Paul Dukes, Real CAO Smoker.
Rush Valley, PA
Q&A

CAO sat down with Paul Dukes over lunch at the Churchville Inn, in Churchville, PA. The following is a brief excerpt from our conversation which took place over cheesesteaks, burgers and La Traviata Divinos.

 

CAO: What is your greatest extravagance?
PD: Cigars

CAO: What do you consider your greatest achievement?
PD: Being a good father

CAO: What is your most treasured possession?
PD: A 48 star American flag from Pearl Harbor

CAO: What is your idea of perfect happiness?
PD: Being on vacation w/ no schedule just good smokes

CAO: What living person do you most admire
PD: Good friends father Vito Marseglia

CAO: Jai alai or Ping Pong?
PD: Ping Pong

CAO: If you were to cast a lead actor to portray you in the biopic movie of your life, who would it be?
PD: Wife says Alec Baldwin

CAO: Describe your most memorable cigar experience.
PD: Being named CAO Fan of the Year

CAO: What is your biggest pet peave?
PD: Slow stupid drivers

CAO: You???re on a desert island with a TV and a DVD player and can only take 5 movies with you???what are they?
PD: Shawshank Redemption, Matrix,Tommy Boy, Saving Private Ryan, Hangover

CAO: List your Top 5 cigars of all time.
PD: CAO Brazilia, CAO MX2, CAO America, CAO Sopranos, Montecristo Edmundos (Cuba)

CAO: A house on the beach or a cabin in the mountains?
PD: Cabin in the mountains

CAO: If you could be any of the following people during their prime for 1 week, who would you choose and why? Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, or John Holmes.
PD: J.H.

CAO: Would you rather win 1 Ferrari or a new truck each year for the next 10 years?
PD: I`m practical, truck (has to be a Ford)