Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => To be or not be...Bald => Topic started by: DJ_Bald on September 16, 2008, 06:10:54 AM
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I know there are a few of you that used to be hair club clients and now you let it shine.
How many of there are you ?
Also let me ask you, does anyone have any good stories of like going back to hairclub and shotputting the piece at sy sperling or anything ? or did you just take it off and never go there again...
Just curious. This section of the forums a little bit dead so I thought I would try to liven it up !
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I was never a hair wearer, but I've noticed that guys coming here wanting to rid themselves of the system seem to be some of the hardest converts. They just can't quite get to Sly sometimes. Comments?
Red
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Im sure for a hair-wearer, a complete change is very difficult and mind-blowing. A friend of mine, who went to jail for stealing $$$$$$$$$ (white collar crime) had to remove his $4000 piece when he went off to jail. He was badly shaken but accepts it now.
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Well what do you expect..?? Those hair clubs make a man feel like a piece of sheet if you do not have hair. They brainwash you into thinking taht the only way you can be successful in anything is to have a mop on top of your head. So naturally when they come here, it is like pulling eye teeth to get them to see the other side. Once they get over here, sure it still feels weird....but its a GOOD WEIRD...
Hi my name is Timmay....and I have never been a hair wearer, and I am proud of it.!
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I just don't get it...I have never worn a system or wig....but I would think I would be more self conscious wearing something like that than being bald.....that's just the way I feel.... ???
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I just don't get it...I have never worn a system or wig....but I would think I would be more self consious wearing something like that than being bald.....that's just the way I feel.... ???
You're not alone with that opinion.
Agree 100% !!!
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I just don't get it...I have never worn a system or wig....but I would think I would be more self consious wearing something like that than being bald.....that's just the way I feel.... ???
I would always walk around thinking..."Do they know I'm wearing a rug??!!!???"
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Never was a hair wearer, but a hat-wearer. Same idea, trying to hide the baldness, and it puts you in somewhat of a hair-loss denial.
I am intrigued by the rug converts, which is why I always think about what happened to Tampa Drew everytime I cruise the forum.
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Im betting that Tampa Drew went back to the rug.
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Yes, 'tis a shame. We were all rooting for Tampadrew.
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I wore one for years.
Never felt like I was brainwashed or anything. I didn't go to any big name club or anything. Just some local guy who would cut my hair when i needed it for aroung $12. The units themselves cost around $400 from what I recall.
It did suck though.
Every time the wind would blow I'd get a sinking feeling in my chest. What if it blew off!!?
Over time the color fades, and brown turns to red over time, the units will only take dye so many times then the dyes don't hold, the unit starts to give you a two tone look. When that happens you start thinking why am I doing this again? Its not like anyone with half a brain cant see you have a rug. You cant swim. I haven't been on an amusement park ride in years. Going sly was the best thing ever.
No regrets here.
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I just don't get it...I have never worn a system or wig....but I would think I would be more self consious wearing something like that than being bald.....that's just the way I feel.... ???
I would always walk around thinking..."Do they know I'm wearing a rug??!!!???"
I really do understand that self concious thing, mine self-confidence is kinda low, because of going bald, but i do agree with Mike. Isn't it like having more freedom to show the bald head instead wearing a wig and trying to hide something all the time. I would feel like i ly to myself, and why doing that for someone else?
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I wore a rug for many years and it was torture the entire time. I was lucky to have found a guy that made rugs by hand with imported Italian hair, who became a friend over time. As far as rugs go, he did a great job. He was a 3rd generation rug maker and it took him several months to make each one, strand by strand.
Unfortunately, he was stricken with cancer and became very sick. That made me get serious about going sly after having thought about it for a while, and my wife encouraging me to do it for a while. Upon finding this site, I was convinced to just shave it all off (what was left of it) within 2 weeks.
Andrew
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I never went to hair club nor felt the need to retaliate. In fact I'm still part of the "problem" since I do cut ins for a few guys that wear. One funny thing is that I think after I shaved my own head, a couple of guys who's hair I do may have thought that I would "out" them as a wearer or preach to them about getting rid of their own rugs. This would be really mean not to mention bad for business....
I have found my own peace, and gained the confidence necessary to go bare but I'm realy careful to not become sanctimonious about it. Everyone needs to go at their own speed.
It's a lot more common now (and thus easier and more socially accepted) to be sly than it was 20, 10 or maybe even 5 years ago. I'm sure we've all been in a public situation recently where the sly guys equal or maybe even outnumber the hairy headed. This is a relatively new development, (not to mention really cool). When I first started wearing (1990) it was still a pretty radical thing for a young guy to shave his head completely bald. My first hair piece was pretty much a high school graduation present and I was really thankful for it at the time. Like everyone else here with a similar experience, wearing became tiresome, and pointless over time. Luckily, baldness became cool as I was growing tired of maintaining "my" hair.
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Well said Admiral.... O0
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I got a hair "system" when I was in my mid-twenties and was feeling pretty down about my advanced MPB. And actually, "won" a system from one of the first charlatan companies I ran into. That was the catch -- because they try to get people to be so dependent on them for everything, that giving one away would bring them tons of money down the road. Such a racket.
As I got more in the know, I ended up buying my own custom hair systems online for a very minimal charge and just had a local stylist cut them in, and cut my still growing hair every once in awhile.
And... if you know what you're doing... you can really customize a hair piece now to look very undetectable. The materials are much more advanced than when I first starting wearing. After putting it on well, I couldn't even see the edge myself. That said (and as I've discussed in other posts) -- wearing hair sucks. Constant upkeep, worrying about how it looked, the cost, the discomfort -- like always wearing a hat 24/7, being HOT in the summer, limiting activities, worrying if people knew (like sometimes people that you were talking to would do these quick glances up at your hair, and then back to you, in the midst of the conversation -- and you were never sure if they were just thinking "Hmm.. his hair looks different/nice/etc today" or "Hmm...his hair looks odd, wonder if he is wearing a toupee"
Anyway -- back to the original post. One of the things I actually have missed about wearing hair -- not the hair -- but rather my stylist. I went to her for haircuts and cut-ins for the past 7+ years and I miss seeing/talking to her, as we developed a good friendship after all these years. She actually doesn't even know yet that I've ditched the hair. Thought about scheduling an appt. for a haircut and then just go in and surprise her and instead, just going out for lunch or something. Anyone else miss their former haircutter? I think I'll post a new topic on that one.
OK -- sorry for the long ramble! I'm done.
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I have to agree, I actually miss the girls from the place I went to! Have a couple on Facebook as friends!
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I stop in and see my barber/stylist every few weeks so to catch up on news and such. During years of her cutting my hair we developed a strong friendship. I'm not willing to lose that just because I'm Sly.