Archive for December, 2006
Parade of Mustaches.
Beer Foam Retention Competition.
Chicago’s Next Top Mustache.
Just three of the many manly segments comprising tonight’s official Mustache Pageantry. That’s right, Mustaches for Kids is kicking off the fourth (and final) week of it’s inaugural growing season…tonight, at SmartBar - 9p.
Join us, as nearly forty blokes gather to celebrate the mustachioed life, crown Chicago’s Sweetest Stache, and recognise each other’s fundraising prowess. With two Growers already sporting $1,000 mustaches, stop by to find out how close this lot gets to raising their goal of $10,000 for Off the Street Club.
Though there’s no cover, please consider making a donation.(Even better if that comes in the form of a check for “Off the Street Club.”)
And, while the drinks ain’t free, access to local, for-the-children mustaches is nearly unlimited.
DJ sets by Bald Eagle and Spencer Lokken of Orchard Lounge.
December 18th, 2006
Kicking off week three, the Mustaches for Kids community converged at Inn Joy this last Monday night for Mustache Checkpoint #2. With Stache Bash 2006 just one week off, Growers shared their fundraising expectations and personal adjectives best desribing their now-public Mustaches. The Mustache landscape was not only both swarthy and adolescent, but also complex and punk. (Mustache-specific detail will be provided later today.)
Whilst the mustachioed evening exuded an unsurprising (though non-sanctioned) Bear-love for American football, much of our time together was dedicated to sizing-up the competitiion. Rumour has it, one Ace even stooped to warming the hearts of on-hand Official Judges with gifts of faux-staches.
Below, please take a peek at Mustache Checkpoint #1 hangers-on.
December 14th, 2006
Week Three.
Philosophically proven to be a pivotal period in any hair-raising venture, Week Three of the Mustaches for Kids growing season, which starts today (Monday 11-Dec), will be no exception.
Tonight’s Mustache Checkpoint #2 promises to be our most rewarding event yet. Join us at Inn Joy (8p - 2051 W Division, in Ukrainian Village), as Growers meet one last time prior to Stache Bash 2006.
This final checkpoint provides Growers a chance to recount (and re-double!) their fundraising efforts - and serves as a harbinger of next week’s mustache pageantry.
In most cases, Growers’ mustaches will have asserted themselves. And, insight into thus-far individual pledge-driving efforts will be discussed. In concert, these topics are expected to provide reliable platform for speculation regarding next week’s awards:
“Abe Froman of Mustache” - Top Fundraiser
“Sweetest Stache” - Best Mustache
“Honorable Mention” - Worst Mustache
“Mr Mustache” - Best-Fitting Mustache
“Mr Congeniality” - Mr Congeniality
We hope to see you tonight!
December 11th, 2006
A man’s relationship with his seven-day-old mustache can be delicate.
A man’s relationship with a desire to eliminate his seven-day-old mustache simply should not be.
In this spirit, Checkpoint #1 offered Growers an opportunity to reveal names for what, in many cases, resembled mustaches. Growers were encouraged to select names that both celebrated the passion with which they’d lived week one and recognised the fact that our organisation exists as Mustaches for Kids – Not Mustaches at Kids.
Below, find a catalogue of Growers who’ve selected names for their probable mustaches.
joe baker / The Guillotine
mike hampton / A Mustache Called Slick Back
mike faddis / BIG Perma
eamon daly / Bull’s-Eye sponsored by Luc Garneau
karl lobring / Chet Lemon
brian derstine / The Blonde Ambition
anthony turano / Delizio
nick sandilands / Deputy Stache
brian zisook / DJ Pi-Stache-io
ethan teas / Fantastico
nick brandfon / Gerneralissimo Marcos the Brazilian Shadow
dan lobring / Guillermo Hernandez
antar jackson / Harry Larry
chris anderson / High Noon
mark buege / I am the Walrus
brock trautvetter / Issac Washington
gregg allinson / Myles Standish
steven pate / Panda Watch
timothy sondreal / Pourquoi-Pas
dave hinz / Public Enemy #1
phil bajorat / Reba
jonas seigel / Rico
fook / S*x Panther
matt wood / Sanchez
frank swavroc / Scin Skarf
spencer lokken / Stache in the Pan
mike shriner / The Fuzz
kyle gerhart / The Marauder
todd cole / The Sybian
*Please Note – All mustache names are negotiable. Contact us (with a generous donation) and we’ll discuss naming rights.
December 9th, 2006
The Mustaches for Kids community hopes that everyone is having a great December. It is, after all, a busy month.
Mustache Checkpoint #1 (Dec 4th); Pearl Harbor Day (Dec 7th); : Mustache Checkpoint #2 (Dec 11th); Chanukah (Dec 16th); Stache Bash 2006 (Dec 18th); Winter Solstice (Dec 21st - shortest day of the year!); Christmas (Dec 25th); Kwanzaa (Dec 26th); Boxing Day (Dec 27th)…
But, don’t forget about the kids this holiday season. Before the month bests you, we encourage you to acknowledge the fact that you can help enrich the lives of children. Please consider joining the many who’ve already contributed to the frenzied joy of Chicago’s first Mustaches for Kids campaign.
We’re almost two weeks into our growing season, and nearly forty local Growers have been collecting pledges for Chicago’s oldest boys & girls club. But we need your help! Whilst some find mustachioed-life trying, growing the official M4K Mustache (see Rules 2-4) can prove even more difficult.
Though Growers find inspiration under many of life’s rocks, it is important to recall that our Mustache success hinges on the extent to which we can help children. So, please consider contributing; five dollars, twelve dollars, fifty dollars…every cent goes to Off the Street Club.
While a PayPal donation may prove to be most convenient, we encourage sponors to contact their favourite Growers and pledge their support. If you don’t have a favourite Grower, come out and find one. Interested in re-connecting with a Grower, or M4K community leader you met on the train? Send us a note.
Remember, everyone is welcome at every M4K event.
Mustache Fever. Catch it!
December 7th, 2006
Monday Night! (December 4th)
Lincoln Tap Room at 8p
Chicago’s Mustaches for Kids community is kicking off week two of its inaugural growing season Monday night. Everyone’s welcome! Join us, as Growers recount their mustaches’ first seven days, discuss sponsorship strategy…and, reveal names for what or may not yet resemble mustaches.
Not growing a Mustache? That’s OK, you can still contribute - we’re always looking for donations. Better yet, come out and support your favourite Grower with a pint, or an in-person pledge. Don’t have a favourite Grower? Come out and find one!
(you do, after all, know where to find them.)
Also, Mustache Checkpoint #2 is Monday, December 11th at Inn Joy.
December 3rd, 2006
We’re six days into Chicago’s first growing season, and the results are conclusive: Mustache Loves Company. Since Monday’s Shaving Day Romp at Schubas, we’ve enlisted new Growers on a daily basis. And, early response indicates that Chicago loves the Mustaches for Kids proposition.
M4K Handles Revealed!
To alleviate growing confusion and nurture the collegial spirit of our Mustaches for Kids growing season, each Grower was encouraged to adopt an M4K Handle (a mustache alias, if you will).
Below, please find a current roster of Growers’ Mustaches for Kids monikers:
will flores / Bigotes
nick brandfon / Don Texaco
eamon daly / Stache Gordon
anthony turano / Doughboy
fook / Fook
dan lobring / General Wisenheimer
matt wood / Generalissimo H. A. III, Minister Of Unpleasant Concerns
mark buege / Gorman Thomas
mike hampton / Grandmaster Stache
joe baker / Growzer the Growzarian
andrew reed / Horatio Mustachio
jonas seigel / Inspector Clouseau
timothy sondreal / Junkyard Fog II
steven pate / Just for Brimley
karl lobring / K Fed
spencer lokken / Luigi
kyle gerhart / Milo Minderbinder
mike faddis / Permastache
gregg allinson / Peter Von Vanderburgh
frank swavroc / Sheepsmasher
phil bajorat / Snidely Whipstache
brian derstine / St’ashton Kutcher
antar jackson / Stachin’ Action Jackson
tim mccoy / Stewey
todd cole / Stroker Ace
mike shriner / Tango & Stache
ethan teas / The Big Teas
dan lopez / The Glen Stache
kevin jackson / The Tickler
brock trautvetter / Trout
chris barroner / The Peanut Butter Solution
chris schuler / St’ashlee Simpson
December 2nd, 2006
