Say Goodbye to The Mustache Lemon Pepper!

This is it people! The last week of the Mustache for Kids. It's been an interesting and at times embarrassing journey but it was all worth it. I was able to raise $812 (so far) and I'm proud that I'm able to help some of the kids here in Baltimore City.

If you have already donated, I would like to thank you very much. And that's a thanks even if you only donated because you thought the idea of me growing a mustache would be hilarious. And as you're aware of already, it was. Lol.

If you have yet to donate and would like to, please visit my Donor URL below and make a contribution. Your contribution can be as little as $1 (every dollar counts) and you can even donate anonymously if you like.

Donor URL: http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=99841

Last but not least, if you're wondering how the mustache looks now, check out the picture below.


Yes, the 'stache will be gone by Saturday night. Sorry to everyone who has made fun of me relentlessly (Lance, Laf, you reading this?).

And for a quick recap of how le 'stache got to this point, check out these blogposts...

Contemplating...

"The Decision"...

The Shave...

The Growth

Thanks again to everyone that has donated and those of you that donate after reading this!

The PronStache Has Arrived...

If you've been following my blog over the last 3 weeks (and I know for a fact that THOUSANDS of you have been, ha) then you're keenly aware of my effort to grow a "Mustache For Kids". You're also aware that I was a bit reluctant to shave my face clean in order to grow this 'stache.

Well, it's 3 weeks in and I've gone from this...


...to this...

...to this...

I know what you're thinking, "It's not that bad!" Oh ok, well you grow one then!

I didn't think so!

A week and a half to go and the mustache is only going to get thicker and more "interesting". But thank goodness it's just one more week and a half!!!

As always, if you feel compelled to support my mustache (and the kids of the Baltimore City Public School System), please visit the URL below or use the widget below:

http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=99841



A big thanks to those of you that have already donated.

On another note, I just found out that Mr. Kutcher (also known as "The Cooch", well at least in my mind) is also participating.

November 18, The Holiday

Presented. Without. Comment.

The PronStache Cometh: Step 1, The Shave

Because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm going to blog about the month-long shenanigans that's about to ensue.

By now you've read this... and this.

As you'll see below I was a little apprehensive when it came time to shave (sidebar: Laf catch up!!!!)...


After that ensued one of the absolute worst decisions I have made in life...THE SHAVE! While I was doing it I could tell it wasn't going to turn out ummm, well. But I went ahead anyway (hell, I didn't have a choice since half my mustache was already gone) and here's what I get for being a dumbazz...


Is it just me or is my skin so white in that pic on the right that the picture looks brighter? Whatever.

And for those that would like to see the individual pics, before and after here ya go (have fun, enjoy, laugh, whatever lol)...



Soooooo, now that you've seen that video and the post-shave pic, I'm going to ask you to support my (soon to be visible) mustache and donate a few bucks ($5 at least please) toward supporting a school program here in Baltimore City. You can use the form below to visit my Donor page and donate.



If the form isn't displaying above (the widget seems to be wishy-washy), please please please visit http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=99841 and make a donation.

The PronStache Cometh...

Okay, so a couple days ago I mentioned that I was considering doing this Mustache's For [Bad-Azz] Kids thing to support Baltimore City Public Schools.

Well I put out a call via email and got ABSOLUTELY no response from my friends. Well, actually I did get one response and it was from the husband of one of my former co-workers who I never really hang out with but I'm in his fantasy league so I guess we're at least cool. Anywho, he's gotten two of his co-workers to join and he'll be shaving his face clean this evening as well and growing a mustache - that'll obviously be incomparable to my forthcoming Ron Jeremy PronStache - for the next month as well.

I'll be posting more information either tonight or tomorrow and on-going throughout the next 30 days to try and solicit donations. Hopefully I won't look too stupid or better yet, any more stupid that I normally look. Below you'll see pics of me this morning. Bye-bye goatee. Bye bye premature greys. Bye bye jaw-defining beard. Until next month...


Why did I try to do the serious face though? LMAO!


Fellas I know you gonna hate on it but that scarf = THE BUSINESS!

Grow a Mustache for Cash (Errr, Kids)!

I sent out an email a few days ago telling friends that I'm strongly considering participating in a the Mustache's For Kids fund-raiser here in Baltimore this year. I emailed them to see if anyone would want to take part with me and the response I received...

Resounding silence! LOL.

What does it entail you ask? Shaving your face at the beginning of November (Nov. 3 to be exact) and growing a mustache only for the next four weeks. The point of growing the 'stache is to evoke conversation and be able to spread the word about the cause. Specifically, "the Growers use the mustache to start conversations and solicit donations from friends, family, co-workers, and random strangers."

Oh yeah, the cause...

The Mustaches for Kids Baltimore Chapter donates monies raised to Donors Choose (donorschoose.org) which is a non-profit organization that allows donors to individually choose and directly fund teacher-submitted educational projects, improving the public school experience for students in Baltimore City and around the country.

I like kids heck, I even mentor one. Also, I have only shaved my face clean once in life (shocking, I know). I figure if I'm going to go without facial hair again - though it'll only be that way for about 3 days as the Ron Jeremy 'stache grows in - I may as well do it for a good cause. Most of you know I'm a goatee or full beard kinda guy and I take my appearance more seriously than any of you can imagine soooooo... This isn't going to be a walk in the park for me but I think it will be worth it.

Learn more about the cause and mustache month here: http://m4kbaltimore.org/about/

I know what you're all thinking..."But Thanksgiving is in November! You mean Imma have to rock the 'stache for Thanksgiving?!?!" YES! But imagine how much money you can raise from family members when you tell them not only is your flavor-saver for "flavor-saving" purposes but also to give kids an opportunity to learn and get a better education!

For full rules, check out this URL: http://m4kbaltimore.org/rules/

If you happen to be interested, drop a comment on this blogpost. LADIES, you're allowed to participate too! Just not on my team! We don't need any switch-hitters on my squad. I joke, I kid. If you're a lovely lady with a 'stache lined up like the goal-line at FedEx field, feel free join in on the fun!