• Voting just closed for the “Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year” award and we’ll name the winner on Oct. 30 in St. Louis at ‘Stache Bash 2009 featuring the legendary John Oates (event details here), a charitable event benefiting Challenger Baseball.
• See the results of our study with Quicken about the earning and spending capabilities of Mustached Americans vs. our bearded and clean-shaven comrades. Be sure to check out the video, and as you’ll see, you could win free ‘Stache Bash tickets.
• If you’ve been to the site recently, you’ve heard our new anthem, which is available for purchase here as well as on iTunes.
• Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and we ask you to participate in our poll about the perceptions of men with mustaches at this link.
• Be sure to check out our newest quasi-celebrity interview with Chris Steiner of Forbes magazine about his new book “$20 A Gallon.”
• If you missed our chairman recently on ESPN, watch this video.
• As bacon is the mustache of meat, we encourage you to visit and get involved with The Bacon Institute, the MySpace of bacon loving goodness. There is also a fan group on Facebook which you can find here, as well as a Twitter feed you can follow here.

That’s all for now but thanks for signing up for membership with AMI.
Carry on.
The American Mustache Institute
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Online: http://AmericanMustacheInstitute.org
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As a supporter of the American Mustache Institute, I pledge to:

• Lobby the administration of President Barack Obama, asking him to grow a mustache during his first term to demonstrate solidarity with people of Mustached American descent.
• Applaud any Mustached American as they walk past me on the street.
• Castigate clean shaven mortals and remind them that their bare-lipped appearance is a sign of weakness and communism.
• Dislike all things associated with Dave Navarro.
• Continue my mustache growth in the extremely rare case that it causes significant decreases in sexual activity, friendships, and approval by society at large.
• Never own a cat or watch “Sex And The City.”
• Discriminate only against those with chin coverage (i.e. beards, goatees) as those forms of facial hair represent the “spousal compromise.”
• Distrust clean-shaven officers of the law, and if approached by a mustache-free constable, dial 911 and proceed to a nearby police station, where a squadron of heavily mustached officers will greet me with open arms.
• Consider the environment before shaving my mustache.
• Never forget that every time a mustache is shaved an angel in heaven dies and falls to earth.

AMI Disclaimer: AMI supports healthy, performance enhancing-free mustaches that contain no pesticides. While the vast majority of mustache wearers have highly positive responses from friends, exotic dancers and grade school teachers, mustaches should be worn at your own risk, understanding that AMI is not responsible for mustaches that make men look like child molesters or Dave Navarro. Wearing a “Dictator” mustache may lead to repeated beatings, and women are encouraged to avoid wearing mustaches if looking for male companionship or hoping to find employment outside of waste collection. If a mustache causes you to have an erection for more than four hours, seek immediate attention from a doctor, spouse, girlfriend, or Dave Navarro. In extremely rare cases, mustaches may cause significant decreases in sexual activity, friendships, and approval by society at large. Consult a physician before exploring your personal mustache capabilities, as premature mustache growth may lead to feelings of despair and depression.

*This was NOT sent from a Blackberry, as mustached Americans neither own, nor have the ability, to operate Blackberrys.