18 Sabbaths Cattle Baron Bull Cigar Review: 16th Sabbath

Gentlepersons, have yous yet listened to...
"Blood Diamond!" Kaplowitz Radio: August 16, 2017

Please to do-so.

Cattle Baron Cigars
Bull 4 1/2 x 58

WRAPPER: Nicaraguan Habano
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER:Dominican Seco, Nicaraguan Viso

STRENGTH: Medium-Full
ORIGIN: De Los Reyes, Dominian Republic
NAME DROPS: Phil Zanghi, Debonaire House

HERE is a write-up of the Cattle Baron blend in its Trail Boss vitola.
HERE is me talking about the Cattle Baron blend in its Stockyard vitola.

Find out more about this, my 18 Sabbaths project, by clicking HERE.

& now without any further ado, adon't or amaybe -- lettuce look at this week's Cattle Baron, gentlepersons: BUT FIRST, like a Breech birth, lettuce look at what I writ originally so verily long ago as to the blend:

"A muscularly built cigar with a well balanced medium-full profile. Well delivered traditional notes of sweetly piquant cocoa and cedar around a clean tobacco core." [A short (25wd) review as part and parcel of my April 29, 2017 Four Cigars Reviewed in 100 Words vol. III post. Reprinted with my own express written consent and minuscule editing.]

I shall rebuttal that via this Sabbath's offering and within the confines of 25 words:

Mandates three retouches via a zaftig vein. Balance tilts toward sour. Cedar, white-pepper'd milk chocolate, and mulling spice headed by citrus bits, particularly on retro-hale.

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SHEMPTEMBER LIST OF EVENTS:
September 1st 10am KAPATHON 2017 four (4) hour Facebook Live Video
September 15th JEW SMOKE, A Kaplowitz Festival
September 30th CIGAR OF THE YEAR Top 10 Announced

That's the meat and bread of the Shemptember sammich, celebrating the second anniversary of this here blog. Fixins' TBA. There will be no shortage of sports and style count-downs and lists. A GoFundMe campaign shall extend from the 1st to 30th, as well. 'Cause daddy needs a new pair a' everything, gentlepersons. Check here for more events and such, as they are thought of.



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Support Kaplowitz: gentlepersons, I am raising funds. My mom needs an operation. Her back is as broken as was Mike Tyson's. Spinal. Not really. I simply need funding to maintain and grow my writing and talking. Also: new shoes. Please donate a few shekels via PayPal HERE.

Another Way: is to simply share posts ya like with yer social media friends. Posts ya don't like? Share those with yer social media enemies. Also, don't forget to tell folks about me when you haul your fleshy tuchus away from the computer and out in-to the "real" world. Be gentlepersons wherest-ever ya may roam. & thank-you!

EDIT 8/21

Whilst the locale of JEW SMOKE (9/15) is yet TBD, other items/attractions are taking shape. 

• A computer terminal reserved for WebMD hypochondria research
• A table with pennies and penny rolls for yer counting pleasure
• Manischewitz shall flow freely
• Klezmer!

The call remains for corporate sponsors. Contact me.

EDIT 8/23

THIS 

IS 

YUGE.

You can now order THE OFFICIAL KAPLOWITZ TSHIRT.

It might arrive late for this year's Shemptember/Jew Smoke celebrations... but think of it as early for next year's! GEAR UP, gentlepersons. Click HERE to order now!!!  (Not available in orange.)

EDIT 8/24

Having just compiled my Cigars of the Month post for August, this strikes me as a goodly and timely opportunity to delve into the process of my choosing the Cigar of the Year. This is a process which shall unfurl before you, gentlepersons; one step at a time twixt the 26th of September till the 31st. Them steps:

• All of the monthly bests shall be re-posted into a new post 
• The best of each month shall be selected
• Two shall fall awayeth
• The remaining ten then shall be placed in order

Voila!

EDIT 8/28
A time hath been set for the September 1 FOUR HOUR Facebook Live video stream. That start-time is 10am Pacific. Again, I will usher in Shemptember and its inherent SPIRIT OF GIVING with a good ol' pledge drive/telethon. Entertaining? Oh, yes. Opportunities to help my blog and podcast grow? Oh, yes.

EDIT 8/30
Please to read: Odds & Ends August 2017: Ringside Report, Flannel Fashion, Shemptember, GoFundMe, & Stickers. Thank-you.

EDIT 8/31
There is now a fully stocked KAPLOWITZ MERCH SHOP.
Too, the Shemptember GOFUNDME drive is alive HERE.

EDIT 9/1
KAPATHON 2017 FULL AUDIO!!! Seeing as the video quality was low on the video live stream, I decided to post the audio-only version be-low:

EDIT 9/5

#JEWSMOKE has a venue... nay... a HOME. Listen be-low, gentlepersons:

EDIT 9/6
Please to RSVP to the JEWSMOKE Facebook event HERE.

EDIT 9/12
If ya cannot make JEWSMOKE in person, stay tuned to the Kaplowitz Radio Facebook page for LIVE STREAMING audio snippets as the festivities unfurl. Like and follow the page NOW.

EDIT 9/26
It's just I've been so busy. Here's a tick a' what ya missed at JEWSMOKE! Till next year!!!

EDIT 9/26

Cigar of the Year 2016-17

fin.

Ric Flair Live Updates - Wrestling News

A live blogging update thing following the Ric Flair medical turmoil was begun by moi in my Monday, August 14, 2017 Perdomo Slow-Aged Lot 826 - Cigar Review (& keep checking back for Ric Flair updates) post.

Below is all I've updated up till now, and wherest I shall add new updates.
Keep checking back here for future info.

Ric Flair is, according to TMZ, in a medically induced coma. Thoughts and prayers, gentlepersons. Send 'em along with a "Wooo," heartily-so. First Bryce Harper goes down, now this? Are you there, Hashem? It's me, Kap.

EDITS: (Keep checking back) (Scroll down for latest news)

8/14
1:25pm (all times Pacific)
Flair was checked into the hospital Saturday re: a heart issue.
He is being prepped for surgery, currently.

1:33pm
"Ric Flair is now out of surgery but the situation is still extremely serious." F4W Online. This was not a five minute operation. I'm getting caught up slowly-some.

8/15
10:54am
"Flair has a heart condition called alcoholic cardiomyopathy. On August 13, 2017, he was admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with heart–related issues. On August 14, Flair had surgery to help the heart–related issues." - Barnett, Josh (August 14, 2017). "Reports: Wrestling legend Ric Flair resting after surgery". USA Today. McLean, Virginia: Gannett Company.

2:32pm
According to F4W Online: "Ric Flair remains in critical condition as of last word in a hospital in Atlanta. Flair underwent colon surgery yesterday to remove a blockage that was the catalyst for a number of different health issues that followed including kidney failure. Those in WWE were made aware that Flair is on kidney dialysis as well. A key is being able to get the kidneys back functioning. The surgery was considered a success, but as noted there are more issues involved."

8/16
6:45am
"Pro wrestling legend Ric Flair is resting comfortably in an Atlanta hospital following surgery, but remains in critical condition ... is not out of the woods yet?" - CBS Sports

8/17
12:57pm
WWE Legend Ric Flair Experiencing 'Multiple Organ Problems' & Remains in Critical Condition: Report By PEOPLE/Jason Duaine Hahn, August 17, 2017: "Wrestling legend Ric Flair is experiencing “multiple organ problems” and remains listed in critical condition at an Atlanta-based hospital, according to his fiancee, Wendy Barlow." There is still no word if he is out of the coma.

1:40pm
"Ric Flair Had Part of His Bowel Removed During Latest Health Scare" - Sports Illustrated

2:55pm
"The latest regarding Ric Flair’s surgery from Monday is that he had part of his bowel removed due to what was thought to be an intestinal blockage. There was fear that he was not going to survive the surgery. While the surgery did end up being a success, there were complications including an infection. It’s possible that Flair will be in the hospital for over a month as there are hopes he will be able to fight off the infection and regain kidney function." - PWMania

7:14pm
"PWInsider.com reported that while Flair’s surgery was a success, he is currently undergoing dialysis to restore proper function of his kidneys." - www.wrestlezone.com

8/18
7:50am
Now, his fiancee Wendy Barlow is denying "rumors" that the surgery involved his colon. Still no further clarification beyond that, and not heart-related. Also: multiple organ failure.

2:49pm
The details behind Ric Flair scare: alcohol problems, bowel removal - By Hannah Withiam fot the NY Post.

8/19
3:36
RIC FLAIR 'VERY GOOD SIGN' Nature Boy's Getting Better!!! - Via TMZ Sports. ""awake, communicating and progressing" ... according to his rep ... He's definitely not out of the woods yet, though -- his rep Melinda says there are still "complications" ... so Ric needs his rest."

7:32pm
"He did cut a promo on a nurse yesterday, so anyone that knows Ric Flair knows that's a very, very good sign. ... The man outlived a plane crash and being struck by lightning, he is a survivor. Grateful for all the love and respect sent Ric Flair's way." - Melinda Morris Zanoni via CBS Sports.

8/21
1:33pm
"WWE legend Ric Flair ‘getting better’ but still has ‘long road to go’ in recovery" - NY Daily News

8/24
9:57am
"According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Ric Flair remains hospitalized, but things are considered more optimistic than they were last week. Flair in conscious, has been talking with family, and is said to be getting stronger with each day. Flair has to get his kidneys functioning and has to overcome an infection. Right now he has an external pacemaker, but will likely be getting surgery to install an internal pacemaker. They went with the external pacemaker because he wasn’t ready for another operation and they needed his heart beating at a steady rate." - 411 Mania

8/29
7:51am
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair posted his first tweet since his health scare earlier this month. "Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been, to stand up taller than you ever were," Flair tweeted. "Naitch WILL be back!" - www.WrestlingInc.com

Again, keep checking back, gentlepersons. If you catch news before I do, please let me know and I'll post it here -- with a No-prize awarded yer way, natch.