When did you first 'notice' cigars?

I couldnt tell you what I noticed cigars on the movie screen. I grew up watching westerns and so they werent really any different than seeing a cigarette.

I never saw anyone in my family smoke them but I deduced that at one time my Pop (grandpa) had gone through a couple boxes of Dutchmasters and El Producto cigars as the empty boxes were used around his house and cabin to store little things.

The first cigar I had was about 3 years ago when my brother had left some Java-something-or-other stick in my pickup because he didnt smoke (dunno why he thought I was). Curiosity got the better of me and that started me into cigars.

Ever since then I notice it alot more.

Both my grandpa's and my dad smoked pipes at one time. Now ive gotten hooked and started down that slope.