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Kerri: Marchstache Ushers In Spring

Posted by DFO

March 4, 2009 5:42 p.m. • 11 comments

Six years ago Jacob Rothrock was inspired to create a just-for-fun mid-winter excuse to get together with friends to celebrate Marchstache. The only criteria to participate is risking relationships and employment by growing facial hair during the month of “Februhairy.” Rothrock’s friends then get creative with the trimming for the big night. Last weekend Jon Totten and Zack Wood hosted Marchstace ‘09. David Kilmer, with a self-described scraggly Nick Nolte-esque attempt at a ‘stache, deftly described some of his competitors; Totten’s classic Southern Highway shave, Rothrock’s ‘70s-era push broom, Nick Haas with a luxuriant “soup strainer” and Paul Chivvis’ unwieldy creation resembling a high school shop project/Kerri Thoreson, CDA Press Main Street. More here.

Question (for men): Do you look good with facial hair?

11 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Sam on March 04 at 7:48 p.m.
My wife likes my goatee, so I keep it.

Honestly, I love Kerry’s column. I think it may very well be my favorite thing in the Press.

Of course I suppose it doesn’t hurt that she’s awesome and even let me borrow her floaties for a river trip. :p But seriously, the ‘stache column is awesome.
Dennis on March 04 at 8:00 p.m.
I’ve had my mustache since I was 14, my wife is ok with that as long as I keep it close cropped. I like the beard but the war department hates it! ;-O

So,,,, if the job takes me away for a period of time, the beard comes out. But it’s promptly shaved as soon as I get home.
Stickman on March 04 at 8:48 p.m.
I enjoyed Kerri’s column as well. She has been by a few times, and always a pleasure.
MikeK on March 04 at 10:22 p.m.
Kerri this was a hoot. David Kilmer is a very creative and talented guy - funny stuff.

Do they have a category for back hair?
Escapee on March 04 at 11:21 p.m.
I used to have a Fu-Manchu moustache which I thot looked pretty cool, but then my moustache hair turned from dark-brown to a watery-looking semi-light-brown-interspersed-with-gray, so even if I grew a moustache it would be almost impossible to see from a distance. So what would be the point, I guess…
marmitetoasty on March 05 at 12:13 a.m.
I love my winter beard, it means extra work as the bearded lady in the circus in those old winter months :)

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.