I recently received an email from Eric, the creator of the Man Pointz iPhone app, letting us know that AspiringGentleman.com will soon be featured on the app. So how does the app work? Simple: Do manly stuff, get points for it. Catch a striped Marlin: get 24 points. Eat a 5lb hamburger: get 5 points. And of course, there are plenty of whisky and cigar related tasks as well. Ever had a taste of 19yr St Magdalene? Chalk up 12 points for that. And soon, visit AspiringGentleman.com and get points …
Continuing along our Cigars in History series (via images from the Life Archive), we now cover 1970-1989, the years of Life Archive’s reduction from a weekly to a monthly magazine. If you missed the earlier posts, you can find them
To Celebrate the life of little “JJ”, who passed away suddenly almost 3 years ago, I joined many others who follow Stogie Review and lit up a Don Pepin Garcia JJ yesterday. I had picked up the Maduro Sublime, which is a Toro at a full 6 inches and 54 ring guage. This cigar is wonderful to look at, touch and smell before smoking. The wrapper is shiny, dark and smells quite sweet and rich. The cigar feels perfectly constructed all the way down it’s length, without any noticeable lumps …
As we recently posted, Cigars in Review magazine has recently premiered, for which The Aspiring Gentleman’s ad was created by Katie of Key Concept Designs. We were super happy with the results, as were the other clients for whom she designed ads. She sent along these ads (or proofs thereof) for my thoughts, and I’m posting them here for your enjoyment. If you run a cigar company or website, and want some quality ads or other materials designed, I highly recommend Key Concept for your design work.
If you follow the cigar blogging world, you’re probably aware that this Thursday, July 22nd, is the 3rd annual “Smoke a JJ for JJ” day. Join Jerry Cruz (of StogieReview.com) in lighting up a Don Pepin Garcia JJ series in memory of Jerry’s son JJ, who passed away from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 3 years ago.
I made a trip down to my local B&M last week to grab a DPG JJ (pictured), which I’ll be smoking on Thursday. Also, Barry at acigarsmoker.com is generously donating $20 to the American SIDS …
Continuing along our Cigars in History series (via images from the Life Archive), we now cover 1960-1969, including JFK. If you missed the earlier posts, you can find them
