StraightUpBeards Weekly Update

For my first posting I thought I would share a story of a young bearded fellow I recently saw on the bus.
As Asher Roth once stated with deep thought and elegance, "If everyone would please put their drink as high as they can, as high as they can and repeat after me chug! chug! chug! chug!...," and now I am asking all the bearded fellas to please put their beards in the air as high as they can, as high as they can... but don't chug your beard... you need that to survive! Anyways, one early morning on the 71A I noticed a particularly lovely beard sitting across the aisle from me. I mean, this was a NICE beard. Well maintained and a nice strawberry blonde color... and no, I didn't not get caught staring thank you very much!
Long story short, this bearded fella kept putting his hand over his beard on and off as the bus ride went on and then his eyes became very... shifty. Seeing as I don't know this person, there could have been a whole host of reasons why he was covering his beard with his hand. What I concluded was that maybe he was covering his beard because he was ashamed of it! My first thought was WHY WOULD YOU BE ASHAMED OF THAT MAGNIFICENT FLOW OF HAIR?! But really, to each is own and who knows why this shifty eyed bearded man was so very shifty.
In conclusion, I encourage all bearded ones and future bearded ones to be proud of their beards whatever shape they are in, whatever color or size because let's face it bearded men... women dig that beard your rocking so rock it like no one has ever rocked it before!

Sincerely,
StraightUp

Facial Hair Types

So this is totally stolen off of someone else's blog, but i figure it's worth reposting. My personal favorites are the Short Boxed Beard and the Hollywoodian, but I've got to admit the Dali has always intrigued me. Other thoughts?

Beard of the Week

Hello ladies (and gents, if there are any of you out there). As much as I have been enjoying the posts of my fellow blogger Beardlover, I am going to have to respectfully disagree with her on one point: Brad Pitt can pull off a beard. Brad Pitt can do whatever the hell he wants.

In light of this, I think this is the perfect time to introduce a new section of the blog, entitled "Beard of the Week". This honor goes to the beard that I feel is most deserving each week. It will generally be given to a celebrity, unless some layman is able to really impress me with his facial hair.

The beard I've chosen to start us off is one of my first loves. Back in the dark ages when beards were ugly (aka, my childhood), this beard was able to make me weak in the knees, and its only getting better with age.

This one's for you, Brad.

Women Who Love Beards, and The Men That Grow Them- Celebrities With Beards

So this will be the first installment of the ongoing section called "Women Who Love Beards, and The Men That Grow Them". Today the focus will be upon celebrity men who have beards. 


I feel it is important to first discuss the 3 types of men.


1. Men who cannot sport a beard.
2. Men who should always sport a beard.
3. Men who look good with and without a beard. 


As we all know, the third group is the most rare of men and the most valued in the beard world. 


First lets look at some celebrities who have grown beards in the past, but should always keep their face smooth.

1. Brad Pitt. 
2. Pierce Brosnan
3.David Letterman
4.David Duchovny
5.Keanu Reeves


Celebrities who should ALWAYS have a beard.

1.Zack Galifinakis 
2.Bradley Cooper
3.Ryan Dunn
4.Hugh Jackman
5.Gerard Butler


Celebrities who look good with/without the beard.

1. Jake Gyllenhaal
2. David Beckam
3. Viggo Mortensen
4. Jeff Bridges
5. Jared Leto
6. Ben Afleck


While obviously there are plenty more celebrities who have beards, and everyone has an opinion where they go, these are just a few of mine. 

the survey

So, many of us ladies are curious about beards. While we are able to admire them upon the faces of many men, we are unable to fully understand what all goes into having a beard. So as a group we have decided to create a survey so we may obtain further knowledge upon beards. Here are some questions we developed... if you have any other question suggestions please let us know! We will be beginning the survey in the next 2 weeks:)


Basic Beard Info.
1. How long have you had your current beard?
2. How long did it take you to grow your beard?
3. When was the first time you grew your beard?
4. What is the longest length your beard has ever reached?
5. Does anyone in your family have a beard?

Out of Curiosity...
6. Has anyone ever asked you to shave your beard?
7. When you are clean shaved, has anyone ever told you that you needed to re-grow your beard?
8. Why did you initially decide to grow a beard? (No-shavember? Laziness? Bad skin?)
9. What is your maintenance routine?
10. What is the funniest object caught in beard?
11. Have you ever closed your beard in a door?
12. Does having a beard effect G.T.L.?
13. (this is an important one Gents) Does your beard maintenance reflect how tidy you are below the belt?
14. Does it ever bug you?
15.Does it make you feel more manly?
16. Have you ever knowingly gotten laid because of your beard?

Lifestyle Questions
17. Favorite Music?
18. Do you play an instrument?
19. Do you wear glasses/contacts?
20. Do you like the outdoors?
21. Longest committed relationship?
22. Alcoholic beverage of choice?
23. Hometown?
24. Age?

"Fear the Beard"

Although the Steelers may have lost tonight, and the beard has been rumored to be soon trimmed, if not lost forever (per his wife's request) we must always, fear the beard.