When Sir Thomas Gray of Champagne Champagne and Terry Radjaw of Mad Rad (who also DJs for Fresh Espresso), met for battle, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, at the Funhouse, it was not a freestyle war or a battle of words — but a high-stakes game of one-on-one basketball. The catch? The winner shaved the loser’s beard. All photos by Justin Dylan Renney. Read Jonathan Cunningham’s account of the evening.Published on August 14, 2009
Coach J Moore with fellow producer Jake One.
Pearl, enjoying a victory.
Peeps enjoying the festivities.
Yeah, don’t get the clippers near this guy. Bowser is a Funhouse regular.
And a visit from Seattle Weekly’s music editor, Jonathan Cunningham, left, with Fresh Espresso’s Rick Rude.
The event was significant enough to command its own schwag.
And hugs all around.
Ahh, so smooth.
Oooh, there it goes.
A basketball game is going to decide the fate of these beards.
And there it is, Sir Thomas Gray gets to keep his chops. And he relieves Radjaw of his.
Nice!
That’s when Sir Gray made his move.
Watch it!
Let the games begin.
Macklemore acted as the evening’s ref.
The only help Radjaw got was from his faux-bearded pal, P-Smooth.
And his lead singer, Pearl, played the role of head cheerleader.
Gray has the support of producer J Moore in his corner.
If not, Champagne Champagne’s Sir Thomas Gray is going to cut his off.
If Mad Rad’s Terry Radjaw is victorious, he’ll keep his beard.
