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Drazzil 04-24-2009 11:41 PM
So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
I drove an hour down to "Zarka's" lounge in Temecula. I got into the lounge and walk up to Pepin, who was having an animated conversation with his translator in spanish. I wait for him to finish, get up, grasp his hand warmly and say something along the lines of "It is a real honor to meet you sir... I love your cigars more then almost anything else, and you are the true brother of my heart" At which time I give him a big hug.

It was at that point that my friend informs me that this event is a "cover charge" event... Friend told me that the guy demanded we pay fifteen a head to stay, and made no menton of a free beer or a free stick so, I bought a stick and left.

Oh well. Live and learn.

Photos forthcoming when my friend e mails me the photo.

icehog3 04-24-2009 11:43 PM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
At least you got to hug the Big Guy first. :)

duckmanco 04-25-2009 05:22 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
Thats an iffy proposition, hugging a man you just met that doesn't speak your language. Glad it worked out though :tu

SeanGAR 04-25-2009 06:21 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Drazzil (Post 354775)
I drove an hour down to "Zarka's" lounge in Temecula. I got into the lounge and walk up to Pepin, who was having an animated conversation with his translator in spanish.
Man thats freakin amazing, I WAS THERE TOO.

I went up to him, he looked at my cigar and asked to see it. He sniffed it and smiled saying (through his translator) "internet cigar, I can recognize it immediately from the aroma of rodent droppings. You know we make these with odd piles of third rate tobacco that are just laying around, don't you? Well, sometimes we run out of crap tobacco so we use dried horse manure, hay, and rodent droppings. To hell with people who buy cigars from the internets."

Then he looked around, raised his hands and yelled :wo

Rockestone 04-25-2009 06:24 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanGAR (Post 354889)
Man thats freakin amazing, I WAS THERE TOO.

I went up to him, he looked at my cigar and asked to see it. He sniffed it and smiled saying (through his translator) "internet cigar, I can recognize it immediately from the aroma of rodent droppings. You know we make these with odd piles of third rate tobacco that are just laying around, don't you? Well, sometimes we run out of crap tobacco so we use dried horse manure, hay, and rodent droppings. To hell with people who buy cigars from the internets."

Then he looked around, raised his hands and yelled :wo
Wow. Cool.

marge796 04-25-2009 06:32 AM
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Sounds like a fun guy.


Chris.......

elderboy02 04-25-2009 06:49 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
Awesome! :dance:

dentonparrots 04-25-2009 06:53 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
I wonder if Pepin will ever start a thread about meeting you guys :)

Jimbo14 04-25-2009 07:22 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanGAR (Post 354889)
Man thats freakin amazing, I WAS THERE TOO.

I went up to him, he looked at my cigar and asked to see it. He sniffed it and smiled saying (through his translator) "internet cigar, I can recognize it immediately from the aroma of rodent droppings. You know we make these with odd piles of third rate tobacco that are just laying around, don't you? Well, sometimes we run out of crap tobacco so we use dried horse manure, hay, and rodent droppings. To hell with people who buy cigars from the internets."

Then he looked around, raised his hands and yelled :wo
He has a strange sence of humour... What a bazzare joke.

newcigarz 04-25-2009 07:31 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
I met him, seemed to be a pretty nice guy.

http://www.fototime.com/6BE2F16870FB05F/standard.jpg

WildBlueSooner 04-25-2009 08:47 AM
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Nice!

borndead1 04-25-2009 08:50 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanGAR (Post 354889)
Man thats freakin amazing, I WAS THERE TOO.

I went up to him, he looked at my cigar and asked to see it. He sniffed it and smiled saying (through his translator) "internet cigar, I can recognize it immediately from the aroma of rodent droppings. You know we make these with odd piles of third rate tobacco that are just laying around, don't you? Well, sometimes we run out of crap tobacco so we use dried horse manure, hay, and rodent droppings. To hell with people who buy cigars from the internets."

Then he looked around, raised his hands and yelled :wo

:r:r:r:r

thebiglebowski 04-25-2009 09:03 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
was the legend there?!

hee hee.

Green Lantern 04-25-2009 09:05 AM
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Pepin is a very nice person. I've met Pepin several times here at CCC and down at his factory in Little Havana "El Rey de Los Habanos." Even had the oppurtunity of sitting down with him and firing up a Blue Label with him. He is a wealth of information and is very down to earth. I'm fluent in Spanish but his English is getting a lot better.

dentonparrots 04-25-2009 09:08 AM
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Seriously though, was he asking $15 just to sit with him?

thebiglebowski 04-25-2009 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Green Lantern (Post 355056)
Pepin is a very nice person. I've met Pepin several times here at CCC and down at his factory in Little Havana "El Rey de Los Habanos." Even had the oppurtunity of sitting down with him and firing up a Blue Label with him. He is a wealth of information and is very down to earth. I'm fluent in Spanish but his English is getting a lot better.
you're Hal Jordan, right? not one of those other posers... ?

rrplasencia 04-25-2009 09:18 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanGAR (Post 354889)
Man thats freakin amazing, I WAS THERE TOO.

I went up to him, he looked at my cigar and asked to see it. He sniffed it and smiled saying (through his translator) "internet cigar, I can recognize it immediately from the aroma of rodent droppings. You know we make these with odd piles of third rate tobacco that are just laying around, don't you? Well, sometimes we run out of crap tobacco so we use dried horse manure, hay, and rodent droppings. To hell with people who buy cigars from the internets."

Then he looked around, raised his hands and yelled :wo
:r:r:r

poriggity 04-25-2009 12:49 PM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
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Originally Posted by dentonparrots (Post 355059)
Seriously though, was he asking $15 just to sit with him?
I seriously doubt it was "just to sit with him". A lot of lounges here in CA have a covercharge for events.. Its a CA thing. That being said, David, if you could afford the gas to get to Temecula, and to buy a stick, then why not just pay the $15.00 to spend some time there with the man?
Scott

G G 04-25-2009 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Rockestone (Post 354892)
Wow. Cool.
:tpd:

floydpink 04-25-2009 01:01 PM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
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Originally Posted by duckmanco (Post 354867)
Thats an iffy proposition, hugging a man you just met that doesn't speak your language. Glad it worked out though :tu
Nah, most Latin cultures are very warm and consider us to be a little cold. many business meetings are started with a hug in South America

Personally, I would have continued my quest to dispell some of the "Americans are cold" beliefs by giving him a firm whack on the ass after kissing both cheeks.

Alex, when is the next Pepin event at Corona? I think I have already whacked most of the Padron's behinds.

BillyCigars 04-25-2009 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by floydpink (Post 355289)
Personally, I would have continued my quest to dispell some of the "Americans are cold" beliefs by giving him a firm whack on the ass after kissing both cheeks.
:r:r:r:r

Drazzil 04-25-2009 07:24 PM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
On further consideration, I should have paid the fifteen... But seeing as how when this event was posted, absolutely no menton was made of a cover charge, I wasen't really feeling paying fifteen dollars. My friend who was there (Wigwam) had a little righteous indignation thing going and was waiting in the parking lot, So I bought a Centaurian and just left.

Heres the photo. He didn't catch the hug as he was being told that we needed to pay fifteen a head immediately, but hey, I got a photo of me with Pepin!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36...l/DSC01960.jpg

BagfullofPings 04-25-2009 08:01 PM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
I was at the Dana Point event (the night before) with Wigwam (Kumar), and there was no cover. David left a message on my phone regarding the issue. I have also spoke with Kumar as well. From what I have been told, the cover was a Zarka's issue. The night before I took a few pics with Pepin and he also signed several things for me. Pepin was very generous



Jason

BagfullofPings 04-25-2009 08:41 PM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
I have not been on this forum for a while, so I did a little research on this.

David, you would have known about the $15 if you would have read Legends entire thread. Kumar already has issues with that establishment and I don't think he would have rolled if he knew about the cover. Live and learn.

At least you met Pepin. I'm sure it was worth it.

Jason

JJG 04-25-2009 08:57 PM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
charging $$$ for an event seems kinda lame to me, unless they were doing giveaways or serving food/drinks.

glad you got to meet the big man though! that's pretty special.

Green Lantern 04-27-2009 10:05 AM
Re: So I got to meet Jose "Pepin" Garcia
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by floydpink (Post 355289)
Nah, most Latin cultures are very warm and consider us to be a little cold. many business meetings are started with a hug in South America

Personally, I would have continued my quest to dispell some of the "Americans are cold" beliefs by giving him a firm whack on the ass after kissing both cheeks.

Alex, when is the next Pepin event at Corona? I think I have already whacked most of the Padron's behinds.
Pepin was here a couple of months ago but Pete Johnson is coming to the CCC May 15(Downtown Orlando) and 16(Sand Lake). So you can feel free to molest him. Hope Pete brings some Cojonu '09 :ss


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