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“I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera.” – Gordon Parks

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We’re a dozen days into Movember* (that’s 12 days for those playing along at home), and I think it’s safe to say that the city is breathing a heavy sigh of relief. The Mo is flourishing in all neighbourhoods, and gaining more attention than ever thought possible. Onwards and upwards!  

We’re continuing to introduce readers to our Mo Bros and Mo Sistas as part of the Young Lions Moustache Club - to give you folks a bit more of an idea as to where to put your generous donations.  If you can’t decide, there’s also the option to donate to the team as a whole.  Just follow this here link.

You can donate to Jared’s space right here.

* For the record, these photos were snapped pre-Movember 1, so they don’t necessarily represent current follicle placement.

PROFILE: MO BRO JARED, YLMC #789

Jared is a superbly talented man - both related to facial hair growth, and otherwise.  An accomplished videographer & music video director, including cult-hit webisode sensation Nirvana the Band the Show, and some of our favourite music videos ever from the likes of Arkells, Diamond Rings, Ohbijou, and Born Ruffians.  Out of the kindness of his moustache, Jared even chipped in his talents to help spread the gospel of the Moustache Club (video below).  

We’re pumped that he’s donned the Mo for us this year, and you can show him your love & affection by kissing him where it counts: the Mo Space page.  

You’re a seemingly very capable facial hair grower.  Any advice for the less follically inclined folks back home? 

Facial hair is like a high school dance floor. If it’s too sparse, don’t force it. You’ll create a spectacle and all the girls will laugh at you behind your back, while secretly harboring crushes you won’t find out about until it’s too late and they’re married. Unless it’s November, in which case let your patchy flag fly.

You make music videos.  Are there any that you’ve made that feature fantastic moustaches, or those which focus on the Mo as its primary theme/character?  If not, when can we expect this in your portfolio?

I know I’m not alone on this, but I’ve always been a huge fan of Feurd’s moustache from the Elwins. I may take this opportunity to pitch them on a music video in which his moustache starts to grow uncontrollably. I see it as something like a cross between those vines in Jumanji and that weird flesh-beast from the end of Akira.

Are there any noteworthy Mo’s in the Raab family tree?  Any that you look to in particular for drawing inspiration?

My Father is literally forbidden from growing facial hair by my Mother. I’m not kidding. I remember him coming down one morning with a bit of scruff and she couldn’t even look at him in the eye. In the 70s, my Dad could (and did) rock a mean Abe Lincoln beard, but not much of a stash. In many ways it is my familial responsibility to fill out the historical facial hair requirement. Something I don’t take lightly.

You’re like, THE dude behind Nirvana The Band The Show.  Why isn’t that a thing anymore?   If we could convince Movember to expand their mandate next year to “Prostate Cancer, Mental Health, and Nirvana The Band The Show”, would you bring it back?

First of all, I’m by no means “THE dude” behind the show. The show originally oozed out of the brains of Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, who was his roommate at the time. I came on after a few episodes but it always very much a team effort. It was a show with no real director on set which was kind of amazing. After we finished the ten episodes and the DVD we knew that the project had really run its course. Not creatively, but it was getting harder and harder to make it work with everyone’s other projects on the go. Having said that, there has been a Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie on the table for some time. If someone were to hand over 500K we would drop everything in a second make it. The team behind the show just finished a feature film directed by Matt Johnson, called The Dirties, which we’re pretty excited about. 

Moustaches and music have always had a hairy past - from Mo-town to Mo-rissey, and beyond.  What do you think is the role of the moustache in relation to today’s musicians?

Sadly, somewhere along the line the moustache became an ironic gesture, reserved for hipsters and attention seekers, both of which are terms sometimes attributed to musicians. Unlike those critical naysayers though, I’m always open to any man or woman who is willing to step out on stage with mean mystax (note: I just learned the word mystax in a game of balderdash this weekend). I think the modern musical mustache shows a touch of class and reverence for tradition.

The cause: prostate cancer, and (as of this year) mental health.  Do you have a particular connection to either of these?

I think you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who isn’t affected by at least one (if not both) of those causes. I was happy to hear that the scope of Movember is broadening, seeing as it has certainly grown large enough to accommodate a wider range of causes.

Why should people follow along with your moustache-growing expedition this Movember?

Wait? People plan on having something better to do than sit on the internet, refreshing my Movember progress updates on Facebook? But seriously, the only reason my moustache might be worth keeping tabs on is that my facial hair grows pretty fast.  So I’ll probably win. It is a competition right? One in which the winner is given a magic ring that protects them from both prostate cancer and future mental health problems? If it isn’t I’m out.

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