Movember

Ron Mael of Sparks

Movember is the month to grow the hair on your top lip to raise money and awareness about men's health.  Men all over the country are trying hard to grow their moustaches, women all over the country are generally pretty repelled by it.  But it's all in a good cause, for prostate and testicular cancer. 

I'm taking part for the first time this year and have started by not shaving at all before removing most of my facial hair to reveal a fairly pitiful 'tache; planning to do that at the weekend depending on how it looks by then. 

Might be brave enough to post a pic in due course, in the meantime there is a Sparks song going around my head, Moustache with the great line in the chorus, "One hundred hairs make a man".

Should really be the Movember anthem.

Signs playlist

Another Reel Issues tonight, where we watch a film at the local cinema and talk about it afterwards. Tonight we are watching Signs, the Mel Gibson film about faith, aliens and miracles (the signs of the film's name). I have been telling people it's not a science fiction film as such but as I was refreshing my memory on it this afternoon I fear I have mislead people. We'll see.

Again, for my own amusement I have compiled a few songs to play beforehand. Listening to The Killers and Prince a lot today as a result.

Sign 'O' The Times - Prince

Signs - Michael W. Smith

There's No Such Thing As Aliens - Sparks

Spaceman - The Killers

What Faith Can Do - Kutless