Phog's First Annual Beard and Moustache Contest results from March 17th...

The scores are in!
It was outstandingly hilarious, fun, and good-natured. Two women entered the event, with dreadlocks, and a wig.

The men had wax, lengthy beards, and smiles.
Frank even entered, with a dyed-blonde handlebar moustache to accompany his insane soul-patch.
(All photos of Phog contestants are thanks to Erin "ElizaDeth")
Here's a shot of Jackie...
Sean Gorman...
Justin...

Frank...
The whole crew, including me, and Bogart...
and Matthew Romain...the eventual winner of the contest...and a voucher for a 20 Litre keg of Walkerville beer!

What a huge success! A shouting, laughing crowd and a dedicated judging panel made up of sniffing women named Marissa, Merry Ellen, Dianne, and Claire. So incredible!

Thanks to everyone who got involved and came out!

After the jump...here are some images of my insane beard-design...to get into the spirit of the contest...trimmed by my wife Jhoan, and coloured with dry-erase markers by me.
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Spells Phog...duh!

St. Patrick's Beard and Moustache Contest with PRIZES!!

Yes. Prizes For Best Beard/Moustache.
Walkerville Brewing Company is donating vouchers to the top three finalists of the Phog Lounge First Annual Beard and Moustache Competition.
The second and third place finishers will receive vouchers for Growlers! Each Growler is holds almost as much beer as a six pack! 1.89 litres or 5.5 bottles in one jug.
From Walkerville's site www.walkervillebrew.com:
"An American tradition, the growler resembles a moonshine jug. In the early 1800s, fresh beer was carried from pub to home by means of small galvanized pails. Rumour has it that beer sloshing around the pail created a rumbling sound as the Co2 escaped though the lid- the term "growler" was coined."

And the first place finisher will be rewarded a voucher for a 20-Litre Keg of Walkerville Beer!
To see a list of the beer available from Walkerville, go HERE.
What does it take to win?
Well, this guy won a recent competition somewhere -
But for most people who were NOT paying attention to the Facebook event I sent out MONTHS ago to grow their beards out, I figure that whoever trims, shapes, carves, and designs their short beards into something respectably unique is who has a chance to win this thing.

On St. Patrick's Day, we will judge the beards/moustaches at 10pm.
If you are not at Phog by 10pm to have your beard judged (before you do other St. Patrick's Day things) you will not be judged. It will be a simple series of looks from the judges, some scoring, based on originality and commitment to the contest...and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
Thanks again to Walkerville Brewing for making these great prizes available.
If you know someone who might be able to win these prizes, with or without your sculpting or selective shaving help, maybe keeping beards of unusual length, send them to Phog on St. Patrick's Day! Frank and Tom will both be shaving their beard creatively, although we cannot compete.

Any ideas?

Windsor/Detroit Live Music: WAMM Magazine Music Video Contest

Well it's about time. Someone needed to shed some video light on the musicians of Windsor. The film-making community has grown in leaps and bounds, and the videos have been made...but this event showcases them, and challenges filmmakers to get out there and make something happen for a local musician/band.

Just fantastic.
Get involved.
WAMM Magazine is doing something that NO filmmaker interested in music has any excuse not to participate in, if not for the experience alone.
I'm very interested to see how this goes.

The link is HERE...or click the photo above.

Moustache and Beard Competition in March

Just a little reminder that the Beard and Moustache competition in March is fast approaching...so get growing if you want to be the winner!

Prizes to be announced soon.
Thanks!