Kenny Loggins

I present you the king of 80's movie themes. Looking back at the 80's, Top Gun may be the most over rated movie ever and was actually quite terrible and boring. Anthony Edwards was the only actual "actor" in that whole movie. I still can't figure out Tom Cruise is considered a movie star and how he can still make movies even though he is certifiably crazy and Val Kilmer can't catch a break these days. I miss the orginial Iceman. Reguardless, Danger Zone is the quintessential 80's song when you want to get pumped up. If I'm about to play an intense game of racquetball or badminton, I turn on the Danger Zone and I'm ready to go. If I'm not quite in the Danger Zone mood, I switch to footloose to liven up and get ready for some intense action. They just don't make music like this anymore. The world today could use a little more Kenny Loggins. Again showing that just because your a "rock star," it doesn't mean that you can't grow a sweet beard.

Marc Gasol

You may know about Pau Gasol, the outstanding bearded power forward for the LA Lakers. But, how much do you know about his little brother, Marc? He may be Pau's little brother, but the guy is an absolute beast and looks like a true Spanish monster where his brother looks like a telephone pole. Marc was originally with the Lakers, but while he was still playing in Spanish leagues last year, they traded his rights to the Grizzlies for his brother Pau. This had to have been terrible to find out for Marc. I'm sure that Pau had been complaining about playing in Vancouver and how much the Grizzlies organization sucked, and how the only good thing they ever did was select Antonio Daniels #4 in the 1997 NBA Draft. And now Pau is a Laker and Marc is a Grizzly. That is a tough break. I guess he much take consolation in looking like a man bear. I have known about Marc for quite some time now, with peak interest in him being when the trade for Pau was made. Then the Gasol brothers played for Spain in the 08 Summer Olympics. I'm watching the game and just absolutely fall in love with Marc, who is without question my celebrity comparison. Well, if I put on 100 pounds and few a foot, very soon hopefully. After the game I got a call from my friend. He told me he saw me on TV today, and I was overly confused. Then he admitted that it was the 7 foot version of me. I started to laugh uncontrollably and fall to the ground. I was very happy that someone else recognized the fact of our similar appearance. There are very few people who would want to be compared appearance wise to a 7 foot hulk of a Spaniard, but I take it with the highest comparison. I have to admit though that he was be even more awesome if he spelled his name with a k, but that's a seperate story. We all know the better way to spell mark is with a k, not a c. My only hope is that Marc gets traded soon so I can see more of him on TV since they never show Grizzly games on national TV.

Dustin Hazelett

So I watched UFC 91: Lesnar vs Couture. But was completely distracted from the "big fight" by this scrawny brazilian jiu-jitsu ace. It wasn't just because he submitted Tamdan McCrory with a sweet arm bar, it's because he had the greatest beard that I have seen in the UFC in a long time. I've seen this guy fight before, and each fight it gets better, he's won his last fights, I'm just guessing that he's not shaving again until he loses. If that is the case, I hope that this guy never loses. Also, the guy's nickname is McLovin, so he is definitely a winner in my book.

Desmond Hume

So I might have already done a Sayid Jarrah post, but I just couldn't help myself. I love Lost, end of story. I had to get my favorite character on here, brother. Sure he's mainly only in the 3rd and 4th season, but he has always been my favorite since he was introduced in the season 2 premiere. Yes, Desmond is the guy they found in the hatch that had been down there 3 years when his boat that he got from Libby washed ashore on the Island. Jack sees him for the first time and remembers him as the Scottish man who had given him advice 3 years earlier. He also informs them about the hatch and the pushing of a buttom every 108 minutes, which is basically the whole story line of the second season. His backstory is great, but his beard is even better. It's not too big to the point of it being distracting, and it's not too small where you don't notice it. I mean come on, they live on an Island, the men are supposed to have beards, that's just part of the experience. Oh, I found this site while looking, definitely better than mine.

Sayid Jarrah

I watch a lot of TV. And I mean a lot of TV. I was never a big fan of Lost. But I had time to kill this past Spring and knocked out the first 3 seasons while season 4 was going on. Needless to say I got hooked. It is the most mind boggling show that I've ever attempted to watch, and I love almost everything about it. Of course they've been on the Island a lot by now, so most of the men have beards. But with the finding of the hatch, Sawyer, Jack, Locke and Hurley are more often shaved than they used to be. So that leaves us with the great Sayid Jarrah, magnificently played by Naveen Andrews. Having an Iraqi torturer on the plane was a smart choice and he has been one of my favorite characters alongside Ben and Desmond. I can't remember the last time he was clean shaven, maybe in some flash backs/ flash forwards. Tom Friendly had a great beard, then we found out it was fake, I was greatly disappointed at this time. With Sayid now back in civilization, I'm hoping he doesn't shave any time soon, that could be heart breaking. I could go on about Lost for days, so I'll stop and celebrate the great Lost beard of Sayid.

Morgan Grimes

So yeah, Chuck is one of my favorite current TV shows. Sure Zachary Levi is great and I initially watched the show because of Adam Baldwin and his genius one liners, but I have grown very fond of the character Morgan Grimes played by Joshua Gomez. Obviously the beard has a lot to do with it. It's grown from the first season, which probably only I have noticed. Although he's trimmed his hair from the first season, the beard is back and better than ever. But he's a slacker and enjoys his beard, so of course I feel a connection with him. He has gotten a lot more face time in the 2nd season and it has made me a very happy man. Although the show is fantastic, it would not be nearly the same without Morgan, so here's to hoping that you never get killed off.

Black Beard

So yeah, today's Halloween. One of my favorite custumes of all time is a Pirate, although they all look like Captain Jack Sparrow now. But, this post is dedicated to one of the greatest pirates of all time: Black Beard. Sure the guy's name was Edward Teach, but that sounds really boring for a pirate with such a great beard. Black beard is easily the logical choice here. From the early 1700's until his death in 1718, Blackbeard, instilled fear in everyone who sailed the seas, including other pirates. He was the most feared pirate in the Caribbean and the East Coast of the 13 colonies. When the name pirate comes into your mind, this is the kind of guy that you think of. He set himself up as the Magistrate of Nassau, where he ruled over other pirates and citizens alike. So yeah, cross pirate king off the list of great accomplishments for a bearded lad. During his life, He had received five gunshot wounds and three knife wounds, all of which should have ended his life. He had survived all of them, only falling over with the ninth fatal wound he received. Consequently, the belief in Blackbeards supernatural power became firmly implanted in Caribbean folklore. Sure he was an awful guy who plundered other ships and killed plenty of time, but he did it all with a great beard. I would like to boldly state that he would have been nothing without his beard. Case Closed.

Lumberjacks

This is not dedicated to any particular beard, but more so to a group of people where their occupation requires a beard. Any occupation that includes having a beard be a requirement, makes me want to switch careers immediately. So here's to lumber jacks everywhere, may they never be forgotten. We all know that Paul Bunyan is the most famous lumber jack, but that's folklore. Lumberjacks are all over America doing one of the toughest and most physically demanding jobs around. These people need to have strength and determination, and a beard. I often joke that with my beard, I could be a lumberjack. I love the comparison, but I am no lumberjack. So this is how I choose to honor them, via blog. Hopefully lumberjacks surf the blogs out there so they feel respected. Lumberjacks are not everywhere ofcourse, not every state requires them. But in a few states, they are plentiful. States like: Alaska. In searching lumberjacks, I was able to come across the only lumberjack cd I know of, I really want it. I also found out where I want to go on my next vacataion, and of course, it's in Alaska. There's even a calendar! If I didn't grow up in Ohio, I'm sure I would have been a lumberjack, oh well, maybe in the next life

Paul Bunyan

So, it's been awhile. I forgot about this thing the second I started grad school. Definitely didn't have the time to do this, and I must admit, the list of great beards was running out. So for the triumphant return of beard of the day, I will go with a legend, a classic, an icon: Paul Bunyan. This guy had many things going for him. He was a lumberjack, he was a giant, and he had a blue ox. Sure this guy is a myth, but how sweet are the myths about him. "Paul cleared trees from both North and South Dakota so that the land there would make better farm land." What a great guy he was, a man of the people I would say. Making the Dakotas habitable, what a guy. Also "he made the Great Lakes so that his blue ox Babe would have some drinking water." What a solid fellow, creating a place for his big blue ox to drink water. It's not like glaciers melted or anything, it was definitelly all Paul. And it's not like he's faded out over time, he's still all over the place. "Life-size" statues are definitely a must for a legend. And I'm not just talking about one, I'm definitely talking multiple. All over the place, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, and even in Maine. So here's to the man that will live in beard history for eternity: Good work buddy.

Bob Ross

When you think about great beards, Bob Ross's name has to come to mind. Add to that his awesome white man's afro and his ability to paint the sweetest pictures by looking directly at you, and this man is a legend. His TV show was simply amazing and I'm sure that I was not the only one who watched it growing up. Although I am a terrible artist and have no interest in art, I still found myself watching him paint, I just couldn't help myself. He sadly died in 1995 due to lymphoma. Although he may have passed, his legendary beard and afro will continue to live on and teach a new generation on how to paint while still looking awesome. Thank you Bob Ross, you are most definitely missed

Benjamin Harrison

Being memorial day and all, I thought it was fitting to have a former President recognized. Harrison was our 23rd president by beating Grover Cleveland in 1888. Plus, he was born in Ohio and I am proud of the fact that 8 U.S. Presidents were from Ohio. Also, his grandpa was William Henry Harrison, who was also a president, but didn't have a beard sadly, but was only president for a month, so maybe he was planning on growing one and just didn't get the chance. Benjamin was only 5'6, so to make up for his lack of height, he grew a sweet beard that definitely makes up for that. I still wish it was the 1800's so every one had a sweet beard like Harrison, but maybe it was too common then and I wouldn't be so proud of my beard as I am today. Anyway, happy memorial day and I hope people to take time out of their day to learn more about our past presidents.

Kimbo Slice

So yeah, I'm a big MMA fan and am also a Kimbo Slice fan. This guy is an absolute monster. His youtbue street fights are legendary on the internet. And now the fact that this guy is attempting to become a legitimate MMA start and headlining the first ever MMA event on national broadcast on CBS may 31st. His name is actually Kevin Ferguson, but being a bad ass like him, he had to use a bad ass name like Kimbo Slice. I'm excited what he will actually be fighting legitimate competition instead of people like Ray Mercer, Bo Cantrell and an over the hill Tank Abbott. James Thompson should be an easy win for Kimbo, and should impress the fans with a quick and powerful knockout. It's hard to pull off the big beard with a shaved head look, so good job Kimbo, keep up the good work.

Grizzly Adams

Whenever someone has a huge/wild beard, people say that he has a Grizzly Adams beard. So I thought it would be perfect to have Grizzly be the beard of the day. Dan Haggerty was Grizzly ADams on the TV show, The life and times of Grizzly Adams. Haggerty is a cool guy, he had his own brand of barbeque sauce which is awesome, he custom designed the motorcycles for Easy Rider and he is the only person to ever have his name removed from the hollywood walk of fame (and it wasn't for selling cocaine in the 80's). I also did enjoy the the bear on the show, the fact that his best friend is a bear is kind of sweet. Another great part is that there was a real life Grizzly Adams. The Grizzly Adams look is definitely a hard one to pull off because you pretty much have not to shave for at least a year, groom it straight and make sure there's hair everywhere, neck, cheeks, everywhere. So thank you Dan Haggerty and Grizzly Adams for bringing back the mid 1800's fur trapper look.

Brad Pitt

I was watching Seven over the weekend. I don't really care for Brad Pitt, I think he's over rated and not that great of an actor. However, whenever he was not shooting a film in the late 90's, he would grow a sweet beard. This thing was huge and unkempt. He looked like a hippie straight out of the 60's, not a hollywood leading man. So yeah, i'll probably never like him (although I do enjoy Seven, Fight Club, 12 Monkeys) He can grow a pretty sweet beard. But I he hasn't done it lately and I'm guessing that would be Angelina's fault because she has too many kids that he would probably scare. I miss 90's Brad Pitt, please come back and stop making boring movies.

Ben Roethlisberger

Being a big Cleveland Browns fan, I don't typically care for a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. However, He played high school football in Findlay, the city south of Bowling Green. And he played at Miami, a MAC school that I don't really like but I do always like when MAC players make it big. And then, I come across these awesome pictures of Ben drinking at a party with college girls (about half way down). The fact that he's at what appears to be a Frat party is funny, then the fact he's wearing a drinking t-shirt that says "Drink Like A Champion Today" makes it even more awesome. I knew he played football with a beard, but I did not know he picked up sorority girls with a beard.

Here's to you Ben, we need to get you a t-shirt that says "Bearded Drinking Champion"

Ralph Lauren Model

So yeah, I was looking up modern beard fashion, and I came across this article. Although the article is from March, 2006, I think it still fits today. Bushy beards is no longer the worst thing in the world. Ralph Lauren even has models that wear bushy beards, which I find awesome (maybe I could be one?).

Favorite parts of the article:
His shaving regimen involves the use of a razor about as frequently as the seasons change.

Martin's idea of a style symbol, seriously, is Ulysses S. Grant, whose beard he came to admire after watching the 2003 Civil War-era drama "Cold Mountain."

Andrew Deutsch, a designer of interactive Web videos, swears that having a beard has changed his life, giving him an air of confidence. "I met my current girlfriend a week after I started growing my beard in November," Mr. Deutsch said. Now he finds himself constantly touching and stroking the beard, as if it were a talisman. "It's like a security blanket on my face," he said.

Yet the return of the wild beard carries a certain erotic charge that has been missing from beards since the Furry Freak look of the 1970's, or at least those who grow them hope they do.

That a full beard can suddenly look right — or, more accurately, not so awful — illustrates how quickly ideals of masculinity can change.

At hipster hangouts and within fashion circles, the bearded revolution that began with raffishly trimmed whiskers a year or more ago has evolved into full-fledged Benjamin Harrisons. At New York Fashion Week last month at least a half-dozen designers turned up with furry faces. }

"For a while men have looked too much like Boy Scouts going off to day camp."
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Long live the beard

Rupert from Suvivor

So yeah, the posts have been lacking this week, no beard of the day or free t-shirt of the day. Sorry about that if any one actually reads this thing. My girlfriend came down from Cleveland to spend some time together and I just didn't have the time. Instead, we watched Survivor: Pearl Islands on DVD and she suggested that Rupert should be my beard of the day, which was a great idea. I loved this guy. He was strong and had a sweet, completely unkempt beard. He intimidated everyone with that beard. Some people still try to have a styilish beard, this guy embraced his hippy beard, so here's to you Rupert.

Roy Halladay

After watching the game yesterday, I had to select Doc Halladay as my beard of the day. He didn't really have it yesterday, but in the past it's been something special. I heard something that he doesn't shave until he loses, which is awesome. This guy is a monster, and I was so happy when they took him out of the ballgame after Casey hit a double off of him. This guy already has 4 complete games this year, no one else has more than 1. And to remove him after only 6 innings and 2 earned runs is crazy, I don't know if he asked to leave, but that was his shortest outing of the season. And yes, I know he technically have up 4 ER last night, but when he left he had only given up 2, Accardo gave up a 2 run double to Francisco that scored Halladay's inherited runners. But this bearded wonder was the AL Cy Young Winner in 2003 when he went 22-7, 9 complete games, 266 innings and a 3.25 ERA. He's also lead the league in complete games 3 times and will probably do the same thing this year. The guy's a throw back, and we were lucky to get him out of the game so soon. Stay tuned for tomorrow's beard of the day, if you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Al Hrabosky

We're going old school here with The Mad Hungarian, Al Hrabosky. Hrabosky was the closer for the st. louis cardinals in the 1970's and later went on to pitch for Kansas City and Atlanta. He was one of the top relievers in the mid 70's going 13-3, 22 saves, 1.66 ERA and finishing 3rd in the Cy Young race in 1975. This guy was an animal, and I do believe that his intimidating facial hair had something to do with that. Prototypical 70's beard to go along with a sweet fu man chu and the classic 70's mustache. This guy is a legend, and I can not think of a better nickname for the guy than The Mad Hungarian.

Jake Plummer

Yeah, I never really liked Jake Plummer. I thought he was a pretty boy when he was Jake the Snake at Arizona State and with the Arizona Cardinals. Then, he went to Denver and transformed into Mountain Man. He also retired from football at age 32 even though teams still wanted him and took up another professional sport, Handball! How awesome is that? To make things even better, his picture used during the 2006 football season was with him and just a mustache that made him look like an 80's porn star, classic. Here's to you Jake and good luck with the whole handball thing.

Casey Blake

Obviously, I have a beard and I like it very much. I also enjoy other people's beards. Today we will be looking at Casey Blake's beard (before he shaved). I have to say that it's a pretty good beard for an athlete, screw the Yankees, I think all teams should require their players to grow facial hair, not keep them cleanshaven. Way to go Casey!