Actually, I believe it goes much further back to Ireland.
Still, quite a statement. At least the "my generation" does not still have his pony tail. 👍
Still, quite a statement. At least the "my generation" does not still have his pony tail. 👍
Actually my hair is what you see in the avatar, albeit a little grayer, but I really did chuckle when I saw that pic.
I dropped the hippy hair when it was time to enter the real world around 1980. Much easier to get hired.
I dropped the hippy hair when it was time to enter the real world around 1980. Much easier to get hired.
Back in the 1970's, I spent a lot of time in the bathroom mirror making my parted-in-the-middle David Cassidy "disco" hair perfect.
Spray, blow dryer etc.
Now, I think that was all just fad-silliness, and am so glad it's over.
And good riddence to those bell bottoms too!
What was I thinking?
Spray, blow dryer etc.
Now, I think that was all just fad-silliness, and am so glad it's over.
And good riddence to those bell bottoms too!
What was I thinking?
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Very old Scottish joke:
Customer: "Have ye got a sheep's heid?"
Butcher: "Naw, it's just the way I part my hair."
Customer: "Have ye got a sheep's heid?"
Butcher: "Naw, it's just the way I part my hair."
My hair in the Avatar pic was an anomaly. Why I cut it short and spiked it, I don't know. Back in the mid 70's it was halfway down my back, already working at Motorola, so I didn't need to get hired or even look the part. Getting it caught in the fan belt of a running car cured me of the hippy hair. For the most part it has been the same for 45 years +/- an inch or two. The first pic is me in 1977, age 25. The second is me today, age 69.
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I cannot really understand why I don't wear my glasses ... but this one was shot in 1973, I would say. Shoulder length hair - that was how I looked like back then.
PS. A photo from yesterday (Autumn) to be found in the Something To Lighten The Mood -tread.
PS. A photo from yesterday (Autumn) to be found in the Something To Lighten The Mood -tread.
I had long hair, long ago. Now that it's mostly gone from my scalp (only to move to my nose/ears), I don't really miss it. Give it a once over with clippers, no attachment, every couple of weeks for that sleek Soviet Gulag style. Haven't been to a barber or bought shampoo in quite a few years.
Yeah that's the small little consolation us "balding" folk enjoy. More money left to feed our addiction.
Patient: "My hair keeps falling out. Is there something I can take to keep it in?"
Doctor: "Here, take this cardboard box."
I know... Yawn! 🥱
Doctor: "Here, take this cardboard box."
I know... Yawn! 🥱
Like my luxurious head of hair, I'm rooted to the spot! 😀
Patient: "My hair's getting thin."
Doctor: "Well, who wants fat hair?"
Patient: "My hair's getting thin."
Doctor: "Well, who wants fat hair?"
My wife was a professional hair cutter, still cuts my hair, but on her schedule.
One time, a couple years back, she cut the longish hair into a mullet for a day.
I went to work trying to maintain a straight face, and only one person noticed, and they couldn’t stop laughing, which made it difficult to maintain the serious facade.
Luckily, the hair was returned to current societal normalcy the following day.
One time, a couple years back, she cut the longish hair into a mullet for a day.
I went to work trying to maintain a straight face, and only one person noticed, and they couldn’t stop laughing, which made it difficult to maintain the serious facade.
Luckily, the hair was returned to current societal normalcy the following day.
Thank lordy that Long Hair David Cassidy Era for me is over!
This was when I managed an Audio Salon in the 70's, selling Marantz, Dual, BIC, Pioneer, Sansui, etc etc.
And that polka dot shirt is long gone too.
This was when I managed an Audio Salon in the 70's, selling Marantz, Dual, BIC, Pioneer, Sansui, etc etc.
And that polka dot shirt is long gone too.