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Our Mustachioed Rangers

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"They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for." - Tom Bodett

If this quote is true than the NY Ranger's "something to do" boils down to their love for growing mustaches. As reported by The New York Times, it began with Brian Boyle, but soon Brandon Dubinsky revealed a respectable lip coat, and finally, Bryan McCabe is on the facial hair train revealing - not only a mustache - but a Fu Manchu. 
 
McCabe stated to The New York Daily News "I told Dubi that if he (scored), then I’d do it too. I’m a man of my word.  Could be someone else’s turn next, let’s hope the trend continues.”

Let's hope this movement continues, McCabe.  Growing facial hair should never be a fad - it's a lifestyle decision that can go under numerous changes - but mostly we hope our readers aspire for a metamorphosis from 'staches to beards or vice versa. "Trend" implies it will soon die-out. Of course, we understand the magical powers of beards, which is why the "playoff" beard is so valuable to teams. Yet, imagine how much stronger The Rangers would be if they kept their mustaches and beards all year round.... 

As beard growers Henrik Lundqvist and Brandon Prust both refuse to shave during the playoffs, it got us thinking if there is a female equivelant to a hockey playoff beard?  Well, there is.  We'll leave it at that.  
 (Photo credit: Getty Images)

BREAKING NEWS: Gary Shaves... B-a-B Crushed

MAN, this week is a tough week for beards... as horrified as we were by Jon Hamm's razor capabilities, or as scared as the woman beardo from Seattle really made us... what we realized today was a blow to our inner and outer community more than even if Jon Hamm shaved that lady himself... Looks like Gary Vee (@garyvee), our beloved Bearded/Passionate/Wino/Beardo, has shaved his playoff beard! We know, we know, you too are crushed... believe us, we felt the slice of the razor all the way over here as well.

So, yes, it's true, the playoff beard is gone, will it return? we are not sure... will we miss it? Absolutely... do you like it when we ask and answer our own questions? probably not... Either way, this also means #garysbeardwatch is over... but we can't help but wonder and almost believe it's somehow our fault... or was it?

Were we not encouraging enough for him?! Did we not highlight the VaynerMedia hirsute (we did: VaynerMedia - Now Is The Time To (Grow Beards))? Did we not talk up Gary's facial fuzzness enough (we did: BREAKING NEWS: Gary IS growing a beard)? I guess, what we DIDN'T do is grab the last known photo of said playoff beard before Gary went to Indy (below) and post a #garysbeardwatch update... perhaps breaking the chain of Karma we were holding onto together...

Regardless of the truth, or even the reality... we will forever remember this as one of the more noble attempts at growth (it left us nearly as fast as it came to be), and as such these things tend to end in tragedy... even still, when people mourn some grow beards...

Gary you lost a Superbowl chance... we lost a beardo friend... let's commiserate together and grow another beard! What do you say!? or we can sulk together until the FireFly Sweet Tea Vodka runs out at #beardball...

RIP GaryVee Playoff Beard Dec 28, 2009 -- Jan 28, 2010 (we rounded up)

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BREAKING NEWS: Gary IS growing a beard

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"2010 will be a really big beard year..." -- Gary Vaynerchuk

The beard, or lack there of, on the face of VaynerMedia co-founder Gary Vaynerchuk (aka @garyvee, the host of Wine Library TV and author of “Crush It!”) has been a topic of discussion in the Build-A-Beard halls since we crossed paths with VaynerMedia staff, and documented our hairy meeting with the post: VaynerMedia - Now Is The Time To (Grow Beards).

Since that time, we've been checking in with their head honcho regularly to get him on the bearded ball, and follow the lead of his staff by listening to our hairy call... then, out of the blue, through all of the cussing we managed to gather that Gary is planning on growing a "Playoff Beard" in 2010 (so that to focus on growing his new biz assets @vaynermedia and @corkd). The bearded calling came out during Loic Le Meur’s Fireside Chat with Gary at Le Web 2009 in Paris earlier this month.

Given Gary's recognizable clean shaven face, we were understandably weary; that is we were, until today... when Gary went public with his hairy ambitions:

Then once our staff pinged Gary with the #proveit request, we received -- along with the rest of his Twitter and Dailybooth communities -- the below mildly hairy proof...

Granted, this isn't the flowing beard we all expected out of the hyper passionate and cause dedicated style that Gary is known for, we are certain that by the end of 2010 (aka the year of the beard), we will all be put to shame with Gary's facial mane.

We don't know about you, but we'll be on the look out... listening, engaging, crushing it, Build-A-Beard style.