Change is as good as a holiday but if you shave it off and I completely ignore you the next time we cross paths at a show it will purely be because i wont recognize you without the goatee. LOL
No matter what you do...you will always be the wonderful, warm natured person on the inside. And besides, if you shave it off and don't like it you can always grow it back so what have you got to lose? SHAVE IT! hehehe ;)