Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa is more than a pretty face with a a tightly toned torso and a voice like butter. At one point, he was actually a real dude — just like you.

After running track in high school, Mustafa decided to try football and ultimately walked-on at Arizona State University as a wide receiver.

He played in the 1997 Rose Bowl and caught passes from quarterback Jake “The Snake” Plummer.

Post graduation in 1997, Mustafa played on the practice squads for the Tennessee Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks and even played a season in NFL Europe for the Barcelona Dragons.

After football and prior to landing the “Old Spice Guy” gig, Mustafa owned and operated a restaurant in L.A., won $47,000 on game show The Weakest Link, and landed acting roles for shows on NBC, ABC, USA Network and The CW.

I spoke to Isaiah just prior to the kickoff of Old Spice’s year-long partnership with Tough Mudder at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, where he and thousands of athletes took on a grueling 10+ mile obstacle course.

As a matter of fact, I hung out with Isaiah several times, from Cincinnati where we ran a Tough Mudder together to LA at the ESPY Awards, and the dude is legit as cool as he is in the ads. Totally chill and unassuming, I can confirm he is a fun guy to be around!

Isaiah Mustafa on his workout routine:

“I workout every day and each day I do a specific muscle. I like to lift weights whenever I can, but if I can’t do that I have a workout system devised by Ross Dickerson who I follow on Instagram. It’s some plyometrics, but really a mix of a lot of things. I also play ice hockey five nights a week, so that is where I get my cardio.

Isaiah Mustafa on his diet:

“I am a big proponent of intermittent fasting, which Terry Crews got me into. I don’t eat anything in the morning, other than a pot of Bulletproof Coffee, until three o’clock. From three o’clock in the afternoon until 11 o’clock in the evening, I eat all of my food for the day. I usually eat a lot of grains, vegetables and fruit, and fish.”

Isaiah Mustafa on his smoother than velvet vocal styling:

“I wanted it to be a mix of James Brolin, Billy Dee Williams, Adam West and Ron Burgundy. So far, I think I’m pulling it off.”

Isaiah Mustafa on The Hardest Working Collection and his relationship with Bob Giovanni:

“Bob Giovanni and I have a great relationship. A working relationship that is. You know, as in the The Hardest Working Collection. See what I did there?”

Isaiah Mustafa on being the Old Spice Guy:

“Before I was the Old Spice Guy, I wasn’t the Old Spice Guy and nobody was paying attention. So being the Old Spice Guy is fine by me!”

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Team Rubicon members do not have time to stand around.

While many traditional aid organizations were slow to establish relief efforts, citing dangerous and unstable working conditions, two Marines, Jake Wood and William McNulty, decided to act.

Gathering supplies and volunteers, the small group of veterans, first responders, and medical professionals deployed to Haiti on January 12th, 2010 following the earthquake.

What Is Team Rubicon?

Team Rubicon is a disaster response organization that serves communities by mobilizing veterans to continue their service, “leveraging their skills and experience alongside first responders and civilian volunteers to help people prepare, respond, and recover” from disasters and humanitarian crises.

“When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon at the head of his legions and marched on Rome, it marked a point of no return. The phrase “crossing the Rubicon” has since survived in reference to any group committing itself to a risky course of action.”

The small team of eight volunteers called themselves “Team Rubicon” in reference to the Rubicon River in Rome – by crossing their Rubicon, the team acknowledged they were irrevocably committed to their task of helping those in need.

Team Rubicon was started 10 years ago after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, and continues today in recent efforts in Texas and Louisiana due to Hurricane Laura.

What’s In The Team Rubicon Bag, Paul?

Cool stuff that I’m barely smart enough to use. In an effort to raise awareness, I received some awesome stuff.

“Each go-bag will come filled with preparedness items that Team Rubicon staff, volunteers, and first-responders take on their missions along with branded swag, clothing, and more!”

Here’s the short list:

• i Under Armour Backpack
• 1 Under Armour Belt
• 1 Gerber Gear Shard Keychain Tool
• 1 Pair od Mechanix Wear Gloves
• 1 Mechanix Wear Face Mask
• 2 ReadyWise MREs
• 1 LuminAID Packlite Hero 2-in-1 phone charger
• 1 Carhartt Grey Beanie
• 1 WAEF First Aid Kit/Nalgene Bottle
• 1 Team Rubicon Red Bandana
• 1 Team Rubicon Baseball Hat
• 1 Team Rubicon Wet/Dry Bag
• 1 Team Rubicon Notebook
• 2 Team Rubicon Carpenter Pencils
• 1 Team Rubicon Pen
• 3 Team Rubicon Patches (PREPARE, RESPOND, RECOVER)

The BAG also included a list of tasks to help learn about the veterans who lead the charge at home and abroad, and how you can support Team Rubicon’s disaster relief efforts.

How can you help? Join the Support Squad or donate via this link: https://teamrubiconusa.org/give/

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The 90’s were great for a lot of things and the hair is at the top of the list. Here are the best NBA hairstyles that you probably forgot about.

Watching All Star game highlights of year’s past on YouTube this weekend reminded me how awesome some of the hair was in those games, and for the entire decade.

Since Dennis Rodman’s hairstyles over the week of a season in those days could fill up the list on his own, I decided to omit him and reach a little deeper…just how your mom likes it.

Here are the Best NBA hairstyles of the 90’s sans The Worm.

5) Mike Gminski’s Hair Hat

4) Larry Johnson’s Middle Part

3) Detlef Schrempf’s Weird Hair

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Bill Engvall is a Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling recording artist and one of the top comedians in the country.

He was recently awarded “Casino Comedian” of the year at the 2019 Casino Entertainment Awards in Las Vegas, NV. He is currently on tour and since 2016, Bill has hosted a weekly podcast “My 2 Cents” with PodcastOne which offers his funny, thought-provoking and unique perspective on just about everything.

In this video, joined by Urologist Joseph V. DiTrolio, M.D., Bill was not afraid to talk about difficult topics including prostate health, frequent urges to urinate and sexual health. He discussed supplements and how they can help men as they get older.

Bill recently wrapped production on A New Season where he reprises his role of Coach Z, from Catching Faith in 2015. He also had a role in the thriller, Monster Party, where three teenage thieves infiltrate a mansion dinner party secretly hosted by a serial killer cult for the social elite. Bill also has a recurring role as Reverend Paul on Fox TV’s hit series Last Man Standing returning this January 2020 and has been a contestant on numerous game shows including Hollywood Game Night, Celebrity Family Feud and Funny You Should Ask. He was also guest starred on Problematic with Moshe Kasher on Comedy Central. Bill also starred in the 2016 movies Wish for Christmas and thriller The Neighbor.

Bill was a contestant on season 17 of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, and as a fan favorite, he made it to the finals. Bill lent his voice to the animated comedy series Bounty Hunters, which aired on CMT.

He previously starred in, and executive produced, the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. Bill was part of the enormously successful Blue Collar Comedy concert films, which sold over 9 million units and received a Grammy nomination. He also starred on the WB’s hit sketch comedy show Blue Collar TV and in several solo specials for Comedy Central. In 2012 he reunited with Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy on the Them Idiots Whirled Tour, which aired as a special on CMT. Bill’s first album, Here’s Your Sign, is certified platinum and held the #1 position on the Billboard Comedy Chart for 15 straight weeks. His second album, Dorkfish, also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Comedy Chart, as did his subsequent comedy albums.

Bill has written several books, including his 2007 autobiography Bill Engvall –Just A Guy. A native of Galveston, Texas, Bill moved to Dallas and worked as a disc jockey with plans of becoming a teacher. While in a nightclub one evening, he tried his hand at stand-up comedy and found that making people laugh was truly his forte.

Soon after, he moved to Los Angeles and went on to star in the Showtime special, A Pair of Joker’s, hosted A&E’s Evening at the Improv and appeared on The Tonight Show and Late Show with David Letterman. In 1992, Bill won the American Comedy Award for “Best Male Stand-up Comedian.” He appeared in several episodes of Designing Women and co-starred in Delta and The Jeff Foxworthy Show. Bill resides in Park City, Utah with his family.

More information is available at: www.billengvall.com

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The new ARM and HAMMER Invisible Body Powder Spray and Shoe Refresher Spray are must haves for the marathon of life.

I’ve been using ARM and HAMMER baking soda for years – as toothpaste. And I didn’t grow up during the Great Depression.

Free of aluminum and all kinds of other stuff to make you sick like traditional toothpaste, it was my go-to for years. I even found myself liking the taste.

So when I discovered they released a full product line of baking soda toothpaste, I was hooked. And could ditch the weird open box by my sink. I have been a brand champion ever since.

As a person who is very physically active, with a nearly teenage daughter that is an athlete, athlete’s foot, and just the general “foot smell” of sweaty feet is the grossest thing ever.

And it doesn’t go away easily. Some days, I could wash my daughter’s feet five times and it would make no difference.

With basketball and soccer at least four nights a week, the fungus had become HUMONGOUS. And I was looking for answers. Her socks would be wrecked and racked with foot funk, which immediately translated to her shoes.

I would throw the shoes into the washer several times to get the smell to go away – temporarily.

I needed a solution. And fortunately, ARM & HAMMER reached out at the perfect time.

The Invisible Body Powder Spray and Shoe Refresher Spray came into my life just as I needed it. It worked like a charm.

And only took one application.

The ARM and Hammer Invisible Body Powder Spray was perfect for my old man needs. A quick 2-3 second spray keep my body smelling right all day — and ALL NIGHT LONG.

Check out the product specs:

ARM & HAMMER Invisible Body Powder Spray, $6.99

• First ever cake free invisible body spray powder, leaving no white mess on clothes or body
• Sweat Activated Fresh Guard® Technology keeps body feeling fresh all day
• Ultra clear dry spray contains ARM and HAMMER Baking Soda and odor neutralizing ingredients to absorb moisture and sweat
• Unisex fragrance for all day freshness
• Talc Free

ARM & HAMMER Shoe Refresher Spray, $5.99

• Eliminates shoe and sneaker odor on contact
• Unique 360° targeted actuator sprays in any direction even upside down to conveniently spray where you need it
• Sweat activated Fresh Guard® Technology refreshes and rejuvenates shoes, sneakers and sports gear
• Safe for all types of footwear

Freshen up pre and post workout with these new formulas, designed to keep the body feeling fresh while neutralizing ingredients absorb moisture and sweat.

Hammer bad scents in the mouth; it only makes scents to Arm yourself.

The ARM and HAMMER Foot Care collection is available at Walmart and Walmart.com.

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Busch Latte real? Yes, yes it is

Everyone remembers the classic coffee ads from the 80s and 90s, with happy families smelling AM brew to start their day off right, followed by a catchy jingle.

So for the launch of Busch Latte—which are available now for a very limited time—Busch has decided to pay homage to these iconic ads with the launch of a spot of its own…

Released today, the new video captures Busch Guy waking up to the crack of a Buschhhhh (Latte), as he shares a beer and good times with two of his buddies, with an earworm of a jingle, to boot! You can watch it here:

After years of buzz among fans on social media and a teaser stunt in 2018, Busch Latte, the affectionate nickname Busch Light fans have given to their beloved brew, is finally here and currently on sale for a limited run in seven states across America’s heartland.

Here are the Busch Latte Cans (“Nice cans”):

Same crisp, refreshing Busch Light, but with a fun and premium twist on the packaging that fans have been pining for.

The specially-marked, limited-edition cans are available now in 30 packs across Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas, while supplies last. In addition to the name change, Busch Latte cans also have a special shout out for the heartland states, with new text under the logo that reads: “Brewed for America’s Heartland.”

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Photos are the focal point of an online dating profile, and can make the difference between someone clicking (Hot Babes) or scrolling past (YOU, loser).

The right photo can exponentially alter the odds of securing a date. It can also destroy chances of a first date.

Popular dating website, WhatsYourPrice.com pulled data from 50,000 of the most popular profiles to find which type of picture the most successful members used.

Overall, the average male user on the date-auction site goes on five dates in a period of six months.

However, the study shows the probability of securing a date increased based on certain profile picture attributes.

Most Successful Dating Profile Pictures for Men:

(Profile Pic Attributes – Odds of Securing a Date)
1. Wearing a suit and tie – 6x
2. In a travel setting – 4x
3. Showing off their abs – 4x
4. Selfie – 3x
5. Pictured with an exotic car – 2x

Based on the results of the study, women who wear bikinis in their profile pictures are 10 times more likely to be offered a date.

The average female user on the site is offered 120 dates in a six month period.

In other words, there’s a snowball’s chance in hell she saw your smutty DM.

Most Successful Dating Profile Pictures for Women:

(Profile Pic Attributes – Odds of Securing a Date)
1. Wearing a bikini – 10x
2. Pictured in a travel setting – 8x
3. With a drink in hand – 7x
4. Selfie – 5x
5. Wearing a dress – 3x

“We live in a society of instant gratification,” said Brandon Wade, founder and CEO of WhatsYourPrice.com. “Now, the decision to date someone is a snap judgment so the right profile picture must convey as much about your lifestyle as possible.”

WhatsYourPrice.com allows “Generous” members to bid and pay for first dates with other users, revealing not just how much they are willing to spend on a first date, but on a chance at love.

Money is exchanged during the date, and second dates may be arranged either online or off.

Get the date simply by using your wallet. That’s what it has always been about anyway.

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“Self-made man.” A seductive moniker that’s generally used to assert some level of mastery of the physical, of one’s destiny.

And whenever seduction is present, temptation is inherent. The temptation to apply the term liberally, when it isn’t appropriate. Because, who’s to know?

Using that term frivolously is something a man who made the trek would never do. There’s a vibration, a weight, to an accomplishment that significant.

By all measures, John Paul DeJoria, the man behind mega-brands John Paul Mitchell Systems and Patron Tequila, is a self-made man. And though he would never say it, and would probably refrain from ever using the term to describe himself, he is perhaps the ultimate self-made man.

“Growing up in Echo Park, California, downtown L.A., at the age of two years old my dad left us – he was a deadbeat dad,” DeJoria told me. “So it’s just my mother, my brother, and I growing up. It was hard times. My mother ran into some medical issues where she couldn’t work. So, we ended up in a foster home in East L.A. from Monday through Friday. And we did that until I was about nine-years-old. We were with my mom on the weekends and there during the week.”

DeJoria’s time in the foster home served as the catalyst for his earliest entrepreneurial experience. An experience that would shape the rest of his life.

“On weekends we’d go to the Boy’s Club on Cincinnati Street in East L.A. For 25 cents, we could get all the wood we needed to build these really nice flower boxes and the club would give us a credit. This is the early 1950’s. My brother and I would make one, then go and walk down the street and talk to people and try sell our flower box.

“Our first sale was for 50 cents to a lady that was a waitress in a coffee shop. And it was on Wabash Avenue in East L.A., I’ll never forget it. So, we went back and paid our 25 cents credit. In those days, 5 cents would buy a soda pop. So 25 cents would buy you five soda pops; that was a lot of money in the early 50s. So what we did was, took the 25 cents profit we had made and paid for another flower box to be built. So when we sold the second flower box, that 50 cents was all ours. That was my first entrepreneurial adventure.

“Then after high school, I went into the Navy. And from the Navy, I went to work in a variety of jobs. One of the better jobs I had in my early 20s was selling encyclopedias door to door for Collier’s, no salary, commission only. If you didn’t sell, you made nothing. The average encyclopedia salesman lasted three days. Britannica had it made; they had appointments! We had no appointments! You would knock on doors and people would close them in your face. I lasted three years and it was a great experience for me.”

At 26, he got his first job in the beauty industry working for Redken Laboratories. Despite – and essentially because of — increasing sales revenue, he was fired two years later. Over the next four and a half years, the story repeated itself two more times; DeJoria was fired from companies that he made more profitable.

He was told he “wasn’t corporate enough,” the he wasn’t “one of us.” From people he respected and had ultimately built his life around. DeJoria had enough and decided to roll the dice by striking out on his own.

“In 1979 or 1980, a friend of mine who I’d known for 9 years named Paul Mitchell was a hairdresser in the beauty industry. He tried to come out with a product line and it just failed. A total, miserable failure, unfortunately. He knew nothing about business or putting a product line together. So I said, “Paul, let me try to help you out here as a friend.” Because I’m consulting so I’ve got some money coming in.

“As it turned out, Paul had no money, no business sense, and nobody was following through. The only reason it was going to work is I knew marketing, sales and how to get products made. So I said, “How about you and I start a company? You own 30%, I own 30% and we have to raise half a million dollars so we’ll give the person putting in the money 40% of the company.” Paul was getting to his last bucks. He said, “JP great – let’s do it.” So I organized everything and put it together. Took some of his old products and revamped them and came up with another new one.

“We’re ready to launch our new product line. And a friend of mine, found me an investor for half a million dollars. I quit everything I was doing.

“The relationship I was in wasn’t working out so I gave her all the money, the new car, the house because we had a child – everything. I took the used car – it was a nice used car though, OK? – and a few hundred bucks in my pocket and left, going down the hill to pick up the money that was supposed to be transferred into this bank account. No big deal. And when the money came in, I was going to check into, right there on Ventura Boulevard in North Hollywood, this little hotel because I’d be working all the time. And the money never came in!

“I asked Paul how much money he had. He said, ‘J.P., I have none. I’m on my last bucks.’ He was expecting to get some money too. ‘I can afford $350 bucks, that’s it.’ And I had a couple hundred bucks but I needed to live on that.

“With nowhere else to go, I went to my mom’s house.  And I was too embarrassed, too much pride to say, “Mom, here’s what happened, I left my present situation, I don’t have any money, can I live in my old room?” Because I knew my room was open in the house. I was too proud.

“I said, ‘Mom can I borrow $350?’ She said, ‘Well you’ve got money.’ I said, ‘Riiiiiiight. Can I borrow it now and pay you in a month?’ And she said, ‘Here you go.’ She had no idea how bad things were. So I took my $350 and his $350 and that’s how we started.”

Fast forward 30 years and DeJoria would build John Paul Mitchell Systems into a billion-dollar business. Then, he’d create the Patron Spirits Company, the world’s highest-quality ultra-premium tequila, another billion-dollar success.

But at this point in his life, now what? Armed only with a total of 12 purchase orders and checks, he convinced a distributor to become the “exclusive” distributor of Paul Mitchell for all of Southern California. How did he do that?

“First move with the money was to get the artwork. Because you need the artwork to give to your silk screener. I had everything set up on 30-day credit. People knew me from the beauty industry, so I had the bottles on 30-day credit, the silk screener on 30-day credit, and the guy who filled it on 30-day credit. I couldn’t do anything until we had the artwork for the first three products we were going to launch.

“I went to the guy who did the artwork and I was very honest with him and said, ‘Hey man, we’ve got $700! Can I give you $200 now as a down payment?’ He said, ‘Nope! My bill is $1,000 and I’m never going to get the rest. With all due respect, give me the $700 because I know you need the artwork.’ So I did!

“Immediately, I sent it to the guy who did the silk screening. I called him at the same time as the bottler and said, — because I had 30-day credit – ‘Hey, send 10,000 bottles if you would, a sample run to the silk screener.’ And they said, “Sure J.P. When do you want the other 90,000 you were going to order? And I said, ‘Oh, this is just a sample run so I want to get these first, no problem on the other 90,000!’ HA! The filler? Called him immediately and said, ‘I need 3,000 shampoo one, 3,000 shampoo two, 4,000 of the conditioner as quick as possible.’

“From the day I pulled the trigger on the bottles, to the day I actually had product was two weeks. I now had two weeks left of living in my car until it was due. So I went up to Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles, knocking door to door like I did with selling encyclopedias, salon to salon to salon, selling my products.

“I bought an answering machine for $49 and this girl I knew – a really wonderful English girl – was the voice on the machine. (In British accent) ‘Hello, this is John Paul Mitchell Systems. We’re really busy and we will call you back at the end of the day please leave us a message.’ To look like we were bigger, like it wasn’t just me and Paul.

“I sold 12 salons the product during this time, using that approach. I took the checks and the orders for those and I went to a big distributor. This is when I was still living in my car, mind you! And I said, ‘Would you like to be my distributor?’ I gave them a great presentation on why my little three products were going to change the world. Why one of our shampoos saves you money from buying two in terms of shampoo and conditioner – just a whole great story.

“And he said, ‘You’re a nice guy. But I’m a big distributor, I’ve got a lot of big lines. Why would I want to take on your line? No thank you.’ I said, ‘Well sir. Here’s why you should take it on.’ Remember, we were hard up! ‘For only $2,000 you can be the exclusive distributor for all of Southern California; L.A. County, Orange County, it’s all yours.’ He says, ‘No, no, no, no. You may never get anywhere with your line.’ I said, ‘I’ve got a second reason for you.’ I pulled out all the purchase orders and checks and put it in front of him.” I said, ‘These are your first twelve orders – I went out and sold them, here’s the checks. And I’ll stay here every day until your majority is sold.’ He laughed and said, “I’ve never seen anything like this before in my life – DONE. But you better be here to sell it every day.’ So I went out each day with a different salesman and I showed them how to sell the products. And the rest is history, as they say!”

From the humblest possible beginning, DeJoria made himself and created his future. Aside from becoming a successful businessman, that future also included two separate stints training the CIA in successful leadership practices, guest appearances on ABC’s Shark Tank, a private meeting with the Dalai Lama to exchange ideas on world peace, and charitable involvement in causes as varied as eco-friendly sustainability, and education and employment opportunities for the homeless.

His latest business venture, Aubio, a cold sore treatment gel based on the Awapuhi plant, boasts a success rate of over 90%. Why he would want to build another brand?

“Why do I want to build another billion-dollar thing? Because it helps out two thirds of the population of the United States – it’s affordable and it works. I’m high-profile; I can’t say stuff that’s not true or I get hung on it, alright? Every single person I’ve given it to, it has worked on. So I invested millions – plural, millions – to get this thing going. You can get it via Amazon or at any Target store. And it works. “

Speaking of things working out, when was the absolute moment he knew he was successful?

“It was two years after we started in 1981. We were able to pay every bill on time. Not pay them off; but pay them on time. And have $4,000 left over. It took us two years and I thought, ‘Boy, we have it made.’”

“And yes, I paid my mom back the $350 I owed her!”

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I learned more about shaving from pro barber Woody Donahue in two hours than I had in 20+ years of begrudgingly dragging a razor across my face.

Donahue, the official Schick Hydro barber, set up shop at The Carlton Hotel in New York City and gave us the full treatment via hot towel shaves at a showcase event for the new Hydro5 and Edge Shave Gel.

Schick has made a concerted effort to be the most sensitive of razor companies. So sensitive, that in the past I have mused that the Hydro5 has all the sensitivity of a toddler petting a kitten on a pillow with a rainbow in the background, while listening to Richard Marx’s hit power ballad, “Hold Onto the Nights.”

How To Shave – You’re Doing It Wrong, You Boob

If you’re like me prior to the event, you probably have no idea how great, and how necessary a full shave from a professional is. On top of being surprisingly relaxing (considering a dude has a razor at your jugular), a hot towel treatment at the start gently opens your pores and relaxes your skin.

Rather than smacking shaving cream on haphazardly and scraping a cold metal blade across your face, the billboard of “You Incorporated,” if you will, there are several aspects necessary for a proper shave, like also making sure the blade has been at least warmed slightly by running it under hot water.

After the hot towel cooled on my face after several minutes, Donahue got to work. The number of dudes I would trust to run a razor across my face and neck can be counted on one hand. But Donahue became one of the few, and easily the best.

Just like any other skill, shaving is an art, particularly shaving a face that isn’t yours. The way you shave should be determined by the kind of hair you have and the direction it grows. In general, shaving with the grain of your whiskers, is preferred. Shaving is also a great way to exfoliate your skin, and you can do it everyday, like Woody, or on an as-needed basis.

He also added shaving cream onto my skin several times throughout the shave (to keep the skin from drying and remaining lubricated), something I had never even thought of.

The new Schick Hydro5 razor launches in February and features even more lubrication gel via the Hydrating Gel Reservoir than previous incarnations. So much that you don’t need to add an after shave balm like you typically would post-shave.

The other purpose of the additional gel is to reduce irritation when shaving the same patch of skin several times. I was wary of that, particularly around the corners of my mouth and nose, but Donahue made a point of going over those places several times, and my skin never felt irritated.

My favorite part of the Hydro5 is the Flip Trimmer, because the design is so smooth and so necessary; why does no other razor in the industry feature a built-in way to shave narrow, hard-to-reach areas? The Hydro5 does, homeboy. Use it on your own face wig and see what’s up.

For more information on the Hydro5, visit the website, and check out Woody Donahue’s BLKHRT Barbershop or holler at him when you’re in San Diego.

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To us, no beer pitchman was ever as cool as Keith Stone, patron saint of Keystone Light and role model to many. “Always smooth,” Mr. Stone was never harried in his approach to the ladies, and always had an answer for everything, predicated on smoothness, just like Keystone Light.

How could you not love Keith Stone’s “Smooth Musings?” It still makes me long for the taste of a cool, freshly-cracked, crisp, spot-hitting, proprietary blend of awesome that Mr. Stone has been peddling for years, right now, here in the office.

This winter, Keystone Light has come up with the coolest reason to slam light beer that you’ve never thought of – The Hunt for the Great White Stone. Here’s how it works:

You buy an orange 30-pack of Keystone Light. Each one contains three styles of cans:

1) Standard orange hunting cans
2) Cans featuring white antlers
3) The Great White Stone

What is the Great White Stone? The Great White Stone is an elusive white can with the head of a deer buck on it that’s hiding in select orange packs of Keystone Light.

After you bag a Great White Stone, you can artfully mix your orange hunting cans and cans with white antlers to create your own legendary mount that even Keith Stone would be proud of.

Check out this NASCAR themed mount we created with nothing but left horns. We call it, “NASCAN.”

Once your mount is created, head over to the Keystone Light Facebook page and share an image, and the page administrator may hook you up with a special surprise.

And who knows more about creating a mount than YouTube’s favorite taxidermist, Chuck Testa? Chuck specializes in creating “the most lifelike dead animals around, period.” Testa first rose to Internet stardom after a commercial about his business, Ojai Valley Taxidermy (and one of the best YouTube uploads ever), went viral in 2011.

“Before money was involved, they were just like anybody else. Who cares?” Testa said about his relationship with the #1 beer consumed by the most badasses on the planet. “No, I’m just kidding. Keystone Light is a real popular beer and a lot of my clients drink it.”

So, how did he get into taxidermy?

“Well, you gotta pay attention, son. I bought a do-it-yourself kit out of the back of a Field and Stream advertisement in 1982 – for real. It said, ‘Mount pheasants with professional results: $9.95.’ So I did, and they sent me this kit.”

To say his success happened overnight is like saying Yoko made the Beatles a better band.

“Yeah, it was headspinning, it was almost overnight, except that it took 30 years of time. For $9.95 and 30 years of time, you too can be, uh, me. If it went any slower, I’d have been going backwards. Thirty years later, it all worked out.”

What is the key to making the “most life-like dead animals” of anyone?

“Seriously, there is an art to it,” Testa said. “I learned how to mount an animal from the inside out, muscle by muscle, instead of like most guys, who mount them from the outside in, if that makes any sense to you. They’re looking at pictures, right? And they’re trying to make a deer look like a deer based off a picture, instead of knowing how it works on the inside.”

That is a reallllll smoooooth description that you could use on the ladies, too, Chuck.

“Ha, what I get most from the ladies is, ‘Man, Chuck, you’re shorter in person.'”

Between going viral and working with Keystone Light, what’s the one takeaway?

“The insanity of it all. I don’t mean insanity like insanity, but I mean, just how funny life is. Like if you wrote a script of your life, right? And you tried to make a prediction. Tell me six years ago that I would be an Internet meme and make a beer commercial, I’d say, ‘Absolutely impossible.’ How could that even be, you know?”

“Don’t ever sell life short, you just don’t know. Keep an open mind and keep open to new experiences, because you just don’t know what could happen. I could’ve never guessed I would have this much bitchin’ stuff happen to me.”

“I call it a ‘Godshot.’ It happened because of willingness. I was willing to do stuff and I didn’t really have an expectation. I didn’t do anything with the expectation of some type of payoff. I just did it; you can do stuff for fun, just to do it, you know? It doesn’t have to be a big payoff at the end.

“I’ve had a really satisfying, full career. I mean, I guess there could always be more monetarily, but that’s not how I gauge success.”

How do you gauge success? Keystone Light has made it easy for you. Just bag a Stone, build your mount and post your image on the Keystone Light Facebook page.

Give Chuck a shout via his Twitter handle, check out his YouTube Channel, or visit his website.

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Before I received the The Drinking Jacket for review, I couldn’t even spell the word “neoprene.” But now, after imbibing in its sweet, sensual delights and the life-altering trajectory I’ve been on since we met, I can’t sleep in a bed if the sheets aren’t neoprene with a thread count of 1,000.

Having this jacket added so much fun to my tailgating experience, and made me much stealthier in my approach to entering sporting events with previously purchased libations.

But this isn’t just a jacket that will help you import your favorite export. It’s stylish, goes with anything and is extremely comfortable. Not only that, but it does an amazing job of keeping you warm and your beverages cold.

Let’s go over the highlights:

Bottle Opener Zipper: This was the feature that got the most compliments and the one I used the most. And it isn’t just another light, crappy zipper made by that YKK zipper magnate. This zipper actually has some weight to it for leverage purposes, is long enough to be useful and non-descript enough that no one will notice its true purpose.

Deep Inside Pockets: They are deeper, darker and bigger than you think. Think of them like your ex-girlfriend or ex-spouse – a bottomless pit that is vacant and empty, the depths of which no one can truly see from the outside.

Sunglasses Holder: You don’t realize how important something like this until you spend a cumulative total of over $500 on three separate pairs of shades that you lost at three separate Kansas City Chiefs’ games.

Foldable Drinking Mitts: The end of each sleeve has a hole for your thumb and is intentionally longer to cover your hand. Not only that, but they are lined with slip-resistant drink grips.

Neoprene Beer Koozie Pocket: Go ahead, stick a can or a bottle in there and watch your friends gawk when you whip it out at a choice moment. And, it’s still cold, gurrrl.

I.D. & Money Pocket: Located on the right sleeve just below the shoulder, this will help you “shoulder” the responsibilities of the day; namely, not losing your identification or your scrilla. It’s genius because it’s a pocket you won’t need for anything else (and that you can’t easily access once you enter “Full Retard” mode), and that you won’t mindlessly shove stuff into during your excursion.

In total, the Drinking Jacket has 12 features that you didn’t even know you needed, until now. You guys, you need this in your life.

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I spoke to Terry Crews and Isaiah Mustafa about getting over fears of smellmitment, picking up hot babes, and their journey to becoming “Old Spice Guy.”

This week, for the first time ever, Old Spice ​Guy​s ​Terry Crews​ and Isaiah Mustafa joined forces at the Redbury Hotel in Hollywood to celebrate their popular “Make A Smellmitment” campaign and the upcoming grand finale commercial, which debuts on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN “SportsCenter.”

I-80: Terry and Isaiah, I feel like I am in an Old Spice sandwich!

Isaiah Mustafa: Is that good or bad?

I-80: We’ll see! So far, so good though. Are you guys sitting there with your shirts off right now? Because every time I see you on TV, you are both shirtless.

Isaiah: No, not this time.

Terry Crews: I am completely shirtless underneath my clothes right now!

Guys, I have a confession for you – I’ve always been a little bit afraid of ‘Smellmitment.’ I can barely even say the word. Why should I re-evaluate my stance courtesy of Old Spice at this point in my life? I’ve been burned in the past.

Isaiah: Listen, you don’t want to do the same thing forever – you want to change it up every now and then. Right now, you have three different scents to choose from. It’s actually more than that, but right now we’re pushing these three. You know what you need to do? Go buy each one and switch it up. One week you do Bearglove, one week you do Timber, and the next week try Swagger and see what happens.

Terry: You have to examine the repercussions when you change it up. If good things happen, you made the right move.

Isaiah: You’re only as good as your last mistake, know what I mean? Make a smellmitment, man!

I need some insight on how to score with hot babes. I know Old Spice is a key ingredient in that mixture, but from the vantage point of a couple of studs like you guys, what’s the number one thing I have to do?

Isaiah: Tell the truth.

Terry: I like to take a different approach. A lot of times, those other guys will tell you their scent will get you a bunch of girls and I ain’t gonna lie to you – if you’re not a good man, and you’re not a good person, you’re not gonna get anybody.

What you need to do is work on yourself. To be the best “you” that you can be. There is only one you. And that will attract the right woman to you. It’s not about tricking women into sleeping with me or being with me and all this stuff. It’s about being a good man, respecting women, respecting the people that are around you and treating everyone with respect. That’s the Old Spice way. That’s the difference that we do. And that comes through in the advertising. It’s an amazing company to work with.

What was the journey for each of you guys to become The Old Spice Guy?

Isaiah: For me, I just went to an audition. I got an email, went to the audition, and then sat back and hoped I got the job. And when it happened, I was just hoping the commercial would run a full cycle of 22 weeks. And six years later, here I am!

Terry: I remember watching “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” and I thought it was the best commercial ever made. That’s not even hyperbole, that’s the truth. Then, I was in the middle of something and got a call about doing an Old Spice commercial. And I was like, ‘YES, those are great, I saw that!’ And they said, they were looking for a ‘Terry Crews type.’ Because they were scared to ask me, because it was so weird.

Related Old Spice Guy Content:

• Old Spice Guy Terry Crews Told Me About The Time He Got Knocked Out In An NFL Game And The Myths Of Manhood
• Old Spice’s #SmellEm If You Got ’Em All-Access At ESPYS And After Party

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