Tank's Moustache March Blog

I am way late and I apologize to our South American moustached brethren about not getting the word out about their international “Don’t Shave in May” campaign. These guys take their moustaches seriously in Brazil and are getting prepped stealthily for their June Moustache event. I have seen their stuff before and even though I don’t read or speak the language of the Brazilians, there is some good stuff on their site.

If you missed Moustache March and Moustache May, and just can’t wait for Movember get on board with Comando Mustache! I don’t think you want to mess with these guys based on their site logo, so get serious about it.

If you haven’t heard of Kickstarter, it is a very cool site that facilitates start-up projects. Usually once a project is completely funded you receive something back for the ‘donation.’ I have spent some time looking around the last few days and stumbled across “The Original Cowboy Comb” specifically designed both to work with/look like a moustache.

The great thing is right now if you give at least $1 you will receive a comb and sticker set IF they get fully funded. So please head on over, watch their video, read the info and support some guys supporting the moustache! (I did)

Tell ‘em Moustache March sent ya!

The Kickstarter campaign is set to expire Wednesday Jun 15, 2011 and you can also visit their website CowboyComb.com.

So I have no problem sharing the fact that I am a big fan of Justin Bieber. He is talented, you cannot deny it.  So I got pretty excited when I was looking on twitter and found the following…

Apparently his 17th birthday on March 1st inspired him to join the world of the moustached. I think that he really wanted to increase his male 18-88 demographic. But I am more excited that his nearly 8 million followers are now aware of Moustache March.

If you would like to try see what Bieber looks like with a ‘stache (as I did to the right) head on over to the Justin Bieber Mustache Builder and enjoy.

So my wife in her endless conquest to know all things celebrity came across an interesting article on people magazine discussing the facial hair trends of several leading men in Hollywood. It seems that big beards are in right now. I am a little bummed that I didn’t make the list but I guess I am off of the radar a little bit.

I can only hope that, like me, they are all just getting ready for Moustache March. Interestingly enough many of the guys mentioned have also had some sweet moustaches lately in movie rolls.

So I stopped by the site of some Brazilian friends of the ‘stache, http://comandomustache.wordpress.com/, and saw a post that I could not resist. It is not much of a site, but I see some huge potential here!

http://www.womenwithmustaches.com/

So I have to apologize that I have been using this blog as a personal soap box lately (not really). I do not want to neglect the Moustache and it’s importance in today’s society. I have not watched ABC’s show The Unusuals but after seeing this video mix over at Funny or Die, I might just have to check it out. Could be some good summer TV watching and it seems as though they might be giving some due respect to the moustache.

I forgot that the World Beard and Moustache Championships are going on this weekend in Anchorage, AL. Apparently you can join up with a bunch of people and watch a live stream – (WBMC live > http://ustre.am/1sbk)

Some of these guys have out of this world facial hair. They are an inspiration to me and and my weak commitment to the moustache.

Now this guy is the type of inspiration I use each year for Moustache March. Ken’s By Request Only album, released in 1976, has been recently been listed on the worst album covers of all time via several sites and email Fwds (I received a variation of this today, with the subject “I thought you would like this”).

Now the great thing about this is the fact that in 1976 this album made perfect sense. My parents have several variations of the “cross fade” picture and that suit was hot stuff. More importantly his hair, sideburns and moustache were hot. Now I wish I had a head of hair like Ken’s because I would shoot for his exact look. Needless to say I am stuck with a much thinner head of hair, but the moustache, that is why I grow one every March, so that I can honor a better time, when an album cover like this one makes sense.

I was just sitting here this evening watching last week’s episode of SNL with host Tracey Morgan thinking about how SNL has been pretty funny this season. Towards the end they played one of my new favorites, the Gas Right Strips (Hulu Link) commercial. It is a classic that takes me back to such greats as Dissing Your Dog or Oops I Crapped My Pants.

Now I don’t know that I am ready to say that this is the best cast ever but there are some greats and some great variety as well. The popularity of Andy Samberg’s digital shorts has helped a lot as well as Kristen Wiig keep it real, real funny that is, for the ladies.

Any ways this a pretty random post but it allowed me to put up a great picture of Fred Armisen with a Moustache. And if you are anything like Yetep and refuse(/don’t have a DVR) to watch SNL and don’t think Hulu is very cool maybe, just maybe, you will check it out and realize that there is some good humor to be had…

I was contacted in late February about a new Moustache Wax in the game, Hndlebars Moustache Wax. They like what we are doing for the Moustache at MoustacheMarch.com and sent over a sample of their product. I just got to the point this week where I needed some Moustache management and decided to give it a go. It comes in two containers, a classic tin or the chapstick style travel tube.

The instructions included said that it was best to ‘warm’ the wax first either in your pocket or in some warm water. When I opened the product I realized this is a very good suggestion since it is a pretty firm wax. So I warmed up the tin and gave it a go. So far so good. Due to it’s very firm consistency it is ready to go the long haul. It works into the Moustache well and with a good brushing I was ready to go.

I had just trimmed my ‘stache and got several comments on how nice it looked, mostly due to the fact that the Hndlbars kept my wild ‘stache under control all day. Hndlbars is made on the east coast and definitely has a hard east coast feel to it. The wax that I used last year was a small town west coast wax and was definitely a lot softer.

On their site they have some links to some great handlebar clubs, etc. so it is definitely worth a visit!

They have some good March-madness deals going on in their online store so I suggest you head on over and pick some up!

Check back later in the month when I get a true Handlebar going and can give this wax a true test.