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Fans of the site also know we have an undying love of mustaches. We were the first site to embrace the 'stache comeback although we're never given credit for it. That's cool. Keep rocking those 'staches, fellas.
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April 4th:
Inquiring Minds Book Store - New Paltz, NY
April 5th:
New York State Wrestling Federation- New Rochelle, NY
April 11th:
Arctica Bar- NYC Book of 'Bert' release party
May 10th:
Book of 'Bert' signing - Borders Eastchester NY
June 8th
Joint book signing with Gary Chattman - Scarsdale, NY
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Since 1982 the National Basketball Association has awarded the Sixth Man Award to the league’s most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute. Well if you haven’t noticed this is the thecheappop and not the NBA, therefore for the first time ever we will crown that special someone with the one and only Stached Man Award.
For over 60 seasons, the NBA has had its share of many memorable moments but today and forever we glorify basketball’s many memorable mustaches..So vote now for your favorite slam dunking ‘stache…Read the rest of this entry »
Whether it was the Mission: Impossible films or his iconic role of Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction, Ving Rhames had an impressive career in the 1990s. The 2000s haven’t been as kind to the actor (ie. Kojak remake, Chuck & Larry) but we know his talent will once again shine through. Today, the actor, who once gave Jack Lemmon his Golden Globe, turns 49. Here’s hoping he lands better roles in the near future. Time to bring back the gimp.
Jon and Rich signed copies of The Book of ‘Bert’ at the Eastchester, NY Borders yesterday. As Borat would say it was a “huge success.” Stay tuned for more signings through New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut soon!
“Any true moustache devotee needs to travel to India. In my seven months there, I saw as great a number of truly majectic facial stylings as any state-bound bum could possibly hope to see in a lifetime, and I couldn’t pick one out of the bunch.”
Check out my full interview with the rising wrestling star next week, and be sure to check him out NYC this weekend for Ring of Honor.
In his playing days, Tony Gwynn was the toughest out. He’d work up counts, and he’d always manage- someway, somehow -to get a hit and get on base. While he never batted .400 (he came close), the Gwynnster as they call him (and by they I mean no one), batted 1,000 in terms of mustache fortitude. The MLB Hall of Famer turns 48 today, and while he no longer has the ’stache, we remember him today as one of baseball’s and “bertball’s” finest. Happy Birthday Tony…try growing that mustache back and kick it old school by your 50th.
“Well, the best one ever without any shadow of doubt is Salvador Dali. There’s even a book on Salvador Dali’s mustache. It’s a fantastic surrealist book, and it’s available on reprint and I would recommend for you mustachees out there that you go straight to that book and rethink your position on your mustache. As you will see, Salvador Dali had many ideas of what one can do with a little wax.”
On whether the band ever considered a mustache? “I don’t know that any of us have ever had a mustach. I think maybe John had a mustache for a little while perhaps when he was doing some of his solo stuff, and Simon definitely wins the unshaven award.”
John Travolta was filming scenes for The Taking of the Pelham 123 in Times Square. Travolta, who plays a terrorist in the film and sports one hell of a mustache, was seen walking among pedestrians while filming (notice the Tootsie shot after the fold), then while in between takes, he chatted with photographer Steve Sands. Director Tony Scott talked over some notes on 42nd Street. Later, Travolta would wait inside the Times Square subway station. If Metro North looked like John Travolta’s mustache, I’d travel into the city more often.
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Since 1982 the National Basketball Association has awarded the Sixth Man Award to the league’s most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute. Well, if you haven’t noticed this is the thecheappop and not the NBA, therefore for the first time ever we will crown that special someone with the one and only ‘Stached Man Award.
For over 60 seasons, the NBA has had its share of many memorable moments but today and forever we glorify the NBA’s many memorable mustaches.. Stay tuned for a complete list of hardwood heroes and get ready to vote for your favorite slam dunking ‘stache.
“Weird Al Yankovic needed his ’stache to add to his wacky appeal. Without the ’stache, Weird Al would just look like a dude with a perm and extra large glasses. In short, he’d just look like Tootsie with brown hair….” To read the full interview go to MrSkin.com - if you’re not a member yet - JOIN!
Jon Chattman and Rich Tarantino will be signing copies of The Book of ‘Bert’ at the Borders Book Store in Eastchester, NY on May 10th at 2 p.m. Join the authors as they sign copies and offer insight into the mind of the mustache! Comment below if you’d like more details.
Jon Chattman was a guest on the The Kirk & Mark Show on the #1 talk radio station (105.7) in Baltimore this morning discussing The Book of ‘Bert’, his favorite ’staches, and how the ‘bert’ was born. To commemorate that appearance, here’s Jon’s top five Baltimore ’staches of all-time.
1. Orioles’ Relief Pitcher Don Aase
2. Cult Movie Director John Waters
3. Talk Show Host Montel Williams
4. Rock icon Frank Zappa
5. TV’s John “Gomez Adams” Astin
The Book of ‘Bert’ authors Jon Chattman and Rich Tarantino, as you all know by now, have been sporting their own ’staches for three months strong now. Throughout that time, their peach fuzz has evolved - sometimes thick…sometimes a bit thin…sometimes traveling down the sides of their mouths…sometimes a perfect triangle like Mets great Jose Valentin…all the time - any way you slice it - it
