Hello Everybody,
Roy here. As I’m sure all SmartassRadio fans have realized I have always been the most feminine member of the SmartassRadio ensemble. Paradoxically, I am also the only member to have regular romantic contact with a member of the opposite sex. Needless to say, once I heard about the advent of Patty taking my place I was thrilled to finally climb one rung up the masculine ladder. Again, I was disappointed and it seems like I am still the least macho member. Who knows why? Maybe it’s because of my lack of interest in metal. Maybe it’s because of my H&M dominated wardrobe. Maybe it’s because of my fragile body type. We’ll probably never know.

The glasses really make this look like a John Lennon autopsy pic

But, I think I may have a remedy. Yes, as the title of this implies - a beard. I’m studying abroad, thousands of miles away from anyone whose opinion matters to me, and I think this is the perfect time to try to grow out a beard. You may be saying to yourself, “Why does this need to be a beard watch? Doesn’t a ‘watch’ imply a long period of time, such as a presidential election? Doesn’t a beard just grow in a week’s time?” Well, for the normal man, probably yes, a beard should grow in just a short time. However, I have never grown one before and things are a little slow on the uptake here. Obviously, I researched techniques to help it grow faster, but aside from bobbing for apples in Rogaine nothing seems viable. The advice I did get is that before you give up and say “I will never be able to grow a beard” you have to give it a full six weeks of no snipping, shaving or hack-sawing. Again, studying abroad is ideal because while a half-grown beard may look ugly on me for awhile, I am still way better looking than the crooked-tooth, beady-eyed Brits. I’m already one week into my pilgrimage to Hair-rusalem.*

I’ll be providing pictures and my beard-insights to keep myself motivated and you guys interested.

-Roy
Roy@SmartassRadio.com

Without further ado... this week's picture:

*copyrighted Roy Verspoor, 2008.