We encountered Randy and his young son at the Broncos game last weekend. Randy’s a Denver native, a Broncos season ticket holder for eight years, and he honestly can’t remember a time when he didn’t rock his beard. Randy loves his beard, and shared this wisdom with us, “When you’re a bald man, you grow hair where you can.” Well done Randy, well done!
Beards of Denver fans, meet JJ, a veteran beardee who has been growing his beard for 30, yes 30, years. Every year JJ dons his beard from October 1st through April 1st, and then on April 1st gets his one hair cut a year. A carpenter by trade and whiskey connoisseur by hobby, we certainly can’t wait to see the progress his beard has made in April. Cheers JJ!
We had the pleasure to happen upon Andy and his dark beard this past weekend when we were outside of Winter Park cutting down Christmas trees (and drinking Irish Coffee and eating grilled cheese). Andy works for the Forest Service and was helping those of us looking to acquire trees for the upcoming holiday (note the saws in the background). Aside from his Forest Service duties, Andy also works ski patrol at Winter Park occasionally, and said it’s just too much work to shave his beard, especially if he’s out in the woods 5 to 6 days at time. Keep up the good work Andy and keep that beard growing!
We met John, a local Denver musician, along with his lovely wife Becca at the Candlelight Tavern Saturday night. John, who plays guitar and bass, first grew his beard when he and Becca met (she made him do it; she’s a good woman). He was both excited to be approached by Beards of Denver and bummed that he just had trimmed his awesome beard. John’s favorite feature of his beard is the amazing white streak on the right side of it. All we know, John, is that we love it all!
Meet Wil, a Lakewood original. Wil has a lot of support for his burly beard–one of his friend’s called him up after stumbling upon the B of D site for she knew his beard must be showcased. Wil told us that the sole reason for growing this beauty is because it “generates all of his super powers and collective knowledge”. He should probably be wearing a cape. Thanks Wil!
Beards of Denver followers, meet Jeff Jagunich, a self-described funnyman and artist in Denver who wears his grand beard with pride, here puffed-out for, obviously, high-fashion reasons. Jeff has rocked his beard since 2002, only once making the grave mistake of shaving it. We’re thankful he came back to his senses and is now rockin’ his beard in style.
You can check out Jeff’s art here and here, and follow him on twitter at @jeffjagunich for a laugh or to see when he may be doing standup around town. With that great beard, his routine is sure to be top-notch!
It’s well known that all the Pretty People frequent Whole Foods in Cherry Creek, so it was no surprise to encounter Brett (left) and Devin (right) and their awesome facial hair there this week. Brett, born and raised in Loveland, Colorado, has bared his beard, on and off, for the past decade. Devin is originally from Virginia, but he and his impressive sideburns now call Colorado home. You too can experience their bearded prowess at Whole Foods, where they teach a monthly class on cheese and pairings. All we can say is sign us up!
Here’s a whole lotta beard to get your hump day off to a good start! Meet Jason. The look on his face is one of shock–he was in disbelief after moving here from Tucson to find that he couldn’t wear his tank top year round and that the sweat band was not considered a wardrobe staple. Jason told us that he grew this beauty, his “freedom beard”, once he got out of the army. He told us, “beards are natural, shaving is not. Some of history’s greatest men had this figured out, but for some reason they’re a rarity these days”. Word. His favorite part of his beard is that his circle of friends gets bigger each day– “having a beard and running into someone else with one…..you become friends instantly. You share a bond that the beardless will never know”. Jason admits to falling off the wagon early this year—“I had no intentions of shaving it off, ever, until one day some dude comes up to me on the bus and offers me soap and razors from his church. I had no idea what he was talking about until he said “it’s ok man, I used to be homeless too”. I went straight home and shaved it off.” That was one of the saddest stories we’d ever heard. Jason said he instantly regretted that decision and quickly removed all sharp objects from his house. Welcome back, our bearded friend.
We found this extra special Imperial stache pouring some delicious ESB beer brewed by your very own Denver Beer Co last Sunday night. Nick’s mustache needed to be celebrated, so he’s our honorary guest stache of the month. Nick left the treacherous terrain of Illinois several years back. It was on his journey west that he decided to let the stache do as it pleased, and we thank him for it every day. Nick is currently in the process of becoming even more distinguished; he will soon be a cicerone. Nick, we’re pretty sure you can just show up for the test, give them a peak at your upper lip, and the title is yours. Do yourself a favor, head on over to the DBC, order a beer or seven (and a jumbo pretzel) and let Nick fill your curious brain with all you’ll ever need to know about brews and what mustache wax to buy.
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