For Realsies??
Seems ridiculous, right? Only in Brooklyn, right? Well, apparently these championships have been happening all around the world in the last few years. Here are some gems from one of the contestants:
Leonardo Gomez, 25, of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, will be in the Recession Beard category because he started growing his fuzz in September, just as the economy began to fizzle."If there's anyone who can change what's going on right now it's a beardsman," he said, evoking Abraham Lincoln.
"I really think if President Obama would grow a beard, we'll really start to see some huge progress in America."
Can I also say that I came across this in the physical version of the Daily News, as in, this event made it to print-- loves it. Here's the web version.
So, go be a part of history this Saturday at Public Assembly. What do you have better to do?
PS- If you RSVP on Going.com, you get $6 off admission & Open Bar from 7-8pm.
Comments
Here's the video report from http://zeitgeist.msnbc.com : http://bit.ly/zeitgeist_beards
Posted by: Stokes | March 23, 2009 12:43 PM
I went to the first one of these held in the US of A: Carson City, NV, circa 2003. Honestly, I've seen some amazing shit in my life, and this takes the entire bakery. Do this!
Posted by: zip zap rap | March 12, 2009 05:25 PM
wish i never shaved my beard...
Posted by: $ries | March 12, 2009 04:18 PM