11-03-2006, 12:18 AM
Haven't been around much this week, some of my family came in town to help us celebrate Halloween. It's become kind of a tradition around the house. We start setting up props the second weekend of Oct., this year, we had 24. I've already started working on new ones for next year.
This year was a total success, 327 kids came by the house on Tuesday nite. That breaks the record of 282 from last year. And it was the first time my dad ever participated in a Halloween, 69 years old and has never given out one piece of candy. He loved it. When he saw how excited the kids were he just caught the bug.
The other big thing is, I smoked my first cigar with my dad that night. He was standing at the door of my humidor and when I walked in he looked at me and said:"you know, I haven't smoked a cigar in over forty years, I think I'd like to try one of yours". I almost fell over. I never knew he smoked at all - ever. We walked into the humi and he started asking questions and finally let me pick one out for him. I Took an AVO 80th out of a box and we went into my shop and I had the best smoke of my life. I tried one of the new Padillia's 60rng gauge, it was great, but I wasn't really concentrating on it, just the conversation with my dad. At some point about halfway through his cigar, he said that he would like to maybe start smoking cigars more, but he wouldn't spend the money on the good ones (depression era - still can't believe the prices of stuff today) so I took one of my Otter Boxes and a desktop humi & loaded him up some good sticks and the rest of the AVO's, without him knowing it. He got home this evening and upacked the car where he found my box. My Mom says it is now displayed in the middle of the coffed table and he was outside smoking a cigar and watching the deer.
I have to admit, I have met several guys on this and a couple other boards and made some really good friends at the B&M's that I frequent, but Tuesday night and Wednesday have to be the best days I've had with cigars since the day I started. And the best time I have ever had with my dad.
Gusy all I can say is, if you get the opportunity to spend time with your folks, do it now, don't wait. I will be going to WV in a couple of weeks for the holidays, and I can't wait to have another cigar or 5 with Pap.
This year was a total success, 327 kids came by the house on Tuesday nite. That breaks the record of 282 from last year. And it was the first time my dad ever participated in a Halloween, 69 years old and has never given out one piece of candy. He loved it. When he saw how excited the kids were he just caught the bug.
The other big thing is, I smoked my first cigar with my dad that night. He was standing at the door of my humidor and when I walked in he looked at me and said:"you know, I haven't smoked a cigar in over forty years, I think I'd like to try one of yours". I almost fell over. I never knew he smoked at all - ever. We walked into the humi and he started asking questions and finally let me pick one out for him. I Took an AVO 80th out of a box and we went into my shop and I had the best smoke of my life. I tried one of the new Padillia's 60rng gauge, it was great, but I wasn't really concentrating on it, just the conversation with my dad. At some point about halfway through his cigar, he said that he would like to maybe start smoking cigars more, but he wouldn't spend the money on the good ones (depression era - still can't believe the prices of stuff today) so I took one of my Otter Boxes and a desktop humi & loaded him up some good sticks and the rest of the AVO's, without him knowing it. He got home this evening and upacked the car where he found my box. My Mom says it is now displayed in the middle of the coffed table and he was outside smoking a cigar and watching the deer.
I have to admit, I have met several guys on this and a couple other boards and made some really good friends at the B&M's that I frequent, but Tuesday night and Wednesday have to be the best days I've had with cigars since the day I started. And the best time I have ever had with my dad.
Gusy all I can say is, if you get the opportunity to spend time with your folks, do it now, don't wait. I will be going to WV in a couple of weeks for the holidays, and I can't wait to have another cigar or 5 with Pap.
