The Motown Smokin'
XMASFEST!!!
Hi there! Welcome to the Official Site for
the 1998 Motown Smokin' XMASFEST!
This year's event took place on:
The Attendees
Darren Proctor (Darren in Detroit on ASC), Dennis Haas, John Gehman,
David Schade, Tom Westphal, Steve St. Laurent, Sean Rosekrans (CUSTOM900@aol.com on ASC), Barry Wood, Bob Bentley,
Phillip Wright, Robert Wright, George Farkas, John Culp, Damian Taulbee, Craig Frasa (WoodCWF@aol.com on ASC).
The Event
(or, what the hell took place)
What a good time! Fifteen guys met at JR Discount in Southfield, Michigan at 3:30
and proceeded to run rampant through the store like locusts in a wheat field.
Various boxes, bundles, singles, etc., were purchased here. It was like watching
kids in a candy store!
From JR's, we headed out to The Big Rock Chop and Brew House in Birmingham (MI). When I got there, several of the guys were already downing micro-brewed beers at the bar and were ready to begin the herf! We were led downstairs to a long narrow room, with a very long table. It was almost medieval. I was looking for a turkey drumstick and a king's crown. What a cool room. The fifteen of us sat down and one by one, the cigars were fired up. There were cigars from every cigar producing nation on the planet and these bad boys were giving their lives for our enjoyment! Everyone passed around boxes, bundles and bags and encouraged each other to help themselves. Its definetely true, cigar smokers are a sharing bunch of people. After a dinner of incredible choices, we went upstairs to the cigar lounge, "Got Rocks". More micro-brewed beers, single malt scotches, and of course, more cigars were sacrificed. Steve St. Laurent was the winner of "The Rudy Ashtray", and Craig Frasa, (WoodCWF@aol.com on ASC) won "The Rudy Blazer Holder". Rudy does a FANTASTIC job on these ashtrays. I highly encourage anyone interested to get in touch with him or check out his website. Other prizes were handed out, which included, bags of cigars, a box of cigars that everyone contributed something too, and a cigar punch. All in all, it was a great night. It is absolutely amazing how cigars can bring a group of people together from any geographic area, any income level or any walk of life. A BIG THANKS to Dennis Haas, who arranged for our stay at The Big Rock. Dennis (Mr. Zoot Suit), was his usual giving self, and passed out numerous cigars. I for one, will be enjoying the Padron Anniversario Pyramid maduro very soon! Check out the pictures of our herfing event below and look back on my main cigar page for updates on the next Detroit area event! And last but not least,
The Pictures (Proof we wuz there) Click link below!
The Events Site
Darren's Cigar Page
Wing's World, Darren's homepage
Darren's
email
The Detroit Cigar Group
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