SCHMOOZE : SMOKIN'! POWER OUTAGE CAN'T SNUFF OUT STAR-STUDDED PLAYBOY CIGAR PARTY.Byline: Larry Lipson Daily News Staff Writer What: Hugh Hefner Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois), also referred to colloquially as Hef,[1] is the founder, editor-in-chief, and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises[2]. He is the majority owner of Playboy Enterprise Inc. invites celebs, the media and local retailers to officially launch his latest Playboy enterprise, the Playboy cigar. Where: The Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills. When: Saturday evening, the same time that a seven-state power outage Noun 1. power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" power failure equipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" was affecting everyone's plans for the evening. The party doesn't really get rolling Verb 1. get rolling - start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" bestir oneself, get cracking, get moving, get started, get weaving, get going begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying until about an hour after its original 6 p.m. planned kickoff. Who: Milton Berle Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 - March 27, 2002) was an Emmy-winning American comedian who was born Milton Berlinger. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948-1955), he was the first major star of television. is one of the few celebs to show up to join Hefner. Others are actors Judd Nelson and Gregory Plummer, singer-dancer Carmen Electra, comic Chuck McCann and rocker Vince Neil. 1996 Playmate of the Year Stacy Sanches and several other Playmates are also present. Star: The star of this party is the 7-3/4-inch Churchill-size (the biggest of five) Playboy cigar that retails for around $12.50 plus a California excise tax Excise Tax 1. An indirect tax charged on the sale of a particular good. 2. A penalty tax applied to ineligible transactions in retirement accounts. This penalty is assessed by and paid to the IRS. Notes: 1. as well as sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. , bringing the cost up to at least $15. Others, smaller, carrying the distinctive HMH HMH Marine heavy helicopter squadron (US DoD) HMH Harford Memorial Hospital (Havre De Grace, MD, USA) monogrammed special label standing for Hugh M. Hefner, begin with a suggested retail price of $6 each. These are all handmade, long-filled by Don Diego from the Dominican Republic with Santo Domingo binder and Connecticut dark wrapper. Quotes: Hefner, who smoked a pipe until a mild stroke in 1985, said that tonight's is the first cigar he'd ever smoked, then corrected himself saying ``I practiced last night.'' Berle, asked when he arrived if he was going to smoke a cigar, said, ``Just one.'' On smoking cigars, August 1986 Playmate Ava Fabian said she's ``just learning ... beginning to acquire a taste,'' and December 1992 Playmate Barbara Moore said, ``I like them, they keep me from smoking cigarettes.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Hugh Hefner puffs on a Playboy cigar, the sta r of the party. (2) Playmate of the Year Stacy Sanches greets Big Easy cigar shop owner Dodd Harris at the party at Hefner's Holmby Hills mansion. (3) Milton Berle said he was going to smoke ``just one.'' Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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