When did you notice the increase of shaved headed folk?

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When did you notice the increase of shaved headed folk? by marshd1000 on 13 Feb, 2007 22:53
It seems to me that in the past, it was very uncommon to see a man with a shaved head. Obviously, there was always Telly Savalas and Yul Brenner. I also remember in the early 90's the lead singer for Midnight Oil. That was about it for famous people. On occasion I would see a shaved headed guy. One was a semi-regular customer in the store that I worked in who was a fireman. But it seemed to be about 1994 that I took notice of the trend. Here in Seattle, I especially remember Jay Buhner Buzz Cut Night at the Mariners. That is about when I started noticing the popularity of the look. As my hair started to thin, I toyed with the idea and then actually got a headshave at the Mariners. When did you all start noticing the bald is beautiful trend?
#1 by medicineman on 13 Feb, 2007 23:17
The first time I shaved my head was in 1998/99. At that time there just wasn't any shaved heads on men (white men anyway) in my area (Western PA). The only ones who did were racist skinheads. I took more crap from family/friends/co-workers about the look that I eventually gave in and grew my hair back. I wasn't until 2003 or so that I started to notice more men locally who shaved their heads. It took me until 2005 to do the deed again and I have never been happier about the look.
#2 by dieseldan04 on 17 Feb, 2007 18:44
I first shaved my head in 2000 and it was fairly uncommon around here. I worked as a corrections officer then, so some of us did it especially with all of the former military people we had there. Here in Wyoming it didn't catch on much until about 2004, but it isn't very common because of the extreme climate.
#3 by Robmeister on 17 Feb, 2007 20:31
That's a good question, Marsh.

I guess it would be with guys like Michael Jordan, Shaqeel O'Neal and those guys. Then maybe some of the Olympic swimmers & divers.

But the conclusion was, "man, black dudes sport the bald look very well."

I guess it was after that that I noticed more and more white guys sporting the look.

#4 by Razor X on 24 Feb, 2007 15:16
I first noticed some white guys with shaved heads in the mid-90s. It was still fairly uncommon and seemed like an odd thing to do. I remember asking myself why anyone would do that. By the late 90s, the look had grown in popularity. My hair was starting to seriously thin by then and I was beginning to think about giving it a try.

Now, of course, it has become totally mainstream. I think we're pretty much to the point where any guy who is balding and under the age of 45, who doesn't shave his head is considered the oddity, instead of the other way around.
#5 by TXFergie on 27 Feb, 2007 22:09
Granted, I am still a newbie, but I have noticed more and more men around here (Austin, Texas) have been shaving. At my job, there are probably 10 guys in my groups of 50 that are shaved. Well, I guess they can make it 11 now!!
#6 by Kajun on 27 Feb, 2007 22:42
well if we keep this up..the women will no choice but to like bald guys!!
#7 by PigPen on 28 Feb, 2007 07:16
Quote from: Kajun on 27 Feb, 2007 22:42
well if we keep this up..the women will no choice but to like bald guys!!

AYE!!!!!!!!
#8 by agassi on 30 Mar, 2007 23:32
i didnt notice how many there was until i shaved my head
#9 by Kajun on 31 Mar, 2007 02:06
i dont know if it cuz i shave and just notice it more but i see tons of guys now that shave..its an sly epidemic! whats cool is i dont think it will stop either...especially for balding guys...there is now another option on the table other than hats and plugs and horseshoes...
#10 by Sgt. Pate on 31 Mar, 2007 14:36
As soon as I started shaving my head! It's like when you buy a new car, suddenly you notice everyone on the road with the same one!
#11 by Razor X on 31 Mar, 2007 15:44
I see lots of guys with shaved heads every day. Yet none of my friends shave, nor do any of the people I work closely with. I often find that I'm the only bald guy in the group. I keep thinking that eventually some of my friends will lose enough hair that they'll end up shaving it. But so far I am way ahead of all of them as far as MPB goes.