MAKING THE CASE

Mood:  sharp
Now, my preference in the area of facial hair or lack thereof is not exactly a secret. Just ask the mister, who amazingly maintains his stony, obstinate, clean-shaven and dare I say, completely selfish, attitude in the face of my constant whining and cajoling. Many unenlightened and unimaginative (no offense!) people just do not understand my obsession. I will now illustrate, using two of the main characters of a gripping HBO series that I recently became hooked on, via DVD box set...Deadwood.
Yes, it's a Western, but the writing is extremely involving and intelligent...and do not forget: where there are cowboys and saloons, there are taches in spades.
Exhibit A: Seth Bullock. A man of integrity, honor, fairness...but with a big chip on
his shoulder and the ability to pound a man's head into a dirty saloon floor with nary an eyeblink.
It's all about the serious, intense gaze and clenched jaw.
Exhibit B: Tim Olyphant (the actor who plays Seth Bullock) without the tache! AIEEE!! Night and day! I mean, he's sort of attractive in that perfect teeth, modern-fashion, nicey-nice way I suppose, but uh....speaking entirely subjectively...er...apples and oranges...and definitely not my cuppa.

Next we look at my favorite character...the villainous Al Swearengen, played by Brit Ian McShane.
Exhibit C:Al Swearengen, owner of the Gem Saloon, master of all the dope, whiskey, whores, gambling, and just about everything else in town.
Words cannot convey the allure of the greasy hair, foul mouth tempered by liberal use of big words, striped suit, air of danger and power, one hand ready to pour a shot of whiskey, the other ready with a shattering fist to break a jaw. Ahhh. I am rather embarrased to admit to a big crush here.(ahem) Moving on...
But, take away the tache and...I give you a deflated
Exhibit D: Ian McShane, de-Swearengened . Noooo!! He looks like a benign game show host or somesuch! The tragedy! Look closer at his upper lip! You can almost see the sad aura of the missing tache!

It was nearly too much to bear to look at the tache-less images. I hope, however, that some of you have a greater understanding of the moustache mystique. If you cannot grasp it now, then there is little hope. Just doing my part....I may be a failure in my own home (I hope he reads this and feels guilty), but if I can convert but one, then my job is done.

It's quite a shame that I am not in college anymore, as I smell a thesis in these paragraphs...or, not.

PS: Yes, this was the double Tache o'the Week. Back to the usual well (un)loved formula next time!