I am not sure if this has ever been posted in here or not, or if any of you have ever seen it on the net. I found this today while just surfing. I am just going to post it all here..
WHY BALD HEADED MEN???
What can I say? It takes all kinds to make the world go round ...
When I was a college student, we had a small secret club for women who preferred bald men. We were tired of being the butt of jokes by other women, or our families, or basically anyone who knew that we found bald men appealing. Here we could confide in each other without fear of ridicule.
What was it we liked about bald men? The sense of strength, confidence, intelligence, a well-seasoned maturity combined with a well-reasoned sense of self confidence. The way they simply radiate passion and masculinity. Did you know that there is an old tradition that some men are so brilliant and fiery that their overwhelming passion burns out the roots of their hair? Sigh.
Meanwhile, all of us knew at least one sterling young man who was fretting over his hairline, and here we were trying to tell them DON'T DO IT! Agh! Toupees! Implants! Rogaine! Yuck! You might think it covers it up, but a woman always knows. Even my 13-year-old daughter always knows. Some guy walks through a hallway, or appears on a TV talk show. We glance at each other, and then in unison say, "TOUPEE!" and start giggling madly.
I don't think anyone can say it better than the way Christine Lavin has in her song, "Bald Headed Men." The first time I heard this song, it was playing on WNUA in Chicago early in the morning as my alarm came on. I thought I was dreaming. I spent half the morning on the phone, trying to get the album info from the DJ, who didn't remember it ... here are the lyrics..
I don't like men who exaggerate
about the places they've been
about the money they make
I like a man who's honest and true
who can look you in the eye
when they talk to you
I like men who accept who they are
not everybody can look like a movie star
if you can follow this thought
to its logical end
you can see why I like bald headed men
(she said it before
she'll say it again)
I like bald headed men
Everybody knows it's testosterone
that turns a bushy haired man
into a chrome-dome
but testosterone
is what makes a man a man
the more that he's got
the more that he can
do the things that make the women go
OY!
I'll take a bald headed man
over a big-haired boy
big-haired boys make very good friends
but they cannot compare
to bald headed men
(she said it before
she'll say it again)
I like bald headed men
Why would you waste your money
joining that hair club for guys?
(tell me why
tell me why?)
why would you cover
your manly badge of honor
with such a bad disguise?
(guys, guys, guys)
why would you blow your money
on rogaine and minoxidil?
when all it can guarantee
is years and years of pharmacy bills
(please don't do it)
[Spoken:]
Yes, we believe the hair replacement industry
for men is like the cosmetic industry for women
a giant black hole that will suck your money away
for the rest of your lives
(please don't do it)
No matter how you fight it
time marches on
some new things appear
some old things are gone
let 'em go it's a natural thing
like a leaf off a tree
like a bird on a wing
try looking in your mirror
from a whole different place
you're not losing hair
you're gaining face
be confident be cool
it won't be long when
you find you are proud
to be one of the bald headed men
(she said it before
she'll say it again)
I love bald headed men
[Chanted:]
Johnny Yakovitch
love him
that guy on Star Trek: The Next Generation
love him
Michael Jordan
lover
Tom Paxton
love him
Alan Brady
love him
Burt Reynolds
love him
Yul Brynner
loved him
Telly Savalas
who loves ya, baby?
Anyway, back to baldness. I have just a few things to say to any man worried about his hairline. It really does take all kinds to make the world go round, and women really do exist who prefer baldness (take a look at my two favorite baldies below). Just be yourself, and be proud! Anybody who razzes you about it is either excessively immature, or just doesn't have any idea what they are talking about. Baldness is sexy. Mrrrrowww!
