One Year Ago - Page 2

TripleF · 10-14-2009, 10:54 AM

Here! Here!

Much respect to the founding fathers!!

LasciviousXXX · 10-14-2009, 10:25 PM

Happy Anniversary CA Fam

You guys make this place what it is

MedicCook · 10-14-2009, 08:25 AM

Thank you to the ToE for giving us all a wonderful place to be.

Don Fernando · 10-14-2009, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

There is no perfect cigar board.

Cigar Asylum comes pretty close Dave, due to the moderation of the TOE and the respect and generosity of the rest of the members.

colimo · 10-14-2009, 09:39 AM

can't say it any better than those who came before....

thank you

DBall · 10-14-2009, 09:42 AM

This board is great, as are the people. Thank you all...

Steve · 10-14-2009, 09:46 AM

Blindjimme · 10-14-2009, 10:00 AM

Happy Birthday / 1st Anniversary TOE and everyone. I am proud to call this place home. There is not a day when this place is not a part of my life, whether it's 10 minutes or hours. The draw to come here is phenomenal and obviously felt by many. It starts with cigars and continues with friends.

I Love This Place!!

GKitty · 10-14-2009, 10:04 AM

Love and gratitude always for the Team of 11.

Thanks to all my brothers and sisters who've made this corner of the Interwebs home. I was a member of that other board for a year and didn't meet nearly as many of you as I did in this the first year of CA.

It took a madhouse to make this SOTL blossom.

It's been a trip so far and I can't wait to see what the next year brings.

10-14-2009, 10:50 AM

Well put Dave!!!

Over the last year, I've met many more people from here and had a great vacation while doing so! E.L.V.I.S. in Vegas made it a complete blast out there, and I enjoyed meeting and hanging out with each and every one of you. It was great to have my wife there to share teh experiences, as well. Through this board, I've made some good friends whom I care a great deal about. I know that those friendships will continue to grow throughout the years and we will all share good times and bad times together. hopefully more good times than bad.

Thanks to the TOE for all of their hard work in maintaining this site and keeping an objective mind when it comes to some of the issues that have popped up over time. Keep up the great work!!!

TheTraveler · 10-14-2009, 10:58 AM

One year ago I was a wet-behind-the-ears noob. Today ..... I still am.

But I learn something every time I visit this wonderful home we've got here so I'm making progress.

P.S. I really like it here. The nurses are nice to me, no one steals my blanket and I've got a nice view out the window. *sigh*

Cigargal · 10-14-2009, 11:35 AM

Happy Anniversary to all and a big thank you to the Team of Eleven that made all this possible. If it wasn't for the asylum I wouldn't need a computer.

Whee · 10-14-2009, 11:42 AM

Happy Anniversary!

Ashcan Bill · 10-14-2009, 11:46 AM

Excellent post Dave! Hard to believe a year has passed since so many of us sought refuge here. And refuge was exactly what the TOE gave us. We owe these guys a big thank you.

And a special thank you to the "other" Dave (68TriShield) for steering me here a year ago, as things seemed to crash and burn.

SNKBYT · 10-14-2009, 11:59 AM

thanks for the memories and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to all and a special thanks to the ToE for giving us all a place to call home (even me)
and I finally got to chance to meet in person some great people I've got to know by calling here home

Starscream · 10-14-2009, 11:58 AM

It's only been a year, but I feel like we've always been here. Home is where the heart is.
Thanks to the Team of 11 and to all the members here as well for making this place so enjoyable.

Adriftpanda · 10-14-2009, 12:58 PM

One Year Ago... I was not on this board

I haven't been on this board as long as most of you guys here, but CA by far is the most warming of all the boards I've been on. When I posted my introduction, I didn't know I was going to get 3 pages of welcomes. Within the first month I was invited to herf with the some of the BABOTL! That's when I knew this place was not like any other boards I've been on. I have never seen people beef with one another on the threads and if so, it was resolved rather quickly and maturely. I have met some amazing people here on CA, some I can call my very good friends. Most importantly, I realized that this is more then a community, this is a family. Thanks you to Team of Eleven and everyone else who has made CA a great ride for me. To many more years.

Pat1075 · 10-14-2009, 12:01 PM

Well said Dave. Thank you to the TOE and everyone who has come here to make this the place that it is.

alley00p · 10-14-2009, 12:14 PM

Dave, that was a great summary of the Asylum!

This is one of the most addictive places that I have ever been involved in! I hope it will continue on!

Especially when I count the many friends I have made both online and in person, because of CA! And the many good things that have come from here, like our Troop support programs!

Thanks to the TOE and to all the members here!

TheStatsGuy · 10-14-2009, 12:18 PM

CIGAR by Jude Forese

It was that time of year again

The phantom aroma of spice, chocolate and mild earthy tones
Permeated his memory
As he sat next to a humidor stacked with Cohiba, Monte Crisco, CAO,
And Partagas 150: quite a rare cigar,
Ripened at least 25 years

Together they formed a living mass of binders, fillers
And sun aged wrappers
Coiled around remembrances of warmer days
When his father would sit in front of the fireplace
Or out by the lake
Rolling a puro around his fingers
Puffing out a cloud of smoke
Forming a variety of archetypal shapes,
As he spoke of matters fathers usually dismiss;
Evoking mystery and wonder
In even the most simple things

It was that time of year again
When memories placed a smile on the saddest face
And transformed it into an expression of joy

Even as it yearned for a connection
To renew a heart forever broken

It was that time of year again
To rotate his father’s “babies”
And to touch his fingertips again

Rearranging each one
Admiring their supple veins
Maturing to a luxurious golden patina

It was that time again,
His father’s birthday

A celebration of existence
A reaffirmation that nothing really dies,
That everything is constantly reborn
Even in the bouquet of a fine smoke

He would commemorate
His father's fleeting moment in time
With a Partagas 150, his favorite

He recalled how he said he would smoke
These only on his birthday
Since they were so opulent and scarce

So he torched up
Inhaling its fine eloquence and subtle aroma

Surrounded by a smoky miasma
And a vision of his father’s enduring presence

And a son’s touch with class
-----------------------------

This is a great place! Thanks to those who started and those who continue to make this home away from home.

10-14-2009, 10:54 AM	#1
TripleF 11/11/11 EPIC IV Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,626 Trading: (176)	Re: One Year Ago Here! Here! Much respect to the founding fathers!! __________________ Cool Cigar Shirts, Stickers & More

10-14-2009, 10:25 PM	#2
LasciviousXXX Team of 11...Always Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Týr Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,579 Trading: (8)	Re: One Year Ago Happy Anniversary CA Fam You guys make this place what it is

10-14-2009, 08:25 AM	#3
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: One Year Ago Thank you to the ToE for giving us all a wonderful place to be. __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff

10-14-2009, 09:39 AM	#5
colimo friend of Brother Maynard Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: doug Location: centennial, colorado Posts: 1,322 Trading: (41)	Re: One Year Ago can't say it any better than those who came before.... thank you __________________ Life is too short for cheap beer, cheap liguor and bad cigars...gimme a guinness, glenlivet and a good cigar on a golf course and its heaven on earth!!

10-14-2009, 09:42 AM	#6
DBall Cigar Jesus Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,781 Trading: (46)	Re: One Year Ago This board is great, as are the people. Thank you all... __________________ --------Dan--------- My Music \| My Videos

10-14-2009, 09:46 AM	#7
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: One Year Ago __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

10-14-2009, 10:00 AM	#8
Blindjimme Judgement Impaired Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: JB Location: North OC, CA Posts: 790 Trading: (14)	Re: One Year Ago Happy Birthday / 1st Anniversary TOE and everyone. I am proud to call this place home. There is not a day when this place is not a part of my life, whether it's 10 minutes or hours. The draw to come here is phenomenal and obviously felt by many. It starts with cigars and continues with friends. I Love This Place!!

10-14-2009, 10:04 AM	#9
GKitty JAFO Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Crystal Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 1,938 Trading: (8)	Re: One Year Ago Love and gratitude always for the Team of 11. Thanks to all my brothers and sisters who've made this corner of the Interwebs home. I was a member of that other board for a year and didn't meet nearly as many of you as I did in this the first year of CA. It took a madhouse to make this SOTL blossom. It's been a trip so far and I can't wait to see what the next year brings. __________________ A lost SOTL wandering the weird landscape of domesticity.

10-14-2009, 10:50 AM	#10
Wanger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: One Year Ago Well put Dave!!! Over the last year, I've met many more people from here and had a great vacation while doing so! E.L.V.I.S. in Vegas made it a complete blast out there, and I enjoyed meeting and hanging out with each and every one of you. It was great to have my wife there to share teh experiences, as well. Through this board, I've made some good friends whom I care a great deal about. I know that those friendships will continue to grow throughout the years and we will all share good times and bad times together. hopefully more good times than bad. Thanks to the TOE for all of their hard work in maintaining this site and keeping an objective mind when it comes to some of the issues that have popped up over time. Keep up the great work!!!

10-14-2009, 10:58 AM	#11
TheTraveler giggity giggitty Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jonathan Location: Near a Walmart Posts: 1,813 Trading: (12)	Re: One Year Ago One year ago I was a wet-behind-the-ears noob. Today ..... I still am. But I learn something every time I visit this wonderful home we've got here so I'm making progress. P.S. I really like it here. The nurses are nice to me, no one steals my blanket and I've got a nice view out the window. sigh __________________ "My life is my own."

10-14-2009, 11:35 AM	#12
Cigargal Waiting for SoCal XI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,472 Trading: (25)	Re: One Year Ago Happy Anniversary to all and a big thank you to the Team of Eleven that made all this possible. If it wasn't for the asylum I wouldn't need a computer.

10-14-2009, 11:42 AM	#13
Whee formerly illinoishoosier Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Sean Location: Bishopville, SC Posts: 3,591 Trading: (17)	Re: One Year Ago Happy Anniversary! __________________ "Maybe I'm wrong, when they tell me they're right…..naaaaahhhhhh, I'm an asshooooooleeee"--Denis Leary

10-14-2009, 11:46 AM	#14
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,899 Trading: (6)	Re: One Year Ago Excellent post Dave! Hard to believe a year has passed since so many of us sought refuge here. And refuge was exactly what the TOE gave us. We owe these guys a big thank you. And a special thank you to the "other" Dave (68TriShield) for steering me here a year ago, as things seemed to crash and burn.

10-14-2009, 11:59 AM	#15
SNKBYT PATRIOT and VETERAN Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Alex Location: SWEET HOME ALABAMA Posts: 3,289 Trading: (30)	Re: One Year Ago thanks for the memories and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to all and a special thanks to the ToE for giving us all a place to call home (even me) and I finally got to chance to meet in person some great people I've got to know by calling here home __________________ "IF YOU WANT TO TAKE MY FREEDOM, MAKE DAMN SURE THAT YOU'RE AS PASSSIONATE ABOUT TAKING IT AS I AM ABOUT KEEPING IT"

10-14-2009, 11:58 AM	#16
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: One Year Ago It's only been a year, but I feel like we've always been here. Home is where the heart is. Thanks to the Team of 11 and to all the members here as well for making this place so enjoyable. __________________ Insert quote here.

10-14-2009, 12:58 PM	#17
Adriftpanda Peter's Daddy Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Huy Location: No one wants me Posts: 10,312 Trading: (74)	Re: One Year Ago One Year Ago... I was not on this board I haven't been on this board as long as most of you guys here, but CA by far is the most warming of all the boards I've been on. When I posted my introduction, I didn't know I was going to get 3 pages of welcomes. Within the first month I was invited to herf with the some of the BABOTL! That's when I knew this place was not like any other boards I've been on. I have never seen people beef with one another on the threads and if so, it was resolved rather quickly and maturely. I have met some amazing people here on CA, some I can call my very good friends. Most importantly, I realized that this is more then a community, this is a family. Thanks you to Team of Eleven and everyone else who has made CA a great ride for me. To many more years. __________________ Who eats plantains when they can eat placenta.

10-14-2009, 12:01 PM	#18
Pat1075 Feeling at Home Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Patrick Location: Lakewood, OH Posts: 755 Trading: (11)	Re: One Year Ago Well said Dave. Thank you to the TOE and everyone who has come here to make this the place that it is.

10-14-2009, 12:14 PM	#19
alley00p Adopted MassHole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Charlie Location: HOCKEYTOWN! Posts: 1,770 Trading: (41)	Re: One Year Ago Dave, that was a great summary of the Asylum! This is one of the most addictive places that I have ever been involved in! I hope it will continue on! Especially when I count the many friends I have made both online and in person, because of CA! And the many good things that have come from here, like our Troop support programs! Thanks to the TOE and to all the members here! __________________ Alley00p - I may be a FOG, but I'm still trying to dance!! Just don't trip over my cane!

10-14-2009, 12:18 PM	#20
TheStatsGuy I'm a proud Masshole Join Date: Sep 2009 First Name: Tim #4 Location: Somewhere, WMASS Posts: 288 Trading: (17)	Re: One Year Ago CIGAR by Jude Forese It was that time of year again The phantom aroma of spice, chocolate and mild earthy tones Permeated his memory As he sat next to a humidor stacked with Cohiba, Monte Crisco, CAO, And Partagas 150: quite a rare cigar, Ripened at least 25 years Together they formed a living mass of binders, fillers And sun aged wrappers Coiled around remembrances of warmer days When his father would sit in front of the fireplace Or out by the lake Rolling a puro around his fingers Puffing out a cloud of smoke Forming a variety of archetypal shapes, As he spoke of matters fathers usually dismiss; Evoking mystery and wonder In even the most simple things It was that time of year again When memories placed a smile on the saddest face And transformed it into an expression of joy Even as it yearned for a connection To renew a heart forever broken It was that time of year again To rotate his father’s “babies” And to touch his fingertips again Rearranging each one Admiring their supple veins Maturing to a luxurious golden patina It was that time again, His father’s birthday A celebration of existence A reaffirmation that nothing really dies, That everything is constantly reborn Even in the bouquet of a fine smoke He would commemorate His father's fleeting moment in time With a Partagas 150, his favorite He recalled how he said he would smoke These only on his birthday Since they were so opulent and scarce So he torched up Inhaling its fine eloquence and subtle aroma Surrounded by a smoky miasma And a vision of his father’s enduring presence And a son’s touch with class ----------------------------- This is a great place! Thanks to those who started and those who continue to make this home away from home. __________________ Why is it a dog rocket and not a cat crater?