The Beard Coach: Thanks so much for taking the time to be here.  You are an icon.

Kenny Rogers’ Beard: Thank you for having me.  I really like what you’re doing with the website.

TBC: Wow, thanks.  That means a lot.  So let’s cut to the chase… I’ve been a fan since back in the early eighties.  The Gambler, Islands In The Stream… you’ve been there the whole time.  As far as I’m aware, you’ve always been white.  Is that true?

KRB: You know, that’s actually not true.  I was dark brown in my youth.  I’ve just been famous for a long time, and you’re a bit too young to remember the early days.

TBC: I guess that’s true.  But I scoured the Internet looking for a picture of you in a non-white state and I couldn’t find one.

KRB: Well I’ve been around a lot longer than the Internet.

TBC: That’s a good point, Kenny Rogers’ Beard.  Speaking of the Internet, what do you think of menwholooklikekennyrogers.com?

KRB: I think it’s great!  I like to log on every now and then and see who’s paying homage to me, the face I grow on, and my good friend Kenny Rogers’ Hairstyle.  I mean, it’s proof that we all have teamed up for years to create a classic look.

TBC: I wholeheartedly agree.  For years, you were part of a classic style that appealed to many men, but I’d like to bring up a tougher subject if that’s okay.

KRB: Go ahead.

TBC: Unfortunately, in recent years Kenny has undergone several obvious cosmetic surgeries and as a result, he has become the butt of many jokes.  He has even gone so far as to carve you into a goatee from your former full-bodied self.  What has this done to you emotionally?

KRB: (long silence) It’s tough, you know?  I mean, I thought we were looking pretty good, aging gracefully, and then, BAM, I’m under the knife and under the razor and frankly, it stinks.  It makes me feel so helpless.  Kenny and I were so tight for so long, and now it’s like I don’t even know him anymore.

TBC: So what do you do?

KRB: That’s the thing… there’s nothing I can do.  I mean, I’m a beard.

TBC: A beard makes a man look so powerful, but the beard itself is so powerless.  That’s some insight, my friend.  But let’s bring things back to the positive side.  You’re still out there performing.  People are still raging fans.  What’s in store for you?  Retirement soon?

KRB: I’m blessed to have been partnered with a legendary vocal artist, and we’ve achieved a level of success and recognition that most people and their beards never come close to achieving.  Performing is getting pretty stressful on me especially with the changes we just discussed.  But Kenny’s a workaholic.  I’d love to just kick back in the woods of East Texas and reflect, but I doubt I’ll be able to convince Kenny that he might enjoy that as well.  So I guess we’ll just keep on keeping on.

TBC: As a fan I have to admit that’s good to hear.  We’d hate for you to drop out of the spotlight.  Thanks again for sitting down with us today.  It’s been a real treat.

KRB: It’s been a pleasure.

TBC: Say hello to Kenny for me, if you would.

KRB: Of course.

What do you think of the logo I designed for The Beard Coach?  Is it too terribly drawn?  Considering that we have a page dedicated to MS Paint style art it seems fitting to me.  Feel free to sound off in the comments section!

I was watching tv the other day and I heard the familiar voice of the Allstate Guy (i.e. the president from the first season of 24) telling me something about insurance.

“Yeah, yeah, Allstate Guy, I’ve heard it all before.  I’m in good hands, blah blah blah.”

I was kind of zoning out or talking to my wife or something, not really paying attention. Then I glanced at the screen.

Holy cow, the Allstate Guy grew a beard!

This is great news.  It’s one more bearded face in front of America to help increase our comfort level with the beard.  Not only that, but this is a character who is perceived as trustworthy and full of good advice.  It’s good to see a bearded man who isn’t supposed to be a weirdo or some kind of slacker or something.

Congratulations, Allstate Guy, on growing out your beard.  I am now 23% more likely to switch to Allstate.

Check it out!  A bearded Ben Affleck.

Ben had to grow his beard out for his supporting role in the new movie Extract.  I usually don’t like the way this guy looks.  I wonder sometimes how he has gotten so famous as a heartthrob.  He has always just reminded me of a regular guy who happened to write a very successful movie with his best friend who also became a famous heartthrob actor.

However, I have to say that Ben wears a beard well.  It seems that many of his lady fans out there feel the same way.  In the comments for this post on some website called Just Jared , one girl even described his beard as “lickable.”  Pretty weird!

Personally, I have to say that having my beard licked would cause me to politely excuse myself from the lady’s embrace, use her bath towel to dry off, and leave through the bathroom window.  Beard licking would be like licking a wire-haired dachshund. Maybe some women like this.

Why would you lick this?