Aug Stone reads from Sporting Moustaches - Movember fundraiser
Author Aug Stone will be reading from his latest book, Sporting Moustaches, telling the stories behind the stories, and signing copies at Hidden Gem in Wallingford at 4PM on Sunday November 17th. Sporting Moustaches is a collection of thirteen tall tales about the role facial hair has played in athletics and competition over the years. As Vol. 1 Brooklyn says, it “explores the absurd place where sports and facial hair collide, and it’s like nothing you’ve read before.” 50% of sales will be donated to the Movember charity to to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues such as mental health, suicide prevention, and prostate and testicular cancer.
Thirteen tall tales about the role facial hair has played in athletics and competition over the years, Sporting Moustaches puts the “ache” in “moustache.” Whiskers are wrapped around sticks, bats, clubs, paddles, chess pieces, and shotglasses, woven into ropes, nets, arrow strings, and even other whiskers. The stories touch on the idea of the playoff beard, superstitions, Movember, The Cleveland Curse, mid-20th century American values eschewing all but the clean shaven, and how in the 1978 Chess World Championship the opponents accused each other of using psychic powers. There are of course more than a few allusions to Burt Reynolds. Packed with puns and pop culture references galore, Sporting Moustaches is a tribute to those who kept their head in the game.
