Handlebar

Esquire's yearly Best Dressed Real Men In America list is out, and most of them are super-boring. But! I love this guy:

http://www.esquire.com/style/style/bdrm0907-3

Well, except for the moustache, of course. This picture is a lousy size--no website sucks like a magazine website sucks--so if you think about it next time you're at the store, look on page 180 of the Sean Penn issue of Esquire for the full image.

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Speaking of that moustache, here's an idea for a new Letterman feature: What's The Deal With New Dandies And Handlebar Moustaches?

Also featured would be Lord Whimsy:

http://www.lordwhimsy.com/whimsy/images.html

and Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady, et al:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Nicolay

and every third dude on Cobrasnake.

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Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite, from Sgt Pepper, was based on a real mid-19th century circus poster Lennon found in an antique store:

http://www.beatlesagain.com/bkite.html