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- Nov 1, 2021
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Hi, I'm Bill (Billy) and live in Northern California near San Francisco. I found out about BOTL via Instagram. I have been smoking cigars on and off for 20+ years. About a year ago, I finally paid lots of attention to my humidor. I had not really paid attention to humidity in the past and that let to some pretty dry and funky tasting cigars. Since I have been diligent about humidity levels and a better quality humidor, I have been able to both "save" some more recent purchases and revive some cigars I have had for several years. What a difference. My all-time favorite brand is Oliva and have smoked many of them and enjoyed them all. I have tended to pick up more boutique cigars recently as they provide some real interesting tastes. Tatuaje and Micallef are two of several that I follow.
My hobbies are writing, wringing sounds out of modular synthesizers, cooking (40+ year veteran of home/semi-pro kitchens), road bike cycling and playing hockey. My wife and I have a giant love of Japan and all things Japanese and own a house in Tokyo that we love spending time in when we can. Because I spent 28+ years in the technology industry working with company offices located in Tokyo, I have been to Japan over 60 times in my lifetime. Yes, I can speak a small amount of Japanese but my skill seems to be better when I'm there.
BTW, my username (smokin_billy) comes from the song Smokin' Billy by the Japanese hard rock band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant.
OK, thanks for listening to me ramble on.
My hobbies are writing, wringing sounds out of modular synthesizers, cooking (40+ year veteran of home/semi-pro kitchens), road bike cycling and playing hockey. My wife and I have a giant love of Japan and all things Japanese and own a house in Tokyo that we love spending time in when we can. Because I spent 28+ years in the technology industry working with company offices located in Tokyo, I have been to Japan over 60 times in my lifetime. Yes, I can speak a small amount of Japanese but my skill seems to be better when I'm there.
BTW, my username (smokin_billy) comes from the song Smokin' Billy by the Japanese hard rock band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant.
OK, thanks for listening to me ramble on.