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Title: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: nuts on October 07, 2013, 02:17:56 PM

Just returned to Australia after spending (among other things) a week in New York.

It was quite startling how many shaved heads I saw while exploring the city.  Young, old, executives, doormen at hotels, laborers - I estimated about 5-10% of men had shaved heads.  Interestingly the number of obvious tourists with new shiny scalps was staggering - they must have caught the bug.  At my hotel over half the bellmen were shaved.  Among the native American population the proportion was higher.

I was waiting for a bus outside a barber's shop and saw two men enter with hair and leave shaved.

I felt very much at home.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: Laser Man on October 07, 2013, 05:15:42 PM

Shaved heads are very common in New York - and in the Northeast Corridor (Washington DC to Boston) for that matter.  The look became popular with men in the finance industry a few years back, but it isn't confined to that group.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: MikeM on October 08, 2013, 04:18:56 AM

My avatar shows a shaved head in New York! (From a vacation 4 years ago.)

Bragging rights to whoever knows where the picture was taken.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: Bespoke on October 08, 2013, 05:27:43 AM

I'm going to say that's Grant's Tomb, though I'm not positive that it isn't Columbus Circle!

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: MikeM on October 08, 2013, 06:39:47 AM

Quote from: Bespoke on October 08, 2013, 05:27:43 AM

Grant's Tomb

-- cold

Quote

Columbus Circle

-- warmer
:)

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: Baldstu on October 08, 2013, 07:06:42 AM

Sounds good nuts both my partner and I are sly , both want to visit the big apple for the culture sounds like will be at home

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: tomgallagher on October 08, 2013, 08:01:23 AM

Quote from: MikeM on October 08, 2013, 04:18:56 AM

My avatar shows a shaved head in New York! (From a vacation 4 years ago.)

Bragging rights to whoever knows where the picture was taken.

The Merchants Gate entrance to Central Park.(right off Columbus Circle)

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: mangosink12572 on October 08, 2013, 08:42:47 AM

Tom:

I think you are right.


I lived at 10 W. 66th for years  - - -it looks like that corner    not sure of the stone bench.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: MikeM on October 08, 2013, 09:19:56 AM

Actually it's at Belvedere Castle, inside Central Park. Good guesses, though.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: isleepinthebuff on October 08, 2013, 11:23:52 AM

I loved New York, growing up bang in the middle of central London, a lot of my friends used to feel like being a tourist when they came here and how mind blowing London can be. I'd never really felt that till new York and I loved it. I hope to go back next year.

I'd also love to visit Australia. A lot of my friends live there and given the chance I would love to live there.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: tomgallagher on October 08, 2013, 05:56:58 PM

Quote from: mangosink12572 on October 08, 2013, 08:42:47 AM

Tom:

I think you are right.


I lived at 10 W. 66th for years  - - -it looks like that corner    not sure of the stone bench.

I just love CPW.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: Plano on October 08, 2013, 09:52:17 PM

It's true, plenty of us Sly guys here in NYC. I see it more and more every day and I love it!

I agree, it is popular throughout most of the Northeast, however. Was up in Cape Cod a little while ago and I swear it was 50/50 sly land when I was there.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: nuts on October 08, 2013, 11:16:30 PM

As npsbg said the surprisingly big group with shaved heads was the suits in the financial and legal areas of the city.   

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: Baldstu on October 09, 2013, 07:07:44 AM

Surely the sly guys wearhats in winter New York ?

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: imaginary on November 16, 2013, 12:53:17 PM

Quote from: Baldchav on October 08, 2013, 07:06:42 AM

Sounds good nuts both my partner and I are sly , both want to visit the big apple for the culture sounds like will be at home

Agreed. Although I live in one of the other four boroughs, I live in and like to go to Manhattan for the same reason.

Title: Re: Shaved heads in New York
Post by: wutwutman on November 21, 2013, 11:23:40 AM

Southwest Michigan has a large population of sly men also, which i noticed after going sly myself lol