To be a blogger you pretty much have to post something for your readers everyday, or at least every couple of days, and once every two months probably means I don’t quite qualify. That’s okay since of all the things I have failed at over the years, blogging failure might fall somewhere between never being a world class toenail trimmer and never realizing the dream of unassisted human flight.

Here’s the important stuff. Things are going well at LRCC. We’ve had two successful events since the first of the year. We had a fun Super bowl party. We have an Oliva event coming up in April and a Brickhouse event in May. We’re going to start working on the second iteration of our annual golf tournament (probably to be held at Woodmont this year) and business has been getting better each month.

If you haven’t been to the shop but are looking for a great place to buy cigars, meet fellow cigar smokers and join an ever growing community of local cigar enthusiasts, please stop in and partake of the friendly atmosphere and old-world ambiance. It’s unique and we’d love to have you.

January 1, 2011 has rolled around and it’s a good time for me to thank all of you for helping make the shop’s first full calendar year a success. We are now open seven days a week and looking forward to making the year a fun and busy one around the shop.

Mark your calendars! September is a big month for LRCC. Our next cigar event will be Saturday t he 18th, 2 to 6 pm, when we will celebrate the shop’s 1st anniversary. We’ll have lots of food (pulled pork and fixin’s, Brunswick Stew and more) so come hungry. There will also be multiple cigar vendors offering deals and giveaways. I’ll be more specific as the time nears.

In conjunction with the shop’s 1st anniversary, we are also sponsoring the Little River Cigar Company First Annual Charity Golf Tournament. That is a mouthful for sure but the tournament date is September 21st and details are available at the shop.

Thanks to Rich and Brenda Myberg for their time and efforts in making the Kristoff event a success. Thanks, too, to all the folks who showed up, bought some cigars and, once again, made the event fun and successful.

Friday, July 30th, 2010:  Kristoff Cigar Event 4 to 8 PM. Come by and meet Rich Myberg and sample some of these great sticks. Kristoff cigars are one of the rare gems in the boutique cigar world. They offer a nice variety of wrappers including Criollo, Sumatra, Connecticut and Maduro.  The sticks range from the mild-medium bodied Brittania Connecticuts to the medium-full bodied Criollo Ligero. Come on by and enjoy the festivities.

Thanks to all of you who attended the event. You made the day both fun and successful.

Thanks to all who participated and who helped make the event happen. The food was plentiful and expertly cooked (thanks to Mark). The entertainment was excellent (thanks to Scott on the bag pipes and Zach and Brandon, AKA. Knox Bridge on guitars and vocals). And thanks to Chris Harper of Perdomo who was directly responsible for the big cloud of smoke rising out of Holly Springs (the new Grand Cru 60s were a big hit).

Check out the new postings on the Photo page. Thanks to Kevin, AKA. Midget, for the great pix.

The store is located at 95 Palm Street in Holly Springs, Ga. (that’s the NE corner of Hickory Rd. and Palm St.) Your GPS or Google Map may disagree but, I assure you, I go by the south end of Palm Street everyday and that’s not where the shop is.

I opened the doors in September of 2009 with a few cigars, fewer accessories and no customers (save my good friends Jon and John who helped me build-out the place.) Now, the humidor is getting fuller, the accessories are more abundant and you, the local cigar smokers, are finding me. It’s a good direction to be heading and I am very grateful to all of you for your support.

The shop is immediately adjacent to the North Georgia Railroad line, a fact that affords a daily view of a passing freight train which I personally enjoy. And speaking of trains, if you ever find the parking lot at the store to be full, feel free to park in the lot at the old train station on the opposite corner of the intersection. I have overflow rights to that lot so you will not be towed or ticketed. There is also an open lot directly behind the shop that can be used for parking as well.

For those who have yet to see the place please come by and take a look. The store is housed in a 100+ year old brick building with squeaky old wooden floors and high ceilings. There is a sizable smoking lounge with leather club chairs and a big screen TV. There is always coffee available (on the house) and soft drinks or bottled water are available for a nominal fee.

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