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Tommy Z is a humorist who grew up in the bowels of New Jersey, parented by an eccentric Polish father and a neurotic Italian mother. With that kind of upbringing, what else could this man possibly be other than a humorist? Tom is also a well-known feature writer for Cigar Magazine and other national publications.
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30 June 2008
I AM Having Fun Yet

Holy good God, it’s the last day of June already! How the hell is that possible?

Well, the radio gig aired last night and the overall response has been pretty tremendous. I got a ton of wonderful emails – and of course, there’s always a few jealous, hateful a-holes - lowlifes with nothing better to do than cut others down. I guess when you’re 40 and live in your mother’s basement, surfing metrosexual midget porn sites all day, what else do you really have? But in reality, those were far and few between and I can really only look at the Brightside, and it was very bright for sure!

Tons of great feedback on my interview with Lew Rothman, the big cheese whiz here at JR’s Cigars emporium and happytime shoppe. He was really great and busted my cojones pretty good about our trip to the DR and Honduras. My wife dug that part, of course. My neighbor had a listening party on his patio as we smoke gars and drank single malt. That made it pretty special.

Seemed a lot of people really loved my discussion on guy food. The cheeseburger discussion got us all pretty hungry at around 10:30pm and our very own Roadlizard was the caller from Houston discussing BBQ! Great job, Jim!

And the Zman Cigar Special is just nuts and I can tell you they are NOT making a dime on this! Eight brand named, top of the line Churchill sized cigars for …GET THIS..$19.95 plus an issue of Cigar Magazine! Holy crow! Just click the box on the left side of the blog. Guy’s - I ordered one!  This deal was too good not to! Here’s the rundown…

Romeo y Julieta 1875 Churchill (E) 7.00 x 50
Don Diego Churchill (N) 7.00 x 54
H. Upmann Monarch (E) 7.00 x 46
Montecristo Platinum Por Delacroix (E) 7.00 x 50
Onyx Reserve Churchill (M) 7.00 x 50
Romeo y Julieta Reserve Maduro Churchill (M) 7.00 x 50
Santa Damiana No. 100 (N) 6.75 x 48
Royal Jamaica Gold Churchill (E) 7.00 x 54

And guys, please visit my new website, www.planetzman.com! It debuted last night and the feedback has been great so far. It’s going to grow huge and the plan is to have great contributing writers from different area of the Man’s Man genre.

Damn, I’m tired. Was up until 3am answering a plethora of emails and well wishes for the Zman faithful! But I’m pretty fired up and excited to make my site something you guys will love reading! So visit the site and leave feedback comments under the articles. Plus, take my Manly Man test if you’ve got the nuggets!

Thank you so very much to all of you who have supported me. I’m working very hard to make this a big thing and with great fans like you guys, IT WILL HAPPEN FOR SURE! And a deep thanx to Lew Rothman, who has been wonderful to me.

Party on Garth.
Party on Wayne.

Tommy Z.
JR Cigars’ Blog with the Zman.

Posted by zman at 10:58 AM | Link | 20 comments
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Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
I don't need to take no steenkin' Manly Man test to know that I got onions in the bag, baby!!!!
Posted by Garfiend on June 30, 2008 at 11:51 AM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
But just how ripe are those onions, Fiend?
Posted by zman on June 30, 2008 at 12:00 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Congrats......

gg
Posted by gsquared on June 30, 2008 at 12:22 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Thanx GG, you're always a big supporter and I appreciate it very much.

- Z
Posted by zman on June 30, 2008 at 12:25 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
How manly am I?

I had a physical last week and I told the doctor that I didn't like the prostate exam. He told me he liked it even less.
I said I didn't know what was worse, the exam or the prospect of an enlarged prostate or even cancer. He said, Lay on your side, pull your knees to your chest and shut up.

I've read nothing but great things about Camacho cigars. Does JR have a sampler of Camacho, so I could check it out before spending $150? I don't doubt your judgment, but I love to sample new sticks before I commit.
Posted by pjandma on June 30, 2008 at 12:25 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Rock on, Zman! Again, good debut show. Tell the honchos at XM to make it a regular show.
Posted by darren_in_detroit on June 30, 2008 at 12:38 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
It would be better if you guys told them!

Hint...hint...

I'm serious...no, not Sirus...geez...
Posted by zman on June 30, 2008 at 12:41 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
I just did.

Anyone wanting to send a note to XM, go here:

http://www.xmradio.com/help/emailus.xmc
Posted by darren_in_detroit on June 30, 2008 at 12:47 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Congrats on your show last night Z-Man. From what I've read you were great. What a time for my power to be out!!! Friggin storms!
Posted by Brian W on June 30, 2008 at 1:19 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
hey Zman, I hear you catching a lot of flak on your shitty impressions last night (which were shitty), right now they're bashing you on Ron and Fez but not playing any of the good audio. but I gotta say I thoroughly enjoyed the show, a hell of a lot better that the boring fucking lazlow show. keep it up
Posted by Mike on June 30, 2008 at 1:44 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Hey Jack,

Ron & Fez Noon to Three.

FACE!
Posted by Steve on June 30, 2008 at 1:44 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
I'll bet 10 to 1 that most of these dipshits didn't listen to a word last night. They're just going by what some other hack said on Ron & Fez. The last time they bombed you, there wasn't an original thought amongst the lot of them.
What a bunch of losers! They can't even think for themselves.
Posted by roadlizard7 on June 30, 2008 at 3:12 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Egads! The haters are here...

Congrats on the show, Tommy. Sorry I missed it! But I wanna know where I can go to listen...

As for Camacho - I smoked my 1st Corojo 10th Anniversary on Saturday night. What a freaking AWESOME smoke! It reminded me a bit of the Diplomas of old - a certain "twang" in the flavor profile... And the damned thing kicked my butt! (If you know me, that's really SAYING something... I'm always lookin' for a STRONGER smoke.) It was smooth. It was refined. It was delicious. It was STRONG! Kind of a "sneaky strong" tho...

Also smoked the new Camacho "Limited Harvest". It was good. But the 10th Anni was WAAY better! (Yes, sign me up as a card-carryin' Camacho Ho. LOL!)
Posted by cottygee on June 30, 2008 at 3:13 PM

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Roadliz, of course they didn't listen. The haters are just that. They live to bash people and they despise that Ron considers me a friend. The show was a tremendous success and i have hunderds of emails and people who wrote great comments, entered the Camacho drawing, and ordered the JR cigar special.

I'm happy with the results and thanx to the good guys who dig the Zman.
Posted by zman on June 30, 2008 at 7:11 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Hey mike, thank you. really.
Posted by zman on June 30, 2008 at 7:34 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Wow! Why do people say such mean crap? Their insults weren't even interesting, just wicked. How many of them make a living doing what they love to do? They can kiss my $%*@ss...
Posted by pjandma on June 30, 2008 at 10:36 PM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Zman, your show was so well done for a first timer. And the point is that you sound like you are a total veteran behind the mic.

The hater assholes from the Ron and Fez show are absolute, insecure, jealous, retards with a stong need to get real live, real jobs, and possibly even date a chick every once in a while.

Tommy, you were entertaining and made the whole experience fun listening. Hopefully this will grow for you and these loser jerkoffs can wallow in their own hatefilled lives. Any dildoe that lives to worship a radio show that airs when normal folks are working, is comical. The fact that they have so much hate makes all of them a joke in your fan's eyes.

F them, Zman, you did fantastic. Your Z-fans are behind you 1000%!
Posted by Trogladyte on July 1, 2008 at 1:44 AM

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Zman...Congrats and good job with the show! Great job on everything, with the exception of the "guests" you had on. You don't need that "filler" man. Do what you do best - Cigar talk with good, old fashioned, down to earth, bulls**itting in between.



However, as per my name, I am a little confused. This is not directed at you at all Zman, but at a select few of your "Z-fans".



Are you kidding me? Ok, let's think about this one just a bit...Simply put, if it wasn't for Ron and Fez (show, on air talent, crew, bets, ect.), there would have been NO PlanetZman show on XM 202. So, specifically to you Trogladyte, before you go and bash the "conduit" for Zman's first radio debut (or as you like to refer to it as a "radio show that airs when normal folks are working"), think about what you and the other "f*** Ron and Fez" people are saying. Us Ron and Fez fans don't have to call in with our love or hate for Zman. Thus, Ron and Fez don't have to discuss the topic and we move onto something else. Zman, and his show, turn into a blip on the Ron and Fez Show radar. I agree that there is a time and place for everything (and Zman's blog is not the most "professional" place to air personal feelings on Zman himself). But, please know what you speak of before you speak (in particular the general tone and workings of the Ron and Fez Show) and, more importantly, think before you write (say) a few more checks (comments) your ass can't cash.
Posted by confused on July 1, 2008 at 4:26 AM

Re: I AM Having Fun Yet
Whoa!! Watch yourself, Zman! The badasses are after you!
Posted by Garfiend on July 1, 2008 at 7:32 AM

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Trog, I know you love me, bro, and you know how much I appreciate it.

Now Confused has a hell of a point...without Ron and Fez I have NO radio show. In fact, a lot of Ron and Fez fans like me - it's just this weird thing that only these HATERS are the ones who seem to go out of their way to post and call in to bash me. This blog has picked up a ton of new fans because of the XM show.

Ron Bennington has become a good friend and he believes in me. He wouldn't let me on the air if he didn't. He said to me on the air yesterday that I was smooth, my timing and delivery was excellent, I had lots of energy, and for 3 hours I had no dead air.

Here's the deal with the HATERS - they WANT to HATE me. They turn on the radio already looking forward to loathing every word I say. Why they listen is beyond me, I mean hating me and all - but they get their jollies taking another person down. It pisses them off to no end that Ron is my friend. And the ones who bash me have NEVER read this blog. They say it sucks but they don't read - they just shoot their venom.

In one day have already received several hundred emails and entries for the Camacho drawing - all with comments of well wishes, people who have turned into new fans, and those who look forward to another show. Having the HATERS is toughening me up for sure and each one that posts or calls reminds me of how much harder I have to work to be successful. What fails to kill me only makes me stronger.

Confused, Trog is just a big fan here from day one and is obviously tired of the HATERS taking their nasty and uncalled for shit out on me. He's just kind of protecting me the SAME EXACT way Ronnie and Fez's fans do. I mean who's more loyal than the Whatley Posse? I know that one for sure.

Thanx to all of you guys. I appreciate the constructive feedback.

This blog is a massive success with tons of fans. The radio show was a massive success. Howard Stern always aid about his HATERS, "At least they're listening."
Posted by zman on July 1, 2008 at 9:19 AM

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