CHICAGO

2004 was the beginning of an experiment…an idea that spawned during a 3am inebriated conversation. "What if we all grew moustaches and went out on a bar crawl together?" Response, "Brilliant, let's do it!" 9 gentlemen, also known as the Founding Fathers, decided to let their upper lip hair grow for a month and in the last weekend on January romped throughout Chicago's bar scene as a form of a social experiment. While there were only 9 gents it was such a blast and so well received by the crowded bars that the idea was thrown around to do it again...maybe the same time the following year. The MBC had officially become a tradition of a magnitude to come unknown to the Founding Fathers. It had become, "A Gentleman's Affair."

MILWAUKEE

The state known for cheese and the Packers was about to be handled by moustaches! Wisconsin's own Milwaukee was the first city to be granted with the MBC's organized presence. A nice city that was close enough to Chicago to use as the first actual experiment outside of the comfort of the Windy City. A bar crawl itinerary was selectively crafted and handed out to each moustachio along with a Moustache dinner outside of the confines of the hotel to begin the crawl. With 14 moustachios dancing throughout Milwaukee the moustache's presence was felt. The idea to venture away from Chicago was successfully launched this year in a fantastic city with stories that haven't left there to date.

ST. LOUIS

2006 was known as the Arch of Moustaches. Each year prior to this one was a one night stand for the crawl. The MBC would come in, work the city for one night and boogie on out. This year it turned into a weekend trip and that hasn't changed, nor will it, since. Friday Night Freestyle became a quick tradition of creativity and gave everyone the chance to feel out St. Louis prior to the following evening's crawl. A suite was acquired in the hotel in order to round up all of the moustachios in one room for pre-drinks and a meet and greet (not everyone knows each other…this event is open to the public). St. Louis was an elegant time and hosted the first annual Moustache Field Trip to the historic Anheuser Busch Brewery...the crawl then ended in early morning gambling. St. Louie sure knows how to make moustaches' hearts beat!

MINNEAPOLIS

While continuing to modify and improve the MBC model, this was the first year that 15 person charter vans were acquired to transport the moustachios to the event due to in increasing number of attendees...29 to be exact. The Moustache Field Trip was a giant game of tag throughout the Mall of America. Sound fun?…cause it was a hoot! The evening of the bar crawl just so happened to be 15 degrees...below zero! No fresh face was ready for the lashing that the cold gave after cleanly shaving their scruffy faces down to an upper lip of fun. Minneapolis was very cool and loved the concept of the MBC. One individual even joined the bar crawl in the midst of it...took the shaver to the bathroom at a bar and got rid of all but his moustache. The tradition of nominating famous moustaches into the Moustache Hall of Fame began this year. Also, the Moustache Declaration was made official, being signed by the 9 Founding Fathers. Oh Minneapolis...the MBC misses you....

MEMPHIS

Memphis, known as "The South" to moustachios, had no problem embracing the tradition of the MBC. This was the first year a formal dining room dinner with an awards ceremony was scheduled to kick off the crawl. Moustache of the Year, Most Grizzled, Rookie of the Year...c'mon now, who doesn't want to walk away with such prestigious awards?!? The Moustache Movie Series was also given birth this year. The moustachios had field trip options; Gibson Guitar Factory, Sun Records and Graceland were some of the sites that were visited. Beale Street was filled with 35 moustaches dancing to the wonderful live music selection that Memphis had to offer. Many moustachios enjoyed the finest BBQ of the South, according to the locals. To say the least, the whole night went over with a bang and Memphis will go down as a Disco Dancin' Moustache Party!

LOUISVILLE

2009 was the largest and most successful MBC turnout to date. 55 moustachios invaded Kentucky with glee! It was the first year that locals showed up at bars with moustaches via word of mouth. While it was difficult to keep the overwhelming amount of 55 moustachios on a strict schedule everyone romped the city together allowing Louisville to really soak in the tradition of the MBC. The "Moustache Anthem" was first presented this year and the bars loved the idea and played it over their sound systems allowing the group of moustachios to sing away and overrun establishments. Karaoke, line dancing and a trip to the Louisville Baseball Bat factory were some of the best memories of the trip. 2nd year moustachio Luke Perry nearly swept the award ceremony for the first time ever (minus Rookie of the Year as he was not eligible) with a quite vicious showing.

NASHVILLE

Chicago was left on a crisp but clear winter morning on a 55 passenger bus (first time ever) and entered Nashville on a very snowy and freezing night. The hosting city just so happened to be having the worst snow storm in more than a decade so a moustache snowball fight was had but a damper had been put on a lot of Friday night's festivities. Moustachios are go getters, by nature, and made the best of an adverse situation finding several local watering holes including a kick ass karaoke bar. The field trip had to be shaved down (pun intended) as the Country Music Hall of Fame was closed due to the storm. Despite setbacks the event was made whole on Saturday night, with a bus full of rowdiness bordering unstoppable, the moustachios rolled across the fine city of Nashville leaving a mixed wake of awe and happiness. A homeless man, unbeknownst to any moustachios, became a stowaway under the bus. This man crawled into the luggage compartment to keep warm and unwittingly joined for several bars. He banged on his roof (the floor) but his distressed calls could not be heard over the foot stomping and loud singing of the moustachios. Eventually he was pulled from his rolling torture chamber and served a beer. The MBC has visited the same state twice, TN, and was treated with and extensive amount of Southern hospitality!

COLUMBUS

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