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From: Eric Ray
Date: Aug 26, 2006
Subject: Re: Blowing Smoke The Movie question
To: Kamal Aboukhater

Kamal,

I received the DVD yesterday. THANK YOU!!! Of course my wife and I watched it right away. I must say we really enjoyed it. I did not put two and two together that you were the producer till I was reading the DVD cover and saw your name. I thought it was very well done and soooo much of what the guys were talking about was so true. :-) I did catch on, much faster than the guy characters, that Fay was setting them up. I caught on that she had said she had never tried cigars but then she knew all sorts of stuff about them. The guys were just too interested in scoring a piece that they weren't listening to her. You did surprise me, however, when Fay turned out to be the fired ex-employee. Please pass along my praise to James Orr also on a fine job of writing and directing.

I loved the cigar video and the crew video bonus materials. I can only imagine how much fun you all had making this film. I have only been smoking cigars for about three years, but I must say I have fallen deeply in love with them. I have a few examples of most of the smokes you used in your film in my humidors at all times. I seem to be on a constant quest to find that elusive stick.

I do have a question about the one Bob was smoking when he was talking to the viewer while in front of his computers. I have never seen that "peace sign" band. Was that a real brand of smoke or something you all did for the film?

Thanks again for the DVD and producing such a fine film.

Eric

(I'm not sure about the "peace sign" cigar. Kamal?)