Mustache as Art

Los Angeles, California, May 20, 2009:

The mustache gets a bad rap. Sometimes it is considered the mark of a cad. But something caught my eye at the world famous Getty Museum in Los Angeles: A poster treating the mustache as art.

The gift shop at the Getty sells alphabet posters with each letter standing for an item contained in the works of art housed by the museum.

For the letter M, the mustache is cited. This is fantastic news! Of all the wondrous works an art museum might hold, the Getty chose the symbol of Ron -- the mustache -- to represent the letter M.

If this isn't an endorsement of Ron's policies towards art, the alphabet, and posterized paintings, I don't know what is. The Getty Museum and all of its benefactors and visitors are obviously in support of the movement Ron has championed. They must also endorse his facial hair.

While I don't feel Ron will ever lose his "common man" role, I believe that this step towards being more sophisticated is a good one for him and his constituency.

Huzzah!

- Bittle

Posted by Bittle at May 20, 2009 09:38 AM