"A woman with a beard looks like a man. A man without a beard looks like a woman."
~ Afghan Saying
Monday, December 6, 2010
For the Follicly Challenged
The Great American Beard does not discriminate against you lovely gentlemen who are challenged in the area of facial flowerings. If you are a smooth faced fella who desires to add some robustness to your face, you are in luck...
Sunday, December 5, 2010
And I Quote...
"There was an old man with a beard,
who said, 'It is just as I feared! -
Two owls and a hen, four larks and a wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"
~ Edward Lear
who said, 'It is just as I feared! -
Two owls and a hen, four larks and a wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"
~ Edward Lear
Happy Birthday Beard of the Day
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| J.J. Cale |
An American original of the highest order, J.J.Cale is an architect of the "Tulsa sound," a laid-back blend of rock 'n' roll, country, folk, blues and jazz. His trademark guitar style and songwriting have had an impact far beyond his own recordings.
Widely admired and emulated by his peers, a staggering number of artists have covered Cale's songs including Johnny Cash, Santana, Captain Beefheart, Bryan Ferry, Deep Purple, and Chet Atkins. Cale's influence was the blueprint for Dire Straits' sound and it impacted an entire era for Eric Clapton, who not only absorbed Cale's style but made classic hits of his songs "After Midnight" and "Cocaine".
For a man who wrote such rock standards as "After Midnight," "Cocaine," "Call Me the Breeze" and "Magnolia," J.J. Cale maintains a surprisingly low profile.
The Oklahoma singer-songwriter pioneered the fluid, laid-back country-blues shuffles that provided the aural blueprint for Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton, but not one of Cale's 12 albums have penetrated the Top-40 charts.
One reason is his husky mumble which makes Knopfler and Clapton sound like Roy Orbison by comparison; another is his tendency to weave his elegant guitar lines into the arrangement rather than making them out boldly where the masses can't miss them. And it can't be denied that Cale never again matched his debut album's brilliant crop of songs.
"Guitar Man," Cale's 12th album, is his strongest in a long time for several reasons. He recorded it almost all by himself out in his California desert studio, and his imagination seems to have been stimulated by his experiments with drum machines, synthesizers and sequencers.
A bluesy rootsiness still dominates his sound, but around the edges is a new high-tech crispness that provides a welcome edge to his lazy drawl. This is especially effective on such understated protest songs as "Death in the Wilderness" and "This Town."
Cale's better songs, though, boast a droll humor. "Days Go By," for example, is a tongue-in-cheek, talking blues that pokes fun at both potheads and anti-drug fanatics. "Doctor Told Me" begins as a chauvinist tribute to old- chauvinist straight.
All the songs feature astonishing, filigree guitar work, but the best songs also contain an irresistible melodic hook. Several of the new tunes -- "Low Down," "Miss Ol' St. Louie," "If I Had a Rocket" and the title track -- boast Cale's best hooks in years.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
NY Beard and Moustache Competition
Are you a fan of beards and moustaches? Do you like to compete? Do you like to party? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then come out to the 2010 NYC Beard and Moustache Competition hosted by The Gotham City Beard Alliance and Scenic NYC!!!
All proceeds collected will go to support The Feal Good Foundation, a non-profit organization based in New York City.
The primary mission is to spread awareness and educate the public about the catastrophic health effects on 9/11 first responders, as well as to provide assistance to relieve these great heroes of the financial burdens placed on them over the last nine years.
A secondary goal of the Foundation is to create a network of advocacy on 9/11 healthcare issues. We not only advocate for Ground Zero workers, but show others how they can advocate for themselves and help others through grassroots activism.
All proceeds collected will go to support The Feal Good Foundation, a non-profit organization based in New York City.
The primary mission is to spread awareness and educate the public about the catastrophic health effects on 9/11 first responders, as well as to provide assistance to relieve these great heroes of the financial burdens placed on them over the last nine years.
A secondary goal of the Foundation is to create a network of advocacy on 9/11 healthcare issues. We not only advocate for Ground Zero workers, but show others how they can advocate for themselves and help others through grassroots activism.
And I Quote...
"It's a very strenuous and difficult sport we're in here. You know you have to train daily on causing that hair to grow. It helps to eat sausage and sauerkraut." ~ Dennis Dickerson (Full Beard Natural 2009 contestant
Friday, December 3, 2010
And That's a Fact...
Pogonophobia
This refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of beards. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and overall feelings of dread, although everyone experiences pogonophobia in their own way and may have different symptoms.
This refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of beards. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and overall feelings of dread, although everyone experiences pogonophobia in their own way and may have different symptoms.
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