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First Guys You Knew With Shaved Heads by D.A.L.U.I. on 14 Jun, 2008 15:45
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I got to thinking about two people, not celebs, but teachers I had that were sly, one in high school--Brother Augustus--the "story" although he never talked about it said that he'd been gassed in the military, but I don't know if that could be true it was a long time from WWI, and I don't know if the Germans or the Japanese used gas in WWII; the second was in college, my Victorian Literature professor. Hell of a nice guy and I had the pleasure of knowing him later after I graduated as a friend. Fine guy. But you know, I never asked him and he never discussed why he shaved his head and I can't remember a shadow. He was of Syrian descent, and boy could he make some delicious baklava, his mother's receipe. Tom's dead now, and I'm sure Brother Auggie has also gone to the Barber in the Sky. Makes me wonder what their reaction would be?
How about you guys did you have any contact w/ sly guys growing up or in college that you knew or got to know? -
#1 by Razor X on 14 Jun, 2008 19:55
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The first time I ever saw a white person with a shaved head that wasn't on TV or the movies was in the 80s. It was just some guy in a crowd, who stuck out because of his shaved head. I remember thinking at the time that it was a really odd thing to do. Can't remember seeing anyone else with a shaved head until the look started catching on the mid 90s.
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#2 by marty22 on 16 Jun, 2008 04:04
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someone as a goof in the mid 70's in college in the ROTC. However; walking in Greenwich Village (circa 1980) a whole group of guys one night sported shaved heads.
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#3 by zzaapp on 20 Jun, 2008 21:44
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In high school, during the late '60's, there was a small clique of about three or four guys who decided to shave their heads and wear berets one summer. Everyone thought it was kinda weird.
After that, in college, during the early '70's we had the followers of "Krishna Consciousness" on campus. Most people referred to them as the "Hare Krishnas". If you weren't there in the '70's, you can't really appreciate the terminal scene in "Airplane"... -
#4 by Nick912 on 20 Jun, 2008 21:48
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My old man was the first sly guy I knew. He shaved on a bet in the 70's and like the way it looked. My whole life he had a shaved head.
Its weird to look at his technique now. He shaved with a bic disposable against the grain, with just soap for lather!! No cream! He had zero irriation or bumps.
I now have him using a Braun electric like I use -
#5 by BALDANDRE on 20 Jun, 2008 22:48
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My old man was the first sly guy I knew. He shaved on a bet in the 70's and like the way it looked. My whole life he had a shaved head.
Its weird to look at his technique now. He shaved with a bic disposable against the grain, with just soap for lather!! No cream! He had zero irriation or bumps.
I now have him using a Braun electric like I use
I've had to resort to soap only....it's not that bad actually...couldn't do it on a regular basis -
#6 by Nick912 on 21 Jun, 2008 09:03
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My old man was the first sly guy I knew. He shaved on a bet in the 70's and like the way it looked. My whole life he had a shaved head.
Its weird to look at his technique now. He shaved with a bic disposable against the grain, with just soap for lather!! No cream! He had zero irriation or bumps.
I now have him using a Braun electric like I use
I've had to resort to soap only....it's not that bad actually...couldn't do it on a regular basis
Your a salty sly veteran BA! You could shave with a pocket knife and be good to go!! -
#7 by BALDANDRE on 21 Jun, 2008 13:22
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My old man was the first sly guy I knew. He shaved on a bet in the 70's and like the way it looked. My whole life he had a shaved head.
Its weird to look at his technique now. He shaved with a bic disposable against the grain, with just soap for lather!! No cream! He had zero irriation or bumps.
I now have him using a Braun electric like I use
I've had to resort to soap only....it's not that bad actually...couldn't do it on a regular basis
Your a salty sly veteran BA! You could shave with a pocket knife and be good to go!!
Thanks bro!
But I live by the rule that I must represent well to the outside world, so desperate times call for whatever gets you nice, smooth and SLY!
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#8 by Razor X on 21 Jun, 2008 14:24
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But I live by the rule that I must represent well to the outside world, so desperate times call for whatever gets you nice, smooth and SLY!
Yep -- you never know who's going to see you out in public and become the next sly convert because of it. -
#9 by marty22 on 21 Jun, 2008 14:51
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on 2nd thought: my great uncle shaved his scalp in 1969 (he was around 62) and it stunned everyone.
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#10 by zetaeffe on 22 Jun, 2008 09:38
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I guess the first one I saw completely bald was a boy in the 70s.
I remember I was about 10 years old at the time, and he was
4-5 years older than me, he lived in my same street.
Actually he was not shaven, am almost sure he had alopecia,
and was completely sly... can't remember exactly if he still
had his eyebrows or he had lost all the hair from his body
(i know he don't has the brows now, at least the last time
I've seen him around).... anyway am sure it had been very hard
for him at that time, bald was not usual as it's not, and I remember
hearing my mom talking about him with somebody about this
ilness that caused complete hair loss, almost scared about it...
I remember he was taking his hairloss well, at least
from the outside it looked like he was pulling out his baldness
in a cool way... thinking about him now I can only admire his
strenght if I think how hard it should have been for him, expecially
thinking he was 14 and he was in the 70s!
No need to tell that I was really curious about this guy... guess I
already had the wish to be sly at the time... sure it was a look
that fascinated me... I remember that once while we were at a
sumemr camp I asked him if he was Yul Brynner's relative
(how stupid I was... but remember I was a kid at that time...)
and he was cool enough to reply: "Yes, he's my uncle!"
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#11 by skiking on 07 Jul, 2008 23:00
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The first person that I knew that shaved his head was a celebrity in certain circles. I should keep his name secret because he received a bunch of death threats after writing an autobiography and has been living off the grid for the last 15 years. While I seriously doubt that anybody here would murder anybody, it is the internet anybody can find stuff if they want to.
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#12 by slyinglide on 20 Aug, 2008 14:41
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I've had to resort to soap only....it's not that bad actually...couldn't do it on a regular basis
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When in the Army, and out in the field, I would resort to cold water and my ever present SAFETY RAZOR....God that hurt, but it kept me neat and tidy.
By todays standards that was Barbaric
I knew several bikers back in the late 70's and early 80's they were very confident in their look.... -
#13 by Brkeatr on 20 Aug, 2008 18:01
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My wife's uncle whom I met in 1964 and he is now in his 80's and still sly......
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#14 by Tyler on 21 Aug, 2008 12:55
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My dad's high school math teacher visited us when I was about 8 years old. I think we have a picture of him somewhere, so I'll try to get it and post it up. The dude rocked the Sly look.