Talking Beards

Ryan Gore is the president of the Derby City Whisker Club out of Louisville KY. We sat down and talked about their upcoming "Whiskermania 3" event and also the previous years of this wrestling themed beard and mustache contest. Ryan is quite an interesting fella and I love finding common interests with someone other than beards when I interview them! There are some pretty big named and accomplished judges for this event, and Aaron Johnston to round it off. We talk about all the details of the event, but here they are all below-Hope to see you there!!!

The hardest hitting beard and moustache championship in the land is back for round three! In a bigger venue, on a bigger stage, with even bigger beards - this is an event you won't want to miss!

We will be supporting Active Heroes again this year! They are a great charity that helps aid military families and works to prevent veteran suicide.

Doors & Onsite Registration: 5pm

Registration End and Event Start: 7pm

Admission: $15

Tickets and Preregistration link in event info

This is a 21 and over event.

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Program Sponsors

Air Hydro Power

LG&E

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Judges

Aaron Johnston

Emily Eufinger

Stephen Casper

Bryan Nelson

Kate Dixon, AKA Dingo K8 MyBaby

Troy Yocum

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Pre-Party Info

Coming into town early and want to let your beard (or mustache) down before the main event? Come out to the official WhiskerMania 3 Pre-Party at Merle's Whiskey Kitchen!

FB Event page link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1607750575958269/

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Categories

Please note that competitors will only be allowed to compete in only ONE facial hair category. You are welcome to compete in the Tag Team category and a facial hair category if you choose.

Fake Facial Hair:

Fake Fantastic

Craft beards and/or mustaches made from any materials you can get your hands on.

Fake Realistic

Fake beard and/or mustache strives to look as natural and realistic as possible.

Mustache:

Natural Mustache

Mustache may be styled but without styling aids. The hairs are allowed to start growing from up to a maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip. No styling aids are allowed.

Styled Mustache

Mustache may be styled with styling aids. The hairs are allowed to start growing from up to a maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip. This category includes classic styles like the Dali, English, Handlebar and everything in between.

Partial Beard:

Chops

All sideburns with shaved chin. Unstyled mustache allowed. No styling aids allowed.

Goatee

Facial hair grown only on chin, upper and lower lip. Beard and mustache may be styled but without aids. No styling aids allowed. Mustache not required.

Whaler

Unbroken unshaven area from temple to chin to temple. Upper lip clean shaven. No styling aids allowed.

Partial Beard w/ Styled Mustache

All partial beards not matching other classes will be considered partial beard w/ styled mustache if the moustache is styled. Styling aids are allowed on the mustache only.

Partial Beard Freestyle

All partial beards not matching other classes will be considered partial beard freestyle. Styling aids are allowed.

Full Beard:

Natural: 0 to 4 inches

Full beard under 4 inches as measured from the bottom lip. As grown, mustache integrated. No styling aids allowed.

Natural: 4 to 8 inches

Full beard between 4 and 8 inches as measured from the bottom lip. As grown, mustache integrated. No styling aids allowed.

Natural: 8 to 12 inches

Full beard between 8 and 12 inches as measured from the bottom lip. As grown, mustache integrated. No styling aids allowed.

Natural: 12 inches plus

Full beard over 12 inches as measured from the bottom lip. As grown, mustache integrated. No styling aids allowed.

Full Beard Under 5 inches w/ Styled Mustache

Full beard under 5 inches as measured from the bottom lip. Only mustache can be styled with aids and may start growing from up to maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip.

Full Beard Over 5 inches w/ Styled Mustache

Full beard over 5 inches as measured from the bottom lip. Only mustache can be styled with aids and may start growing from up to maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip.

Full Beard Freestyle

All full beards not matching other classes will be considered full beard freestyle. Styling aids are allowed.

Tag Team Championship

What does it take to become a WhiskerMania Tag Team you might ask. Well do you and a friend like to dress up as your favorite wrestlers? Or just like to wear themed costumes in general? Or are you a Whiskerina tht likes to dress as your favorite Whisker? Or vice versa? Well all these things make for a perfect WhiskerMania Tag Team! *Please note that if you choose to compete in this category, you WILL be allowed to compete in another regular category that evening.

Best Club

Awarded to the club with the most members registered to compete.

Best In Show

Awarded to the competitor with the highest individual score.

*Styling aid=wax, gel, hairspray, glue, bacon grease, ear wax, you get the picture

Coming into town early and want mingle with fellow beardos (and mustachios) before the main event?

Come out to the official WhiskerMania 3 Pre-Party at Merle's Whiskey Kitchen and enjoy some of Kentucky's finest exports: Fried Chicken and Bourbon!

We'll be enjoying dinner and drinks from 7pm to 10pm, then keeping the party going at Patrick O'Shea's right across the street!

See y'all there!

Derby City Whisker Club

Active Heroes

Small towns can breed some interesting people. I traveled thousands of miles to meet with an interesting fella, Doug White, and talk all things beard clubbing. President of the Beards of the Old Northwest Rock Creek Chapter, Doug has a great group of guys surrounding him that really help out their local community. They all have big hearts and the desire to do good things for those that are in need as opposed to use club status in a competitive nature. I really learned a lot about how a club can pull together with a common goal, and drive, to make a difference. The Rock Creek club have teamed up with the Beattitude House to continuously help them collect items that they need and to also help them fix up their facilities back to working order.

The Paranormal world is something Doug is interested in as well as I and we discussed Sasquatch, ghosts and ufo's. We also discussed the Mansfield Reformatory, home of Beards Behind Bars 2 this summer, as being one of the most haunted places to visit in the country. Be sure to take a tour when you come down to Beards Behinds Bars June 30th 2018. We dig kinda deep into our beliefs on passing through dimensions and religious implications.

We finish off this episode with talking about the charm of small towns and small town living. It was really interesting to get the perspective from someone who doesn't need much to be happy. Their club is really a brotherhood and a family that spends a lot of time together having fun and doing good. I really enjoy being around Doug and his group whenever we cross paths in the bearding world. Be sure to check out these links below and find out more about their club and the Beattitude House.

Beards of the Old Northwest Rock Creek Chapter-https://www.facebook.com/BeardsOfTheOldNorthwestRockCreek/

Mickeys Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/MickeysLiquorRC/

Asa's Angels- http://asaangels.com/

Beatitude House- http://www.beatitudehouse.com/

Bearded Sinners-https://www.facebook.com/BSBCOHIO/

Mad Viking-https://madvikingbeard.coms

Steel City Beard and Mustache Club-https://www.facebook.com/SteelCityBeards/

Beards of the Old Northwest Cleveland-https://www.facebook.com/BeardsOfTheOldNorthwest/

Joined by some scholarly fellas, The Last Jedi has been a polorizing movie amongst true fans. With the popularity of EP.55 of The Beardcaster, I wanted to get some more opinion on the new Star Wars movie. Happy Holidays on this fun extra episode, hope you enjoy!!!

#starwars #thelastjedi #beard #mustache #podcast #podcasts #facialhair

This years Toys for Tots toy collection was out of this world!!! We collected a record breaking amount of toys between The Beards of the Old Northwest, Rustbelt Whisker Society, and the Steel City Beard and Mustache Club at Camelot Lanes in Boardman, Ohio. The only unfortunate thing that happened that evening was this boneheaded podcaster didn't hook up his recorder properly and I lost all my interviews with everyone from the evening. I am such an idiot! To make up for the lost footage I found a fun chat session with Patrick Quinn and Jeff Bittner with an added splash of Crystal Davis. Hope you enjoy our crazy night at the Super 8!

SPOILERS!!! Be careful listening-Our friend Nicole Tovar from the Dune Sea Garrison, a division of the 501st located in Arizona, Bald Faced Josh, and I discuss the new Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi. We all had some strong feelings about this new movie and we go through a list of what we enjoyed and a bunch of things we didn't like. Take a listen and agree or disagree, our opinions maybe a little strong but we are very passionate on the topic. The movie is getting a lot of mixed reviews right now from the press and public, it is defiantly something stiring the emotions of the fans in this movie. I hope you enjoy this podcast and make sure to check out my website for more details-click HERE