UP IN SMOKE
The Dish
You can run into the craziest situations doing what we do over here. Some meetings take place in the office, some in coffee bars, some in big corporate conference rooms. So when a turf supplier and BBQ guy we’ve been after asked if we could meet him during a Wednesday “Gumba Night” at Scottsdale Cigar Club, we figured, hey, roll with it.
We weaved our way through the Scottsdale Airpark, and tucked in the corner between some no-name business and another no-name business is a little shopfront with a couple guys standing outside. One is trying his hand at the putting green. Another is showing off his new Maserati. And a couple others are sitting in Adirondack chairs. Open the doors and it’s like walkin’ into that final scene in Goodfellas. People we didn’t even know were sharing drinks, recommending cigars, and making introductions. There’s poker being played in the back, a slot machine tournament going on in one corner, and a closed-door meeting in the main office.
Since we can’t be the only two guys not smokin’ cigars, we jumped right in. Tyda ended up with some thin, girly thing, while Phillips puffed away on a fatty Macanudo. We had our meeting and all went well. So well, that we’ll definitely be back to Gumba Night. Looks like we might even make this a defacto meeting place for Taco Fest and BBQ biz … just like Scottsdale City Councilwoman Lisa Borowsky. (only she probably meets about city curfew and taxes not hot sauce and ribs like us.)
So whether or not you’re an avid smoker, we think you should check it out. If you can’t, at least give a listen to owner Brad Berko’s radio show, The Best Damn Cigar Show, at noon on Sundays, on AM 1510.
Scottsdale Cigar Club
14525 N. 79th Street, Ste. H
Scottsdale , AZ 85260
480-946-7833
http://wordpress.scottsdalecigarclub.com
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