It all started as a casual lunch conversation...
among some of the staffers of the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) in Portland, Maine. The discussion got a little weird. Before long, my frequent Co-Pilot and Bodyguard, Gary Readio, a 6' 5" Flight Standards Inspector, was challenged: He would NOT come to work wearing a dress! Always the opportunist, Gary recognized the fundraising possibilities instantly. He quickly began logging the bets. The deal was: the first $50 would go into his daughter Taylor's college fund. Everything over that would go to Corvettes Conquer Cancer and the American Cancer Society. As the bets... uh... pledges mounted, he issued an additional challenge: at $300 the mustache comes off!