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namadio Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Dec 11 2015, 5:01 PM EST
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So I mentioned in another post but I finally met Paul and his lovely wife the other weekend up in Indy. Not only did he bring me some smokey treats, but he also gifted me his right to purchase a bottle of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. Seriously awesome BOTL! BOMB TMCTLT
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TMCTLT Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Dec 14 2015, 10:06 AM EST
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Nice pic Nick....was nice meeting you and your buds. Look forward to herfing sometime down the road Beer
crgcpro Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Dec 14 2015, 10:37 AM EST
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That's awesome!
Mikekoz13 Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Dec 14 2015, 4:08 PM EST
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Very nice!
Palama Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Dec 14 2015, 4:11 PM EST
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Paul is da Man! Applause
delta1 Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Dec 15 2015, 12:41 AM EST
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Very nice...TMCTLT's a helluva BOTL.
TMCTLT Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Dec 15 2015, 9:01 AM EST
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Fellas.....don't let Nick fool you for ONE minute, all we did was allow him the " opportunity " to buy the bottle we won!! However he reciprocated with an Elijah Craig sampler that landed yesterday.....but I waited for my wife to get home to open it.
His Thank You pkg contained five (5) that's right FIVE mini sealed glass bottles ( I'm guessing approx (4) OZ bottles ) all containing a sample of what appears to be a different annual offering from E.C. from past years. All of them are somewhere in the 130+ proof range....oh and two boxes of grape flavored Nerds!!!! (Nick we hadn't had those since we were kids...Lisa and I opened one last night and enjoyed them )


Thank You.....very much over the top my Man Beer
delta1 Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Dec 15 2015, 12:17 PM EST
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Applause Applause Applause
Beer
namadio Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Dec 15 2015, 7:03 PM EST
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TMCTLT wrote:
Fellas.....don't let Nick fool you for ONE minute, all we did was allow him the " opportunity " to buy the bottle we won!! However he reciprocated with an Elijah Craig sampler that landed yesterday.....but I waited for my wife to get home to open it.
His Thank You pkg contained five (5) that's right FIVE mini sealed glass bottles ( I'm guessing approx (4) OZ bottles ) all containing a sample of what appears to be a different annual offering from E.C. from past years. All of them are somewhere in the 130+ proof range....oh and two boxes of grape flavored Nerds!!!! (Nick we hadn't had those since we were kids...Lisa and I opened one last night and enjoyed them )


Thank You.....very much over the top my Man Beer



Tehehe, nerds were just noise makers to prevent inspection of sloshing by curious postal clerk but glad you enjoyed!!

I can't remember what batches I sent already but the 137pf and the 140+ pf are older ones!

Enjoy because the right to purchase from Big Red saved me 40 bucks purchasing on secondary market or from Payless!
TMCTLT Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Dec 15 2015, 8:19 PM EST
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namadio wrote:
Tehehe, nerds were just noise makers to prevent inspection of sloshing by curious postal clerk but glad you enjoyed!!

I can't remember what batches I sent already but the 137pf and the 140+ pf are older ones!

Enjoy because the right to purchase from Big Red saved me 40 bucks purchasing on secondary market or from Payless!




Funny....didn't consider " the slosh " lol

Okay...so in order of Proof

128
134.8
135.6
137 and
140.2

Thanks again Nick, not necessary but very much appreciated Beer
namadio Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Dec 15 2015, 8:35 PM EST
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yeah mixed 5 and 6 up, it goes:
137 - release #2
134.8 release #5
140.2 - release #6
128 - release #7
135.6 - release #9 (right to purchase you gave to me!!!)
TMCTLT Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Dec 18 2015, 5:54 AM EST
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namadio wrote:
yeah mixed 5 and 6 up, it goes:
137 - release #2
134.8 release #5
140.2 - release #6
128 - release #7
135.6 - release #9 (right to purchase you gave to me!!!)



Well Nick...Lisa and I had this one last night with a cigar....what a caramel bomb and boy does it pair well with a J Garcia Res. !!!!!
namadio Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Dec 18 2015, 10:33 AM EST
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TMCTLT wrote:
Well Nick...Lisa and I had this one last night with a cigar....what a caramel bomb and boy does it pair well with a J Garcia Res. !!!!!


See you shouldn't be giving me stuff! You could've been enjoying that for months!
TMCTLT Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Dec 18 2015, 11:15 AM EST
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namadio wrote:
See you shouldn't be giving me stuff! You could've been enjoying that for months!



lol...Nope....no regrets as we were confident that you would appreciate it more. Can't thank you enough though for the awesome Sampler Beer
t33bone Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Dec 24 2015, 12:44 PM EST
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An epic hit here from a great BOTL in Paul. Yes, an awesome BOTL to herf with too. Hope to catch up soon with him myself.
namadio Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Apr 2 2016, 8:42 PM EST
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Just smoked that tat black petite lance (I think that's the vit but maybe long corona?) this afternoon! Yum thanks again Paul !!!!
frankj1 Offline
#17 Posted: Sat, Apr 2 2016, 10:19 PM EST
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RIP TMC
bassman45 Offline
#18 Posted: Sat, Apr 2 2016, 10:38 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
RIP TMC



Lifetime ban?Think
gummy jones Offline
#19 Posted: Sun, Apr 3 2016, 8:10 AM EST
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Think
namadio Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, Apr 3 2016, 10:04 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
RIP TMC

Did I miss somethings?
frankj1 Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, Apr 3 2016, 12:01 PM EST
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been missing for quite a while.

I PM'd him when Wheel died but he didn't reply...not that we were best buds or anything but we had more than a few civil conversations over the years.
namadio Offline
#22 Posted: Sun, Apr 3 2016, 12:16 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
been missing for quite a while.

I PM'd him when Wheel died but he didn't reply...not that we were best buds or anything but we had more than a few civil conversations over the years.


We texted in March. Looks like last activity was late Jan
bassman45 Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, Apr 3 2016, 7:08 PM EST
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RIP TMCTLT
Buckwheat Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Apr 5 2016, 2:32 PM EST
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bassman45 wrote:
Lifetime ban?Think


I hope the hell not. The place wouldn't be the same without Paul causing a fuss. fog
gummy jones Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, Apr 5 2016, 2:54 PM EST
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in my noobness i witnessed an ongoing "debate" between him and i cant remember who else that seems to coincide with that last activity

wasnt the most civil of debates if i recall correctly
DCLover Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, Apr 5 2016, 8:18 PM EST
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:(
frankj1 Offline
#27 Posted: Tue, Apr 5 2016, 9:17 PM EST
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gummy jones wrote:
in my noobness i witnessed an ongoing "debate" between him and i cant remember who else that seems to coincide with that last activity

wasnt the most civil of debates if i recall correctly

he had a few people that drove him to distraction, most recently Tonygraz and Banderl, who has also walked away for now at least ...
it did make for some good reading but would eventually kill threads

seems like a very generous guy, read a lot over the years about people enjoying his company. Loved capital letters randomly dispersed...
SRH1 Offline
#28 Posted: Thu, Apr 7 2016, 1:15 PM EST
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I'm extremely proud to say TMCTLT is my vet. They just don't come any finer. While we never met in person, Paul is a fine craftsman, BOTL, husband, father and friend to the core......not a mean bone is his body and would give you the shirt off his back.
Some boneheads here seemed to enjoy throwing darts at him and his beautifully handcrafted wooden ashtrays. Paul takes great pride in all he does. About the only thing I know of that really pissed him off was people questioning his character and/or the quality of his workmanship. I have absolutely no idea why. REALLY Pissed me off too. I wanted to rip a new a-holes for the few guys poking him. We had several discussions about the total lack of class from a small handful of members here. Friendly joking around is fun. This was just mean spirited. It only takes a few bad apples. His low tolerance for that kind of BS is one of the things we had in common. Paul is all about the brotherhood......sharing information and treating other members, both new and old timers with dignity and respect.

I've been wondering where he's been. I miss his presence here. He was a true asset to the C-Bid community and I sincerely hope he returns soon.

Perhaps I'll ring him up to say hello.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#29 Posted: Thu, Apr 7 2016, 1:36 PM EST
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LOL
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