Author: CigarHacks

Hackapalooza 5.0 is in the books, we do a brief recap of the 36 hours that followed last week’s recording. Nurse Rick is on the remote because he’s under the weather again. The Hidden Herf gives a couple of the panelists some issues. We dissect one of the Hidden Herfs to see what it’s issue was.

Local Spotlight – Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaistow, NH

Controversy Corner – Multiple topics; Pipeline, Balloons, Chickens and more.

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Hackapalooza 5.0 is in full swing, we report on the first 30 hours. With twelve panelists the Hidden Herf is “smokers choice” to save on time. The Current Events segment should be called “Fun with the Reverend”. The episode goes in multiple directions and we get into a bit of a laughing fit towards the end.

Local Spotlight – New Tobacco Village; Whitehall, PA

Controversy Corner – Relaxed health regulations for pilots.

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We take the Oscuro III limo south to Chuck’s for another episode with a full compliment of Hacks. There’s an initiation of our third new member in as many weeks. The Hidden Herf is hit or miss with the panel but still does not get any outstanding ratings. The banter is all over the map for this one, everything from electric cars to Big Papi.

Local Spotlight – Chuck’s Commune

Controversy Corner – It’s eggstremely difficult to find good chicken feed.

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Hanging out at Plaistow Cigar on a Saturday Afternoon with a full compliment of Hacks we initiate a new Hack. The Mailbag is full and the Hidden Herf is hit or miss with the panel. The Reverend gets himself into hot water a couple times. Controversy Corner goes in a different direction, four or five topics are submitted by the panelists and we pick one as the winner.

Local Spotlight – The Cigar Den; New Brunswick, NJ

Controversy Corner – Multiple Choice

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We sit down with Eric “Killer” Kilbane of Castro’s Back Room Cigar Shops. Eric pulls out a few cigar selections from the vault for us to sample, most have been aging for approximately 20 years. It’s a cast of eleven with non-stop laughs. We have been anticipating this episode for over a month and the shop is packed on a Sunday evening for the show. We initiate another new Hack. Gringo Stah is in town with the Florida Report.

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

Controversy Corner – Will the real President please stand up?

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Another year passes and we find ourselves handing out another set of awards for some of the best things of the past year. We pull in a couple of lounge regulars (Mike & Steve) to add color commentary. If this wasn’t the awards show we could have call it the medical episode or the boobies episode. The Hidden Herf is an accidental repeat and oddly enough receives a similar rating to the previous.

Local Spotlight – El Toro; Hudson, NH

Controversy Corner – A Magnificent Controversy after 5 years

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It’s New Year’s Eve at the (undisclosed location) Lancero Lounge, with the Hacks extended cigar family. Four (or five) of the wives join the panel for a special episode where we get the ladies’ perspective on the Cigar Family concept. Plenty of laughs, cigars, and even some reflection points as we start 2023. The Hidden Herf is another winner setting the bar for the rest of the year.

Local Spotlight – The Lancero Lounge

Controversy Corner – Beating them at their own cheating game

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It’s the Tobacco Shack Holiday Party 2022. The lounge is jammed and the band is playing when we arrive, but we are recording after hours so it’s quieted down. We have a laid-back episode with a few gifts and a decent Hidden Herf. It’s just what the doctor ordered with the kind of day we were all having.

Local Spotlight – The Tobacco Shack; Rowley, MA

Controversy Corner – Random “Magnificent” Selections

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We’re at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Seabrook NH for the annual Christmas Party where we run into former NFL Player and radio / TV commentator Steve DeOssie. If you like football and cigars this is the episode for you! Mr. Bojimbles is back and he pegs the Hidden Herf right out of the gate.

Local Spotlight – Two Guys Smoke Shop; Seabrook, NH

Controversy Corner – Jones vs. Zappe

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It’s like three episodes in one. We attend the Molon Labe Cigars, Spirits and Coffee event at Plaistow Cigar. André from Live Free Distillery joins us for the first segment. Steve from Molon Labe Cigars takes the second segment and tells us about the Cigars and the Coffee from New Hampshire Coffee Roasters. The ladies, Ann and Megan, take over for the third segment.

Local Spotlight – Molon Labe at Plaistow Cigar Co; Plaistow, NH

Controversy Corner – Pearl Harbor

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