June 19, 2024 – The Union Forever.
- Brush: Maggard Synthetic
- Razor: Gillette Black Beauty #adjustable
- Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow)
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Black Watch
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Black Watch
Born in New York and raised in Pennsylvania, I am a Union man through and through. Growing up in the Greater Philadelphia area I have always had access to sites of some of the greatest importance for this country. Statues and placards abound, informing visitors and residents of this rich and complicated past. A few miles from my doorstep is statue a statue of one of the most highly regarded heroes to emerge from the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant. Looking out over one of the most quintessential drives of Philadelphia,high on his horse Grant is an imposing reminder of our bloody and complicated past.
(He also made the Klan and other ne’er do wells fuck right off during reconstruction.)
An hour down the road from Ulysses S. Grants birthplace, Point Pleasant, Ohio, is the home of Spearhead Shaving Company located in Miamisburg, Ohio. A quick wiki shows that with over 300,000 soldiers, including 5,000 of them free black men, Ohio is the state that enlisted the most soldiers by percentage of population to fight for emancipation.
While Dennis, u/Ironbeard_SYS , might not be a legendary hard nosed alcoholic military general and ex president, it seems he’s considered pretty legendary for his excellent Highland base as well as dedication to his community and their local music programs. Hear, hear!
I smelled of Black Watch all winter long and was happy to have this friend back on my face. Also got the Union country supplied Maggard synth and my Gillette Black Beauty in keeping with theme and color palette.
Challenge:
Karate Kyle will always be my favorite early meme format.
And why not a random stolen US Grant meme while we’re at it