Beard of the Week IX
In recognition of Memorial Day here in America, I offer this World-War-I photo of two British Officers, c. 1914, apparently behind the lines, in the trenches, and sitting down for supper.
I was not able to find any bearded soldiers from that war, as I had hoped, so I've updated the rules* to include any facial hair. In the olden days when I was less than 20% my current age, moustaches were about all I had to fixate on in the popular-culture offerings anyway, and fixate I did.
At other times I've written that I think the key test for whether one is, you know, that way is whom does one wish to kiss. In my adolescence I was quite clear that I wanted to go lip-to-lip with other men, and kissing a man with a moustache seemed to me the ne plus ultra of romance and eroticism.
I presume that I am not the only viewer of "Magnum P.I." who watched the program for reasons beyond the engaging plot-lines and scintillating dialogue. Oh my — we probably shouldn't even mention the movie "Lifeguard", which combined several of my near-fetishes in one gratifying yet badly conceived movie.
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* Besides, it's my blog.
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on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 at 00.19
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you probably won't find many-if-any photos of bearded soldiers from WWI. I understood they couldn't have beards – interfered with the gas masks, doncha kno, and that was a real consideration in the trenches. You might find some beards above naval uniforms.
(and yes, despite his ghastly politics, tom selleck's moustache has wonderful resonances for moi)