Weezer Beards

On 27 May 2011 I went to stubs to see Cage the Elephant. My friends and I were amazed but the beards that we saw there. So much so that we started taking pictures of all of the bearded men.

Last night, 7 June, 2011 I went to the Weezer concert, I must admit somewhat excited about the prospect of seeing more of Austin's bearded community. I must say that Weezer does not have as big a bearded following. There was a pleasantly plump bearded man directly in from of me the entire show who seemed to be enjoying himself. I only saw a handful of bearded men the entire night.

My search to understand the bearded men of Austin continues.....

What inspires them to grow these beards in a place that gets so warm?
What do the beards mean to them?
Do they identify themselves differently with or without the beard?
Do they name their beards?
etc...