Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Bearded Man: Great Bearded Blokes #3 … Allan Border

July 10, 2014 By in Shumpty Speaks, Shumpty's Beard Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

Allan Border, the captain of the Australian cricket team during its darkest days and the architect of Australia’s recent decades of success spent much of his career bearded.

Allan Border Great Bearded Bloke #3

Allan Border
Great Bearded Bloke #3

He is one of my great bearded blokes because of the way he transformed Australian cricket and, at the same time, showed that he was prepared to do anything he could for the betterment of himself and his time regardless of the potential cost.  Ruthless, focused and intense, Border is the epitome of a character dedicated to being the best and that makes him a great bearded bloke.

The Bearded Man: Great Bearded Bloke #4 … Zach Galifianakis

July 9, 2014 By in Shumpty Speaks, Shumpty's Beard Tags: , , , Leave a comment

Has there been a more dominant entertainer with a beard in the last decade that Zach Galifianakis?

Zach Galifianakis Great Bearded Bloke #4

Zach Galifianakis
Great Bearded Bloke #4

 

First recognised on our screens as Alan from the Hangover franchise of movies, his comedy is oft acidic as well as being a pointedly satirical of world events.

What ranks Zach Galifianakis in the realm of Great Bearded Blokes (and ranking at number 4) to me are:

  • His seemingly open disdain for all of the trappings of stardom.
  • His passionate advocacy for causes close to him without concern for the impact of that advocacy on his career.
  • That fact that he is riotously funny.

The Bearded Man: Great Bearded Bloke #5 … Peter Griffin

July 8, 2014 By in Shumpty Speaks, Shumpty's Beard Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

I am a massive fan of the show Family Guy and there has been no episode of the show that I have enjoyed more than the episode “Brian Wallows and Peter’s Swallows”.

In that episode, importantly for this exercise, family patriarch, Peter Griffin grows a beard as evidenced by this photo:

Peter Griffin's Beard

Peter Griffin’s Beard

Of course Peter only has a beard for one episode but Peter Griffin qualifies for my top 5 great bearded blokes because, despite being a comedic cartoon character he often displays traits that make him a quintessential good bloke such as:

  1. His love for his family and preparedness to work in a dead end, blue collar job to keep them in their home and food on the table.
  2. He is an ideas man: who could forget the “Hindenpeter” or the episode he decided to deal with an FCC ban on certain TV shows by creating his own TV network.
  3. He is extremely loyal and would do anything to help his friends.

Peter Griffin is worthy member of my list of 5 great bearded blokes.  I just wish the writers of Family Guy would bring back his beard permanently!