I am 4 weeks in, and am feeling good about it.
Today, in the delirious midst of
thousands of kids running around our church
as part of VBS...
I began to wonder to myself,
what are the origins of the soul patch?
Here is what I found from wikipedia,
The soul patch is a small patch of facial hair just below the
lower lip and above the chin. It came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s and was a style of beard popular with beatniks and jazz artists. Jazz trumpeters in
particular preferred the soul patch for the comfort it provided when using a
trumpet mouthpiece[1].
The soul patch is a small patch of facial hair just below the
lower lip and above the chin. It came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s and was a style of beard popular with beatniks and jazz artists. Jazz trumpeters in
particular preferred the soul patch for the comfort it provided when using a
trumpet mouthpiece[1].
Here are some of the more famous soul patch wearers
Dizzy Gillespie
Phil Jackson
Steve Vai
where's my picture? dang. anyway, Dizzy Gillespie ruled all life! I almost went and saw him once, back in my snooty jazz days... 1976 or so. When he played his cheeks blew up to the size of zip-lock bags! Everyone loved Dizzy.
ReplyDeletenice. ive had about 40 soul patches. its nice to know the history of this wonderful piece of facial hair.
ReplyDeleteHey, Matt! How's your soul patch coming along? I have to shave off my goatee this week for an interview. I'm really bummed, I've had it for about 6 years. It'll be worth it if I get the job!
ReplyDeleteLets get together sometime soon for lunch. Talk to you later bro.