We've moved!!

Blogger is nice, however it's not the best out there.  Tumblr, although not the best, I like it a bit more than blogger.

As a result, my blog has now been moved to PeopleIMeetThroughMyBeard.tumblr.com or as always you can hit www.PeopleIMeetThroughMyBeard.com and it will take you to the latest.  Thanks and I hope you check it out!

New pic of my beard

Here is an updated picture of my beard.  It was quite humid this day so my beard  was a bit 'fluffy' (yes the humidity negatively effects my beard :P )

Random pic of my and my beard

I'm in the background throwing a shocker.  The end.

Random trip to NYC

Name: Random People

Reaction: Mixed

Location: NYC

The story:

As some of you might know, I live about 30 minutes outside of New York City.  Because of this i tend to frequent NYC a few times of month.  Because of this I often get people that give me quick one liners or the occasional compliment about the furriness which is my face.  This past weekend I spent a fair amount of time in NYC with my girlfriend (yes I know it's shocking) and her friends. Here are a few of the comments that I remember from that weekend: 

"Hey man, nice whiskers" - Drunk Guy on Metro North

"Yo man, thats a sweet ass beard" - Random guy on the street

"Fuck you, mine is bigger" - Homeless guy on the side of the road… and it's true, his was bigger :(

"Yo, you missed a spot" - Girl on the side of the road rubbing her chin

"Wowww… " - kid walking by me on the lwer east side while eating dinner

"Hey, that rocks! My lady wouldn't let me wear one, nor would work, but man, I sure wish I could have that" - Conductor on Metro North

"Fuck you and your beard" - Homeless man just outside of Korea-town

a group of children walking behind me in Grand Central Terminal  just giggling with the occasional "It's so big and red, how did he grow it??"

Starbucks in Columbus Ohio

Name: My Barista "Jenni"

Reaction: Appreciation

Location: Starbucks

The story:

While in Starbucks, the woman just stops and looks at me. Then, out of no where said something to the effect of  "It's weird, I don't think I've ever seen someone with a beard like that.  It's as if the top half of your head has nothing to do with the bottom half of your head. You know what?  If your face was on one of those games where you match the top half of the face with the bottom half of the face you would totally win cause no one would be able to match the 2" 

"Haha, You are absolutely right, i would totally win! Actually, that's not a horrible idea maybe I will create that for this blog I run, It's called 'People I Meet Through My Beard .com'" I replied. Then the girl who was actually making my coffee chimes in and says that she thinks that I should enter into the beard competition that they have out in Alaska.  I then explain to her that i think you need to be in part of a beard club in order to get sponsored to go  out there.  

"Maybe you should start your own club! Then you could send yourself and win!" she said back to me.  "Ya, I guess I could do that huh?  Then I would need more people in my club though" I then look at a third Starbucks employee with a scraggly mustache "You could be in my club!"  Then we all laughed and I received my coffee.  Bid all of them fair well and departed the Starbucks.

My beard almost killed a guy

Name: Some Old guy

Reaction: Amazement

Location: Street

The story:

As I was walking across the street to work this elderly gentleman (probably somewhere in his late 50s early 60s)  started running across the street from the opposing side to my side of the street.

This street that I am referring to is Hamilton ave in White Plains NY.  For those of you who don't know, this street is always busy, and is 4 lanes of pure business! In the past 2 years that I have worked there I have seen 2 people, literally, get struck down by various vehicles. So this gentleman, does the quick look right and begins he decides to sprint across the street. At the moment that he passes between the second and third lane he just stops dead center of the road, stares at me and says "nice beard man" and starts walking towards me, instead of the angle that would have placed him around 50 feet to my right. 


Now mind you that he does not have a cross walk nor has the traffic lightened up at all.  As he slowly walks my way 2 SUVs slam on theirs breaks and honk their horns at him.  All the while he just keeps staring at me and says "Man, seriously, thats a good beard... I mean I'd never grow one but still, it's nice".  After a second, I looked around and saw all of these cars slamming on their breaks and swerving to miss this guy so I just yelled "Thanks man, but you need to get out of the road".  At this point, he just smiled and noded and walked across the talkin to himself muttering "Oh man, can you imagine that guy... it's so big and red, hehehe!"  


I would say totally, 5 - 7 cars had to swerve to miss this guy, all because of the amazement of my beard.  

Some random guys

Name: Random Guy

Reaction: Amazement

Location: Street

The story:

Walking down the street, and some guy comes up to me and just says 'Daaaannnnngggggggg' and strokes his chin then walks away.  The only reason I post this is because as he was walking away he tripped on the sidewalk.  I laughed.

Trustworthiness of Beards

This image was found by my friend Chris:

It is named "The Trustworthiness of Beards" and I agree with all of them :D Although, I am not entirely sure which one I am.  If I had to guess, I would say that I am the 'philosopher' if for nothing else than shear mass.   Props to the creator of this: Matt McInerney of pixelspread.com!

Sometimes the beard gets you things...

Name: Awesome Bartender

Reaction: Appreciation

Location: Lovin' Cup

The story:

I was at the bar and ordered a Guinness, as per normal, and the man gives me the 'nod of understanding'.  A few minutes later the guy comes back with my beer and puts it on the bar.  Now it is loud in there as it was "Open Mic Night" so everyone and their mother was there screaming in to the mic, doing some dance, or playing some instrument. So when the beer hit the bar, I made a questioning face and rubbed my thumb against my middle and pointer finger as if asking how much for the beer.  The man then smiled from ear to ear, shook his head 'no', then rubbed his chin and stroked an imaginary beard  that went down to his nipples and  then gave me a thumbs up.  I returned his thumbs up with 2 more, put down 3 bucks on the bar for a tip, then tipped my imaginary hat and left.

Hopefully, his gesture meant  "Don't worry man, your beard is flippin epic, just enjoy this free beer" because that is how I interpreted it. And that my friends, was one of the sweetest beers I've ever had :D

DAAAAAMMMMMNNNNNNN

Name: Random 4 Black Ladies

Reaction: Shock and Awe

Location: Outside of the Galleria in White Plains

The story:

As Jeff and myself were walking outside of the Galleria Mall in White Plains NY, 4 large black ladies in their mid to late 20's walk out of the mall stare at me and started yelling "Dammmnnnnnnn!!!!!!!" then they all started doing some bent over laugh with clap combination.  Either that or they were dancing.

One then yelled (mind you, we were about 20 feet away from each other) "Yo Boieee, You ever braid that shit??"  

"I've braided it myself, but never had someone else do it" I replied.

"Shit soonnnnn You should braid it, that shit would be tight!" another yelled.  

Then as all 4 had mysteriously appeared, they all walked away occasionally turning around and pointing, repeating "Shit, that Boieee be CRAZY with his long-ass beard!" This, of course, made my lunch hour perfect, and kept me smiling the rest of the day.

Woman in Coffee shop

Name: Unknown

Reaction: Comparison

Location: Local Coffee Shop

The story:

As I was waiting for my coffee in a local coffee shop this woman, out of the blue, comes up and taps me on the shoulder and says "Oh, you must be going for the 'Brad Pitt' look." 

I then stopped whatever I was doing and just stared at her.  At first I was legitimately confused as to what she meant, then I realized she was referring to my beard. "Well, I think I have had my beard a little bit longer than him." I replied.  

"I don't know... I mean.. it's Brad Pitt." she said, as to imply that Brad Pit could grow his facial hair faster than average humans, just on account of him being Brad Pitt.

"I have been growing mine for a year and a few months.  I am fairly sure that mine is quite a bit longer than his."

"Hmm.  Well I guess it's ok that you are keeping it to be like him then" she said.

At this point I am just full of rage. I didn't grow this beard to mimic anyone, let alone Brad 'pretty boy' Pitt.  Frankly, I found the whole conversation to be annoying and obnoxious. This woman was not listening to me, and completely ignoring facts, like how long it takes to grow hair.  Luckily, my coffee had just been given to me, so I took it and said "Well have fun being wrong, goodbye" and then left.

My Neighbor Brian

Name: Brian

Reaction: Amazed

Location: Outside of my Apartment

The story:

I was walking my dog when this man crosses the street with his dog and he said "Yo Man, Just wanted to say that I love your beard! How long did it take to grow it?" 

"Just a few months past a year." I replied

"Nice Man!  I hate it on me, but you look good  man!"

At that point we then talked about our respective dogs.  His, a Pug / Golden mix puppy, and mine, a mut. After that we moved on to music and beer, then we parted ways

Darryl

Name: Darryl

Reaction: Positive and Jealous

Location: Old Navy

The story:

As I was in Old Navy  with my girlfriend, I was standing infront of the changing room waiting for her to finish, this guy came up to me and said "Yo man! Man name is Darryl, and  I fucking love your beard!"  Then before I could say anything more than "thanks" he continues. "Ya man, I love that shit! I want one that size, but I just can't do it, my girlfriend would kill me.  Yup, she won't let me have anything bigger than this." With that he points to his face.

Now, this type of reaction is not new, many guys have stated that they too wish they had one, however weren't allowed to by their significant other.  I then expressed sympathy to my new friend.  With that, his girlfriend came out of  the changing room, looked at me, looked back at him and merely said "No." then left.  Darryl then looked at me and said "See?  Aight brother, peace." and left. 

Yolaria

Name: Sister Yolaria (Nun)

Reaction: Positive and Curious

Location: Church

The story:

I go to church every week, I generally keep to myself. I go in, do my thing, and leave. On February 14th, '10 right as I was about to leave this little old woman turns around and grabs my arm. I am around 6 feet 5inches, this woman must not have been taller than 4'11" and was probably in her late 70s to early 80s.

So, she grabs my arm and says in a very thick eastern european accent "I just find your beard so unique." I then thank her and continue on my way. She then grabs my arm again and says "No, you don't understand. I don't mean this in a bad way, but I really love it! How long did it take?" I then told her how long the beard took to grow to it's current state (1 year, 2 months, 14 days). "Ahhh, that is one of the most majestic things I've seen on a man, I like it you should grow it longer."

After that we talked for a few more minutes and did the introductions. All in all she was a delightful woman and I looked forward to talking to her the following week. Unfortunately, I have found out she had died during that week. It is with her I though of this site, because had it not been for my beard, I would have never met her.

RIP Yolaria

The First post

I have a big beard. It's long, around 8 inches (that's what she said), and people seem to really take to the beard. Not always positive, but none the less, people like to comment on it. I've had all sorts of people ask about it. This blog will talk about these people, and their reactions to my beard. I hope you enjoy :D

There isn't a reason behind the beard, I just like how it looks and enjoy watching peoples reactions. I shaved it off fully back on December 31st 2008 ~ 12am. I did this so it would be easier to tell people how long I've been growing it. You can find a link to me shaving off my previous beard here (I shaved it all off after the video).