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TomC

Gurkha Class Regent Nepalese Warrior (4/1/07)

6" X 52, Box - Pressed, Cameroon

Appearance: This was one pretty looking box pressed cigar. Dark and rich looking, and with that slick looking severe press. Not a vein in sight. Promising.

Pre-Light: Clipped easy. Prelight draw was woody and cocoa. Again, promising.

Burn/Draw: Draw was easy and produced a good amount of smoke. The draw was ridiculous. The second half of this cigar was marred by various problems, canoes, runs, and a generally uneven burn that needed repeated touch ups. Very Disappointing.

Flavors: Another disappointment. This cigar really did not live up to its promise. There were some basic notes common to Cameroon Wrappers here, but nothing special. Some tangyness, some leather notes, some cocoa, and some wood. Very straightforward, and no real development over the course of the cigar. This cigar wasn't bad per se, but I guess I was expecting more.

TomC

PS *EDIT AUGUST 23, 2007*

I had another one of these cigars, and so I thought that I should bump this review to the top with any updated impressions. Well I have to say that this time around the burn was much better, and was not any issue at all. The ash was firm and held well. the burn was long and cool and created a decent amount of smoke. The problem is, the cigar was still boring and bland. too bad.

Per MikeD's Request: Cristina Scabbia

Mikey seems to like his women kinda scary! There you go man, ENJOY!

(Well look at that! She's a cigar smoker! How Appropriate for my Blog. Hmmmm......)

Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia (born June 6, 1972 in Milan, Italy) is one of the two vocalists in the Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. She also has an advice column, alongside former Pantera and current Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul in the popular rock magazine Revolver. Scabbia has said that the biggest compliment that a fan could pay her would be to remark on her vocal abilities.

Scabbia grew up listening to music with her family, which included two brothers and a sister. Though her siblings' musical preference differed from Scabbia's, her first influences were from bands such as Genesis, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and traditional Italian music. She began to take interest in metal music in her 20s as well as 1980s music, which also included dance music. Scabbia has said it is difficult categorize what influenced her as a musician and she feels that any type of music has had an influence on her.

Scabbia first began using her vocal abilities to back up Lacuna Coil's then lead singer Andrea Ferro. The last member to join the current line up, she was friends with the members previous to joining. When Lacuna Coil recognized her interest to sing in the group, they planned to record a demo with Scabbia that would be sent to record labels to get the group a record deal. Scabbia was initially asked to sing parts of the choruses, but the band liked the sound duality of the male/female vocals and asked her to be a permanent member.

Soon after recording the demo, they were signed on the international label Century Media. Originally signing with the Century Media branch located in Germany, Lacuna Coil joined up with the American branch of the label. Even before the first album's release in 1997, they began to tour.

She made a duet with the important Italian songwriter Franco Battiato in the song "I'm that" (2004) and she sang with him in a concert in Milan in 2005 (the concert can be watched on the DVD "Un soffio al cuore di natura elettrica"). Also she can be heard on the single "Can you hear me" of the Italian rock band Rezophonic. In 2006 Scabbia and all her bandmates appeared, with many Italian bands, in Rezophonic's videoclips "L'uomo di plastica" and "Spasimo".

She appeared on a remake of A Tout Le Monde on the Megadeth album United Abominations. The song is a duet with Dave Mustaine and was to be the album's first single but was later replaced with Washington Is Next!.

She will appear on the upcoming Apocalyptica album.



Hmmm....

TomC