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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 1, 2018 16:54:34 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2018 17:23:13 GMT -5
I still have last years Peretti's Thanksgiving Day Blend opened....was NOT fond of the 2017 blend. I purchased 2 pressed cakes, one for a friend. He has made no comments so far, I need to ask him next week.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2018 17:27:50 GMT -5
I thought the Thanksgiving Blend was a staid recipe. Mine is good, but it's not dissimilar to Three Kings and Golden Days of Yore. And the cake was little more than packed tobacco. Just smoked some the other day. Again, good, but confusing
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2018 17:32:29 GMT -5
I thought the Thanksgiving Blend was a staid recipe. Mine is good, but it's not dissimilar to Three Kings and Golden Days of Yore. And the cake was little more than packed tobacco. Just smoked some the other day. Again, good, but confusing |
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Post by SCF Dan on Jul 1, 2018 17:37:08 GMT -5
I still have last years Peretti's Thanksgiving Day Blend opened....was NOT fond of the 2017 blend. I purchased 2 pressed cakes, one for a friend. He has made no comments so far, I need to ask him next week. Bummer. I bought a pack of the 2017, tinned it, and was saving it for this year. Hopefully, it ages with some grace. |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 1, 2018 17:43:54 GMT -5
I did have to rescue this one a little bit with a humidifier disc. Now it is delicious. Every bit the way I remember it clear back in December.
I've found that with the right amount of humidification, almost any tobacco can be made palatable again.
I tried to get Petersons Christmas offering but I couldn't do so last December. No one will even ship to the US. Part of some new tobacco laws. So stupid.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 1, 2018 17:45:22 GMT -5
Golden Days of Yore has become part of our Christmas tradition here in our house. Smokers and nonsmokers alike both enjoy the pleasant aroma. Christmas in a jar! It is hard to believe that the holidays are now only five months away.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2018 18:17:39 GMT -5
By December of this year there is a 50% chance I will be moving overseas for good. Let’s hope things don’t get that bad for me here!!!
SORRY, got off subject
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 1, 2018 20:01:55 GMT -5
I divide my time between the US and the Far East. I can tell you, unfortunately though, that outside of North America, UK, and a few European countries, pipe smoking is in a state of disrepair.
Sad, but it is the case. When I was arriving in BKK earlier this year, I noticed a young Korean man buying several cartons of Dunhill cigarettes from the duty free shop. I said something like "wow, Dunhill, I love their pipe tobaccos". I understand that English is not his first language, but his response was still classic: "Sorry, smoking drugs is illegal in my country." Unfortunately, the classy, gentleman's pipe has been relegated to duty as drug paraphernalia in many places. Sad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2018 21:09:43 GMT -5
Back in the late 80’s when I was in Libya I was looked at strangely walking down the road puffing on a pipe. The officials new who I was and traveled with a Diplomatic Passport so I was never bothered. I brought them coffee from the States and I was treated like royalty 👍👍
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Post by Wolfman on Jul 1, 2018 22:38:05 GMT -5
How about Christmas in August?
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jul 1, 2018 22:42:37 GMT -5
How about Christmas in August? HAHA Crazy Eddie. Always the best. I grew up in north Jerz, so I was all about that stuff. A WPIX staple for sure. Y'ever watch the documentary about the real Crazy Eddie? What a scheister. |
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Post by trailboss on Jul 1, 2018 22:45:51 GMT -5
How about Christmas in August? That is funny...back in the day I had a buddy in Endicott...I cannot remember the details, but a local store guaranteed to beat any ad in New York State. He said that crazy Eddie played fast and loose, and if I remember correctly would have one at that price, and the guy just left the store with it. The store grudgingly gave my buddy the deal, but changed their policy in a New York minute. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 1:10:20 GMT -5
Wonder why a Hanukkah blend was never released??? I think it would sell....” Grandma’s Chicken & Matzo Ball Soup Blend “! Bet it would be tasty👌👍
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 1:14:51 GMT -5
How about Christmas in August? HAHA Crazy Eddie. Always the best. I grew up in north Jerz, so I was all about that stuff. A WPIX staple for sure. Y'ever watch the documentary about the real Crazy Eddie? What a scheister. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 2, 2018 1:49:08 GMT -5
I don't have any Christmas blend, but I might get one this year.
Where are you planning to move to, @lonecoyote?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 2:28:09 GMT -5
I don't have any Christmas blend, but I might get one this year. Where are you planning to move to, @lonecoyote ? If and when the time comes I will definitely post where, promise. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 2, 2018 2:41:25 GMT -5
I don't have any Christmas blend, but I might get one this year. Where are you planning to move to, @lonecoyote ? If and when the time comes I will definitely post where, promise. Now i'm even more curious. |
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Post by Wolfman on Jul 2, 2018 5:48:30 GMT -5
CramptholomewI didn’t know anyone made a documentary about Eddie Antar. My knowledge is limited to a number of news stories and profiles. I would like to see it. I was born in late ‘74 and lived in Long Island. You’re right about channel 11, I recall that too. Those commercials always take me back to my childhood. I also remember going to the store(s) with my folks hoping to meet ‘Crazy Eddie’ ! @lonecoyote I would love to hear that story, in confidence.
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Post by Wolfman on Jul 2, 2018 5:54:32 GMT -5
Wonder why a Hanukkah blend was never released??? I think it would sell....” Grandma’s Chicken & Matzo Ball Soup Blend “! Bet it would be tasty👌👍 @lonecoyote Or a Passover Blend: Moses’s Matzah Cavendish. |
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Post by Wolfman on Jul 2, 2018 5:57:35 GMT -5
I don't have any Christmas blend, but I might get one this year. Where are you planning to move to, @lonecoyote? @lonecoyote is referring to his fallout shelter and he needs two bunkmates to share his tobacco with, so he won’t be lonely. I volunteered us for the job! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 7:02:30 GMT -5
Wonder why a Hanukkah blend was never released??? I think it would sell....” Grandma’s Chicken & Matzo Ball Soup Blend “! Bet it would be tasty👌👍 @lonecoyote Or a Passover Blend: Moses’s Matzah Cavendish. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 7:07:48 GMT -5
Cramptholomew I didn’t know anyone made a documentary about Eddie Antar. My knowledge is limited to a number of news stories and profiles. I would like to see it. I was born in late ‘74 and lived in Long Island. You’re right about channel 11, I recall that too. Those commercials always take me back to my childhood. I also remember going to the store(s) with my folks hoping to meet ‘Crazy Eddie’ ! @lonecoyote I would love to hear that story, in confidence. The “ Crazy Eddie “ in the commercials was an actor......not the real SUPER Crazy Eddie......not the one that showed up in front of a Judge handcuffed.....LMAO!! |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jul 2, 2018 7:15:47 GMT -5
CramptholomewI didn’t know anyone made a documentary about Eddie Antar. My knowledge is limited to a number of news stories and profiles. I would like to see it. I was born in late ‘74 and lived in Long Island. You’re right about channel 11, I recall that too. Those commercials always take me back to my childhood. I also remember going to the store(s) with my folks hoping to meet ‘Crazy Eddie’ ! @lonecoyote I would love to hear that story, in confidence. it was more of a YouTube documentary, but consisted of just about every news report and interview. I'll try to find it and PM you. |
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Post by Wolfman on Jul 2, 2018 7:32:35 GMT -5
@lonecoyote Moses Matzah Flake [  (KOSHER FOR PASSOVER) Available in 2 ounce tins and Bulk |
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Post by Wolfman on Jul 2, 2018 7:37:29 GMT -5
Cramptholomew I didn’t know anyone made a documentary about Eddie Antar. My knowledge is limited to a number of news stories and profiles. I would like to see it. I was born in late ‘74 and lived in Long Island. You’re right about channel 11, I recall that too. Those commercials always take me back to my childhood. I also remember going to the store(s) with my folks hoping to meet ‘Crazy Eddie’ ! @lonecoyote I would love to hear that story, in confidence. The “ Crazy Eddie “ in the commercials was an actor......not the real SUPER Crazy Eddie......not the one that showed up in front of a Judge handcuffed.....LMAO!! I believe he was a cousin and had nothing to do with the business. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 7:50:11 GMT -5
Yup, a relative that had nothing to do with the legal end of the business, other then making some “ electronic’s “ disappear in many of those mysterious “ night break-in’s at a Crazy Eddie’s location “! Also known as insurance scams......lol.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 7:56:29 GMT -5
Eddie Antar passed away a couple of years ago, he was in his late 60’s. Cause of death was never disclosed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 8:00:04 GMT -5
I have mine jarred for next Christmas. 🎄
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Post by Wolfman on Jul 2, 2018 8:00:18 GMT -5
Yup, a relative that had nothing to do with the legal end of the business, other then making some “ electronic’s “ disappear in many of those mysterious “ night break-in’s at a Crazy Eddie’s location “! Also known as insurance scams......lol. I was in the mortgage business from 1993-2007. One of our managers had worked at another well known electronics chain on Long Island in the 1980s. They filed for bankruptcy around 1990, and ceased operations. He described a similar ‘situation ’. |
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