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New here by Quetzalcoatl on 06 Nov, 2012 10:33
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Hey, I'm Dave and I've been sly since September 20th. I started losing my hair at 16, and by 21 the yamaka spot on the back of my head was next to completely gone and the top of my head had gotten so thin it looked almost platinum blonde next to my gingery brown hair.
For a long time this really messed me up. Growing up I had long, thick, curly strawberry blonde hair that was always admired by the ladies. There was actually once in the seventh grade where two girls got into a fight because both of them wanted to sit behind me to play with it lol. So yeah, I was always quite proud of my hair. Once it started to go I tried everything, Rogaine, Naproxin, fauxhawk, buzzcut, for some reason I thought even a pompadour would even help hide the fact that it was on its way out. Each sorta worked for a bit, but not really.
I finally broke when I was working at Publix one day. I was bagging this one ladies groceries when her daughter in the cart kinda giggled told me "You know you're not old enough to be bald yet." I knew it was true and her mom apologized profusely, she was only about five years old so she really didn't know what she was saying, but it still hurt like hell.
Later that evening I grabbed a HeadBlade Sport and some bottles of Head Slick and Head Lube (the one with 30 SPF in it, I'm a pale dude of north Irish decent living in FL, not taking any chances). The fist shave was not really pleasant. I don't think the clippers i had got it down quite far enough, and I don't think I like the Head Slick.
Since then I think the smooth look has grown on me (pun intended
). After all the Why?'s died down, I've had a lot of compliments on it. I even ran into my old barber (awkward) and he told me it really suited me.
So yeah, hi!
EDIT: For some reason my profile pic isn't working, so here's a pic:
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#1 by D.A.L.U.I. on 06 Nov, 2012 10:37
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Good move, and it only gets better. And, as an extra: it's a power trip, see: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/bald-men-dominant-shaved-heads-study_n_1930489.html
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#2 by Quetzalcoatl on 06 Nov, 2012 10:53
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Good move, and it only gets better. And, as an extra: it's a power trip, see: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/bald-men-dominant-shaved-heads-study_n_1930489.html
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#3 by Bensen on 06 Nov, 2012 11:06
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Kids!! That a 5 year old even would come up with something like that.
Looks good !
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#4 by Mr Jules on 06 Nov, 2012 11:44
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I even ran into my old barber (awkward) and he told me it really suited me.
Your barber is right. The sly look suits you well.
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#5 by -Doug- on 06 Nov, 2012 11:58
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Welcome!
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#6 by tomgallagher on 06 Nov, 2012 11:59
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Welcome to the group.
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#7 by marty22 on 06 Nov, 2012 12:06
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welcome Quetz!
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#8 by nuts on 06 Nov, 2012 13:53
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Yes, the sly look suits you really well.
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#9 by theman on 06 Nov, 2012 13:55
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Welcome to the Country Club of the SLY ! Looks great on you !
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#10 by Sly Red on 06 Nov, 2012 13:59
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Dave, welcome to the Bald Boyz Club. Sly absolutely suits you.
Great headshape!
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#11 by Sir Harry on 06 Nov, 2012 14:29
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Welcome!
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#12 by Slynito on 06 Nov, 2012 17:31
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Welcome Dave...lookin' good!
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#13 by Frontier Guy on 06 Nov, 2012 20:21
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Welcome Dave ... it's a very natural look for you. You should feel quite comfortable sporting the Sly Style.
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#14 by Beardman on 07 Nov, 2012 04:03
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Welcome to the family mate, your barber was right! I'm glad to hear you've gotten past all the negative reactions and are still rockin the sly look.