I just got a spam e-mail from a “Mohammed Shaver,” a strangely paradoxical moniker considering many Muslims grow their beards to phenomenal lengths. And, hmm, all this beard talk has me thinking about our favorite southern rockers, and wouldn’t you know it, Widespread Panic announced its extensive fall tour today.

09/21/07 FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
09/22/07 FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
09/27/07 Paramount Theatre Oakland, CA
09/28/07 Paramount Theatre Oakland, CA
09/29/07 Paramount Theatre Oakland, CA
10/05/07 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
10/06/07 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
10/08/07 Idaho Center Amphitheater Nampa, ID
10/09/07 Adams Center Missoula, MT
10/11/07 Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
10/12/07 Budweiser Events Center Loveland, CO
10/13/07 Budweiser Events Center Loveland, CO
10/16/07 Fabulous Fox Theatre St. Louis, MO
10/17/07 Stephens Auditorium Ames, IA
10/18/07 Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
10/19/07 Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
10/21/07 The Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN
10/24/07 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
10/25/07 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
10/26/07 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
10/27/07 Macon Centreplex Macon, GA
10/30/07 Memorial Auditorium Chattanooga, TN
10/31/07 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
11/02/07 North Charleston Coliseum Charleston, SC
11/03/07 North Charleston Coliseum Charleston, SC
11/04/07 Moran Theater Jacksonville, FL
11/06/07 Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach, FL
11/07/07 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
11/09/07 BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL
11/10/07 BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL

Get your chicken-dancin’ and your drawls ready for good times…