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TAFT, Calif. -- Whether they were red, brown, or even a light gray, it was the beards that were the stars of the show on the third day of Oildorado Days.
Dozens of local men took part in the Whiskerino contest trying to see if their mane would be the best in show.
The strategy for growing a winning beard varies. Just ask Larry Breslin, who took home the title of best overall beard and has won three times before, crediting his kids for the gray streaks in his beard and long hours at work for its condition.
"What I do is I wake up every morning and go to work at five in the morning and I get home at 9 at night," he said. "Working 16 hours a day makes your beard grow faster. Remember that, kids. Work hard. You'll come to have this."
Or you could just let it grow freely, like the man they call "Lowdown Lou," who took home the dubious honor of the ugliest beard.
"I quit shaving in 1976," Lou says with a chuckle. "I get a trim job every now and then when it gets too ugly."
There's also the meticulous treatment approach that Alonso Solis, Jr. took en route to winning the most unique beard title.
"We call this the pork chop beard, and we just rubbed it every day and pulled it," he said. "It's the craziest thing I've ever done in my life. I had never grown my beard before in my life for nine months. But today it's special.
Even the women took part in the fun. They had the Tessie Garratt ponytail and bun competition, which judged the best and most creative women's hairstyles.
"I've been wanting to do this a long time," Teri Grossbard, whose bun took home first prize, said. "I came out all the way from Hawaii for this competition."
"We just took a club soda bottle, put it on top, and then bunch of AquaNet, bobby pins and braids," Ashley Neal, her designer said.
The men had been growing their beards since the beginning of the year for the contest they say brings the community closer together.
"It's great to be able to just be boys, because there's not a lot of communities where you can be able to play with such good people," Breslin said. "To find people like that to hang out with is a great thing. Community is everything. That's what we're about in Taft."
Dozens Take Part In "Hairy" Contest - South County News Story - KERO Bakersfield
Video: Whiskerino Contest Highlights Oildorado Days
Dozens of local men took part in the Whiskerino contest trying to see if their mane would be the best in show.
The strategy for growing a winning beard varies. Just ask Larry Breslin, who took home the title of best overall beard and has won three times before, crediting his kids for the gray streaks in his beard and long hours at work for its condition.
"What I do is I wake up every morning and go to work at five in the morning and I get home at 9 at night," he said. "Working 16 hours a day makes your beard grow faster. Remember that, kids. Work hard. You'll come to have this."
Or you could just let it grow freely, like the man they call "Lowdown Lou," who took home the dubious honor of the ugliest beard.
"I quit shaving in 1976," Lou says with a chuckle. "I get a trim job every now and then when it gets too ugly."
There's also the meticulous treatment approach that Alonso Solis, Jr. took en route to winning the most unique beard title.
"We call this the pork chop beard, and we just rubbed it every day and pulled it," he said. "It's the craziest thing I've ever done in my life. I had never grown my beard before in my life for nine months. But today it's special.
Even the women took part in the fun. They had the Tessie Garratt ponytail and bun competition, which judged the best and most creative women's hairstyles.
"I've been wanting to do this a long time," Teri Grossbard, whose bun took home first prize, said. "I came out all the way from Hawaii for this competition."
"We just took a club soda bottle, put it on top, and then bunch of AquaNet, bobby pins and braids," Ashley Neal, her designer said.
The men had been growing their beards since the beginning of the year for the contest they say brings the community closer together.
"It's great to be able to just be boys, because there's not a lot of communities where you can be able to play with such good people," Breslin said. "To find people like that to hang out with is a great thing. Community is everything. That's what we're about in Taft."
Dozens Take Part In "Hairy" Contest - South County News Story - KERO Bakersfield
Video: Whiskerino Contest Highlights Oildorado Days