Thursday, November 1st, 2007...9:59 am
I shaved it off for Movember
“I’ll give you $100 not to do this,” The Princess said a few weeks ago when I told her I was growing a moustache for charity.
After shaving off all my facial hair Tuesday night to kick off Movember, she took another look at me and revised her promise.
“I’ll give you $200 now.”
The Committee for the Restoration of Trebek’s Upper Lip Hair met up Tuesday night for dinner, Schlitz beers, and a ritual – yet somewhat traumatic — evening of shaving as we celebrated the beginning of Movember, a month-long charity event in which we defy conventions and grow our moustaches for a month.
In exchange for this defiance and aesthetic abhorrence, we ask for donations through our Movember site that go directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Our team (also known affectionately as Alcohol and Razors) gathered at Captain Foxymoron and home not only to get drunk and shave (not necessarily in that order) but to hammer out the details of our charity effort.
We decided to throw the official DC “Mo Town” party at the end of the month at INPY’s home for all our Mo Bros and Mo Sistas participating in the DC area. We would be grateful for any donation amount, but people who generously give $10 or more will have an open bar all night. The biggest sponsor will be allowed to shave our moustaches.
You can make your one easy payment by clicking here.
I don’t believe I’m exaggerating when I say that Tuesday night was a bit dramatic for me. I first grew a goatee in college. Not because I thought it was cool, but because I finally could. Having never been blessed with my Jewish/Latino’s facial hair heritage, I jumped at the chance to actually sport more than just peach fuzz. Since then, I have had some sort of hair on my face for 11 years.
After intelligently downing many beers, we decided on Tuesday night to document for posterity the beginning of Movember.
This is a “before” photo of me dreading what I know I must do yet still smiling for the camera.
Nickels takes an interest in watching me shave. I used a Gillette Fusion quadruple blade “system” and regular white shaving foam:
To preview what I will look like in a month, I shaved everything but the moustache. I decided to shape my sideburns into mutton chops. I have since shaved everything.
What I look like today…not as bad as I thought it would look though The Princess kept calling me “a stranger”.
Foxymoron’s “before” photo:
Foxy starts shaving:
He lost about 80 years off his baby face when he was done:
Nickels busted out his quick razoring skills:
The “after” photo:
Though our three remaining teammates didn’t need to shave, we took their “before” photos, too. Here is INPY:
Rory:
And Shiftless Badger, who once sported a goatee but whose recent decision to go to culinary school prompted him to abide by the school’s rules and shave:
After drunkenly applying sharp razors to our faces, we celebrated by going out to the 18th Amendment for some cheap High Lifes and pizza.
No one looked at us weird.
37 Comments
November 1st, 2007 at 10:22 am
I love mustaches. I’m sad I can’t grow one myself so I’ve been trying to convince my boyfriend to grow a mustache for the hell of it. He’s not too keen on the idea:(
Michelle, tell him to be a Mo Bro and that he’ll raise money to fight ass cancer. You could be a Mo Sista, too!
November 1st, 2007 at 10:22 am
Repeat after me;
It’s for a good cause…it’s for a good cause…it’s for a good cause…
Dude, I know, everytime I feel inclined to grow it all back I repeat that mantra.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:23 am
you could all play for the yankees now.
be prepared for people to pass you on the street without knowing you
It’s happened at work so far. And in the mirror.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:23 am
It takes a brave, brave man to let someone else shave him. Hopefully, it is the Princess and not a drunk idiot who doesn’t care if he maims you.
So far, there is a tie for highest donation between an unnamed woman who is not The Princess and my dad.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:40 am
Aiiiieeee! First the Yankees banner, now this! This is more traumatic than when my father shaved off his ’stache of several decades when I was in high school.
I know, imagine how it must feel for a man as vain as I am.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:44 am
holy shit! you look so different! I’m with the Bird, this is waaaaay traumatic. I don’t even feel like I KNOW you anymore, man.
The Princess couldn’t even look at me. She was looking at old photos of me last night saying, “THAT’S the man I fell in love with.”
November 1st, 2007 at 10:52 am
I was told you looked REALLY different without the goatee.
But I had no idea until I just saw the picture! And those sideburns are really quite something!
The sideburns were fun for the night, but I shaved them this morning for work.
I don’t think even I anticipated the dramatic effect shaving would have on my appearance. I’m in shock each time I look in the mirror.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:09 am
You guys are looking sharp. And yes, you’re totally incognito without the facial hair. You should start to do all the things that your evil twin would do– you know, if you had an evil twin.
Evil twin!!! Man, I didn’t even realize the possible shit I could get away with!! Great idea, MG.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:15 am
I am donating in honor of the Princess!
Something needs to be done to lift her spirits!
November 1st, 2007 at 11:22 am
You look so young!
I know, losing the gray patch on my goatee eliminated about 30 years.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:26 am
what happened to going out for a real barber’s shave? spent the money on booze instead? Still, good on you for the philanthropic work! I hope you raise lots of money. oh wait…. my CDN dollars now are worth even more, aren’t they?
That’s true, your money will go further than any of ours, unless we have Euros.
We couldn’t schedule a barber’s shave for that day and it was located far away from our drinking spot, so we did it ourselves!
November 1st, 2007 at 11:29 am
Good for you guys! I’m just glad there isn’t a comparable charity where women stop shaving their legs for ovarian cancer or something…
The Princess and Rory’s girlfriend Cagey actually “threatened” us with that line, that they would grow out their leg hair. I told them, that’s fine, we really don’t care that much, after which their threat became an empty one.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:44 am
So first of all, it’s freakishly scary how much you look like my old bar manager slash CLASSMATE from undergrad when you had the muttonchops. I repeat - the manboy had mutton chops in 2006. Probs still does.
Also, I don’t think you look that different. But I am always surprised how much of a structural service facial hair can provide.
Finally, best of luck on beating ass cancer. Cancer of the ass is a truly horrible thing. I’m sure all of your “Mo Bros” can agree on that.
I seriously hope you know what you’re getting into with Mo Bro and ass cancer in the same entry. Gotta love it…
Here’s a trend I’ve noticed so far: the longer you’ve known me, the more dramatic the change is. People here at work, who i’ve only known a few months, haven’t really commented.
November 1st, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Yeah I guess having someone you know go beardless after years of bearded fun would be more of a change.
Like when my dad shaved his head. Creepy.
November 1st, 2007 at 12:28 pm
But if you shaved your ass that would be a whole different story! Did I just think that or type that!?!?
Oh, Baby Bien, your e-antics are so condemnable.
November 1st, 2007 at 1:01 pm
You are all such precious darling boys. I did contribute (through INPY, only because I read his entry first), so I’m looking forward to seeing the results at the end of the month.
Believe me, you won’t even have to wait that long. There will be plenty of photographic evidence all this month.
November 1st, 2007 at 2:26 pm
I think “Webinar” is the worst word every invented. Thoughts?
I disagree. “Rural” is my least favorite.
November 1st, 2007 at 2:41 pm
The pic of you with ’stache and chops should automatically play the theme from Shaft behind it.
Shiftless Badger, upon seeing me like that, said I looked like a bad ass. Then I made a cheesy joke, to which he said, “Well, shaving your beard off didn’t change your personality at all.”
November 1st, 2007 at 4:17 pm
What’s the tally so far?
I sent you an e-mail.
November 1st, 2007 at 5:36 pm
It is really weird to see someone clean-shaven. Again, it leads to flashbacks to when dad shaved in the 80s.
And even though I probably won’t make it -yet again- to the DC area for a night of drinking, I will support the Movember cause.
You are really going to have to start getting on MY schedule!
Thanks for any support you can give us.
November 1st, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Yeah, could you please tell my boyfriend I’d like him back? It’s bizarre cuddling with a stranger. Or maybe you could just wear a mask? Seriously, I can’t handle this for a whole month.
I’m still the same dorky guy who makes cheesy jokes, curses coconut, and rubs your back. I just have a different face.
November 2nd, 2007 at 12:16 am
There is something intriguingly sexist about this charity event. I will see you at the party ready to make you wish the ‘open bar’ offer had higher stakes…
You could grow your leg hair out, but I don’t think you’ll raise much money with the DC cold coming in.
November 2nd, 2007 at 12:42 am
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November 2nd, 2007 at 10:50 am
Actually, I think with the chops and mustache you could’ve been The Cop. Or The Contsruction Worker.
You know which one.
November 2nd, 2007 at 10:58 am
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November 2nd, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Before, I used to think to myself, “funny he doesn’t look Jewish.” Now, I keep thinking, “he looks funny AND Jewish!”
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November 2nd, 2007 at 12:56 pm
I was thinking something similar to I-66’s comment, but I originally intended to keep it to myself…But since he beat me to the punch….fuck it!
Like everyone else said, it’s for a great cause
November 3rd, 2007 at 1:40 pm
You always look handsome and sharp to me and, in this case, the change makes you look even handsomer. The cause behind the change is totally worthy. I am very proud of you. Honestly it is your hair that makes you look different to me. What about growing back your great hair and leaving your shaved face?
November 3rd, 2007 at 4:57 pm
First time visitng… We have a few DC area blog pals in common who said I should drop by…
Cool place. I’ll be back (Not to go all Arnold on you).
GF
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:08 pm
the chops…. supa hot…boom chicka wa wa
xoxo
November 5th, 2007 at 1:41 am
I find this somewhat arousing.
November 5th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Can’t wait to see the pictures at the end of the month!
November 9th, 2007 at 12:22 am
good god, you guys are all so freaking sexy.
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November 12th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Can I donate in person? That would be ideal and then I can caress the human Chia-Pet and only imagine the creepy stares I would have received if I had joined in the crusade. Keep up the good work!
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