Its Madness! – Mustache Madness!

Each month of of the year brings something special to our lives – we often associate holidays with particular months. Christmas is associated with December; Halloween is associated with October; St. Patrick’s day is associated with March. Often, we tie themes to entire months – February, for example, is also known as Black History Month. Many people associate March with the NCAA’s March Madness. There is something else happening in the month of March – something so monumental – so amazing – so “photo worthy” – so painfully ugly that you wouldn’t miss one second of it – March Mustache Madness.

March Madness is overlooked by most but it is an extremely important tribute to the stache. Facial hair is something that grows with age – some of us are born with gorilla genetics that allow us to sport full beards by the age of 13. Others, like me, can grow a rockin’ ‘neard (neck beard) but little else. My upper lip is a devoid wasteland that is occasionally inhabited by as many as three unruly hairs that don’t understand that its no mans land and that they aren’t welcome. Mustaches appear in a variety of sizes, shapes, thickness, and color – The American Mustache Institute has listing of some of the most popular styles.

Many men in history have sported the stache – Presidents, terrorists, celebrities, athletes, and the average Joe. I’ve got a few photos to edit but I’ll upload a gallery of famous mustaches as soon as possible – I’ve collected a few doozies in my search of the internet.

The goal of March Mustache Madness is to get as many people to grow a mustache from 1-31 March and then take a photo that they can share with the world – or just to document the horror. If you want – send your photos to me – I’ll crop them to hide your identity but you can share your wicked stache with the world. This contest is intended for men but I have seen some women with a mustache – some of them are cheating (thank god!) others… others need to shave and lay off the testosterone.

I have a feeling mine is going to be quite gross by the end of the week – at the end of the month people will pay me to shave it off – or they may just laugh at me. High school students grow better mustaches than I do – oh well – here’s to the Madness – let the games begin!