Point (Stadium Evacuation) which is an annual requirement prior to Graduation. All the while, we have our day to day operation as well as preparing for next week's exercise (Civil Disturbance - Protest) which is also an annual requirement. Anyway, I hope everyone is having a good week and enjoying a few of your favorites when you get the chance........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Well, with yesterday being the 1st of April, there were a few fools tricks being played on some. As long as it's only onced the year, I don't mind it. Today will be another busy one with all the members of the Emergency Operations Center coming in various times to do thier communication checks and set stuff up for tomorrow. Then today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoy cigars and relaxing a bit all the while catching up on all the world news. If you have a couple of hours and you're close by, come on over and join in on the fun. If you're not a local S/BOTL, I hope you have a relaxing evening as well and enjoy a favorite cigar or two while you're at it......... :tu

Oh yeah, "Opening Day" for MLB is in 4 days!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and a big TGIF!!!!!! I have to get going in a little bit for the Stadium Evac Exercise so just to recap last night, we had a great time. It was good to see LouieD and the rest of the Thursday night crowd. We defintely talked world news and enjoyed a few primo sticks while we were at it. We also discussed CigarFest 2009 and that our tickets arrived this week. We do have two of our brothers that are still looking for tickets so if anyone know of a couple that are available, please let me know. Well, I got to run and get ready for work so I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy......... :D

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!!!

[silentjon]

I definitely looking forward to Cigar Fest. :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and I decided to sleep in a bit and catch up on some needed sleep. The coffee is on and I'm gonna make a nice eggs, bacon, toast, etc. breakfast for Beth and I in a few. I've got a little running around to do this morning and I'll probably stop by at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars afterwards. This afternoon I'll be watching the NASCAR Nationwide Series race from Texas Motor Speedway and most likely throw something tastey on the BBQ. I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys a few of your favorites as well........ :tu

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Good morning all and I decided to sleep in a bit and catch up on some needed sleep. The coffee is on and I'm gonna make a nice eggs, bacon, toast, etc. breakfast for Beth and I in a few. I've got a little running around to do this morning and I'll probably stop by at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars afterwards. This afternoon I'll be watching the NASCAR Nationwide Series race from Texas Motor Speedway and most likely throw something tastey on the BBQ. I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys a few of your favorites as well........ :tu

Enjoy your saturday as well:tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espresso in on. Congrats to Michigan State and North Carolina both advancing to the Final game to see who will be the 2009 Champ this coming Monday evening. Today the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be on at 1330 (1:30pm) on FOX. Hopefully Dale Earnhardt Jr. driving the #88 Amp/National Guard Chevrolet has a good day and finishes in the top 5 if not winning it all. As long as Kyle Busch doesn't win it or finish ahead of Junior, it's a good race in my opinion :D . Anyway, I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy it......... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the coffee is on. It was a great day yesterday weather wise, we had sun the entire day with temps in the low 60s. I started the day off with a trip to Adams Fairacre Farms Market where they have fresh fruits, vegies, etc. http://www.adamsfarms.com/foods.htm. Then it was time to kick back and get ready for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series race from Texas. I sat out on the back deck with a Partagas Serie D No.3 Edicion 2006 which was very tastey. Congrats to Jeff Gordon for the win and breaking a 47 race winless streak. Well, today is opening season for MLB and the Yankees take on the Baltimore Orioles at 1605 (4:05pm) at Camden Yards. Hopefully the game goes off as they are calling for 70% chance of rain with thunderstorms in the area. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great week and hopefully enjoy a few of your favorites through out it........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, yesterday was not a "Opening Day" for the Yankees as the Orioles beat them 10 - 5. On the other hand, Beth was happy to see the Mets win over the Reds, 2 - 1. Also, congrats to the UNC Tar Heels that beat the Michigan State Spartans 89 - 72 to claim the 2009 college basketball championship:

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/gameTrax?gameId=200904060413&refreshRate=30&MSNHPHCP>1=39002

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys....... :ss

[silentjon]

Is it football season yet? :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and Happy Hump Day!!! The coffee is on and it looks like bagels are on this morning's breakfast menu. Congrats to the UConn women as the won their 6th title and went 39 - 0 for the season:

http://espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=294000063

As far as today, both the Yankees and the Mets are on tonight at 1905 (7:05pm). It's good to see we are back to regular season for the MLB which means that the warmer weather is heading our way. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys a favorite or two or......... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, the Yankees are 0 and 2 and play again today at 1335 (1:35pm) live from Camden Yards. The Bombers were down 7 - 1 and all most came back and lost 7 - 5:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy

Well, today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoy cigars and a couple of cold ones while catching up on this week's world news. If you're free for a couple of hours and you're close by, come on over and join in on the fun. If you're not a local S/BOTL, I hope you have a great evening as well and enjoy......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF!!!!!! We had a good time last night at Schlesingers enjoying primo sticks and the company of all the S/BOTL coming out. It was good seeing Beth (NotAquitter) out as she is normally busy on Thursday evenings along with a few other new faces. Well, it was good to see the Yankees win big yesterday 11 - 2 over the Orioles. Today they are playing at 1610 (4:10pm) versus the Royals out there in Kansas City. Hopefully they can keep the winning streak going through the weekend. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend and enjoys........ :tu

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the coffee is on this fine Saturday morning. Well, it was good to see the Yankees win again yesterday with a 4 - 1 victory over the Royales. They'll be back at it again tonight at 1910 (7:10pm) and lets keep the straek going. This afternoon there is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race on live from Nashville raceway at 1500 (3pm). So as long as the weather isn't too bad, I should be out on the back deck with the BBQ on and smoking a favorite stogie or two. I hope everyone has a super saturday and enjoys it as well........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. A big thumbs up for the Bronx Bombers at they won again 6 - 1 over the Royals giving CC Sabathia his 1st win of the season. They'll finish up their 3 game series today at 1410 (2:10pm) with Joba Chamberlain on the mound for the Yankees. Also yesterday, the NASCAR race from Nashville was an exciting one and a big thumbs up to Joey Logano for holding off his team mate Kyle Busch for the win. This morning we have a number of family members coming over for brunch so I better get going and help out Beth with what ever needs to get done. So I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys a couple of your favorites....... :tu

Happy Easter!!!!

[Starscream]

Good morning and the Reds need to win today.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, yesterday's Yankees / Royals game was back and forth all through out it and the Royals went ahead in the bottom of the 8th and never looked back. Tonight they'll be in Tampa Bay at 1908 (7:08pm) with Wang starting on the mound for the Bombers. Either way we had a great day yesterday with a house full of family and friends over for brunch and then Beth and I went over in the afternoon to one of her sisters for Easter dinner. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few of your favorites through out it......... :)

Oh yeah, CigarFest 2009 is only 18 days away!!!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, it was a major blow out for the Yankees last night with a 15 - 5 loss. The one thing that was cool though is Nick Swisher (outfielder / 1st baseman) got the chance to pitch the 8th inning and give the bullpen a break. He got the 3 outs needed and even recorded a strike out:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090413&content_id=4249810&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

They'll be back at it tonight again at 1908 (7:08pm) and hopefully the tides will change in the Bombers favor. Anyway, I hope all of you have a good day and enjoy........ :)

[Starscream]

Good morning and the Reds squeaked out another win thanks to a grand slam by Edwin Encarnacion.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Well, it was good to see the Yankees bounce back from that beating they received Monday evening with a win last night. A.J. Burnett had a no-hitter going into the 7th inning but a single stopped that and the final score was 7 - 2. They are back at it for one more today at 1608 (4:08pm) and hopefully they'll end up with another W before heading home for tomorrow's home opener in the brand new Yankees Stadium. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great "Hump Day" and gets to enjoy a favorite or two or........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the joe is brewin'. Well, since yesterday was Tax Day, I went to the "Tea Party of the Hudson Valley" last night with my boss. There was a good 3 to 4 thousand people in attendance and we got to exercise two of our Rights; Freedom of Speach & Assembly:

http://www.fishkillteaparty.com/

There must have been good karma in the air as the Bronx Bombers came back in the top of the 9th inning and won thier game 4 - 3. Today is "Opening Day" at the new Yankees Stadium, it would be great if they can keep the streak up and win today. Also, today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo sticks and friendship of our S / BOTL. If you're in the area stop on by and join in on the fun. Either way, I hope you have a great day and enjoy a favorite cigar as well....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is on and I'm heading to Manhattan today with Beth in a little bit. We are going to spend the day in the city shopping (cigar store stops are mandatory), walking through Cental Park, having dinner at Mocha Hungarian http://local.yahoo.com/info-11136424-mocca-hungarian-new-york?csz=New+York%2C+NY and then stopping at a local watering hole for a couple of cold beers. We're going to stop by Nat Shermans and see the great folks there and see how the lounge ended up as the last time I was there it was still in the working progress. Well, yesterday the Yankees got there butts kicked and hopefully they rebound with a win today. Also last night we had a good time at Schlesingers, it was great to see Israel (uptown_isy) and all the regulars come out since the weather is getting nice out. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and TGIF........ :tu

[cle_smoker]

Sounds like you have planned a fantastic day. Enjoy!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well our trip to the City was very good yesterday. Perfect weather with temps in the low 70s and sunny. It was good to see the Yankees win and hopefully they keep doin' it. Tonight the NASCAR racers are in Phoenix at 2000 (8pm) in a good ole' Saturday night shootout:

http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/

The Yankees are on at 1540 (3:40pm) on FOX which will round out the day full of sports and entertainment for everyone. The BBQ will be on and I'll be outback enjoying primo sticks on the back deck. I hope everyone gets to do the same and has a great weekend as well........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on always and it looks like bagels are on this morning's breakfast menu. Saturday evening we had a one of our neice's stay over and the computer is in that room. By the time we had breakfast and got all cleaned up, it was close to noon and I wanted to get a few things done. Plus the Yankees loss Saturday didn't give me any reason to do anything special on-line. Yesterday on the other hand, they won and split the 4 game series with Cleveland 2 a piece. Oakland is in town now and they'll be at it tonight at 1905 (7:05pm) with Andy Pettitte on the mound. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great week and enjoy a few of your favorites through out it....... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's still raining outside since yesterday. The Yankees were rained out last night and the weather guessers say that this trend will continue through tomorrow:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

Beth is a Mets fan and we have tickets for Saturday's game and they are predicting upper 70s and sunny. Should be a great day for a ball game and it will be nice to see the new stadium as well. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy....... :tu

[Starscream]

Good morning, no coffee today and the Reds won last night. Only half a game out of first place!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes the coffee is on for "Hump Day". Well, it was good to see the Bronx Bombers win another one with a final score of 5 - 3. Pettitte looked outstanding for 7 innings and Rivera was unstopable as a colser again:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090421&content_id=4359846&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Today the Yanks have a day game with a start time of 1305 (1:05pm) and hopefully CC Sabathia can put up another W for the team. Anyway, I hope everyone has a good one and gets to enjoy a favorite or two or......... :)

[Starscream]

Good morning, coffee is on here today. I got mad and turned off the radio on the Reds/Cubs game last night. 7-2 when I stopped listening. Haven't checked the final, but hope it's not too embarrassing.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the joe is brewin'. Well yesterday's Yankees / A's baseball game was a good one. It went into the bottom of the 14th inning and Melky Cabrera hit a two-run homer winning it for the Bombers, 9 - 7. They are off today and will be in Boston tomorrow evening at 1910 (7:10pm) taking on thier rival Red Sox. Well, since today is Thursday and all, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson valley Cigars this evening around 1900 (7pm) enjoying primo ceegars and catching up on the world news. If you're in the area and have a couple of hours of free time, stop on by and join us. If you're not in the neighborhood, I hope you enjoy and have a great time as well....... :ss

Oh yeah, we are 8 days from CigarFest 2009 weekend!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is on and a big TGIF!!!!! Well, we had a great time last night at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars with a packed house to include LouieD (who is now definitely a Thursday night club member) and a good 50 other S / BOTL. The big talk was next weeks CigarFest 2009 and we have a good dozen or so of us heading out Friday at noon sharp. As far as this weekend, the Yankees are in Boston with the 1st game this evening at 1910 (7:10pm) with Joba Chamberlain startin' on the mound for the Bombers. Also, NASCAR is at the biggest track on the curcuit, Talladega Superspeedway: http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/tal/index.html. There is also the NHL playoffs in full force as well as the PGA and other sporting events all weekend. Since Beth is a big time Mets fan, we are going to see them play the Nationals tomorrow down at the new Citi Field. Should be a great day weather wise and hopefully I can get a cigar in while we are tailgating down in Queens, NY. I hope everyone has a super weekend and gets to enjoy the great weather as well with a couple of your favorites........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, Mariano blew a save last night in the bottom of the 9th and the Sox had a solo homer in the 11th to win 5 - 4. They'll be back at today at Fenway at 1610 (4:10pm) and hopefully A.J. Burnett has another good outing and we tie up this series. We're heading out in a bit to Queens, NY to the new Citi Field to catch the Mets vs. Nationals game which has the 1st pitch going off at 1310 (1:10pm). I should be a great day to be out at a ball game as the weather guessers are predicting the temps to be in the mid 80s and sunny:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys a few of thier favorites as well........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and Happy Sunday. Well, it was a great day yesterday at the new Mets stadium (Citi Field), we all had a good time and enjoyed the experience. Listened to the Yankees / Red Sox game on the way home and it was a battle back and forth with Boston finishing on the top 16 - 11. The two teams will meet again this evening at 2005 (8:05pm) for one more battle in the ole' Fenway Park. Today I'll be on the back deck relaxing with a couple of primo sticks, cool drinks, bbq on an I'll be watching the NASCAR race from Talladega Superspeedway: http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/tal/index.html. It's one of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s favorite tracks and hopefully he has a great day and bounces back with a top five finish. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well........ :)

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. I'm not sure that everyone saw yesterday's damatic finish at the NASCAR race in Talladega so I'm posting the video for your viewing. The first 1.5 minutes builds you up to it the all lets loose:

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009/04/26/cup.tal.high.final.nascar/index.html

Congrats to Brad Keselowski and the entire James Finch racing team along with all of the other 43 racers to put on a great show yesterday. Also, last night the Yankees got beat by the Red Sox and now they are on thier way to play the Detroit Tigers for the next three evenings. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few of your favorites through out it......... :chr

Oh yeah, we leave for CigarFest 2009 this Friday at noon!!!!!!!!

[Drat]

Oh yeah, we leave for CigarFest 2009 this Friday at noon!!!!!!!!

So you won't be at the game to see my Angels kick your Yank's butts with me!

I don't think I'll be wearing my Red halos shirt this time though...

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the joe is brewin' and it looks like bagels are on this morning's breakfast menu. Well, I'm not sure what's up but the Yankees dropped thier 4th in a row. They lost last night to the Tigers, 4 - 2. I know that it's still early in the season and all but every game counts in my book. Anyway, the weather has been very nice for the past 5 or 6 days and after today it'll be back to normal with spring showers and temps in the 60s - 70s:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

We are 3 days till the CigarFest weekend starts with a Man O' War rolling event from 1700 - 2000 (5 - 8pm) and then there is the Rocky Patel event from 2100 - 2400 (9 to midnight). Then the main event on Saturday, wooooo hooooooo!!! http://www.cigarfest.org/index.asp
Well, I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy it while it lasts....... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Well it was good to see the Yankees turn it around last night and give someone else a butt kickin'. The final score was 11 - 0 with the win going to Phil Hughes with help from Jose Molina hitting a grand slam:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090428&content_id=4462350&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great "Hump Day" and gets to enjoy a favorite or two or....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the coffee is on. Well, we are one day away from driving up to Split Rock Resort for this year's CigarFest 2009. I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve Day, I can hardly wait for the time to get here. I've got to pack up some cigars still and my personnal stuff which should take hardly no time at all. Anyway, the Yankees edged out the Tigers last night for a win and now they're back in town this evening taking on the Angels at 1905 (7:05pm) with A.J. Burnett starting on the mound for the Bombers. Also, since today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo stick and definitely finalizing all the plans for this weekend with the dozen or so S / BOTL that are going to the event. If your within driving distance to Schlesingers, stop on by and enjoy a favorite or two and if you are not, I hope you enjoy as well........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, today is the day we head up to CigarFest 2009, woooooo hoooooo!!!!!! There are a number of events we want to attend this weekend as well as hang out with everyone this afternoon / evening at the big BBQ. I talked with Mark (mrtapes) yesterday and he'll be meeting us this evening, drive safely brother and watch your speed. Also, it was great to see the Yankees win last night and hopefully they keep it up through out the weekend. The NASCAR racers are in Richmond, VA this weekend and I'll be catching up with those races Sunday when I get home. Most likely I won't be on-line till we get back from CigarFest so I hope everyone has a super weekend and enjoys......... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is definitely on. CigarFest 2009 was a huge success and the weekend from start to finish was a blast!!! I got to see dozens of friends, smoked top knotch cigars from when we left New York all through out the weekend and made it home without loosing anything or getting in trouble. I can hardly wait to see how they will top this year's event next year at CigarFest 2010. I did get a lot of great photos and will be posting them asap. I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys....... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the joe is brewin'. The weather is definitely spring time with showers off and on with temps in the 50s & 60s. Last night the Yankees hosted the Red Sox and had a 2.5 hour rain delay and lost 6 - 4, for the full story, look here:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090505&content_id=4564376&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

They'll be back at it this evening at 1905 (7:05pm) and hopefully the Bombers can get a "W" tonight. Anyway, have a great day all and enjoy a favorite or two or......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Well, I'm not sure what's up with the Yankees as we still haven't beat the Red Sox this year and we have another chance today at 1905 (7:05pm). It's as if there is a curse against them or something, might have to get a medicine man in there and spread some magic powder. I hope everyone has a Happy Hump Day and enjoys......... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the joe is brewin' as always. I hate to say it but the Bronx Bombers lost another one and this time it was a solo homer in the botom of the 10th. Again, they'll be back at it this evening at 1905 (7:05pm) and let's see if the luck swings towards the Yankees for a change. Also, today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying a couple of top knotch CAO cigars. Steve (toje) from CAO will be there tonight with specials and door prizes. Here is the cut and paste from the CAO website for your convenience:

5/7/2009 - New Windsor, NY - Escape With CAO at Hudson Valley Cigars.
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I hope eveyone has a great day and hopefully we see a few new faces this evening........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF!!!! Well, we had a great time last night at Schlesingers but I can't say the same for the Yankees as Mariano allowed to homers back to back in the ninth for the 1st time in his carreer. Hopefully they get back on the winning track soon and turn things around. This weekend the NASCAR racers are in Darlington, SC whyere it all started years ago. I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys a few of your favorites through out it........ :tu

Oh yeah, the coffee is on thanks to Mr. Jerry who bombed me some Killer Beans Electric-Chair Espresso, thank you brother!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the Killer Beans Electric-Chair Espresso coffee is on again. Yesterday Beth and I went over to a colleague of mine from West Point that was hosting a retirement party for a Lieutenant colonel friend of ours along with two Captains that were getting out. I carried a bag of primo sticks and enjoyed a Montecristo - Edmundos myself that was very tastey. Then we came home and I went back and forth from the Yankees game to the Nationwide Series NASCAR race. A-Rod is back and hit a homer with his 1st pitch at bat. The Yankkes won 4 - 0 and Matt Kenseth won the race after Kyle Busch had a flat with only a couple of laps to go. The NASCAR Sprint Cup racers will be back at it this evening at 1930 (7:30pm) as will the Yankees taking on the Orioles at 1905 (7:05pm). I hope everyone has a super saturday and enjoys it as well........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on and Beth is out shopping and on her way home with fresh baked muffins. Yesterday was a super day overall except for the Yankees getting beat 12 - 5 by the Orioles. Beth and I went to Schlesinger's last night for dinner and I enjoyed a Rocky Patel Decade Lonsdale prior to my full rack of ribs (I ended up bringing half of them home). Afterwards, we came home and I watched the NASCAR race from Darlington, SC and a big congrats to Mark Martin and the entire Rick Hendrick racing team. Today, the Yankees take on the Orioles one more time at 1335 (1:35pm) with Joba Chamberlain on the mound for the Bombers. I hope everyone has a great day and gets to relax as well........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the joe is brewin'. Yesterday was another nice one filled with tastey treats, a Yankees win and primo ceegars. I know that this will be a busy week at the office as the senior class here at West Point graduates on the 23rd. I hope that the weather holds up as Graduation is outdoors in the Stadium so a number of the meetings we'll have will be out there:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys....... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. It's another day filled with meetings and such and then this evening Beth and I will be taking out one of her brothers for his 45th B-Day dinner. Hopefully the Yankees are on the TV while we are out but Beth and her brother Mike are Mets fans and I have a feeling that the bar will have that game on instead. I'm sure if I ask nicely, the bartender can check the score of the Yankees / Blue Jays game now and then. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day as well and enjoys a favorite or two or........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and a Happy Hump-Day wish to all of you. I see that the Yankees lost last night against the Blue Jays, let's hope that they can bounce back tonight with a win. Besides the normal running around here on West Point this time of the year in preperation for Graduation (Saturday the 23rd of May), everything is going smoothly as planned. I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy a favorite cigar if you get the chance....... :chr

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. It was good to see the Yankees rebound last night as they did with an 8 - 2 victory with Andy Pettitte on the mound. For the full story:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090513&content_id=4713274&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

The same two teams will be back at tonight at 1907 (7:07pm) and hopefully the Bombers will be the victor one more time. Well, since today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo sticks and a couple of cool ones. I did receive a PM from Sean (Seanholio) who is here on business and will try to make it this evening as well. So if you're in the area and have some time to burn, stop on by and join in on the fun. If you're not a local S/BOTL, I hope you have a great day as well and enjoy........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF is well deserved!!!! We had a great time at Schlesinger's last night with a big group of regulars and a few new ones as well. It was good to see Israel (uptown_isy) last night but I was informed that Sean (Seanholio) came down with a bad sore throught and all and couldn't make it. Hopefully the next time Sean comes out to the East Coast we'll get to herf. Anyway, it was good to see Matsui hit an 8th inning go ahead homer to give the Yankees a 3 - 2 win last night. Tonight they'll be back in the Bronx taking on the Twins at 1905 (7:05pm) and let's keep it up with another "W". I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets to enjoy a couple of your favorites....... :D

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the joe is brewin'. We had a house guest last night and this morning we did the traditional belgium waffles for breakfast. It was good to see the Yankees win last night in the bottom of the 9th inning and hopefully they continue the streak today with the first pitch at 1305 (1:05pm):

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy

Also today, Beth and I will going over to one of my brother-in-laws for a bbq / birthday party. Later on this evening, the NASCAR racers will be in Charlotte, NC for the All-Star race which the winner will get 1 million dollars as this is a no points race. Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys....... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair Espresso is on. Yesterday we had a great day filled with primo sticks, a variety of BBQ, cool drinks along with family and friends celibrating. The Yankees won again yesterday with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 12th inning from A-Rod. The Bombers will be at it again today at 1305 (1:05pm) against the Twins with A.J. Burnett on the mound for the Yankees. The NASCAR All-Star race was great last night as well with Tony Stewart winning the Million Dollars for his team. Today should be a relaxing one in preperation for the busy week we have ahead of us. It's Grad Week at West Point and there are parades and a variety of festivities all week long building up to Saturday's Graduation. Anyway, I hope everyone as a great day as well and you get to enjoy a favorite ceegar while you're at it......... :ss

[WildBlueSooner]

Sounds like you are having a kick ass weekend Charlie!

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the joe is brewin'. It was another win for the Yankees in the same fashion they have been doing it for the past few days. This time it was Johnny Damon hitting a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th making it a 3 - 2 victory:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090517&content_id=4785692&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

After the game was over, one of my brother-in-laws called me and said that he has tickets to this coming Tuesday night's game against the Orioles and asked if I wanted them. Beth and I will headin' to the Bronx Tuesday after work and it will be our first time in the new stadium, yeah baby. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great week and enjoy a few of your favorites through out it........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Well, the Yankees won another one last night with a 7 - 6 victory over the Twins sweeping them 4 games in a row. I'll be headin' down to the Bronx this afternoon to catch this evening's game against the Orioles and hopefully they get lucky number seven win under thier belts. I hope everyone has a great day as well and enjoys........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and thank god for coffee. We got home late last night after having a great time at the New Yankees Stadium watching the Bombers crush the Orioles last night 9 - 1. It was lucky win #7 as they had 7 runs in the 7th inning. CC Sabathia pitched very well for the Yanks and and hopefully Phil Hughes can do the same tonight as well. Today should be another busy day at West Point with Graduation week and all that entails. Anyway, I hope everyone has a Happy Hump Day and enjoys......... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the joe is brewin'. Well, it was another solid win for the Yankees last night making it 8 in a row with a final score of 11 - 4. Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera hit back-to-back-to-back consecutive homers in the 2nd inning to break it wide open. Tonight they'll be back at with the Orioles one more time starting at 1905 (7:05pm) with Joba Chamberlain starting on the mound for the Bombers. Since today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo sticks, cool drinks and catching up on all the missed world news from each other. If you're close by, stop on over and join in on the fun and if not, I hope you have a great day as well and enjoy......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF so far. With Graduation here at West Point tomorrow, we have to be in at 0500 (5am) and have the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) up and running hot at 0530 (5:30am). http://www.usma.edu/Garrison/sites/directorates/dptms.asp
Last night we had a great time at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars watching the Yankees win thier 9th in a row while enjoying fine cigars and the camaraderie of all the S / BOTL there. Joba Chamberlain was taken out after 2 outs in the first inning resulting from a line drive hitting him in the knee: http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090521&content_id=4867764&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
This evening the Bombers take on the Phillies in the Bronx with the 1st pitch at 1905 (7:05pm) with A.J. Burnett on the mound. I hope everyone has a super Memorial Day weekend and enjoys......... :dance:

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Yesterday's Graduation at West Point went off well with hardly any hiccups at all. By 1300 (1pm), there were 900+ new 2nd Lieutenants in today's U.S. Army, HOOAH!!! Later on yesterday, the Yankees played the Phillies again in the Bronx and in the bottom of the 9th inning, the Bombers scored 3 runs for a come back win with a final score of 5 -4:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090523&content_id=4902640&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Today they'll play one more time at 1305 (1:05pm) and hopefully we take the series as this will be the rubber game. After that, the NASCAR racers are down in Charlotte, NC and will race the longest race of the season, the CocaCola 600. Starting time for that is 1700 (5pm) and will run for a good 5 hours. We'll be barbequing all day today and I'll be kicking back enjoying a few of my favorites and I hope you all do the same............ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and Happy Memorial Day. I've got a fresh pot of coffee on and I plan on making a traditional english breakfast with eggs, bacon and toast. In a couple of hours I have to run over to West Point to ensure the Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony goes off as planned at 1200. Then this afternoon I'll come home and relax and watch the rain delayed NASCAR race that starts at 1200 as well. I'll TVO the race and catch up to the live race within the first hour fast forwarding past all the comercials and all. I hope everyone has a great day and continues to enjoy themselves through out this long weekend......... :chr

[kelmac07]

Sounds like a great day!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the joe is brewin'. Well yesterday was a perfect weather day for a day of rememberance. We had a great Memorial Day Ceremony at West Point and then I relaxed the rest of the day with Beth and a couple of my brother-in-laws. The NASCAR race got rain shortened and David Reutimann won his first race by default:

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/05/25/dreutimann.coca-cola.600.winner/index.html

Also, the Yankees ripped the Rangers 11 - 1 and they'll be back at it this evening at 2005 (8:05pm) with Joba Chamberlain starting on the mound for the Bombers. I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few more favorites through out it........ :pi

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Hump Day already. There's not much going on at West Point right now as the Graduated class has moved on and the 3 lower classes are getting ready to go out to Camp Buckner and Camp Natural Bridge for summer. The new freshman (Plebe) class gets here the 29th of June so we have a good month till then. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys a favorite or two or........ :chr

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. I've got a busy day today going from car dealer to car dealer as I have to buy a new vehicle. My 92' Jeep Wrangler thought I bought brand new in Germany is going to the pature. Actually, I'm selling it to the local mechanic so he can rebuild it with a V8 and turn it into a garage toy. I'm not sure what I'm going to buy, probably a new Jeep or a Dodge / Chrysler off of a lot marked to shut down. More to follow once I get home from the car buying adventure. Last night, the Yankees won in Texas 9 - 2 and now share the 1st place position with the Red Sox:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090527&content_id=4998116&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Being that today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening. If you're close by and have the time, stop on by and join in on the fun. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys.......... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is brewin'. Well, after checking our a few different vehicles, Beth and I decided on the 2009 Jeep Liberty 4 x 4:

http://www.jeep.com/en/2009/liberty/

We got it for a great dal as Rallye Chrysler / Jeep is on the hit list to shut down by June 7th. It was a matter of what we wanted to spend and they did it. Last night we had a good time at Schlesingers seeing the Thursday night S/BOTL and hanging outside for a while. Israel came down early from Uptown Cigars and we talked about the upcoming TESB Herf & Benefit that is coming up June 13th @ Uptown Cigar. It has turned into a major block party with a good 150+ guest attending. For more information, look here:

http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57443

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys a few of your favorites through out it....... :ss

GO YANKEES!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the Killer Beans Electric Chair™ Espresso is on and I'm about to fry up some eggs and bacon for breakfast. It was good to see the Yankees and the Mets both win last night putting both teams into 1st place in their divisions. The NASCAR truck race last night was rained out in Dover and is rescheduled for this evening at 1800 (6pm) after the Nationwide Series race. Also today, the Yankees play again at 1905 (7:05pm) as well as the Mets at 1310 (1:10pm). Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys....... :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and as always, the coffee is on. Well, the Yankees won again and the Red Sox lost putting the Bombers ahead now in 1st place by a game and a half. Today the Yankees and the Indians are back at it at 1240 (12:40pm) and hopefully they keep the streek going. Also today, the NASCAR Sprint racers are on at 1330 (1:30pm) on FOX from Dover, DE. There is plenty of other sports on today as well and the weather looks good for another BBQ day. I hope everyone has a great day and gets to smoke a favorite ceegar or two if you get the chance......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the coffee is on. Well the yankees lost a tight one in the bottom of the 9th 5 - 4. They have one more game with the Indians this evening at 1905 (7:05pm) to wrap up this 4 game series. Hopefully Joba Chamberlain does it on the mound for the Bombers and we take 3 out of 4 games from Cleveland. Also yesterday, Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR race in Dover, congrats to him and the entire Lowes team. I hope all of you have a great week and enjoy a few of your favorite cigars through out it........ :cool2:

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, it was good to see Joba Chamberlain pitch 8 solid innings for the Bombers giving them a 5 - 2 victory over the Tribe and taking 3 out of 4 games from them in Cleveland. The Yankees are in Texas tonight with a start time of 1905 (7:05pm) and have A.J. Burnett starting on the mound.

Also, I do want to let everyone know that I posted this past Sunday the availability of 4 NASCAR tickets for this Sunday's race in the Poconos. They are still available and if you want them, let me know:

http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57772&pid=869075&st=0&#entry869075

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys........... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, it was another massive win for the Yankees as they beat up on the Rangers 12 - 3. Here's the full wrap up for your convenience:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090602&content_id=5111296&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

The two teams will be back at it this evening again at 1905 (7:05pm) with Andy Pettitte starting on the mound for the Bombers. Anyway, I hope everyone has a happy Hump Day and enjoys a favorite or two or......... :)

[Doogie]

good afternoon to Charlie and the Asylum

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and I think bagels will be on this morning's breakfast menu. Well, the Yankees lost last night to the Rangers 4 - 2 and they'll be back it one more time today with a 1305 (1:05pm) start. With that loss and Boston's win, we are now tied for 1st place with the Red Sox. I have a feeling that this is how it's going to be for the entire season, back and forth from 1st to 2nd with the Sox. Anyway, today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo sticks and catching up on the weeks news. Stop on by if you're in the area and join in on the fun. If not, I hope you have an enjoyable evening you get to smoke a primo stick or two........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, the Yankees win another one in the 8th with a clutch homer by Melky with a final score over Texas, 8 - 6.

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5141520&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Tonight they take on Tampa Bay at 1905 (7:05pm) with C.C. Sabathia on the mound. This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup racers will be in Long Pond, PA (Pocono Raceway). Beth and I will be heading up there early Sunday morning for the race that starts at 1300 (1pm) which is looking to be a nice weather day for a race. I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets to enjoy a couple of your favorites throughout it......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair™ Espresso is on!!! Well, the Yankees / Rays game was rained out last night giving both pitchers a little bit more rest and they'ss be facing each other today at 1305 (1:05pm). Also, for tomorrow's NASCAR race in the Poconos, qualifying was rained out so they'll start according to where they are currently in the point standing:

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/06/05/preview.cup.tstewart.pocono.pole/index.html

I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys a favorite cigar or two and gets to relax a bit as well........ :chr

[Doogie]

have fun at the race Charlie

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Doog, you should be joining us as we're takin' off in a little bit headin' to the Poconos Race Track for today's NASCAR race. Should be a great weather and we're all psyched for it. I talked with David Patrick (Owner of John Hay Cigars) yesterday who is spending the weekend up there and he said the weather and crowd is great. David said that he's got a booth set up there so I'll definitely be stopping by to see him. Well, I've got to run and get stuff ready so I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well......... :D

[Doogie]

11 guys and i are playing golf today. huve fun bro

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Beth and I had a good time yesterday at the races. Congrats to Tony Stewart and the entire Stewart-Haas Racing team for their 1st points race win as a team. For the full story look here:

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/06/07/post.race.tstewart.wins.pocono.1/index.html

Also, I read that the Yankees had a come back eighth inning to win thier game against the Rays. They'll be back at one more time this evening at 1905 (7:05pm) with Andy Pettitte on the mound for the Bombers. Hopefully they keep the winning streak going as they head to Boston starting tomorrow for a 3 game match up. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week and gets to smoke a few primo sticks through out it......... :ss

[Doogie]

glad you had fun at the race

[VTDragon]

My beloved Sox vs the Yankees , three games for 1st place. Should be a lot of fun, especially now that the Sox pitching is rounding into form.

[Stogieman]

Good mornin' everyone and as always, the coffee is on. Well, the Yanks won again last night 5 - 3 to keep the momentum going as they take on the Red Sox this evening at 1910 (7:10pm) in Fenway Park. It will be a pitching duel with A.J. Burnett vs. Josh Beckett, may the better man prevail. I did take a look at the weather report for Boston and they are calling for a 70% chance of rain during the day and heavy drizzle this evening. Hopefully they can get this game in and not have to posepone it later in the year. Anyway, I hope all of you have a good day and enjoy......... :tu

GO YANKEES!!!!!!!

[Doogie]

go Yankees

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is brewin'. Well, the Yankees got beat last night by the Red Sox 7 - 0 and the two teams will be back at tonight at 1910 (7:10pm) again. It's Wang vs. Wakefield on the mound, hopefully the Bombers bats do a little better this evening. I hope everyone has a great "Hump Day" and gets to enjoy a favorite stogie or two or....... :)

[Doogie]

Good morning Charlie. Pit bet Det to force game 7, the Magic won game 3

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's hittin' the spot. Well, the Yankees lost again last night to their nemesis Boston Red Sox 6 - 5. They were down early and tried fighting back but came up short by 1 rin to tie. The two teams will be back at it for one more game tonight at 1910 (7:10pm) and hopefully we don't get sweeped in Boston again. Well, since today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying a primo stick or two while watching the game. If you have the time and you're close by, come on over and join in on the fun. See you tonight Doog, I'll be there around 1900 (7pm). Either way, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well......... :ss

[Doogie]

I'm going to a drew estate event at Buttheads ( Danbury ) first. may be late myself

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. We had a good time last night at Schlesingers enjoying primo sticks and catching up on what's been happening with everyone lately. Well, the Yankees got swept by the Red Sox and now they are coming home to take on the Mets this weekend. Hopefully they can do better this weekend and turn things around. Tonight is game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals with Pittsburgh taking on Detroit for all the beans, good luck to both team. The NASCAR Sprint Cup racers are in Michigan this weekend and hopefully the weather holds up and they get the race in on time. Any how, I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys........ :banger

T.G.I.F.

[Doogie]

Can't wait for the game tonight

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, if you caught the game or saw the final hit on Sport Center (ESPN), the Yankees won 9 - 8 on an error in the bottom of the 9th inning:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090612&content_id=5292206&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

The two teams will be back at it today at 1610 (4:10pm) and hopefully it will be another great game as last night. Today is the TESB Herf & Benefit in Kingston, NY at the Uptown Cigar Shop. It looks like I'll be attending as our plans have changed:

http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57443

I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys.......... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, it's Monday and the coffee is on. Had a great time this weekend at Uptown Cigars for the TESB Herf and fund raiser. Got to meet a number of new S / BOTL from all over and everything was outstanding. Yesterday the Yankees beat up on the Mets 15 - 0 and Mark Martin won the NASCAR race in Michigan after Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle ran out of gas with 2 laps to go. I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few of their favorites through out it....... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Not much happened yesterday except for a lot of rain with some thunder and lightning mixed in with it. The Yankees were off yesterday and they take on the Washington Nationals here in the Bronx at 1905 (7:05pm) this evening. C.C. Sabathia is on the mound tonight and hopefully he has a good game and the Bombers score a "W". I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well, the Yankees won last night and they'll be back at it with the Nationals again at the same time and place as last night, 1905 (7:05pm). I have plans to go to Thursday's day game with my buddy Bill (Bravo Lima) but it looks like rain. Either way we're going to the game and if they reschedule it, no harm no loss as we'll smoke a couple of primo sticks and sip a couple of suds in the Bronx. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great "Hump Day" and gets to smoke a favorite or two or....... :ss

[Doogie]

enjoy the game Thurs

[VTDragon]

Enjoy the game. Remember they need to keep winning to keep pace with the East leading Sox.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as usual. Well, the Yankees came up short last night loosing 3 - 2 to the Nationals and hopefully they can get today's game in which is scheduled for 1305 (1:05pm). The weather doesn't look too favorable as it's already raining out but we're still going down to the stadium. If they call it for rain, we can exchange our tickets for another game as most likely they won't postpone an inter-league game especially a Yankees / National game. We'll stop at Tino's Deli http://tinosdeli.com/ on Arthur Avenue and grab lunch and then head over to the stadium and probably grab a beer at Stan's Sports Bar which is right next door. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and stays dry........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big TGIF is well deserved!!! Yesterday, was a wet one down in the Bronx and after the broadcasters kept on postponing the start, we made a decision at 1600 (4pm) to head back up to the West Point area. They did finally start the game (5 1/2 hours later) and lost again to the Nationals 3 - 0. The Bombers take on the Marlins this weekend down in Florida starting tonight at 1910 (7:10pm) and I hope the weather is drier down there than it has been up here lately. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys....... :banger

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!!!

[Doogie]

Hey charlie you could have sat in those $2,500 seats if you waited

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair™ Espresso is on!!! Doog, the Yankees had a Press Release yesterday and are giving us another ticket for Thursday rain delay :tu. Well, the Yanks won last night in Florida 5 - 1 and they are back at it tonight starting at 1910 (7:10pm) with A.J. Burnett starting on the mound for the Bombers. Also, the U.S. Open is back on this morning and hopefully the rain will allow for a little bit of golf to get in as they are calling for 18 to 24 hours of rain with an accumulation of 1" to 2" for possible flooding. The NASCAR truck race got rained out last night in Milwaukee and rescheduled for today at 1330 (1:30pm) and then the Nationwide Series races there tonight at 2000 (8pm). Tomorrow, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in Sonoma, CA on their annual road race and that starts at 1630 (4:30pm). Anyway, I hope everyone has a great Father's day weekend and get to enjoy a few of your favorites...... :ss

[dandaman]

Goodmorning , 6 day countdown to the NHL draft. go Islanders, #1pick.

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and a big "Happy Father's Day" greeting goes out to all you dads. I hope the weather cooperates today as we have had rain off and on for the past 2 weeks up here in the North East. It would be nice to be able to sit out today and enjoy a primo cigar and BBQ, we can only wish. Anyway, the Yankees lost last night to the Marlins 2 -1 and today at they'll be back at it for the rubber game of the match at 1705 (5:05pm). Also, as I stated yesterday, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racers are in Sonoma, CA on their annual road race and that starts at 1630 (4:30pm). I hope what ever you guys plan to do today includes family and friends, cigars and a glass full of your favorite beverage, enjoy........... :D

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is brewin'. Between yesterday's crappy weather with the rain off and on late afternoon thru the evening to the Yankees loss to the Marlins 6 - 5, it wasn't the best Father's Day to record. Congrats goes out to Kasey Kahne for winning at Sonoma and giving the current Richard Petty Motorsports its first victory: http://www.nascar.com/
I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a couple of their favorites through out it........ :banger

[DougBushBC]

Morning Morning. Good Yankee's Game last night eh?

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. The Yankees had a day off yesterday and will be taking on the Atlanta Braves this evening down in Turner Field in GA at 1900 (7pm). A few of us are going down to see the Mets take on the Cardinals as our boss Joe Colombo is treating us to an evening of baseball in Queens, NY at the new Citi Field. I'll be bringing the cigars for the group and I'm sure we'll stop down at a local bodega for some tastey treats as well. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and thank goodness for coffee. We got home kinda late from the Mets game last night because of the rain delay and all. It was a good night to hang out with my boss, his nephew and my buddy Bill Latta (Bravo Lima). The Mets didn't fair to well last night and neither did the Yankees down in Atlanta, hopefully they both rebound with a win tonight. I hope everyone has a great "Hump Day" and takes the time to smoke a favorite cigar some time during the day......... :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. It's good to see that the Yankees won last night 6 - 4 in Atlanta after our coached got tossed from the game in the 6th. The two teams play one more time tonight at 1900 (7pm) with Andy Pettitte on the mound for the Bombers. Well, since today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying primo sticks and saying fare well to our dear friend and BOTL Carlos (Saxjazzman) that is heading to Fort Benning, GA this coming Monday morning for the next 3 years. So if you have the time and your in the area, stop on by and enjoy a stogie or two with us on this special evening. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, TGIF!!!! We had a good time last night enjoying primo sticks with Carlos (Saxjazzman), Lou (LouieD) and all of the Thursday night gang. We wished Sax a safe trip to Fort Benning, GA and told him to stop back when he comes to visit his family in CT. We were watching the Yankees game while we were there and it was quite dramatic for a while with the Bombers ending on the top 11 - 7. Tonight they take on the Mets at the new Citi Field in Queens, NY and hopefully they keep the winning streak going and tighten up the American League East. I hope all of you have a super weekend and enjoy....... :banger

Oh yeah, the coffee is on!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Well, the Yankees stroked the Mets last night to win 9 - 1 with C. C. Sabathia having a great outing:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090626&content_id=5543808&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Tonight they'll be back at it with A.J. Burnett on the mound for the Bombers with a start time of 1910 (7:10pm). There will also be plenty of NASCAR on with the Nationwide Series from Loudon, NH at 1430 (2:30pm) and the Camping World Truck race on at 1730 (5:30pm) from Memphis, TN. Beth and I will be heading over to D's (The Eagle) house for his annual Father's Day / Birthday party this afternoon and I'm sure that it will be a hoot. Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Saturday and gets to enjoy a favorite or two or........ :chr

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair™ Espresso is on!!! We had a great time yesterday at D's party with tons of great food, plenty of cool drinks and a boat load of primo stogies. There was a good 75 to 80 of D's friends there and a large number of them were from Schlesingers. Thanks you very much Israel for that special stick and I'll look into that sale I was talkin' about as well. Well, it was good to see that the Yankees won 5 - 0 with a 1 hitter for A.J. Burnett. Tonight the two teams go at it one more time at 2005 (8:05pm) with Wang on the mound for the Yanks. Today should be another great day filled with BBQ, sports and cigars again. I hope everyone has a relaxing day as well and enjoy........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is brewing. I got to run soon as we have to be at work at 0500. 1300+ new Cadet candidates show up this morning here at West Point which will make a long day for us. It was good to see the Yankees sweep the Mets last night with a 4 - 2 win and Mariano Riveria got his 500th save. Have a great week everyone and enjoy........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is brewing as always. Well, today is day 2 of issuing equipment to the new Cadets. Officially, 1297 made it through the 1st day after a few decided not to attend and a couple of others that didn't make it for medical reasons. We have to be in place by 0700 today and probably won't finish until 1800 (6pm). So by the time I get home and relax, the Yankees should be about ready to take on the Mariners this evening which should be a good game to watch. I hope everyone has a great day and gets to enjoy a favorite ceegar some time during it......... :tu

[darkninja67]

Yankees need a win to keep pace.

GO JOBA!!!!!!!!!!

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and I hope you have a great "Hump Day". Today is the last day we issue new equipment / clothing, etc. to the new Cadets. It was a long day yesterday as we started to issue at 0700 (7am) and finished for the day at 1800 (6pm) with only a 20 minute lunch break. It's okay though as the motto here at West Point is, "All for the Corps". Anyway, it was good to see that the Yankees won last night 8 - 5 making it 6 straight. They'll be back at it tonight with the Mariners at 1905 (7:05pm) with Andy Pettitte starting on the mound for the Bombers. I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy it as well........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. We are done issuing the Corps of new Cadets their initial issue and now it's time for them to learn the basics of the Army. Well, it was good to see the Yankees win again last night making it 7 in a row and the two teams will be back at it again tonight at 1905 (7:05pm). Today being Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Ciagr Bar / Hudson valley Cigars this evening smoking primo sticks and catching up on the world's news. Stop on by if you're close and if you're not, I hope you get to enjoy as well......... :banger

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the joe is brewin'. We had a great time last at Schlesinger's enjoying primo sticks and exchanging the weeks happenings. We watched the Yankees game and the 7 game win streak came to a halt. The Bombers lost 8 - 4 and they will try to get back on the winning streak starting today against the Blue Jays at 1305 (1:05pm). I hope everyone has a great day and a safe and relaxing 4th of July weekend........ :cool2:

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair™ Espresso is hittin' the spot. It was good to see the Yankees win yesterday 4 - 2 over Toronto and they'll be back at it at 1305 (1:05pm) again today. Also, congrats to Clint Bowyer and RCR for winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series race last night in Daytona. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be racing this evening starting at 1930 (7:30pm) which should be a good one after watchin' last night. Anyway, I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable 4th of July......... :chr

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. Well, Saturday and Saunday were both great weather and relaxation days. The 4th was a blast filled with family & friends, primo sticks, tastey treats and cool drinks. The Yanks won both days and the Saturday night NASCAR race ended in a major pile up with Tony Stewart the victor. The Yankees and Blue Jays will meet one more time today at 1305 (1:05pm) and hopefully (knockin' on wood) they keep up the current winning streak they are on. I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few favorites through out it......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the coffee is on. Yesterday at work we enjoyed watching the Yankees attempt to come back from a 7 - 1 deficit only to come up short by one run loosing to the Blue Jays 7 - 6. Tonight they take on the Twins in Minnesota at 2010 (8:10pm) with C.C. Sabathia startin' on the mound for the Bombers. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy........ :banger

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on as always. Well, it was good to see that the Yankees routed the Twins in the Metrodome 10 - 2 on the 1st of 3 games scheduled to be played there. Sabathia pitched very well and the bats were spot on. They'll be back at it tonight again at 2010 (8:10pm) with A.J. Burnett starting for the Bombers on the mound. I hope everyone has a great "Hump Day" and gets to enjoy a favorite or two or........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is brewing and it's hitting the spot. Well, the Bombers won another one last night in the Metrodome 4 - 3 and will finish off the 3 game series today at 1310 (1:10pm) with Alfredo Aceves debuting as a starter. We'll have it on the screen at work and hopefully the Yanks get another "W" today. Since today is Thursday, we'll be at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars this evening enjoying ceegars, cool drinks and exchanging the week's fishing stories. Stop on by if you're close enough to be part of the fun and if you're further away, I hope you enjoy as well......... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the joe is brewin' and a big TGIF!!! First off, it was great to see the Yankees win yesterday and sweep the Twins in the Metrodome for thier final time ever. The Bombers are now tied with the Red Sox for 1st place in the American League East which is very cool considering we are going to the All-Star break. We take on the Angels this weekend which should be a great match up since the bats are presently hot and the fielding is on it as well. Last night we had a great time smokin' primo sticks and conversing at Schlesinger's / Hudson Valley Cigars with a good crowd of the Thursday night gang. Anyway, I hope all of you have a super weekend and enjoy it with a few of your favorites...... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. Well the Yankees lost to the Angels last night 10 - 6 and will be back at it out there in Los Angeles at 1610 (4:10pm) as the Fox game of the week. Joey Logano won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race last night in Chicagoland Speedway holding off his team mate Kyle Busch for the victory:

http://www.nascar.com/

Tonight the big boys in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be racing at the same location starting at 1930 (7:30pm) which should be a great evening show down. I hope everyone has a super Saturday and gets to enjoy a favorite cigar or two and get some relaxation as well........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone and yes, the Killer Beans Electric Chair™ Espresso is on. Stayed up last night watchin' the NASCAR race from Chicago and a big congratulations to Mark Martin and the entire Hendrick Motorsports team. The Yankees lost again to the Angels yesterday and hopefully they don't get swept in this series as the two teams will be back at it today at 1535 (3:35pm) with C.C. Sabathia starting on the mound for the Bombers. Anyway, I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy........ :cool2:

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the joe is brewin'. It just wasn't the Bombers weekend as they got swept by the Angels loosing yesterday 5 - 4 and going into the All-Star break 3 games behind the Red Sox. Yesterday was another great weather day as we all sat out by the pool side and relaxed enjoying a few of our favorites. It looks like the summer is finally upon us as the weather guessers are predicting the same for the whole week:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=West+Point&state=NY&site=OKX&textField1=41.3623&textField2=-74.0273

I hope everyone has a super week and takes the time to enjoy a few of your favorites and relax as well........ :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. It looks like it will be another great day and a perfect evening to watch the All-Star game on the back deck. I'll have to pick out a primo stick and hopefully watch the American League win as they have for the past few years. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well........ :)

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and I think a hearty breakfast is in today. Today is the first day the new Cadets get a break afetr being here at West Point for 15 days. They'll be off this afternoon with a sponsor to be able to call home, have a burger and some ice cream, etc. The official name is "The Ice Cream Social" and this year my buddy Bill (Bravo Lima) and I will host 4 to 5 of them again. Well, it was good to see the American League win again last night for the 13th year in a row 4 - 3. Now let's get back to regular baseball and the 2nd half of the season. I hope everyone has a "Happy Hump Day" and enjoys........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Yesterday afternoon was enjoyable having the 6 new Cadets and giving them a chance to call home and offering them some BBQ and ice cream. They will be heading out to Camp Buckner in a couple of days and will be out there until the 10th of next month learning basic soldier field training, land navigation, patrolling, etc. Since today is Thursday, we'll be heading over to Schlesinger's Cigar Bar / Hudson Valley Cigars to enjoy the finer things in life and catch up on the world's news that I have missed. If you're in the vicinity, stop on by and join in on the fun. If you're not local or you can't make it, I hope you have a great day and enjoy it as well........ :D

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and as always, the coffee is on. TGIF!!! Really. it wasn't that bad of a week as far as weather, work, ect. We had a good time last night at Schlesinger's Cigar Bar with all of the regular Thursday nighters (Uptown_Isy, Mr. Martini, Bravo Lima, Roadie, Speed Racer, etc.) smoking primo sticks and talkin' trash. Well tonight, the Yankees start the second half of thier regular season taking on the Detroit Tigers at 1905 (7:05pm) here in NY with A.J. Burnett on the mound for the Bombers. I hope everyone has an enjoyable and relaxing weekend filled with family and friends stoppin' over, primo cigars and cool drinks to go around........ :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Saturday. It was good to see the Yankees win last night with a Mark Teixeira three-run homer in the bottom of the 7th inning over the Tigers 5 - 3. For the full wrap up, look here:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090717&content_id=5908286&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Today, the two teams will meet up at 1305 (1:05pm) with C.C. Sabathia starting on the mound for the Bombers. Then later on today, the NASCAR truck race is on at 1830 (6:30pm) shown on Speed channel and then the NASCAR Nationwide Series race is on at 2100 (9pm) on ESPN2. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is off this weekend in preperation of next Sunday's race at the Brick Yard (Indianapolis Speedway). Anyway, I hope everyone has a super Saturday and enjoys....... :ss

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, I've been up ince 0430 on a Sunday. Had to drive a couple of the guys from the office to the airport (Newark, NJ) for a conference they have to attend in San Antonio, TX. Enjoyed a pot of espresso for the ride and now I'm back to enjoy the rest of the day. It was good to see that the Yankees won yesterday and the Red Sox lose to make it a 2 game deficit in the American League East. I hope everyone has a great day as well and enjoys....... :tu

[Stogieman]

Good morning all and yes, the coffee is on. Well, it was good to see the Yankees win again yesterday and sweep the Tigers bringing them within one game behind the Red Sox. They are taking on the Orioles this evening at 1905 (7:05pm) with good ole' Andy Pettitte on the mound for the Bombers. I hope everyone has a great week and gets to enjoy a few of your favorites through out it...... :banger

[Stogieman]

Good morning all, the coffee is on and I'll be home again all day today. I rolled my new Jeep Liberty yesterday on the way to work, I'm okay with no breaks or pain. Anyway, it was good to see the Yankees win again last and no they are tied for 1st place with the BoSox. The Bombers and the Orioles will be back at it again tonight at 1905(7:05pm) and hopefully they keep up the winning streak. I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy...... :)