2010 Beardsman Beard & Moustache Contest

The Bay of Beards website is finally up, and is always being updated. Check it out here. I hope you like it can make it out. The contest will be on May 1st 2010 at the Dunedin Brewery. Should be great this year.

Thats all for now,
Austin

Beard Team USA Announcement

To All Members and Fans of Beard Team USA,

Plans for the $5000 BTUSA National Beard and Moustache
Championships in Bend, Oregon on June 5 are well underway.

Huge Announcement


Online registration for the Nationals is now available!
Just go to http://beardteamusa.org/nationals for everything
you need to know. Registration for competitors is $40, which
gets you into the competition, two chances to win $1000 (one for
winning your category and another in the drawing), and free beer
during the event.


Before you register, be sure to check out the options available for
activities on Friday, June 4. When you register, you can sign up for a
choice of mountain biking, brewery hopping, canoeing, cave exploring, or
rafting. All of the activities have limited availability so be sure to sign
up soon. Click here for more information about the activities.

Also, note that there are three choices for lodging. The upscale Mt.
Bachelor Village Resort offer rooms and condos for a range for prices. Most
people will stay at the mid-range Phoenix Inn, which is offering suites to
our group for a rate of $109 per night. The budget option is at the Super 8
Motel with rooms for about $70.

If you stay at the Mt. Bachelor Village or at the Super 8, you will probably
want to have a car. If you are at the Phoenix Inn, you won't need one,
since the Phoenix Inn is right downtown.

Another Huge Announcement


Two-time World Beard Champion (Full Beard Natural) and noted beard book author
Jack Passion will not be competing. Jack is going to step aside and
give others with full beards a shot at the $1000. Instead, he will be the
onstage host of the competition.

Be sure to check beardteamusa.org for the latest information.

See you in Bend!

Phil Olsen
Founder and Self-Appointed Captain
Beard Team USA

LOTS OF UPDATES!

Hey Beardsman and Beard-ladies. I have a couple updates regarding the contest, new merchandise, and website updates.

The 2010 Bay of Beards Competition IS CONFIRMED!!!
On Saturday, May 1st 2010 the Dunedin Brewery will be hosting the second annual Beardsman beard and moustache contest. The Brewery did an amazing job last year, and we are looking forward this year going off even bigger. We already have received a couple very generous donations and are avidly looking for more donors. If you or your business is interested in being a donor for this year’s Beardsman contest please contact Austin at faceforest@beardsman.com. This week I’m going to be posting http://BayOfBeards.com, the contest website.

I have updated the website pretty well in each of the pages. If you get a moment to check out some of the stuff I added, I think you’ll be into some of the additions. I’ve added a couple games in the arcade, and added one or two beard styles. Beardsman is looking for official Team members that are located in FL. Be sure to check out the “team” page, I have some more information on there.



We have recently put out a piece of merchandise called the Bearded Danglers. Check out the store. Yvonne Rygiel of stellasophia has hand made these wonderful little buddies. There are only a couple of the Danglers in existence as of right now, so make sure you move with haste! We will be releasing some more merchandise soon. It might keep you northerners a little bit warmer than a t-shirt (not to give it away or anything).

In other beard news, The WBMC and Beard Team USA have posted new websites. They look fantastic so check them out. If you are in the Austin, TX area Misprint Mag is hosting a beard & moustache contest. http://m.misprintmagazine.com/post/379216950/4th-annual-misprint-beard-and-moustache-competition

Hope you enjoy the good news here and keep checking back for updates.

Austin

Holy City Beard&Moustache Contest

HCBMS Folks,

Lots in the works here for 2010 (Year of the Beard)!

The big event is February 13th at Tin Roof, the Southeastern Beard & Moustache Championships. Make sure you get your registration form in (on the event page). A PayPal will be set up soon as well. We have beards coming in as far away as Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, & New York. I am working on the Round Holiday Inn as the event hotel.

Sponsors are shaping up as well. Volunteers will be need for Friday nights opening social at Southend Brewery & for the night of the competion at Tin Roof. Let me know if you can help & it is much appreciated! I already have a few & AmeriCorps might lend a hand.

Is anyone interested in HCBMS having a Twitter page? Would you be interested in running it, mainly to annouce monthly pub nights? Let me know.

Other news:
Jan 16th - at Flying Saucer in Columbia 8pm, 2nd Annual South Carolina Beard & Moustache Association Pub Night (after World Beer Festival)

Jan 23rd - Blind Tiger January Pub Night at 8pm

March pub night will be at Tommy Condon's in downtown Charleston.

Our 3rd Anniversary party looks to be a more "formal' affair at FIG (Food is Good). More to come.

Send in any suggestions or comments,

Paul
Commander, Holy City Beard & Moustache Society

Moustache T-Shirt; Lip Lawn

Beardsman.com is super excited to announce we have unveiled the newest addition to the alliteration line. Designed by Daniel Mrgan, the "Lip Lawn" design the first pro-moustache t-shirt. To order. I'd like to thank my good friend Ben Sharpe modeled the shirt. He looks like a champion to me! To all you moustacheman out there, I hope you enjoy this. We worked very hard to make it something special.

Till next time,
Austin

Beard Team USA Nationals Update

Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships

To all members, fans, and friends of Beard Team USA:

The first ever Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships will take place on Saturday, May 36, 2010, in Bend, Oregon [I got the state right :0) -ed].

Bend was selected from over 25 communities, resorts, and hotels -- ranging from Las Vegas to Peoria -- submitting bids to host the championships. Bend has pledged full community support for this extraordinary event.

Located on the Deschutes River in Central Oregon, Bend offers fly-fishing, rafting, golf, canoeing, mountain biking, hiking, and possibly even late season skiing and snowboarding at nearby Mount Bachelor. Did I mention beer? Bend is the home of seven microbreweries including the famous Deschutes Brewery practically next door to the Les Schwab Amphitheater where the competiton will take place.

There will be competition in four separate categories designed to include everyone. The winner in each category will walk away with a cool $1000. So that everyone gets a shot at the cash, the fifth $1000 prize will go to a contestant selected at random.

Here are the categories:

1. Best moustache. Beards are allowed in this category but the contestants will be judged on their moustaches only;
2. Best partial beard. Includes goatees, van dykes, sideburns, musketeers, etc.;
3. Best full beard. Styling aids are permitted;
4. Freestyle. Anything goes. Anything. Be creative.

The date?? It's May 36. Purists will insist that it is actually June 5, but since I have been promising for months that the Nats will be in May, I am sticking with May 36 for now.

The championships will take place in conjunction with the 8th Annual Balloons over Bend hot air balloon festival.

Stay tuned for information on registration, lodging options, transportation from the airport in Portland, and everything else you will need to know.

For now all members of Beard Team USA are asked to:

1. Make plans to be in Bend on May 36;
2. Tell everyone they know about the BTUSA Nationals;
3. Keep growing their beards and moustaches for America.

Cheers,
Phil Olsen
Founder and self-appointed captain
Beard Team USA

Merch Updates

Beardsman

It has been a while since I have introduced a new set of merchandise, but I have some good news. This afternoon I picked up the 2 new t-shirts and 1 new hoodie, and I am pleased to say that the art is coming along nicely. Moustaches world wide will be excited to hear that Beardsman will have a pro-moustache shirt to add to our growing line. Of course I didn't leave out the beards though. A new design is in your future as well. Thanks for reading. More updates will be there as they come in.

-Austin