Mustache- The hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated or groomed.
When did things begin going so badly for the mustache? What once was a symbol of strength and facial hair growing status now has now been smudged. The mustache has been given a "black eye" if you will. Before the "door knocker" was made so popular by baseball players and youth workers across America (1995-present) there was the mustache.
Commonly refered to today as a "trash-stache", "molestache" or "porn star stache", the mustache in general is not a popular facial grooming style. My question is, "Why?".
Last weekend as I was getting ready for the gambit of graduations, weddings and church services that were coming my way I left my mustache in the "Fu-Manchu" style. I have included a picture of this for your viewing pleasure. When my beautiful wife saw my newly formed 'stache, she informed me that she would not be seen with me at any of the events we would be attending unless I subtracted the addition.

Some very popular and very powerful men have sported 'staches' over the years: Yosemite Sam, Adolph Hitler, Tom Selleck, my uncles Mark and Steve, millions of 11-13 year old boys and more recently Gonzaga basketball player Adam Morrison.

Why are the goatee and the "soul patch" the prefered facial hair styles of today? Is the mustache coming back in style? Did the mustache ever actually go out of style? What type of man, or in some cases woman, keep a mustache? Are facial hair styles cyclical?

I personally think that the goatee will soon join the mustache as out dated. The next popular facial hair style will be the Hulihee.

I would love to hear your thoughts on the mustache.

And until next time, don't forget to style and groom your facial hairs!