Are You A Steve Saka Type Of Smoker?

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by LPFerrante

How did you meet Steve?

I used to be a cigar sales rep when I still lived in Europe. We distributed Joya, and they make a lot of his cigars for him.

A few years ago, a few days before the Intertabac trade show (kind of IPCPR for international markets), Juan Martinez (president of Joya) and I are driving around. He says "Saka is coming to Intertabac, you two should meet, I bet you guys will be best friends". So I ask "why?". Juan says "because you two have that same sarcastic personality" to which I reply "but Juan, are you calling me sarcastic?" is a sarcastic tone.

Anyway, few days later at the trade show, I see Steve walking by. So I stop him and say "Juan said that we should meet". Saka says "why?" so I say "Juan says that you're a sarcastic pain in the ass, and that I'm a sarcastic pain in the ass, so we should get along fine". Steve looks at me and says "sit down and smoke".

We've been in touch since. I traveled back to Europe for Intertabac last September. Steve was there as well. I am one of the approx 25 people worldwide that he gifted a Chubby Unicorn, and he gave me one of his Sakasquatch statues for my office.