The Mustached American inspiration behind the “Chips” character Frank Poncharello is stepping down from his vaunted law enforcement perch. Longtime Belleville, Ill. Sheriff Mearl Justus — perhaps the greatest sheriff in the history of sheriffs — has resigned from office, St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern said Tuesday afternoon. Kern, one of the few [...]
Time Magazine today named “The Protestor” as the magazine’s Person of the Year, citing, among other 2011 protest efforts, the American Mustache Institute’s October 28 Occupy The Upper Lip march in Chicago. Mentioned alongside regime changing protests in Libya and Egypt — as well as the nationwide Occupy Wall Street protests — AMI’s Occupy The Upper [...]
Chicago to host ‘Stache Bash 2011 as a result of selection. To download the full White Paper click here. The full 100 cities list here. _____________________________ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Behavioral Economics Division of the Mustached American Research Dept. within the American Mustache Institute (AMI), the world’s leading facial hair think tank and advocacy organization, embarked [...]



