ALTADIS U.S.A. & PACIFIC CIGAR EVENT A SMASHING SUCCESS FOR PLAYBOY CIGARS

Playboy Cigars were the stars of the evening at the chic P&L Club in Central Hong Kong when Altadis U.S.A. and the Pacific Cigar Co. launched the latest version of this stylish brand on September 26th. The blockbuster event featured an exotic evening of alluring entertainment, press coverage galore and of course, plenty of Playboy cigars. Read the full story

As a longtime advertising and marketing man, I can appreciate the creative approaches and use of media that companies employ to promote their coveted brands. But, I don’t think there’s a product category with stiffer competition than the male enhancement market. Read the full story

WE HAVE WINNERS!

Three lucky dudes have won the booze & cigars and three have won the Camacho Cigars 7 Packs!

If the winners announced below DO NOT email me within 7 days (Midnight, Wednesday, September 24) their prizes will be forfeited and then other names will be drawn to claim the swag! And the winners are… Read the full story

If you’re a real guy, a sports fan, and especially if you love baseball, you of course know the man who is considered one of the greatest catchers the game has ever known, the incomparable Yogi Berra. He’s the lovable guy whose world famous “Yogi-isms” make you both laugh and scratch your head at the same time. (”I never said half the things I really said…It’s tough making predictions, especially about the future…Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.” - freakin’ classics, every one of them.)

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Understanding Your Obsessive Compulsive Addiction to the Sopranos

PART 5 in a weekly 6 PART mini-series here on Planet Zman, entitled: Great Actors, Great Acting

I ask you, what would the bad-guy list be without the late Johnny Sack’s number two man in the NY crime family, the always malevolent, Phil Leotardo (played by my pal, Frankie Vincent). I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Frank for the cover story in the 2006 Winter issue of the national publication, Cigar Magazine™. Read the full story

Since you can’t get out of the grocery store without spending a hundred bucks on milk and a few essentials… the friggin’ Russians are making everybody kind of nervous… and the two politicians left are beating each other with verbal two by fours – this country needs to take a break and have a laugh. Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black have made sure to do their part by starring in this summer’s bizarre comedy. Read the full story

A Planet Zman Exclusive Recipe: Spare Ribs to Die For

Hey Gabbagool…yeah, I’m talkin’ to you. I got a rib recipe that’ll knock your freakin’ head into the next room. These sons of bitches are so sweet, so tender, so juicy and tasty that I had to whack my neighbor just to get the secret recipe from him. But since you came all the way to Jersey just to see me, I’ll let ya take a look – but don’t tell nobody…capeesh?

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