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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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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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Thanks to Andrew Plotkin for the ’stache tip…Not just Britney last night on How I Met Your Mother….
Finally, there’s the Best Barneyism of the week: he finally got Ted to grow a mustache. And, it was interesting that Robin went along with his felliculaphilia ruse: “I got it a little bit.” Those two always seem to have this subtle chemistry together that no one seems to notice, but Bays and Thomas always makes reference to, as we saw when Barn referred to a conversation they had about “ruining their friendship.” Of course, that’s what Robin told him, not the other way around.
From The King to The Intimidator to The Kid to Paul Menard today, facial hair has always been a part of of NASCAR. Take a look at the history of mustachioed (or not) rogues of the raceway.
‘Bert’ authors meet Oates at BMI event in NYC
By Jon Chattman
On Monday March 3, Jon Chattman and Rich Tarantino, co-authors of The Book of Bert: High-Class Stars with some High-Class ‘Stache, met rock legend John Oates face-to-face during his performance at the New York Songwriters Circle at the Bitter End in Manhattan. Read the rest of this entry »
Illustration by Brett Underhill
A lot of people have been asking me why the title is “Bert” and not “Burt.” It’s plain and simple. Rich and I wrote it on purpose that way to pay homage to a mutual friend of ours who has rocked the mustache. It also is a way of honoring Mr. Reynolds since their names are the same. In any event, in the weeks to come I’ll be posting info on the book galore - including more information on the book itself, signings, and local and national appearances.
I’ll also post notes like this one: Who had the guts to ask Daniel Day-Lewis’ reps if he’d be available to lend an advanced quote for The Book of ‘Bert’ just two days after he won an Oscar for his mustache-centric role in There Will Be Blood? Yours truly.
I’ll have more to report on the ‘Bert’ later this week and let everyone know how Rich and my mustaches are coming along. So far, so hairy.
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The AP has a great interview with Oscar host Jon Stewart today. In the post, Stewart is asked to quickly respond to “the transformative power of the mustache.” His answer? “It’s not just for ’70s gay people anymore.”
