In about 2 months I'll transition to the goatee and then in the summer I'm going to have to shave the beard 'cause I don't like it in the heat and I hope I look as good as you clean shaven.  
Dude....awesome beard!!!  You really shouldn't shave it totally off!  Just my 2 cents worth!
Thank you.  This is the longest I've had the beard (6 months).  I usually let it grow, shave it off, let it grow, try the goatee for a while, let it grow out.... But I decided 6 months ago when I shaved the head I was gonna need the beard.  However, I don't like it in the summer.  Maybe I'll just keep it at stubble length.  Luckily, the thing grows fast and even so it takes less than a week to have the whole thing back if I don't like the way it looks.