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sfg391
Connoisseur Topic Starter

9 years ago

Brothers,
It is my sad duty to inform you that dpnewell, the man the myth, the legend, has returned to the grave.

The account he had set up, frombeyondthegrave, was fine for posting and PMs, but as soon as he tried to place an order . . . BOOM . . . the account froze up locked him out.

Sooooooo . . . RIP dpnewell (again)

If anyone needs to get in touch with him but can't, give me a shout .
I will also be posting random stuff from Dave, as he sends it to me.

sfg

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KingoftheCove
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

That is simply utter bullchit!
I'm going to be positive and assume it's a software "glitch".

bassman45
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

Wow!Really? SMH

gummy jones
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

now you have me interested as to why he was kicked out in the first place

cameroon
Aficionado

9 years ago

now you have me interested as to why he was kicked out in the first place

gummy jones wrote:

+1

Something about this story seems a little off. Emphasis on the "seems"

KingoftheCove
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

+1

Something about this story seems a little off. Emphasis on the "seems"

cameroon wrote:

Oh, I could give you the blow by blow.
I could reveal what I think as to the who and why.

Prolly just get me banned.

Hoping I'm wrong..................holding on to the software glitch explanation.

dstieger
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

IIRC, David aggressively challenged some reblending/rebranding practices. Not sure if CI/CBID was culpable, complicit or just another 'victim' in the supply chain.....regardless, I think that he called them out in a combative or repetitive fashion that torqued one or more minotaurs. Seems he knew he was poking the beast, but a righteous sense of truth (that has no place anywhere near here, of course) compelled him to fight to the death.....or something similar, but less epic 🙂

Edited by user 9 years ago | Reason: Not specified

victor809
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

Well.... that and he got SvenR pregnant...

delta1
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

Yep, he blasted internet purveyors of cigars and cigar makers for entering into licensing agreements that allowed the internet companies to make "authentic blends" of cigars and use the factory's labels on them and sell them as authentic factory made. AVO was an example...iirc...

cameroon
Aficionado

9 years ago

#10

Interesting

gummy jones
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#11

delta1 wrote:

that sounds awful
essentially "legal" fakes

dstieger
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#12

My memory blows....but, I think the argument 'for' revolves around the claim that no 'current' or 'active' brand is ever faked....but that retired labels are 'revived', but may not resemble the original.

Suppliers can, at least legally/technically, claim they're well within their rights to resurrect a previously used name....look at cars....whodathunk you'd be able to buy a new Dart, or Camaro, Beetle or Thunderbird?

Cigar buyers, on the other hand, sometimes feel cheated.....bands and description nearly identical; and manufacturers and blends kept secret....deceit seems to be intended, even if it didn't really start out that way

Just Relax
Aficionado

9 years ago

#13

So now the high ratings make sense to me.

Thunder.Gerbil
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#14

So now the high ratings make sense to me.

Just Relax wrote:

Yeah, just like beer, wine & booze, when something gets a high rating or medal one year, you can put that on the label. A few years later, or even the next batch, you can change the ingredients, blend or procedure and are still allowed to use the rating/medal for marketing purposes.

jespear
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#15

dstieger wrote:

In his defense . . . David was dealing with a food allergy (gluten) at the time, and he wasn't aware of it. His reaction to this allergy was that it made him a little bit testy . . . Alright, it made him downright belligerent, but once he found out about it and altered his diet, he went back to being the lovable BOTL that we all knew he was.

jes