Contributors

Shane Speal is a blues musician and the lead instigator for the modern cigar box guitar movement. His book, Making Poor Man's Guitars (2018 Fox Chapel Publishing) features cigar box guitar plans and more. His music can be heard on Spotify and other streaming services. For more info, check out PoorMansGuitar.com and ShaneSpeal.com. (Photo by Kevin Stiffler)

A native of San Bernardino, CA, Sondra Theodore is a former Playmate who made her pictorial debut in 1977. She lived at the Playboy mansion with Hef for over five years, where she was known by the nickname, "Baby Blue." Hugh gave her the name because the Barry White song of the same name was the song they danced to on the night they first met. Eventually Sondra left the mansion, married, and raised two children, a son, Taylor, and a daughter, Katie. Some 10 years later, Sondra and her husband divorced. An accomplished pianist, Sondra holds a degree in Dramatic Arts from U. Cal. San Bernardino, and has a passion for refurbishing furniture, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Having lived an extraordinary life, herself, Sondra currently enjoys a quiet, comfortable life in Los Angeles with her two dogs, Charlie and Jack.

Storm is a graduate of N.M.M.I. and T.T.U., as well as US Army SFC (ret. 2012). Owner of Facebook's C.A.T.S. cigar group, Boen has a great love for the troops - and now that he can not continue to serve, helps in his way, through Operation: Cigars For Warriors, with some amazing folks who have such tremendous love for our soldiers. " "I have a great love for cigars and these wonderful people," " he says. " "It is truly more a pleasure than work, working with these folks and providing a beautiful service to our troops, who are willing to put everything on the line for all of us." " Storm has held positions on the Advisory Council on Ethics for state of Texas and been involved in multiple charity organizations over the years, including: feeding the homeless in San Antonio, Special Olympics and Bukner’s Children’s Home.

Teresa Genaro is a freelance turf writer whose work appears regularly in The Blood-Horse and New York Breeder and at Forbes.com; she contributes to The Saratogian‘s coverage of the Saratoga racing meet and her work has appeared in Thoroughbred Times, the Daily Racing Form, and Hello Race Fans. A Brooklyn dweller and an erstwhile and occasional resident of Saratoga Springs, New York, she teaches high school and when not teaching or writing, she's watching the Rangers at the Garden, playing Scrabble, or rescuing cats.

Todd Crossley is a contributor to Cigar Advisor magazine.

Tom Ufer reports on cigar news, local events and cigar reviews on his Tampa Cigar Examiner column. He also enjoys re-creating classic cocktails, home roasting coffee beans and writing about these interests on his personal blog, thecigarsmokingman.com. Living near the historic Cigar Capitol of the World means plenty of opportunities to enjoy the history of Ybor City while smoking many great cigars.

Tommy Zman, is an obsessive enjoyer of life’s leafy pleasures. Growing up in the bowels of northern New Jersey, parented by an eccentric Polish father and a neurotic Italian mother, what else could this man possibly be other than a humorist? ZMan’s a real throwback to a time when men were kings of the castle and smoking a cigar in public didn’t label you an outcast and a pariah. He’s an old–school down to earth guy - but when it comes to p.c. tyranny and nanny-state legislature, he’ll draw his sword and swing for the fences. Tommy gathered a faithful following as a longtime feature writer at Cigar Magazine, and his testosterone laden FaceBook community, CROMAG NATION™ is truly the last great bastion for Men’s Men.

Walt White lives outside of Reading, Pennsylvania. By day he is a draftsman and a typical work week consists of drafting and designing architectural millwork. By night he is an avid cigar enthusiast and Co-Founder of Stogie Review. In his spare time, Walt enjoys shooting pistol in both the USPSA and IDPA sports. Match video and discussion can be found on his WaltInPA blog. Walt is also the host of the Shooting The Breeze Gun Podcast.

Zack Barangan is the editor of the Montecristo Social Club. Previously, he has written for Esquire magazine, Men’s Fitness, and other lifestyle publications. Zack is based in New York City. His favorite cigar is the VegaFina Fortaleza 2.