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New Member Section => Introductions => Topic started by: J. Dangerously on September 01, 2009, 02:40:38 AM

Title: hello all....
Post by: J. Dangerously on September 01, 2009, 02:40:38 AM: been lurking for the last couple weeks, thought i should finally say "hello".
my name is jay, i'm 32 and in/from san diego.
i actually found this site looking for tip/tricks about shaving it all the way down, as i had never done this before. followed a link.....and here i am. like many others here, the main-ish reason i took the plunge was the increasingly obvious disappearing hair line. it was first pointed out to me by a friend one day when i leaned over to tie my shoe, i was 22 i believe. honestly i didn't think anything of it at the time, but several months later i inspected the top of my head with a mirror, and HOLY CR*P-it is MPB. so, having been a "hat-wearer" since high school, i just made sure to always have one handy. i had a hard time dealing with it, and this went on for years and years. i'd keep it buzzed to a 2 or 3 anyway-i've never been fond of long hair.
out of the blue, thinking about it one night recently, i realized just how much time i wasted hiding it and pretending that it wasn't there, and how ridiculous this was. so that night i took it down with clippers and no guard. it looked pretty good.
a few hours later i found this site, and after perusing posting after posting, i went out the next morning and hit the store. i bought a new fusion, some shave gel, and a bottle of headslick. that night i shaved it all off. it was AWESOME.
i haven't worn a hat since. as has been said many times, the sudden acceptance of your situation and the decision to deal with it in the most proactive way possible resulted in a massive increase in self-confidence nothing short of amazing.
i'm only pissed that i hadn't the cajones to do this YEARS ago. the stories on this forum were a huge part of the realization of how stupid i was being about something as unimportant as hair.
sorry for all this blabber, but i just wanted to thank you all for your support. O0
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Post by: J. Dangerously on September 01, 2009, 02:44:59 AM: a better pic will be coming(my apologies for the odd expression ;) ), but for now....
this was taken with my phone right after doing the deed.
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi357.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Foo19%2FFerengSaltiIII%2Fme2-1.jpg&hash=13ef1412b7b08a01b59e45fa7626a93eb27679ad)
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Post by: Sly Red on September 01, 2009, 02:58:01 AM: Welcome to Sly Bald Guys forum, Jay. Sly suits you, even if your photo looks a bit sinister <grin> ^-^

Red
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Post by: Mikekoz13 on September 01, 2009, 05:30:35 AM: Welcome to the Forum JD!
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Post by: slyatlast on September 01, 2009, 06:10:45 AM: Welcome Jay.

No 30-day rule for you....sounds like you've joined the sly team with no hesitation or regrets. I think it's a great photo.
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Post by: marty22 on September 01, 2009, 06:13:24 AM: welcome Mr Dangerously!
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Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on September 01, 2009, 07:00:16 AM: Welcome, enjoy the freedom 8)
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Post by: joergHH on September 01, 2009, 07:17:14 AM: Welcome here, Jay!

Nice pic with your good looking bald head O0.

J
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Post by: adam_r_todd on September 01, 2009, 07:20:43 AM: Welcome JD. Congrats on going sly. 8)
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Post by: PigPen on September 01, 2009, 07:22:25 AM: Way to go J. No fence sitting for you, and you rock the look
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Post by: Papa Don on September 01, 2009, 08:55:49 AM: Welcome Jay. Nice look and a good attitude to boot! Way to go!!
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Post by: bem75 on September 01, 2009, 02:16:15 PM: Awesome intro! Congrats on doing the deed. Your story is a lot like mine, except that I kept mine buzzed short for about 2 years, before finally shaving it all the way off.

O0
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Post by: OzPete on September 01, 2009, 09:01:20 PM: Welcome Jay!
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Post by: J. Dangerously on September 01, 2009, 11:59:58 PM: thank you everyone! yeah, no 30 day trial period for me-just jumped in, i love it. i was happy to discover that i had a "well shaped head", hahaha!
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Post by: DaDi on September 02, 2009, 02:57:07 AM: Welcome Jay! O0
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Post by: dawgfan on September 02, 2009, 04:23:16 AM: Hi Jay! Welcome to SBG. The look suits you well O0
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Post by: flatdave on September 02, 2009, 03:10:03 PM: Welcome J! Great story. O0