{"id":204,"date":"2006-03-24T21:19:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-24T21:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saldetraglia.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2006-03-24T21:19:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-24T21:19:00","slug":"hey-man-you-got-any-stache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saldetraglia.com\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":"HEY MAN…YOU GOT ANY ‘STACHE?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In commenting on my previous post about Absinthe<\/a>, our friend The Big Finn<\/a> noted with some alarm that I appeared to be growing a moustache. <\/p>\n

I wasn’t, of course. It was just a combination of bad lighting and a five o’clock shadow. In fact, I haven’t worn a ‘stache since I posed for Brawny paper towels back in 1972.<\/p>\n

But I had a bit of freedom this week, and figured…”what the hell!” I might as well grow a quick one. So here is the result after four days. I opted for a Frank Zappa meets Pancho Villa look…and threw in a Roberto Duran-type glare for good measure.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if I should shave it off…or buy a Harley-Davidson.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In commenting on my previous post about Absinthe, our friend The Big Finn noted with some alarm that I appeared to be growing a moustache. I wasn’t, of course. It was just a combination of bad lighting and a five o’clock shadow. In fact, I haven’t worn a ‘stache since I posed for Brawny paper … Continue reading HEY MAN…YOU GOT ANY ‘STACHE?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75qi3-3i","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":205,"url":"https:\/\/www.saldetraglia.com\/?p=205","url_meta":{"origin":204,"position":0},"title":"ABSINTHE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER.","author":"Sal DeTraglia","date":"March 22, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"My scholarly dissertation on Absinthe is now published in The Spirit World.Check it out by clicking here.Oh, and Mr. Big Finn... please take special note of the recipe at the end of the article.","rel":"","context":"With 14 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 14 comments","link":"https:\/\/www.saldetraglia.com\/?p=205#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":122,"url":"https:\/\/www.saldetraglia.com\/?p=122","url_meta":{"origin":204,"position":1},"title":"INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE.","author":"Sal DeTraglia","date":"October 19, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"My unwavering love for COCONUT may be the strongest in the land; but it\u2019s not exclusive.COCONUT-fever is, in fact, sweeping through Europe\u2014and signs of the epidemic have now appeared in the south of France.The photo above is provided courtesy of our new friend and vampiress, Calamity Tat. 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