Things My Beard Can Lift

It’s official: The Windy City Rollers have graciously invited me to perform Friday’s lift at the UIC Pavilion in front of 3,000 people! See some incredible roller derby action AND my lift live and in person! Tickets are available now online or at the door.

What will I lift? As always: it’s up to you! Your donations will determine the weight, so if you want to see my beard fail in spectacular fashion in front of thousands of screaming Chicagoans, now’s the time to make your donation!

Did you know the beard has its own Facebook group? Join today and invite your friends! There’s going to be a special Facebook-only beard event next week, so sign up today to participate!

Are you beard-impaired? Consider the Beard Cap.

The Beard made an appearance in London’s Metro newspaper this morning:

By the way, PayPal also accepts pounds sterling!

Every word of this song is true.

The Official Star Wars Blog: Sure you can pick up your Millennium Falcon and R2-D2 models with ease, but can your beard pick them both up all by itself? Yeah, we didn’t think so. But Eamon Daly can, and he’s doing it for a good cause.

BuzzFeed: I always found facial hair to be pointless and unnecessary, so it’s nice to see someone doing something useful and productive with their beard.

The Ridiculant: People do some strange things in the name of charity – but we think we’ve just found our new favourite… we eagerly anticipate what object will be the next to feel the awesome might of his facial hair.

Thanks, Internet! The Beard loves you, too!

The beard appeared on page 45 of this morning’s RedEye!

Special thanks to Mike Hines for picking the perfect picture!

Lift 1 is in the can! For my seven pound object, I lifted a Millennium Falcon model and an iron R2-D2 sculpture, graciously provided by fellow beard-wearer Brad Priller and originally suggested by Liam and Paddy May. There was some confusion as to who was filming what with what (and more on that later), but here are some screenshots from the video:

Thanks to everyone who made this first lift possible! Will I lift something even heavier next week? Ask your friends to donate today!

It’s official: we’ve raised $701 dollars as of midnight Eastern February 11th, so the first lift will be an object weighing 7 pounds! What should I lift on Friday? Comment on this post with your suggestions!

The Expanded Beard Type Chart. Includes the Napoleon III Imperial and the Sparrow.