Just a couple of quick announcements and a Cuba Nostalgia Update:
First, Cuba Nostalgia:
I just received confirmation of the Babalú Pavilion location. This year, we’ll be next to the Malecon exhibit and directly across from the El Encanto exhibit. We’ll also be neighbors with the – gasp! – Miami Herald and their exhibit and directly across from us will be Los Pollitos.
Contributions so far – a HUGE thanks to all that have supported the effort – tally a little less than three thousand which is enough to hopefully put on a good show. I’ve heard from quite a few folks around the country that tell me they’ve coordinated their yearly Miami visit with the convention so they can spend some time with us atthe exhibit and take in all the convention has to offer.
If you’ve purchased Humberto Fontova’s books and are planning a visit to the convention, be sure to bring them along as Humberto will be with us signing books. If you havent yet purchased the Che book and are going to the convention, hold off. Im told that his publishers will be sending copies to be available for sale at the book signing.
We will be doing the Babalu Radio Hour each day from the convention floor which will be a lot of fun and definitely interesting. Who knows who may turn up as a guest.
I’d like to toss in a quick plug for Cuban Crafters Gigars, who have donated a few bundles of their finest smokes for Babalú as they have in years past. If you appreciate a good Cuban seed, expertly rolled cigar, then Cuban Crafters is the way to go.
Still working on a couople things for the convention, specifically the ability to stream live video from the convention floor. We’ve had web cams before, but they really arent the same as being able to see teh feed live and unfetterred.
On another note, I just recieved an awesome care package from Babalú readers Liliana and Armando Q from Texas, with not only a donation, but three commemorative Cuban Grand Prix tshirts that I will wear with pride and with an accompanying write up on the Grand Prix races held in Cuba. Gracias Lili and Armando!
And now, back to our scheduled commie bashing…
Val,
You should do a couple of tombolas with gift packs as prizes (t-shirts, cigars, etc.)
Val,
You should do a couple of tombolas with gift packs as prizes (t-shirts, cigars, etc.)
Hola! I had a picture taken at the malecon last year 🙂 – I’m glad to hear things are going well… I scheduled a closing for the 18th without thinking (I’m so Ramona!) but I’ll try to go anyhow – I’ll probably just go with the kids to my cousin in Naples .. hope to see ya’ll there if I get to go!
Hola. I know the owner of a pro Cuban cigar site CigarsEtc.com. They are building a blog and looking for online community support to foster discussion for changing the US relations with Cuba. Looks like they are ready to sell fine cuban cigars as soon as the “wall” comes down. 🙂