BREAKING NEWS: Gary Shaves... B-a-B Crushed

MAN, this week is a tough week for beards... as horrified as we were by Jon Hamm's razor capabilities, or as scared as the woman beardo from Seattle really made us... what we realized today was a blow to our inner and outer community more than even if Jon Hamm shaved that lady himself... Looks like Gary Vee (@garyvee), our beloved Bearded/Passionate/Wino/Beardo, has shaved his playoff beard! We know, we know, you too are crushed... believe us, we felt the slice of the razor all the way over here as well.

So, yes, it's true, the playoff beard is gone, will it return? we are not sure... will we miss it? Absolutely... do you like it when we ask and answer our own questions? probably not... Either way, this also means #garysbeardwatch is over... but we can't help but wonder and almost believe it's somehow our fault... or was it?

Were we not encouraging enough for him?! Did we not highlight the VaynerMedia hirsute (we did: VaynerMedia - Now Is The Time To (Grow Beards))? Did we not talk up Gary's facial fuzzness enough (we did: BREAKING NEWS: Gary IS growing a beard)? I guess, what we DIDN'T do is grab the last known photo of said playoff beard before Gary went to Indy (below) and post a #garysbeardwatch update... perhaps breaking the chain of Karma we were holding onto together...

Regardless of the truth, or even the reality... we will forever remember this as one of the more noble attempts at growth (it left us nearly as fast as it came to be), and as such these things tend to end in tragedy... even still, when people mourn some grow beards...

Gary you lost a Superbowl chance... we lost a beardo friend... let's commiserate together and grow another beard! What do you say!? or we can sulk together until the FireFly Sweet Tea Vodka runs out at #beardball...

RIP GaryVee Playoff Beard Dec 28, 2009 -- Jan 28, 2010 (we rounded up)

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Playoff beards are good for camaraderie, but are ultimately disappointing. A brief foray into beardage may expose the character of the human on said venture.

Which are you: one who displays fortitude momentarily, or one who takes solace in a healthy beard and is strong enough to don it all year long?