Forget Valentine, It's Rasputin's Day

This is my official petition to change or rather correct a misnomer. I hereby declare 14th of February as Rasputin's day. Who on earth was Valentine anyway? A saint? I'm sure the Pope will be thrilled to hear that all around the world, non-married couples will be copulating to celebrate Valentine's day, after some wine and dine, of course (let us not forget the flowers, preferably roses).

Missing Pale Blue Eyes

True to the spirit of a Friday night, I have found an extremely rare black and white video of Lou Reed accompanied by John Cale and Nico. They were on stage for the first time since the break up of the Velvet Underground. The legendary show was recorded at the Bataclan Club in Paris, on January 29th, 1972, by Claude Ventura.

Keep Your Tobacco Humid

As all those who are addicted to the guilty pleasure of the flesh called smoking know, keeping your tobacco (be it pipe tobacco or cigars) at the right humidity is essential to enjoying your healthy dose to stay in top form.

There are several ways to properly humidify this sweet adult candy but Josh's jarmidor, the do it yourself humidor will be my preferred method of preserving tobacco products. Made with one sponge, scissors, two salt shakers, two flip top jars and a gel, it is cheap, reliable and utterly satisfying.

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