Gil wins by a hair!

This post is over a week late, but I've finally been able to wipe away the tears from losing the mustache contest well enough to see the computer moniter an write this post.
Ladies and gentlemen, our man Gil Garcia won the contest by a close margin! The judges, Neil, Andrei and Ryan, judged our 'staches on visibility from 10 feet, thickness, style, and improvement to face. The score was around 100 to 90. Gil won with a nicely styled 'stache and good thickness. Good job Gil, and thank you to our judges, Nan for presenting our winner, and to our coworkers who showed up to witness the judging. Gil scored a sweet Beck t-shirt and a free lunch at El Torito on Tuesday, paid for by the other contestants. Floyd showed up for lunch as well, coming over from SOE. Gil rolled deep with his crew from his baseball team to glory in the wonder of his 'stache. A good time was had by all the contestants, though the same can't be said for our significant others. I shaved my 'stache right after work and took Hannah out to dinner. Gil kept his 'stache for a victory lap so he could show up to our mustache lunch with his prize winning 'stache. Gil also sported his Beck t-shirt. Good show Gil. I think he should keep the 'stache. It looks tough.

Day 24!

Day 24 of our mustache contest, and our two stalwart contestants are still at it.
Hannah's not digging my 'stache still, even though it's a sign that I've got mad good androgens! Nursing joke. Look it up if you want to get it. I had to trim my 'stache off my upper lip some for the first time this weekend, which is a good sign that it's filling in well.
Talking about 'stache progress, Gil came in strong today with his 'stache really filling out well. He's sporting style and thickness, a deadly one two punch. He's saying that people on the train in the morning are still giving him weird looks. Why all the 'stache hate here? Mustaches get no love in our society. Gil was saying that maybe we should hang out in Old Town this week for some Cinco de Mayo festivities since the Mexican culture digs mustaches. !Los chicas amor bigotes en Mexico!
One more week to go. We'll be posting up fliers around work for people to vote on who has the best 'stache. It'll be like American ideal, were we'll combine our mustaches voting group with the people's vote to decide the final winner. The t-shirt prize came in the mail, so we're all set. Stay tuned, and stay 'stached!

Day 17, The contest continues!

Gil came by for the Mustache Monday photo shoot looking tough with his hardcore biker 'stache. My 'stache hasn't made too much improvement, but we have 2 weeks left. Society is coming down on our 'staches now. Gil said that he's getting funny looks on the train and bus during his workday commute, plus his wife Kim isn't digging it. My girlfriend Hannah isn't happy that I'm continuing to grow a 'stache. Should we give it up to fit in with other people's expectations and wants? Should we give up for love? I for one can't wimp out of my own mustache contest. That's be a chump move. Gil said that he's hanging tough. Less then 2 weeks to go. I'll be ordering the grand prize tonight from ebay. Stay tuned, and stay 'stached!

Gil vs. Nathan!

Gil came by to get his weekly picture taken sporting a killer long handlebar, biker style 'stache. Nice grooming Gil! He's going for some serious style points. If Gil can fill out his 'stache in the final two weeks, he'll be a serious contender!
I think my 'stache is starting to come in on it's on, by it's a tried and true classic 'stache. No extra style points for me unless I pull off something later on in the contest. Stay tuned. I might have a mustache trick up my sleeve for later on in the contest.

Santiago is out of the race!

Santiago came into work Monday morning sin mustache. He caved in to his wife not digging his mustache. Bummer. Good job Santiago. You outlasted Floyd by a weekend. Now it's just Gil and myself to battle it out for the title of 2008 Sony Open Mustache Contest Winner. Good luck Gil.

First week of contest

Breaking news! Floyd drops out! Last year's winner caved under the oppression that women and family members put towards mustaches. Bummer. Three men are left. Gil hasn't checked in, but Santiago's mustache is starting to show up, and mine is starting to make itself known. Hannah's not digging it, but you just have to roll with it and stand proud with your fledgling mustache.

Gil joins the race!

Gil Garcia is a late entry into the mustache growing contest. He shows up midweek during the first week of the contest to say that he's in. He says that he shaved during the weekend, so he's a day or so behind. The rest of us shaved Friday morning. It looks like he'll be a strong contender. He'll need to shave off his soul patch, though. Mustaches only in this contest! No extra facial hair allowed!

Pics of opening day of mustache contest

Santiago, Floyd and Nathan on the first day of the mustache growing contest. We showed up cleanly shaved.

First day of Cinco de Mustacho 2008

The first day of the 2008 Sony Open Mustache growing contest drew three contenders: Floyd Bishop (last year's winner), Santiago, and myself. Three brave mustache growers attempting to grow the best mustache in a month's time to win a mustache themed prize and the admiration of their fellow contestants. Who can hold out and fight against the negative outlook that wifes and girlfriends toward mustaches? We'lSave Nowl see in the next months time. Stay tuned!