This change will allow Dale and I to be more flexible in covering events and spending time with our families while still working to provide new episodes of DogWatch Cigar Radio every week.  The July 2, 2010 show will be a "Best of Bob and Dale" compilation to allow us to spend time with family over the July Fourth Holiday.

As many of you know,  I have 4 grandkids in Florida and this change will allow me more time to see them on long weekends.  I thank all of you for being with us each Friday night and want to assure you that this in no way lessens our commitment to providing a weekly show.

Thank you

About the book:  The Cigar City.  The year is 1898.  Young Cuban rebel Salvador Ortiz and his family have escaped the hardship of war-torn Cuba, but the union halls, cigar factories, and dark alleys of Tampa are filled with violence and vendetta.  Salvador must defy constant labor strife and deadly corruption in a one-industry town known for backroom cockfights, street thugs, late-night abductions and mass production of the world's best hand-rolled stogies.  An ideological battle for control of the cigar industry tests Salvador's self-respect and love of hard work as he fights to abandon his rambunctious, outlaw past and lead his proud Cuban family into a colorful immigrant society.  His wish for a peaceful life as a husband, a father, and a man of dignity is threatened by a lawless underworld and a cultural conflict with a dangerous, bloody history. 

Go to www.thecigarmaker.net for more information.

Watch for Bob to review this book in an upcoming DogWatch Cigar Radio show.