Cometh the moment

Remember remember the first of November, a typical spring day in Canberra where nothing much happens. But people are looking a bit different today. Like there is something fantastical about to happen. Like the calm before the storm. The ad break before the footy final. Lips are trembling, stubble is bristling, smooth jawlines are sweating. Across the capital, razor blades sweep along the contours of bureaucrats but three people boldly step away from the chains of the mirror and the razor blade and pronounce "come forth the first of Movember".

To follow is a month long cultivation of facial hair, the likes of which you have never seen before and probably will never want to see again. It's all in aid of Movember, and we hope to play a small part in raising awareness and funding for men's health issues, so make sure you take the opportunity to share in the love. We'll try have some fun along the way and keep you posted on the life of our mo's.

So, enter the brave trifecta...

Ben Selwyn, aka The Selwynator

Ben is used to taking in a range of mo's on his regular late night jaunts down Oxford Street when he is back in his home town of Sydney. Ben dabbled in facial hair experiments during his wild younger days, only to be put to shame by his local rabbi. A keen sportsman, Ben is a fan of the former Scotland footballer Mo Johnston. A few other titbits about The Selwynator...his dream destination is Morocco, his favourite colour is Mauve, and his favourite type of slightly pretentious art movements is Modernism.

Neil Stafford, aka A Blast from the Past with a Dirty Moustache

Neil heralds from the UK where he fondly remembers distant summers watching the mo of Merv Hughes waddling in to steamroller the English batsmen and old Boonie himself lugging it across the boundary rope so he didn't have to move his podgy little VB filled legs. Neil likes movies and has plenty of dodgy mo's to refer to in his video collection. The Blast from the Past is keen about politics and was a big fan of the British minister, Mo Mowlam. He also likes his food and misses the old Melton Mowbray pork pies, but consoles himself by listening to Motown and the song from Flaming Moes.

Jason Davis, aka Bad Boy Billy Bob

Jason has recently travelled the world in pursuit of the perfect mo... obviously there couldn't have been enough dodgy taches in his native Queensland. He nearly got lucky in Turkey but the absence of a good filthy mo left him stranded with a rose and a loaf of bread by two lonely farmers. A keen rapper and boxing fan, he idolises Mohammed Ali. Bad Boy is also keen on driving the M5 Motorway but one day wants to move to Palermo and sup on Mojitos.

We look forward to your support and hope to keep you entertained throughout this momentous month. But for now, as they say, must dash...