Author: CigarHacks

In typical Hack fashion we throw an episode together in a couple of hours. We put out the call to the troops and with three regular Hacks and one call in guest we pull off another gem, impromptu. JoJo Mo (Joe Morasco) fits right in and coincidentally is calling from New Jersey just a few minutes from this weeks Local Spotlight. The conversation takes the usual twists and turns somehow we go from sending a package to Mark and Bret at The Retrohale to to lubing up cables for a massive pull. The Hidden Herf reveal is priceless! What does any of this have to do with the price of pipe tobacco on New Zealand?

Current Events: September is annual dinner month – there are multiple shops celebrating. See CigarPlanner.com for more details, filter by your state or city.

Local Spotlight: Hoboken Cigars; Hoboken, NJ

Conspiracy Corner: Aliens have abducted the conspiracy theorists again.

Hoboken Cigars – Hoboken, NJ

Online Photos: Exterior View Lounge  Humidor Interactive

Hidden Herf 41

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This episode starts a new chapter for the Hacks, we record our first in-lounge remote at Two Guys in Seabrook NH, we are joined by Big Jim (aka Mr. Bojimbles). Jim is one of the regular staff at this location which gives us an opportunity to learn more about this lounge and Two Guys Smoke Shops in general, there are three locations. You can hear some faint shop and lounge activity in the background, we were there during the regular Friday evening hours in the back lounge. We follow our standard show format but the in-lounge dynamic made this one a little more interesting, there was a birthday in the house; Happy Birthday Dave! There are three Daves mentioned in this episode, try to keep track. Since Jim is somewhat of a cigar expert, and is familiar with everything Two Guys carries, we had to come up with a Hidden Herf that would be a bit of a challenge, and it does not disappoint!

Current Events: See CigarPlanner.com for more details, filter by your state or city.

Local Spotlight: Two Guys Smoke Shop; Seabrook, NH (In-lounge episode) With two lounges it’s a very comfortable shop.

Conspiracy Corner: More from Q-Anon. Who knew that Mr. BoJimbles was a conspiracy buff! See Episode 27 for the referenced Conspiracy Corner.

Two Guys Smoke Shop; Seabrook, NH – Front and Back Lounges / Walk-in

Hidden Herf 40 / Podcast Juice – Hammer + Sickle Vodka

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We record with The Retrohale for almost 5 hours this week – cutting this down to 1:07 was a real challenge, leaving plenty of gems for future episodes.

The topics: Don’t get too technical. Email, social media and telephone scams. Can you see Boston from Colorado? Driving distances – NE, East Coast – NJ and NC. Dominican Rejects, somehow we both smoked the same cigars on last weeks’ shows. Cigar Craig. Perdomo Cigars. Use the promo code “RETRO”. Podcast Juice Classic Cocktails, Ballots and Bottles. The Smokin’ Butt-Head Hobo from United Cigar. Comedy Chris guesses the Hidden Herf – sort of… Alex the Snooker Bastard. The Red Sox and Patriots are not in the “Current Events” segment. Java Red – still a surprise. Lobbie Omelets and Lobbie Sauce. The Rhode Island Cigar Crawl and too much Dominican coffee.

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Local Spotlight: Havana Cigar Club; Warwick, RI

Conspiracy Corner:  Aliens have abducted the conspiracy theorists.

Drive to all NE states in a day;  Podcast Juice Cocktails;  Bret’s Mug

The Smokin’ Butt-Head Hobo;  Dom’s B’Day Cake;  Hidden Herf 39

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We record in “Rick’s Recluse Hut” for the first time. In this episode we talk a lot about cigars and related topics including the recent Nat Sherman/FDA news. The Hidden Herf is an unusual one with split reviews from the panel.

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Local Spotlight: Castro’s Back Room; Manchester, NH

Conspiracy Corner – An Update on QAnon; going viral.

Castro’s Back Room – Manchester, NH

Hidden Herf 38

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We try to do another episode from the boat but the weather rolls in just as we are about to start and are forced to pack up, head back to the dock and go inside. Nurse Rick sent another Lobster Care Package to The Retrohale so we have the boys from Colorado on as guests before they cook them up. While we wait for Mark to get out of work Bret keeps us in stitches talking with The Brooklyn Chick. We have the ladies in the peanut gallery and we create one of our highest LPM (laugh per minute) episodes. The Hidden Herf is pretty good too.

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Local Spotlight: Castro’s Back Room; Bedford, NH

Castro’s Back Room – Bedford, NH

 

Hidden Herf 37 / Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival / Big Papi

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Nick opens up with a rant about cigar & scotch posts on social media. We get into various flavor profiles and it takes us in a few directions. The Hidden Herf is enjoyed by all, but still no one had an accurate guess. There’s some heavy breathing, the train whistle and something else in the background. More fish stories and jokes from the panel. Corespondent Mike meets a fan. We do a limo update and talk about commercial verses private plates.

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Local Spotlight: The Cigar House – Old San Juan, PR

Conspiracy Corner: Facebook is clearing out certain “alt” page types.

The Cigar House – Old San Juan, PR

Hidden Herf 36 / The Cigar House Entrance

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We are out on the boat again for another sunset recording session. Nurse Rick catches his biggest bass to date. Captain Comedy Chris explains the history behind the island. We do the Saco River trip recap and the usual segments.

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Local Spotlight: The Cigar Room – Fort Lee, NJ

Conspiracy Corner: Russian indictment diversion.

The Cigar Room, La Hoja Cigars Humidor – Fort Lee, NJ

Hidden Herf 35

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The Cigar Hacks travel down river on a pedal-powered paddle-wheeler barge for a two night camping adventure. We are on the Saco River in Fryeburg Maine with a crew of 13. Using a very small recording configuration we are able to do the episode around the campfire on a sandy beach with the crew. We were at Fiddlehead Campground for one night and “in the wild” for the second night where we did this episode.

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Local Spotlight: Saco River – Fryeburg ME

Conspiracy Corner – Contrails or Chemtrails.

Campsite 1 / Campsite 2 / The Mud Trumpet

Hidden Herf 34 / On the Road

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We are out on the lake one more time for some fishing, cigars and podcast juice. Cigar Journal Cigar Trophy voting closes. The Reverend reels in something unusual. Capn’ Chris goes to the wrong appliance store. Shout out to Pete and Rochelle. Who knew, the dogs eat raw meat too.

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Local Spotlight: Federal Cigar – Epping, NH. Nice cigar selection, lounge w/bar and an outdoor patio. Kelly from Ashton was in the house during our visit.

Conspiracy Corner – The Conspiracy Hacks might be afraid of the water.

Federal Cigar – Epping, NH

Hidden Herf 33

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The third time is the charm on false starts as we are out on the boat for another fishing excursion. This episode was one of the most challenging to edit as “hack” takes on an all new definition, as in “hack up a lung”. The Hidden Herf gets a “lucky guess” right out of the gate but still stumps the panel. Two trips back to the dock and we have an episode.

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Local Spotlight: Towne News & Smoke Shop – Wakefield, MA. A cigar shop with a large selection, keno and great ventilation.

Conspiracy Corner: The Roseanne Show

Towne News & Smoke Shop – Wakefield, MA.

Hidden Herf 32 / A view from the boat

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