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"Face it -- beards and Alaska just go together." ... Or so says the website of the Southcentral Alaska Beard and Mustache Club, a group promoting comradery and competition amongst Alaskans with, yes, beards and mustaches. The Club's president is David Traver, who nabbed the world-champ title at the 2009 World Beard and Mustache Championships. Rebecca Sheir caught up with the so-called "Mr. Fur Face" before the Championships, while he was getting his prized whiskers professionally trimmed to perfection.
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"Face it -- beards and Alaska just go together." ... Or so says the website of the Southcentral Alaska Beard and Mustache Club, a group promoting comradery and competition amongst Alaskans with, yes, beards and mustaches. The Club's president is David Traver, who nabbed the world-champ title at the 2009 World Beard and Mustache Championships. Rebecca Sheir caught up with the so-called "Mr. Fur Face" before the Championships, while he was getting his prized whiskers professionally trimmed to perfection.
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Review of A Lesson from Mr. Fur FaceI've never had to worry about slamming my beard in a truck's tailgate, or need to roll it up to make sure I don't roll it over. But the reigning Mr. Fur Face does. He also gets stopped in airports and wins actual competitions about big and full beards and 'staches. This is a light-hearted one-man-narration piece with some nat sound. The story of how and why he got into competing with his beard tugs on the heart strings a little bit. Hans |
Broadcast History
Alaska Public Radio Network / "AK" / various broadcast times across state. Original air date: March 10, 2007.
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Review of A Lesson from Mr. Fur Face
Its refreshing to hear the humble voice of the world beard and mustache champion telling his story to the world. This story brings a smile to my bearded face. I hope to hear the beards and mustaches of the world more and more on the radio. In the land of the wintry north the man with no neck is king.