The
Cigar PEG Is Born
1999 San Antonio, TX
Presidio Restaurant - Presidio Plaza Building at 245 East Commerce Street - 210-472-2265
(If you have photos of the first Cigar PEG party, please forward them to EdRigsbee@aol.com. Thank you.)
The Idea:
The idea of a Cigar PEG was the alcohol brain child of Ed Rigsbee & Grant Doyle. It was spring 1998, Ed & Grant were sitting in a Banff, Alberta bar, enjoying the finest Cubans that Canada had to offer. The two decided it was time for fun-loving speakers to expand their convention activity horizons. Since the Monday night activity at the NSA convention had been suspended, this left a natural opening for the evening Cigar PEG party. The first year in San Antonio was encouraging because of the huge turn-out; all 72 Cigar PEG T-Shirts were sold in a matter of days. Everybody in attendance had a fabulous evening. The Cigar PEG idea must have come at the right time as the numbers have increased every year since it's inception.
