Moustches

You want what you don't have.

And I don't have a moustache.

While people often tell me I have great facial hair, I lack the moustache. 


Hitler and Stalin both had moustaches that will live forever with their name.  Einstein, while often remembered for his brain and wild hair, had a boss of a moustache.

I know, those were two negative examples of moustaches and one genius example, but while I have been called a genius in the past, I know that it isn't warranted until I have a moustache.
And as far as Hitler and Stalin go, any press is good press, right. Just because the 'stache was on an evil being doesn't make the 'stache evil. I have on good authority that Stalin's facial hair was a very strong supporter of democracy.

But let's get away from politics and move on to some of the better remembered moustaches.

Tom Selleck: Oh my, Magnum, P.I.  This is a great example. Ladies loved them some Tom Selleck. While many of today's women are too young to remember this stud, let me give a more modern example.  Monica from Friends could not resist the Selleck 'stache. While things didn't work out between them, it was the writers doing and not the 'stache.

Burt Reynolds: Here is another great example of a stud from back in the day. Smokey and the Bandit, Cannonball Run, Deliverance, The Longest Yard; ring any bells? Yeah, great actor, even greater 'stache.

Freddie Mercury: Lead singer of Queen. Amazing voice and an iconic moustache.

Lemmy from Motorhead: Here is another great moustache.  The great kicker is the connection to the sideburns. Ah may zing.

Hulk Hogan: Here is one of the best wrestlers of all time.  Hello, Atomic Leg Drop? I don't even need to explain any more, his greatness is self-explanatory.

Now, clearly you can see how everyone has been affected by the moustache.  World War II affected everyone and two main players had a 'stache. Not to mention the brain behind the bomb, and many, many other great ideas. 
Great voices, great attributes of strength, great acting and of course the ability to actually have a goatee all come with the moustache.

One day I hope to obtain the power that comes with the moustache, but until then I am stuck with this.


I would also like to give a shout out to my boy Ambrose Burnside, who had such iconic facial hair during the Civil War that upon ending, his name became a style of facial hair we all know and love: the sideburns.

Reader requests have included two more entries. Both very quality, if I might say so.

Eddie Guerrero: May this moustache rest in peace. A great wrestler taken before his time, he shows what a simple trim job can do for a 'stache.

Rollie Fingers: Hard to believe I forgot to add this great moustache. An amazing 'stache in the game I love. Rollie mastered the strike zone, and also mastered the moustache wax.

Mark