The Church Basement Roadshow

The Church Basement Roadshow

Spiritual Tobacco

posted by Tony Jones | 3:06pm Wednesday July 30, 2008

As we stepped out of the RV, Mark turned to me and said, “This feels like tobacco territory.”
We were in Burlington, North Carolina, in the parking lot of JR Cigars, home to the largest humidor in the world. Walking in to this Taj Mahal of Tobacco is an overwhelming experience, especially for someone like me who has a weakness for the dog rocket.
We wandered about the 500 square foot humidor for over an hour, receiving wise guidance from a grizzled cigar jockey with a Fuente dangling from his lips. It was glorious.



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Avery

posted July 30, 2008 at 4:22 pm


they run a mail order business as well, they run super stupid deals some times….
whenever i pass through i stop by, there is another one in Smithfeild NC just as big and jsut as glorious
and did you play with teh marrionettes by the entrance to teh tobacco area?



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Greg

posted July 31, 2008 at 8:39 am


Welcome to NC we were glad to have you. JR is an institution. You can also pick up some good biker wares there and 1 gallon buckets of perfume. Maybe you can pick up something nice for Trucker Frank, Tony. Went to the show last night and enjoyed. Thanks for coming by. We posted a review of the roadshow on our podcast if anyone is interested. http://www.holinessreeducation.com
Thanks guys-



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tripp fuller

posted July 31, 2008 at 8:58 pm


YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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