Virgin America Pass

**mauied1101** · 09-21-2006, 10:22 PM

So CJ and I got together tonight - had a couple sticks, couple burgers, couple beers. At the end of the night all I can say is that the pass is complete...

Now the only things that we have to attend to are:

1. I started with 14 sticks - we're ending with 27 sticks. Which means we're over by 13 sticks. As mentioned in the beginning, we're going to split the 13 between the two best photos (I had said before for landmark and "other" - but to make things easier - we'll do a vote (to be done in the not so distant future) on all the pics, including the ones from the disposable - and the photo with the highest vote gets 7, second highest vote gets 6.

2. How do we know which 27 sticks Mauied? Great question - I'm sending two folks that have not participated in the pass requests - one my list of 27 sticks (sorted randomly) and another to arbitrarily pick 13 numbers - it's not scientific, but it works. The first 7 incremental numbers picked go to the highest vote count, the next 6 numbers go to the second highest vote count. Should have this wrapped up within the next 3-4 days, if not sooner.

3. Will post the disposable pics when I can - then we'll just have to vote.

**WOXOF** · 09-21-2006, 11:11 PM

I can't wait to see the pics. Great job on this one Paul and everyone involved.

**heftysmokes** · 09-22-2006, 12:03 AM

Awesome, guys...love to see a pass go so well.

**cinda** · 09-22-2006, 06:03 AM

Hi All Here are the 13 numbers 1-27 pick from a cigar box:
5,8,19,18,24,1,10,26,27,9,2,23,6.

Good Luck!

**hex1848** · 09-23-2006, 12:11 PM

The list:

1. Saint Luis Rey A (ISOM) - (P:CgarDan)
2. Cao Gol - (P:Dickson)
3. Padron Serie 1926 Maddie #9 - (P:SmokinDVM)
4. Ramon Allones Small Club Corona (RASCC) unbanded - (P:NHcigarfan)
5. AF 8-5-8 - (P: Mauied)
6. Padron #6000 - (P:Newfie)
7. Camacho Corojo Toro - (P:CJuan)
8. Opus X Fuente Fuente - (P:BigMacFU)
9. Cohiba (Red Dot) XV 749- (P:CgarDan)
10. SLR Serie A (ISOM) - (P:BigMacFU)
11. Don Collins Torpedo - (P:SuperChuck)
12. Bolivar Belicoso Fino ISOM - (P:Dickson)
13. 5 Vegas 2006 Limitada - (P:CJuan)
14. Romeo y Julieta Coronitas ISOM (unbanded)- (P:BigMacFU)
15. Cohiba Siglo IV ISOM - (P:Drew)
16. Camacho Corojo Monarca - (P:CJuan)
17. Perdomo Vintage '91 - (P:BigMacFU)
18. Hemingway Classic Maduro - (P:NHcigarfan)
19. Montecristo Royale Delacroix in a Tube - (P:Dickson)
20. Partagas Serie P No. 2 ISOM - (P:Roham)
21. 5 Vegas Series A Archetype - (P:SuperChuck)
22. A.F. Hemingway Signature Natural - (P:Dickson)
23. Opus X Reserva d' Chateau - (P:Dickson)
24. Cohiba Sublime EL 2004 (ISOM) - (P:SmokinDVM)
25. 5 Vegas 2006 Limitada - (P:CJuan)
26. RyJ Corona ISOM - (P:Drew)
27. Gurkha Regent Torpedo - (P:CgarDan)

**mauied1101** · 09-23-2006, 12:20 PM

Thanks to Cin and Hex for their contributions...

based on those numbers, the sticks in the photo pool are....

FIRST POOL
5. AF 8-5-8 - (P: Mauied)
8. Opus X Fuente Fuente - (P:BigMacFU)
19. Montecristo Royale Delacroix in a Tube - (P:Dickson)
18. Hemingway Classic Maduro - (P:NHcigarfan)
24. Cohiba Sublime EL 2004 (ISOM) - (P:SmokinDVM)
1. Saint Luis Rey A (ISOM) - (P:CgarDan)
10. SLR Serie A (ISOM) - (P:BigMacFU)

SECOND POOL
26. RyJ Corona ISOM - (P:Drew)
27. Gurkha Regent Torpedo - (P:CgarDan)
9. Cohiba (Red Dot) XV 749- (P:CgarDan)
2. Cao Gol - (P:Dickson)
23. Opus X Reserva d' Chateau - (P:Dickson)
6. Padron #6000 - (P:Newfie)

So everyone that hasn't submitted their photos please do so.... they have to have the stick and the shell lei in 'em to qualify.

**mauied1101** · 09-23-2006, 05:28 PM

These are CabJuan's photos for the pass:

First (landmark) pic of one of his job sites:

and this one (other) which may be a tad NSFW (link):

http://render2.snapfish.com/render2/.../of=50,590,442

**CgarDan** · 09-23-2006, 08:21 PM

So when will the votes take place ?

**mauied1101** · 09-23-2006, 08:27 PM

I just have to get the film developed and online - should be in about a week (hopefully).

**nhcigarfan** · 09-24-2006, 02:24 PM

I am having trouble with my second pic but my first pic is the next post.

**nhcigarfan** · 09-24-2006, 02:25 PM

This is at Saunders at Rye Harbor, in Rye NH. It's about 5 min. from my home and the restaurant where my wife and I worked in college and met. The cigars are tied to a lamp post on the Deck and the shot is of the harbor around 6 pm or so.

**slcraiders** · 09-24-2006, 02:40 PM

Very, very cool pic. Looks like a relaxing place to light up, soak in the ocean breeze and enjoy the scenery!

**mauied1101** · 09-24-2006, 03:01 PM

agreed with the happy little cloud... very cool pic - and artistic placement of the sticks tied in the lei.

**nhcigarfan** · 09-24-2006, 03:03 PM

The Restaurant went officially non-smoking last year. But when I worked there I managed the bar and always let guys smoke cigars and pipes in there even when the butt smokers complained. I'm good friends with the owner so I bet this fall if it's cool out and no one is on the deck he wouldn't care if I sparked up a cigar out there.

I worked there off an on for almost a decade and I used to love working lunch shifts in the spring and fall when it was cool out. I would go in early and sit out on the deck and have a cup of coffee and listen to the gulls do their thing.

**Desert Rat** · 10-15-2006, 11:31 AM

Haven't checked this pass in forever. Glad to see it made it back home.

Great job guys!

Thanks again Maui.

**CgarDan** · 10-15-2006, 05:35 PM

Forgot about this one also. Paul, were you able to get the pics from the disposable camera.

Can't wait to see them

**mauied1101** · 10-16-2006, 08:10 PM

Got the pics, just have to find the time to scan them in. Gunning to get it done and up by Wednesday for polling.

Don'tcha worry - the sticks are resting for whoever wins... at a nice 65% 68 degrees...

**Cabaiguan Juan** · 11-26-2006, 09:22 AM

Update?

**mauied1101** · 11-28-2006, 10:00 PM

We've got photos! Sorry (really, truly, profusely) for the delay. Anywho - there were 12 pics from the camera - all scanned in and presented for your enjoyment:

**mauied1101** · 11-28-2006, 10:05 PM

Now here's a question for those of you more wizened than I... I was looking around and someone on another site had a picture voting on cigarweekly.com - does anyone here have an account there that would be willing to post them up there or should I do it (assuming that might be poor taste) - or does anyone have any suggestions other than posting a link to the kodakgallery and having folks post their favorite image number.

Of course, if there are any volunteers, you will receive select sticks of my choosing. ;)

Thoughts thoughts?

Thanks,

Paul