My intro

[Iconic]

Hello everyone. I may be new here, but this almost seems like a home, because I've been reading this forum as a guest  for maybe 8 months  or more - and pretty much weekly if not sometimes daily.

My story is that MPB hit me first time twelve years ago. I noticed before everyone else that my hairline was receding. I asked my girlfriend about it and she said she doubted it was receding. None of my friends commented it, polite as they were... So I gave it little thought. A couple of years passed and I knew for sure my hair was thinning, I had noticeable what I believe are called widow's peaks, but many people said it made me look cool. Indeed I agreed

But then one of my friends bluntly said "You are going to be bald". I replied that yes  I notice my hair is receding. He said he meant the top of the head! A little shock but I  remembered Ted Danson's words: see it as intellectual mooning

Was I denying or accepting things I can't say. Maybe a bit of both... I decided to keep my hear short. So called Ceasar cut or something. I didn't really liked the idea of me bald, but thinning was not a big issue. I thought it was a normal male thing. I didn't allow it to made me feel bad, it didn't affect my luck with women either, so... And also I should mention my barber refused to buzzcut it down. Maybe he knew he'd lose a client after it.

Finally after many years I decided to clip it really short. Gradually. So here we are. I'm not sly yet, half sly perhaps. But I'm on my way to slyness. Since #2 and #1 buzzcut  I've noticed I've felt much better. No gel styling, no fuss, no worrying if it's gonna rain!

Glad to be here!

[Dome of Steele]

Welcome Iconic,
Thanks for finally joining up!

When/if you decide to go full sly you'll have plenty of info to draw from. 

Glad to have ya

[slyatlast]

Welcome - like you, I was a lurker for months and had gone from a #2 to #1 before finally takng the  plunge.
You're almost there...that last step to total slyness is the best.

[jrppsuobx]

Go for it Iconic!! Nothing like total slyness

[Stu]

Welcome Iconic.  Looks like you have the Jason Statham look going on.  Since you like the very short buzz, I'm sure that you will absolutely love totally slick when you're ready to take that step.  Glad to have you on board.

[Arnie]

Welcome to SBGs!  You are close...sooner or later you will give SLY a try!  When you do, I'm sure you won't go back...and even if you do, getting back to a #1 doesn't take long.

[Iconic]

Thanks guys! Yes, I'm almost there. Talking about Statham, he has (of course) been a huge inspiration, and I've been a fan since Lock, Stock etc... We've seen bald actors, but I think he was the first clearly balding action movie star I saw. It made a big difference for me to see somebody like him on a screen, a balding, totally cool and confident guy. Willis was never that, he shaved for Pulp Fiction and since then he was a tough bald guy, with or without the rug.

But yes, sooner or later I'm gonna be fully sly.

[OzPete]

Welcome Iconic!

[Mikekoz13]

Welcome Iconic! Great intro...... absolutely great.

You are going to look great SLY..

[Professor Melon]

  Glad you're here, Ironic. Many of us have tracked the same course. My only regret (went sly in Fall 2006) is that I did not do it much sooner. Your photo shows a bright gleam of slyness right in front: think of that as a beacon. The first time I saw mine after shaving, I appreciated the totally naked character of my skull. When I fell and gashed my head in 2007, and could not shave for a week (after stitches), the shine disappeared and I was depressed and actually eager to get back to my new identity. The look is good on you. Go for it. Best, Professor Melon

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Welcome, a lot of us traveled that road before, and it's been said, very truthfully, going bald is the sh_ts, being bald is fantastic.  You are fifteen minutes from the real deal, and as the good Professor says, you, like me and so many others, are going to wonder why, oh why, did I wait so long.  That's been proven and can be testified to by all the guys here.  You're really going to like it.  See you on the Sly Side Soon. 

[Coltsfan73]

great story and intro man. Welcome to the site! I'm sure many of us can relate to your situation... I know I can. Sounds like you're well on your way to the sly life!

[xnewyawka]

Welcome Iconic, good to have you join us at SBG's.
Sounds like you took a route similar to mine. But you got there and that's what matters.
I am a big fan of Statham myself, and he was a big influence when I started buzzing down a few years ago.

You're headed in the right direction, and you've come to the right place for encouragement and support.
Keep up the positive attitude and you'll be smooth before you know it.

Let us know how it goes.