The Movember experience is a truly unique one. Our new Propaghandi Rowan has decided to pounce on the opportunity to get retro and, like a bull at a gate, has signed up the EFDC team to get all Ned Flanders for the coming month. Being hot-blooded males with an interest in men’s health, both myself and Simon were quick to step up to the crease.

The rules state that all team members must see out Halloween clean shaven and maintain a certain freshness of the chin for the entire month of Movember, whilst pursuing the David Boon look on the upper lip. Photos must be uploaded to confirm said moustaches do not transgress the strict guidelines provided here.

However, given Simon’s late arrival to the rocky waters of puberty (at about the age of 24), his ability to grow only a thin wisp of cotton-wool-like veneer has bound him to keeping what little fuzz he has been growing since September, so that come Summer he might look more like a man than an angry 15 year-old. This flagrant breach of Movember etiquette invites all manner of mockery – however to soften the blow he has generously kicked in a $50 start-up for the team total. Nice one!

We ask you, our fans, to come and inspect our tea strainers personally at The Rocks Market on weekends, or at Kingston Old Bus Depot Market in our nation’s capital every Sunday in Movember (stay tuned for any other events and markets we may front up to throughout the month). Alternatively, we will be updating our Mo-profiles online at our MoSpace, where you may gawk at our Mo-Sationalism and even donate to the cause.

On top of whatever additional funds we may raise via through the Movember site, we are adding a $3 donation for every lamp sold – that’s a dollar from each of the Electric Firefly Mo-Bros whenever someone buys a lamp! We’re expecting a massive month so our hopes are high – visit the Electric Firefly online shop to get in on the Movember Madness or swing by the markets to check on the running total.

For the record – the moustache stylings will be as follows:

• Josh – The Trucker Mo
• Rowan – The Magnum PI Mo
• Simon – The 15 Year-Old Schoolboy Mo (should the attempted Lemmy-From-Mötorhead Mo fall short of its mark)

Photos forthcoming shortly. Enjoy!