All great journeys begin with a single shave!

And so it begins.

Got off to a late start. Between replacing weatherboards on the house, betting on the Melbourne Cup and counting my winnings, it was 5pm before I actually shaved.

It's a good thing I tend to start slow, pity I tend to finish slow as well!

This should be a great Movember with a team of 10 as of today, thanks to a great response from my workplace. Guys, feel free to post updates here and if I haven't sent you an invite then just ask. Remember the slogan "the best or nothing", I have nothing covered so I am relying on you guys for the best.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All posts accompanied by a photo with an All-stars team member sporting a Hawaiian shirt (Magnum P.I. style) earns double points. Well it would if there were points being awarded.

Ok, time for a beer as I hear it is fantastic Mo fertiliser.

Happy growing!!!

You be careful out among them English.

Day One: The Amish Big Bad Al

You be careful out among them English. 

Big Bad Al

In for a Penny.

OK I'm in for another year.

I'll be going for the Amish look until the Mo grows back again.

Here is the result before the top lip is to be cleared.

Le'ts get some donations for a good cause.

Big Bad Al

A growing Mo gathers no MOss!

Well things are heating up and the All-stars are growing in number.

So far we have:

Tony - Team Captain
Bart - Seasoned campaigner
Chas - Rookie Dark Horse (well ginger horse really)
Ben - A man with a beard

There are a couple of people who have promised to join that I am expecting action from shortly. If you see GuruBob or Medway then some unsubtle pressure should be sent their way. I think we also need the experienced guidance of Big Bad Al.

Let the sledging begin!!!

All New and Pretty Much the Same 2011 Edition!!!

With a mind to the FACT that you can have too much of a good thing, the All-starts ( the indefatiguable Bart aside) took 2010 as a gap year.

Great news!

We're back in 2011!

Bigger (fatter)!!!!

Hairier (maybe not)!!!

Otherwise pretty much the same!!!!

Some of the team will be returning (hopefully), some new members will be joining (hopefully). Stay tuned for MOre updates and overuse of the exclamation mark!!!

Quiet Movember

I sponsored my workmates and bosses, but no-one else seemed to be inspired this year to throw a dollar other than Ms Costello. Thanks, B!

Anyway, here it is:

Work Team Movember!

I am doing Movember again, this time with the ABS team. Anyone else lining up for another tilt? This year I am going for the split goatee.

My mospace contains my initial shaved mug:

The Mo goes Feral

My Movember Mo continues on it's own. Should I Let it go Feral or should I tame it.

Big Bad Mo

The Errol

This is my final Movember post for 2009.

In this post I give you ............. The Errol!!!

I fell in love with The Errol for the 12 hours I had it. It sits far enough off the top lip to go un-noticed when eating and the like. It was surprisingly easy to shape using only my normal razor. It provides a transition point from the bottom of the face to the top, splitting the canvas that is my head into two distinct parts.

The Errol was the first mo I actually thought I could live with every day.

RIP Errol, you are dearly missed.

Ps: Yes that is yet another Hawaiian shirt.

Mo-ney shot!!

Well that is probably my silliest hat for the whole month...

Pre-op before getting day surgery to remove a cyst from my eyelid on the last day of Mo-vember, I tried taking another one afterwarsd but the drugs had kicked in and it is pretty blurry...

So my Movember takings were around $650 bucks towards the cause which I was very happy with - probably 6 times as much as I thought that I would actually raise. I have to say the whole Movember thing is an incredibly effective way to raise money - now if only I can get my new cause started - 'Beards for Bob' then I will really rake in some moolah!

Of course I know that there is no bigger loser then someone who is sporting a mo-vember mo in December but I ams till proudly growing my bushy shrub on my face - not because I want to keep the thing but because I am off to Sydney tonight and will be attending my sister's 40th on the weekend so want to show the whole family the thing 'in the flesh' as theys ay.

Can't wait to hear what my nieces and nephews think - it will probably scar them for life!!!

Better Late Than Never - Maybe?

I made a foolish mistake on 30 November by agreeing to meet some old Army mates at the Caxton for a quick half a dozen beers. I compounded this mistake by inviting them back to my place for a small whisky when the bar shut. A couple of chairs made it off the verandah and my recollection is hazy at best.

I'm trimming the mo down to guido proportions over the next couple of days. I'll post when it is at its MOst ridiculous.

MoFos! Unite!

Well it's still November 30 here in the US of A. And I have to say, y'all sprouted some mighty fine lookin' 'mos.

And you're all handsome fellas, with or without the facial hair.

Thank you for letting me be part of the Magnum P.I. Allstars Movember Team. It was truly an honor, even if my 'mo turned out to be a bit, um--how do you say it in Strayan?--dodgy.

Here are my final 'mo pix.


Girls just wanna have fun...with their 'mos.


Halfway gone...


Currently 'mo-less...and under the table? (This pic just makes me laugh)

AlMOst a wink-and-a-gun

So that is how it ended. Sadly I remember classmates in Year 7 with more impressive growth than that. That said, I am incredibly proud of the job that the Magnum P.I. Allstars have done this Movember. Some cash raised, Hawaiian shirts aplenty, silly hats askew and a ton of fun had.

Thanks to all team members, guest posters (Bob) and donators. A special thanks to all the team members significant others that have had to suffer not only being kissed by the mos, but also having to look at them.

I will probably write one more post tomorrow as I am going to have a shot at turning this thing into a proper Errol. I have no idea how to do it, but a lack of knowledge, experience, talent and intelligence has never stopped me before.

My last post solicited a request from Steve for a "wink-and-a-gun" shot. Well I totally failed at that, so I'll leave you with a "half-a-wink-and-a-gun".

Actually this one was probably a better attempt, but the expression doesn't have the same degree of sleazy misplaced confidence and so it just doesn't work.

So that was movember

and it was fun. Pretty much the laziest way to try and raise money for charity. shave less.

And i can honestly say it hasn’t had impact on my luck with the ladies

this is it half gone

and here is my ugly mug with the lot gone, including all the head hair–

cept for the tickler thingo. Gunna keep that for a bit. Might try and grow it past my double chin

UPDATE for AP

Well you can see we have made the massive impression on the MAGNUM PI ALLSTARS LOOK A LOIKE TOP OF THE heap list. personally its as itchy as hell this time around...but ist a great cause.

THIS thing makes an already awesome package like me look just THAT much more awesome ...I THINK ANYWAYS.

AND MORE AWESOMENESS!!!!

This is the end... my only friend, the end...

So this is it. The End of Movember. Which must mean it's Movember Round in the A-League. Producing quite a decent swag of dirty slugs and poorly thought out lip luggage, but nothing quite on the scale of enthusiastic stealth-ginger midget Roar midfielder Matty McKay a few years ago with a handlebar-inspired, Ned Kelly Goes To The Blue Oyster Bar special that defied description, explanation, gravity and taste all at once. Sadly, yet perhaps thankfully, the interweb contains no photographic evidence of this masterwork. Which means yet again, the goggles do nothing the greatest player never to pull on the gold shirt for his country has to step up and save the A-League's embarrassment. Well one of them anyway, if rubbish crowds, playing in 40 degree temps and Kevin 'Bloody' Muscat aren't enough.




Don't say I never do nuffin' for ya, Australia.

It's been great fun being part of this, both the growing and the cataloguing of the mos in question. Really enjoyed it, and I'm sure my fellow travellers on Team Magnum would say the same. To them, to everyone who donated, and to everyone who joined us on the Movember journey, thanks for making it AWSM.



Oh, and one more thing. Lads... it's been emotional.

The Doctor is OUT to find the clippers and get this bloody thing OFF.

Movember Finale

Well the end is here. It has been fun.

The final effort...

And in keeping with the different hat theme

I am going to keep my Mo... for a little while anyway... to see if it improves with age.

Well done to all participants... We have raised over $700.

There is still time to make a donation at My Donation Page or to the team

Thank You everyone.

Big Bad Al

Which one is me?

Ushanka loose, Cricket win!

So I couldn't get an Ushanka all that quickly. I found a substitute furry hat - that was way too small for my boofhead! Small furry hat modeled by flatmate Elle. I'm in the classic Greg Chappel hat - a canvas hat designed for a day in sun and marketed quite well by an ex Australian cricket captain. Elle loved Jennicki's efforts, and had to join in. 4 more days, and I can find plenty more silly hats!

Inspiration can be found in strange places!

Here are the latest pics (tastefully edited as there are ladies present) from our resident jaggerauthor (or should it be uberauthor) Mr Phelan. His inspiration for choice of t-shirt comes from the current Lobes controversy raging at the Cheeseburger. An explanation for the quote can be found there, well enough of an explanation to ensure I will be asking for the full version next time we catch up.

The inspiration has obviously worked on the mo too as it looks more and more cop like. Unfortunately the Shannon Noll under the chin makes it '90s cop rather than the iconic 70s cop mo.

Now back to the grindstone JP, you have deadlines to meet!