A change of opinion re: Mustaches

I have always been a sucker for guys in bands. As a child (we're talking single digits, folks), I had three serious crushes: Super-Man, Abraham Lincoln, and young Elvis Presley. At the age of maybe nine or ten, I also discovered Jerry Lee Lewis, and even though he had some incesstual tendencies, I sure did love watching him perform "Great Balls of Fire." So, with all that being said... let's talk about Old Crow Medicine Show, shall we?

I love them.

I have loved them for years.

Last night, I had the privilege of taking two friends who had never before seen Old Crow to a show with me. We drove down to the Anthem, which is on the Wharf in D.C., and got there early enough to be pretty close to the stage. This was fantastic because in addition to loving the music of Old Crow, I love the band members' personalities. Ketch is hilarious, and their new addition, Mason, is an absolute trip (he only just turned 25!), but my heart belongs to Cory Younts. The man not only plays piano, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, the pianica, and everything else under the sun... but he can also dance! And sing! And, I mean... he's pretty nice to look at too. *wink* *wink*

Here's the thing, though: Cory Younts has a mustache. And d'you know what? He looks good in it. Really good in it. Admittedly, he'd probably look good no matter what, but I think Cory Younts has changed my opinion of mustaches. I've decided that I'm officially a fan.

With that being said, though... I will always prefer a nicely trimmed beard to a mustache because, in my opinion, nicely trimmed beards are one of the nicest things on earth.