Who/What is Uncle Longbeard?

The origin story on the main page is accurate, and that’s how the name came to be.

Everything below is what happened after.

I couldn’t get the name out of my head.

Why?
What the fuck did it mean?
Did it mean anything at all?

And then…

It hit me.

Uncle Longbeard is the person that, when everything is falling apart, you can talk to.

He might not show up with bail money, but he’ll be sitting beside you.

And the more I thought about it, the more I realized Uncle Longbeard isn’t just one person.

Uncle Longbeard is each and every one of us.

Sometimes it’s the “cool” uncle.

Other times it’s your best friend who can’t grow a beard to save his life, but somehow he’s still there at a moment’s notice.

Sometimes it’s not even a person.

It’s your porch.
Your garage.
The chair in the corner.
The truck you sit in when you don’t want to go inside yet.

Anywhere you can actually think.

Anywhere you can actually be real.

Because being real is what this is.

We all have professional lives.
Social media lives.
The version of ourselves that says “I’m ok” because it’s easier than explaining the truth.

That’s not what this place is.

This is the place no one sees.

The moments where it’s you and your buddies being 100% real.

Not the fake “I’m ok” bullshit.

The real shit.

The stuff you joke about because if you don’t laugh, you’re probably going to break.

The stuff you don’t post.

The stuff you carry.

The stuff most men either don’t have a place for, or don’t even know they’re allowed to talk about.

I’ve seen too many great men taken from us far too early.

And I know there are a lot more out there who have looked for a place like this.

A place where it’s ok to not be ok.

A place to be real, raw, emotional, pissed off, tired, confused, or whatever the hell else you are that day.

A place you come maybe not for answers — good luck, we don’t have them — but for stories.

For the shit show.

For the laugh you didn’t know you needed.

For the reminder that you’re not the only one.

Some posts will be funny.

Some not so much.

At times, it may seem like complete fucking chaos.

Because guess what?

It is.

That’s kind of the point.

Stay Here. Keep Going.