Dr. Abraham Froman
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Dr. Abraham Jonas Froman, a Capricorn, is a native of Chicago’s north side Rogers Park neighborhood. A longtime employee, in 2008 he was named Chief Executive Officer of The American Mustache Institute's (AMI), the leading facial hair advocacy organization and think tank in the world and widely considered the bravest organization in the history of mankind behind only the U.S. Military and the post-Jim Henson Muppets.

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Wayne Brady Seeks Mustache Tax Break, Kidnaps Man

0 Comments | Posted April 16, 2012 | 9:54 PM

While he doesn't typically celebrate a sexually dynamic Mustached American lifestyle, actor and comedian Wayne Brady longs to own and operate thick, dense lower nose foliage. But as a sufferer of Bare Upper Lip Disorder (BULD), he simply struggles to grow a luxurious upper mouth shading device. Who...

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One Million Mustached Americans March on Washington

3 Comments | Posted April 3, 2012 | 10:44 AM

On Sunday, April 1 in Washington, D.C., the American Mustache Institute, H&R Block and the Flavor Savers led what the National Park Service confirmed was a good-looking crowd of 1 million Mustached Americans and interested third parties in the Million Mustache March for the proposed Stache Act legislation.

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Million Mustache March Set for Sunday in Nation's Capitol

0 Comments | Posted March 27, 2012 | 1:14 PM

The American Mustache Institute is finalizing preparations to lead the Million Mustache March on Sunday, April 1, from the U.S. Capitol to the White House, as it seeks adoption of the Stimulus To Allow Critical Hair Expenses or "STACHE Act."

Indeed, this could perhaps...

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Brewers' Pitcher Axford Takes Home Coveted Goulet Award

0 Comments | Posted October 31, 2011 | 12:45 PM

John Axford, the pitcher who this year led the Milwaukee Brewers to the National League Championship Series for the first time in 29 years, was named the 2011 Mustached American of the Year by the American Mustache Institute (AMI).

"We are honored to give this award to the Ax man,"...

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Wicker Park Mustache March Calls To "Occupy The Upper Lip"

0 Comments | Posted October 25, 2011 | 12:03 PM

"Occupy the upper lip! Occupy the upper lip!"

One day prior to the charitable Stache Bash 2011, those chants will be heard in the lip sweater-rich confines of Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Staff members of the American Mustache Institute, members of Chicago music act The Flavor...

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Voting For Coveted Goulet Award Nears Finish Line

0 Comments | Posted October 20, 2011 | 7:00 PM

With voting for the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year set to close on Sunday, Oct. 23, the competition continues at a record voting pace.

Current leaders for the award astro-physicist Stephen Hawking calls "on par with the Nobel Prize for Peace" include coffee shop and...

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Finalists Announced, Voting Opens, For Coveted Goulet Award

0 Comments | Posted October 11, 2011 | 11:27 AM

After more than 500 nominations, the American Mustache Institute (AMI) today announced 21 finalists and opened voting for the 2011 Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year award.

Unlike many facial hair-related awards, The Goulet award is not a "best mustache" contest. Rather, it recognizes the person...

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AMI Seeks to Reward American Cities Embracing Mustached American Culture

0 Comments | Posted September 29, 2011 | 6:13 PM

Following a two-year analysis of 100 U.S. cities, the American Mustache Institute (AMI) yesterday released a new White Paper naming Chicago as "America's Most 'Mustache-Friendly' City."

As a result, Chicago will be rewarded by playing host to AMI's annual 'Stache Bash 2011 charitable benefit on Friday, October 28....

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Orlando-area Firefighter is Mustached American Of Year

0 Comments | Posted December 6, 2010 | 9:37 AM

After garnering 22 percent of more than 500,000 online votes, Brian Sheets, a firefighter from Orlando, FL, who founded a mustache-based charity, was named the American Mustache Institute's "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year" for 2010.

Sheets outdistanced a strong group of well-deserving candidates including North...

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Finalists Announced for Coveted "Goulet" Awards

0 Comments | Posted October 18, 2010 | 3:26 PM

The American Mustache Institute (AMI) has announced the 19 finalists and opened voting for the "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year," which has been likened to the Nobel Prize for Peace by Time magazine, astro-physicist Stephen Hawking, and High Times magazine.

The "Goulet" recognizes the person...

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Who Should Be Goulet?

0 Comments | Posted September 28, 2010 | 10:33 PM

The American Mustache Institute (AMI) has begun accepting nominations for the highly anticipated 2010 "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year," the award TIME magazine, the "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," physicist Stephen Hawking, and High Times magazine have suggested is on par with...

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Dreams of Mustached Mascot of the Year

0 Comments | Posted September 7, 2010 | 3:00 PM

I'm a dreamer. And much like my fascination for Mr. T causes me to repeatedly dream I'm his sidekick in "A-Team" episodes, I've always dreamed of being a mascot.

To be large, fluffy, and with a permanent expression no matter what the situation - cool under pressure akin to...

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Tax Break for Mustached Americans

0 Comments | Posted April 23, 2010 | 2:45 PM

As many of us have come to dread, April 15 on the American calendar has typically stood for not just after parties for the Easter Bunny's birthday. No, it's indelibly also come to stand for taxes.

And just last week on tax day 2010, the American Mustache...

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Move Super Bowl to Saturday

0 Comments | Posted February 1, 2010 | 10:15 AM

Football in the United States has become an essential part of our national fabric. Athletes are heroes to the young and old, and games have become American traditions on par with apple pie, political polarization, good looking mustaches, or cell phone-induced distracted driving.

The Super Bowl, set for next Sunday...

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A Chat With REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin

0 Comments | Posted December 17, 2009 | 4:55 PM

Over the past few years, a number of music acts have jumped into video games as those who have been bombarded with ads for the Beatles Rockband game can attest. Until now, every one of these games have been "action" oriented video games where users must keep up with the...

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Who Should Be the 'Goulet?'

0 Comments | Posted August 25, 2009 | 1:48 PM

This week the American Mustache Institute (AMI) opened nominations for the second annual "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year."

This honor -- described by the late Walter Cronkite as being "as noble as the Nobel Prize" --
recognizes the most impactful Mustached American of the...

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Farewell Mustachiopithicus

0 Comments | Posted July 20, 2009 | 6:00 PM

As the dull roar of sadness about the passing of the late, great Walter Cronkite wanes, the administration and faculty of American Mustache Institute wish to provide a perspective about our late hero, and sometime colleague (read a film review he conducted with John Waters for AMI), through which...

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Capitalizing on the Year of the Mustache

0 Comments | Posted December 8, 2008 | 1:46 PM

Since the tail end of the 1970s, the Mustached American has faced grave roadblocks in his or her efforts to gain equal treatment within American society.

Consider that since the esteemed Mustached American anchorman Walter Cronkite -- the most trusted man in America at one point -- left the airwaves...

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