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The Washington Nationals Beardiest Fan: Eric Brooks
Eric Brooks unstyled I’ve been in the competitive beard world going on 9 years now, and have seen some crazy styles along the way. Everything from floor length to intricate “freestyle” dioramas made of facial hair. One of my favorite freestyle beard artists is my long time beard brother, Eric Brooks…
Halloween: The Babysitter Murders of Haddonfield
The poster for John Carpenter’s made for TV true crime docudrama HALLOWEEN (1978) based on The Babysitter Murders case. Author’s Note: I’m a self professed obsessed true crime fan. Not for the viscera and horror of the crime scene, but for the investigations themselves. They are a bit by bit, footprint by footprint, fiber by…
Product Review: OGX Deep Conditioner
I get questions frequently about hair care and how I keep my beard looking so healthy. I have a few daily/weekly routines that I do. Weekly deep conditioning is one of them. Because my beard is so long, there’s a good chance the ends could dry out and break easily. So I like…
THE BREAKFAST WARS
I had friends over for a house warming movie party recently. We decided to watch 80s flicks and quickly compiled a list. Of course, quintessential 80’s cinema “The Breakfast Club” was in the stack of titles, and ended up being the only one that everyone could agree on. So I cued it…
The Ballad of Janis Joplin
On October 1st, 1970, Janis Joplin, widely considered the world’s first female superstar of rock, stepped into Studio 1 at Sunset Sound studios in Hollywood to record the song “Mercedes Benz”. Stripped of instruments and using only her vocals, the song would become a hallmark of her career and personal rock star legend. Legendary Sunset Sound…
THE GOLDEN GANGSTAS
It was a typical August day in LA. An extreme heat hung in the air, blanketed with a quilted smog, insulating the entire city in muggy warmth. Even the breeze was hot. Breath leaves your body warm, but comes back into your lungs feeling even hotter on the inhale. Walking down…
Tupac’s Last Stand: Las Vegas, NV
It’s hard to believe that 20 plus years ago, the highest selling rap artist of all time, Tupac Shakur, was gunned down in Las Vegas just off the main strip at the intersection of Koval Lane and Flamingo Blvd about a block behind the famous Flamingo Hotel. The Intersection of Flamingo Blvd and Koval in…
The Post Competition Blues
New Orleans, September 2013 Author’s Note: This article is a flashback to the 2013 Beard Team USA National Beard & Mustache Championships in New Orleans that I recently rediscovered describing the “post competition blues”. Six years, and countless competitions later, I’m still friends with most featured in this article. We all have grown a little…