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Discussions About Being Bald => To be or not be...Bald => Topic started by: Vash on June 15, 2007, 05:02:31 AM

Title: So um.... I have hair
Post by: Vash on June 15, 2007, 05:02:31 AM
At the risk of losing my SLY standing with you good folks, I am going to admit that while I was staying in the van for 5 weeks, I let my hair grow. I stopped shaving my head because I was doing a fair share of "G.I." sink bathing and just simply didn't put razor to scalp. Since I have gotten a job and now a place to live I still haven't shaved it. 

My hair is now more than fuzz, though not really present enough to need combing at all. I'm not sure what I wanna do here. I love shaving my head, but I don't have MPB or a receding anything , so I don't NEED to shave it.

My haircut is not my identity and me choosing to have hair again for a while is much the same as me choosing not to have hair for a while.

But I find myself nervous about losing my place here on the boards if I choose to let myself have hair again. How big a hypocrite does it make a guy to be on a forum centered around head shaving, if he doesn't shave his head?

I think it may be a bit of an experiment, after over a year of constant shaving, what is it like to have hair again? Will I get more/less attention from ladies (something very much on my mind these days)? I dunno, but for whatever reason, I have hair again.

I dunno how long I'll keep my hair this time, as it's summer and already it's beginning to bug me, but this is whats on my mind right now, so I thought I'd post to the bros and see what comes of it.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: Kajun on June 15, 2007, 05:22:23 AM
no worries mate!(in my best austrailian accent) enjoy it ,if i had hair i'd prob regrow it also every now and then lol
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: shyslyguy on June 15, 2007, 06:14:39 AM
Don't worry Vash,

you can be an honory baldie for a while until the bug to shave bites you again - & if you hang out on here for a while I am sure you won't have hair for too long.

All the best.


PS: I said this in another thread yesterday but you probably didn't see it - great sounds on your MySpace page. Loved Star Of The County Down & ... well actually I liked them all!  O0
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: RustyRuss on June 15, 2007, 06:21:18 AM
I too allow growth, where it will, on occassion.  But being that I essentially only have the horseshoe look around the sides and back I don't let it go more than a week or so as it does become more difficult and time consuming to buzz/shave.  Good Luck with new job.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: Professor Melon on June 15, 2007, 06:32:31 AM
  ???Dear Vash. I'm with Shyslyguy on this one. You'll always have a place here at SBGs, and we can at least hope you'll re-adopt the look at some future date. All best, Professor Melon
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: PBurke on June 15, 2007, 06:37:33 AM
you are banned ^u!ez B@N!    nah just kidding. glad to hear things are going better for you brother. check in more often if you can.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: Paul on June 15, 2007, 06:44:03 AM
Need to stick around Vash...we need your individuality.  You said it youself in the Manifesto.."Accept me, respect me..."   Well, this sly guy does.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: PigPen on June 15, 2007, 06:55:54 AM
I echo what the other bros have said Vash, if that is the way you like you.......then so be it.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: schro on June 15, 2007, 07:28:50 AM
Being sly is an attitude that you clearly have. Consider yourself an Undercover SBG .... literally.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: xnewyawka on June 15, 2007, 09:49:39 AM
Vash,

You only need go back and read your post of affirmations, this is what it's all about and you captured it perfectly.

Many of us could be called hypocrites since we have not shaved yet. But that is not what this site is about.
If there's anything I've learned in the short time I have been on, it's how each individual feels and how they struggle with the decisions they have to make. Whether they are bbc or mpb, it is still a tough thing to go it alone.
I know it is for me, but listening to you guys (and gals) post, it shows me there is more out there,and you're not the only one struggling with it.
So you have hair. It's funny the contrast: I who am right on the brink of shaving it all, and you who is feeling guilt,hypocrisy etc. for having his hair grow back a bit.
When you get right down to it, does it really matter?

Like all the other guys have said , you are part of this -no mattter.
I echo them and stand behind you.

NY

Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: PBurke on June 15, 2007, 09:52:07 AM
damn newyawka. that was touching.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: xnewyawka on June 15, 2007, 09:59:47 AM
Thanks PB,

Maybe I could get a job with Hallmark. Do they have section yet for balding men? Seems there are cards for everything else, huh?
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: Tyler on June 15, 2007, 02:53:41 PM
Thanks PB,

Maybe I could get a job with Hallmark. Do they have section yet for balding men? Seems there are cards for everything else, huh?

Maybe not with Hallmark, but there's always Bald Guy Greetings (http://www.baldguygreetings.com/ (http://www.baldguygreetings.com/))... ;D
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: Tyler on June 15, 2007, 02:56:19 PM
Vash, you will always be Sly to the core!  I think you have to do what's going to give you the most confidence in yourself, especially in this transition in your life.  Stick around regardless what you do with your hair as you have enough head shaving experience that you can always talk to specific points.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: Razor X on June 15, 2007, 07:47:41 PM
The nice thing about being BBC is that you have options.  There's no law saying you have to be sly all the time.   I'm guessing that it won't be too long before you're back in the fold.  But in the meantime, enjoy the fur.

Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: jusbnme on June 15, 2007, 08:07:54 PM
Vash, glad everything is falling in place for you bro.  As far as being accepted I'm with the rest of the sly brothers.  Don't let in weigh on your mind.  You have enough going on right now.  Do what you want and what makes you happy.  I'll be honest, some times I think about how nice it would be to not have to shave all the time.  But I have thinning hair and I like the way it looks shaved.  If I had a full head of hair I might would let it grow out from time to time just for something different or at least trim it down with some trimmers to save a little dough.  Anyways, take care Vash and keep us posted on things.   O0
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: browny on June 15, 2007, 08:56:48 PM
Vash

We'll love you whatever you choose.  Remember we too, aren't judging on appearances or your choices.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: Scott on June 15, 2007, 11:48:53 PM
Vash, glad everything is falling in place for you bro.  As far as being accepted I'm with the rest of the sly brothers.  Don't let in weigh on your mind.  You have enough going on right now.  Do what you want and what makes you happy.  I'll be honest, some times I think about how nice it would be to not have to shave all the time.  But I have thinning hair and I like the way it looks shaved.  If I had a full head of hair I might would let it grow out from time to time just for something different or at least trim it down with some trimmers to save a little dough.  Anyways, take care Vash and keep us posted on things.   O0

I ditto what Lance and the other bros have said... glad things are going well for ya.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: BALDANDRE on June 18, 2007, 10:19:07 AM
Dude, please you dig the bald look and understand why dudes do it...you are SLY because of that!

The thing though...will hanging out here with all us good lookin' bald dudes ;) make you want to scrape the dome earlier than expected?

Just be careful though, sly gave you an extra cool end, to your already edgy look...I hope the new do does the same for ya bro!

Nice to hear things are good for you!
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: David on June 19, 2007, 09:39:14 PM
Just do whatever makes you happy, not other people.    What's on the inside is what counts, not what's on the outside.
Title: Re: So um.... I have hair
Post by: shyslyguy on June 20, 2007, 01:52:58 AM
Maybe not with Hallmark, but there's always Bald Guy Greetings (http://www.baldguygreetings.com/ (http://www.baldguygreetings.com/))... ;D


Hey Tyler - That site is great. I particularly like their logo pic

(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baldguygreetings.com%2Fimages%2FInitialSet%2Flogo.jpg&hash=a22b95657386870be912d42e937cf23fb140a690)