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Hi, it's Alexander from Moscow, Russia
I posted here my photos some months ago and now it's time for update
this pic was taken in late autumn

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"Don't let them say your hair's too long
'Cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong
Then put your little hand in mine
There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb"
-----------------Sonny and Cher

"Oh say can you see
My eyes if you can
Then my hair's too short"
-----------------The Cowsills (From the musical Hair)

"Here come old flat-top, he come grooving up slowly
He got ju-ju eyeballs, he's one holy roller
He got hair down to his knees"
-----------------The Beatles

"You pull into a drive-in
And find a place to park
You hop into the backseat
Where you know it's nice and dark
You're just about to move in,
Thinkin' it's a breeze
There's a light in your eyes
And then a guy says
"Out of the car, Longhair"
"Louise, you're comin' with me
And no more movies"
------------------Loggins and Messina

An article titled "Shattering What Society Calls Masculine" was just published on November 19, 2017. It involves men with long hair. See it at the link below.

It was something like October 2013 when I last cut my hair. I already sent in a phone this last summer, in a mess and against a bare torso. This is with my hair brushed, but the usual cell phone and mirror job for the photo. The ends are creeping down to my lower back, but growth is slow now. I'm grateful for what I've got!

Anthony

This is a fantasy. I wish I was a male Rapunzel with crazy long hair and that will be awesome. I want long hair as then i can brush my hair for a long time and not five minutes cuz that isn't enough. THEN I CAN MARRY A PRINCE AS I AM GAY :)!!

Hey guys, the 2018 Hairforce Kalender is now available. Check out the magnificent long hair on the guys chosen to represent each month of 2018. Take a deep breath before you start.

My name's Pete, I am from Poland, it's a country in the eastern part of Europe. Just want to say HI and share with you some photos.
I've been growing out my hair for 5 years, usually wear it in a ponytail, I like segmented ponytail for practical reasons, it's easier to make than a braid and it helps keep the hair in place

front view

[img]https://i.imgur.com/kUIVwJb.jpg[/img]

back view

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ltaFYro.jpg[/img]

Best wishes to everyone!

Hello members of the mlhh, I have come to you dudes today about my knotted hair. It's so annoying! I brush my hair when I straighten it every morning and various times of the day. Am I due for a little trim or a cleanup, maybe a little deep conditioning? Please leave me with some suggestions as to what I should do.

Best regards,

Atticus.

Hello MLHH I have always had short cut hair, and even a shaved head at times, but I really want tot try it out! Is there any sort of special addition things I must be concerned with in my conversion? And some suggestions like Shampoo, designs for starters, color, etc. Thanks!

I remember seeing a link to a YouTube video titled "Alex Wooley Documentary" and it was about a man with very long hair, but that video was deleted before I could watch it. I really wanted to watch it! Speaking of which, are there any other YouTube videos of men with long hair that you guys liked but got deleted?

Hey, Gang...

This morning I had in my FB feed a link posted by a young twenty-something woman (she's a friend of my daughter) whose title was 'A Good Barber is Like a Plastic Surgeon.' Since I had a few minutes free, I thought 'what the hey' and clicked on it. It showed a series of before-and-after pictures of men who had had long hair (and in a number of cases, beards) and, after some barber's ministrations, shorter hair: in most cases, downright 'short,' and some kind of 'fade' cut. (I saw whitewalls on all but the African-American models...smooth black-walls in those cases.) Where the model had facial hair in the 'before,' in the 'after' it was invariably trimmed back considerably, and shaped.

My first thought was that, in almost each case, the guy looked better in the 'before' picture, although a number of them were posed with the guy's hair mussed up or otherwise arranged to try to make the 'before' as unattractive as possible.

But since this link had been shared by a young woman who is herself something of a non-conformist, it just got me to thinking. (I know, a dangerous proposition...) In this day and age, with women feeling free (as well they should!) to wear their hair any length that pleases them, including shaved completely off, and dyed in outrageous colors as well, as an expression of how they want to look, why is there this residual need to see men put in a box appearance-wise, in particular regarding hair length?

I'm married and not on the prowl, and I'm retired and not looking for work. But I see - and read, from what many of you post here - that men are regularly hampered in their ability to connect with the other 50% of humanity, as well as sometimes to find meaningful employment, if they 'push the envelope' with and out-of-the-box appearance.

Has anybody thought deeply about this? Or perhaps even better, discussed it with women? I would be curious to hear insights.

Dennis Prager, a frequent commentator on society and trends, points to the tendency of women and girls to show acres of bare flesh, and the tendency of men to mostly (or perhaps altogether) eschew hair and sport whiskers, as symptomatic of the disappearance of unique gender roles today, and the male and female's desire to differentiate themselves from one another through the only means they feel they have. I have no way to confirm or deny this, but when I hear of the attitudes of women who want only to see their men shorn in a conventional manner while not feeling beholden to convention themselves, Prager's words begin to make some sense.

Look, even as I write this it seems trivial against the momentous events that we witness almost every day, at least recently. Even so, it sticks in my craw...and these kinds of issues are, after all, why this forum is such a great support network for those of us with outdoor plumbing who insist on wearing long hair.

Thoughts? Let 'er rip, and thanks in advance...

Don

In this new representation of Thor in the new movie, Thor has a buzz cut. I am deceived, and not surprised, that long-haired heros have no place in these times.

What do you think ?

As much as I love men with long hair, I LOVE video games! I understand a lot of you probably aren't gamers like I am, though.

Anyway, there is this one game titled "Fire Emblem Heroes" and it's currently available on smartphones and tablets. I heard it will have an in-game event, known as a "Voting Gauntlet" that focuses on female characters with short hair and male characters with long hair.

Let me assure you, the men have hair past waist length, so I'm sure they're right up everyone's alley!

Again, I'm still a long hair though. I cut it above the shoulder but it's still long.

Something is odd with me though, as I've had longhair since at least 2004, I can't really seem to get past having shorthair anymore.

Hi everyone,

here is my progress after 76 months. It's been getting harder to keep the hair free from breakage and I have to trim roughly every 2 to 3 weeks, which is quite often for me. Nevertheless, I enjoy this length a lot! It feels like a good length. I am gradually transitioning the hair cut from a V-Shape to all on one length, in order to make the ends look stronger and fuller.

I was on holiday in the south of France near the Alps, where the weather was incredibly warm for October. The landscape is just beautiful and the footage turned out quite nicely. I like the light and the hair colour.

I hope you're well :)

Cheers,

Phil

Hi, everyone. I haven't posted in a while mostly because my hair has basically been the same length for a year. The ends were a mess after a couple of summers in the sun, swimming in rivers and biking, so I had a series of trims. I'm taking better care of it now, so hopefully it'll grow a few more inches.

Anyway. I've had some negative feedback lately. Mostly from one particular friend who seems obsessed with convincing me to cut my hair. She shows me "inspiration" photos of short hair and recently, when I had my hair up, she smiled big, then frowned when she realized it wasn't actually short, just up. She actually said, "Oh, I thought you cut your hair and I got excited." I'm not hanging out with her anymore.

I don't need the negativity, you know? It's so invasive. I'll never cut my hair short again, but it makes me feel bad. Why do people care so much, what other people do with their hair? Why can't they just be happy their friends are happy? I honestly don't get it.

Hey peeps. I have came to talk about the issues of having long, curly hair and of course being a man with curly, long hair. You see, I am currently a blond and for some reason curly blond hair looks messy, while on darker haired people, curls look nice. The main problem with my hair is I can't brush it without it becoming unbelievably frizzy. I wanted to see how many other guys experience this as well and if you have any tips on how to control curly hair.

Hello all! My name's Dog the Bounty Hunter but you can just call me Dog!

I've been growing this out for about a year and a half now, super proud of it. The only thing I'd do different is definitely condition it a lot more, it can become really knotty at times and it takes about ten minutes to de-knot.

The beard is just the cherry on top, the smooth and slick hair just makes me feel like the 21st Century Jesus.

Thanks for taking the taking to appreciate my long hair!

Enjoy.

I have been "away" for a while. Here's my mane in a bit of a mess, but nearly 4 years. I'm on holiday and there is a lot of wind and erratic weather.

Anthony

Just a quick note to my long-haired brothers! We all like to seek out the company of other long-haired men - that's why we belong to MLHH, right??! But in the flesh also; when we see other longhairs, we definitely feel less alone in our choice. Well, this week and last I'm in Boulder, Colorado, helping the Hillel House at the University of Colorado to observe the Jewish High Holy Days. And I have to say, I've never seen such a density of long-haired men, anyplace where I've been before. Of course, one would expect university students to experiment with different looks, and to be sure I've seen many long-haired male students. And faculty members, also; the same freedom of expression applies to teachers on [certain] university campuses, including this one. But I've seen and met quite a few men, even older men, NOT connected to CU who sport some bodaciously long locks. It's refreshing, and heartening - a good morale-booster!

All the best and chatima tova...

Don

Just thought I'd post some Instagram sites of some guys who have some really great long hair. A bit of incentive for everyone. Just clip and paste the URLs.

Nicolás Texeira from Buenos Aires, Argentina
https://www.instagram.com/nixo_addict/

Wolf - Swedish Viking King
https://www.instagram.com/medievalmorningstar/

Matej Puèek
http://www.thepicta.com/user/matthew666_/2928538057

Henry from Costa Rica
https://www.instagram.com/nekoxhenx/

Dyllan (New Zealander/German)
https://www.instagram.com/xdoomsayer/?hl=en

This is what a bad hair day looks like,lol

I haven't posted an update in a while. This is after a washing where I let my hair air-dry. Shanah Tovah and hoping all are well!

Don

Hi All,

I'm having great difficulty figuring out what to do with my hair for my wedding. I tend to either leave it down or tie it back into a loose ponytail day to day, but am interested in doing something a bit more formal and well-kempt for the wedding. Any suggestions? I've attached a photo for reference. As you may or may not be able to see, I do have quite a few gray strands that can get a little wild. Your help would be greatly appreciated!

I wanted to know if anyone takes biotin or any other supplements?

What would you recommend?

Also, does it work, in your experience?

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This is a picture of my hair, I think the hair is receding, and 36 years old.

Thanks!

Scroll through the slides to number 11, we all know 11 is truly one of the most bizarre school dress code rules. Just good to see this popular mom website acknowledge the stupidity of this rule in slide 11.

Found this on the internet under the heading people of wal mart.

Hey, people of mlhh.
I just noticed a pretty bad bald patch on my scalp, what's your take on this?
And what should I do about it?

Does anyone know anything recent about Silkylonghairguy who used to post videos five or six years ago?

The little boy is of Native American heritage, and has never had his hair cut. School district at first said they would make an exception for cultural/religious reasons, which the mother was submitting paperwork for - but now they are disallowing her son to attend until he gets his hair cut. She's not giving in, and plans on fighting this. As usual, the school releases a statement full of the usual malarkey about 'standards' and what not. It's 2017, and we're still dealing with backwards mentality. School is in Texas, which seems to be in the forefront of boys-with-long-hair haters running schools.

Hi,

I'm checking in with a video. It was in the evening at the forest, I always love nature as the background. This reminded me of some sort of woods in a fairytale. I can feel my hair grew considerably longer in the past 2 months because I kept the trims to a minimum. I'm enjoying this hair length very much, I hope that you are enjoying your lengths too.

I wish everyone a fantastic month!

Phil

Hi everybody,
Just thought I would post an update of my hair growth progress. In October I will have been growing about 2 years. I have trimmed it a couple times so it seems kind of short. Also, I suspect one or more of my meds is causing lackluster growth. Needless to say, it is growing! Sorry the pics aren't good-today was my dialysis day.

I really enjoy seeing everyone's progress photos! Very helpful to keep me growing! Thanks and please keep posting! Take care and have a great weekend everybody!

Ted

Hey all..just checking in and posting a new pic off the laptop...hair is still long and maybe growing a tiny bit..maybe an inch a year? but it wont be cut so for 56 (ugh) it is still hanging in there. Started something new and will let the group know how it goes..i am taking marine collagen peptides which in conjunction with biotin is a great marriage to have good skin and hair...I hope it helps to grow even longer! Good to see everyone here.

Just wanted to pop in and give an update to my hair growth progress ;) I will have pics of my twins hair length two. I have 19 month old twins that have a nice head of hair each :) Take care all.

Hi everyone. I barely post, thought it was fun to share.

Took this pic a few hours ago.

Here is what the hair looks like, currently at 37 months in. No trims, although, thinking about it.

Also, have a job interview tomorrow. Spoke to the interviewer and he was opened about it.

It's been 2 years since I've found stable employment. Going to see what happens...

I was stopped in the street at the weekend by a woman who told me I had the longest hair she had ever seen on a man and that it looked amazing.

I told her it used to reach mid-calf, but that I'd had around two feet cut off it, to which she responded, "Why would you do such a thing?!" My other half, whose Christmas present the trim had been, smiled sheepishly.

Then, later that evening, I was approached by a group of women who complimented me on my hair and its condition.

So, all in all, not a bad weekend.

My badminton club have started laughing at me again recently because apparently "Piglet" as they call my braid, has reappeared from under the back of my T-shirt.

Anyone here watching Game of Thrones with their wonderful hair?

"The GoT version of the man-bun, and just as sexy. In Dothraki culture, a man's braid is cut off when he is defeated in combat as a way of emasculating him and showing shame. As demonstrated by his long, luxurious braid, Khal Drogo's hair had never been cut. The longer the braid, the manlier and sexier you are considered — worth eating a horse heart for, even."

New episodes start July 16th. The series ends after season 8. Five spin offs are being considered. (Airs on HBO).

i'm a 21 years old brazilian man.
two years ago i had long hair and had it cutt off. i was obsessed with growing it again. i'd think of it every day and feel unhappy with my looks, because my hair was too short, it looked like something was missing.
the same night i had my hair cut off i had a dream in which i saw myself in some kind of mirror or glass and there was a reflection of me with my hair long as it used to be, then i woke up and saw there was no hair anymore, pretty shocking that was.
i had a buzzcut and regret it, and it was for no reason, one day i just felt an urge to do it, chop it all off. but then again when i look back at it, it was all worthy, many things i did with my life wouldn't have happened wouldn't i have had my hair cut off, like me moving to another town, having a house of my own set up and ready to live and i got many stories to tell.
now it's been 2 years of growing my hair and i intend on growing it until reaching its terminal lenght.
i may post some pics here in the future and see how it progresses
i hope this might inspire someone, although i look terrible right now, but i wanted to post a picture here anyway
good luck for everyone, enjoy life, its too short

Kelan Hughes is an 18 year old Irish guitarist with some extremely beautiful long blond hair that flows just below his waist. Check out his Instagram photos.

You have to check out this guy. He's got some of the most beautiful long blond hair you'll ever see.

Hi, people of the hyperboard :)
Markus from Vienna, Austria is here.
Here is another pic of me (and my hair) taken just a couple of days ago.
The hair is now past the shoulder blades and I think it is great. Actually I thought I would never come to have this lenght, it is growing very slowly now.

best wishes!

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Hello gang ! Just wanted to drop by, say hello, and post my current hair length. It has been 37 months since I began my transformation to a more comfortable self. I have had two trims in that time frame with my last one being 2 months ago. I will not be getting trims from a barber again, as the last trim took off about 3 inches of growth. I am loving the growth, and finally feel like myself. Take care all !

An Iraqi male model was brutally killed in Baghdad because of his long hair and good looks. See the news article below.
Insanity and hatred flourish throughout the world.

Hi everyone :)
I've recently reached my 6 year mark in growing out my hair. I was really looking forward to this day, because it's another year completed, haha. Here is a picture and a youtube video.
I'm sorry for being absent in the past months, I will be more active when I have the time. Thank you for your support and keep growing your hair as long you wish!

Cheers,
Phil

Long Hair is rare in the NBA. But on the Boston Celtics there is
Kelly Olynyk who sports long hair.

Haven't posted since sometime last year so thought I let those that remember me know I'm still around and I do check the board from time to time.

Photo was just taken yesterday and hair is still growing - when wet it's almost to the back of the knees - I'm hoping to reach that goal and maybe a bit beyond if I haven't reached terminal length.

Karsten

When a friend shared with me the music video at the following link, in celebration of Independence Day, it first wow'ed me with their harmonies. (Plus I'm a non-repentant fan of Country music in general, and Lee Greenwood's song in particular.) Then it struck me that three of the five have long hair...and we had that conversation a few weeks back over whether longhaired men are represented on particular points in the political spectrum. While the song 'Proud to be an American' is not overtly political, it certainly is considered an important anthem among Americans who, shall we say, list to starboard...

Enjoy and Happy Independence Day!

Don

https://countryrebel.com/blogs/videos/lee-greenwoods-god-bless-the-usa-goes-a-cappella-and-its-the-best-thing-youll-hear-all-day?a=mr&var=HomeFreePatriotic-CMN

For any long hair fan on IG

http://instagram.com/georghaircare

Here's the address for the Instagram page for Lusis R, whose picture you've probably seen on a number of sites. He's posted quite a few on his page.

It's been almost 10 years since I started my first succesfull long hair journey.

The first time I had grown my hair to my belt in 4 years without a single trim and obsessing over it. It took me 1 hour to wash my hair.

Then I cut everything because I was traveling for 5 months. But I started regrowing after I got back. This lasted for 1 year and then I was short haired for a while.

In 2013 I started my second succesfull long hair journey. But this time without obsessing about it. I've had trims in between and I'm done in the shower in 15min now. I've been enjoying both journeys but this one was a lot easier.

See picture for my hair, it's shoulderblade lenght which is not much for four years but I'm really happy with it :)

Hello hairy people!

No worries, I'm fine -- just been ridiculously busy the past several months. I sincerely apologize for causing any concern by being so absent from here; but as John Lennon once said (at least I think it was him), "Life is what happens while you're making other plans."

When my home computer died in October of last year, and my partner researched the problem on his iPhone, the estimated cost to repair our computer was around $700 - $800 -- money we just didn't have (my partner is disabled, but Disability simply dropped him without explanation). At stressful times like this, I basically shut down: "If I lived the first 50 years of my life without a computer, then I can live without one now!!" And so, I let my computer go dark (and STAY dark)...

I've also had a major job change (yet still work for the same company) -- my first-ever sit-down desk job!! So my focus has been elsewhere, trying to learn my new job responsibilities as best I can. (I haven't even had time to "lurk" here!)

Some very good news though, as of just today: my partner just got word from the law firm working on his Disability case, and we were thrilled to hear that yes, he has just been reinstated! It's been approximately a full year since Disability dumped him out in the cold, leaving me to have to shoulder the full financial responsibility of paying all of the household bills.

As far as our favorite topic, HAIR, goes: nothing has changed with me -- my hair is still at terminal length (approximately belt-length), although at the very bottom it sure seems quite thin down there! I'll try to attach the pic that I used to use as my avatar photo, which went with my old email address (which I'm unable to access, so I have a new, work-related email address). The old email used to be: "ken@kengourley.com"; but don't bother trying to write me there, unless you don't mind turning as grey as I am now (LOL)!

The Board of Directors here and the Moderating Crew are welcome to write me at my new email address; but in general, because the only way I can access my emails is from my work computer, I ask everyone else to please not write me personally -- just communicate with me here on MLHH.

A big THANK YOU to Mark (AKA "Hairball") for letting everyone here know last week that I'm perfectly OK, just had not been on the hyperboard for a long time.

The attached pic is from January of 2012 I believe, and has been my avatar pic ever since (and my big "secret" re. how my hair can look so realistically naturally blonde, instead of the silver-white that it really is, is that I took the photo in very later afternoon, when the sunlight is the most golden-orange it can get - LOL)....

Long Lox 4ever,
Ken in San Francisco

Not exactly a good hair picture, since in it my hair is tied back and not really visible. But I thought I'd post because I just returned from a one-week sailboat charter in Greece with my sailing club (Anthony, take note!) and had a great time.

Although long haired men are not common in Greece, it seems they are less UNcommon than in other countries where I've been recently: Australia, the USA, and Israel. In Greece, one occasionally even sees older men who are balding on top, un-self-consciously wearing whatever hair remains for them long and untrimmed. I'd noticed this when I lived in Greece many years ago - I left 29 years ago and hadn't been back until last week - and was pleased to see it was still the case.

Now what I learned, sailing for a week with long hair. (Note: this was aboard a 49-foot yacht, not exactly roughing it.) It doesn't really get in the way, at least not enough to complain about. I kept it tied back, just as I usually do; a few times when walking around in an island town, I ripped off the tie and pretended I was an older, fatter version of Yanni, sitting in a kafeneion with my eyes closed, hearing New Age piano music in my head. I brought along small bottles with my favorite shampoo and conditioner, knowing that I would surely dive into the sea at some point and need to wash. Although it can get windy on a sailboat - duh, wind is what sailing's all about! - I just brought a few extra ponytail ties in case I might lose one overboard. Although I did not bring along a blow-dryer because I use one only occasionally, a woman in the crew brought one and used it daily; as long as we were hooked up to shore electric or had the engine running we had 220V/50Hz power, so she could use it. (And on a sailing yacht in a place like Greece, one unfortunately sails much of the time with help from the engine; winds are not always strong or blowing in a direction optimal for your destination, and on a one-week charter you tend to want to maximize your island visits.)

Anyway, it was a wonderful way to unwind for a week, highly recommended if you get the chance! Best wishes to all for a good week ahead...

Don

Hey, Gang! Been posting here and there but haven't offered a pictorial update in a while. I was teaching myself some new tricks with my camera and thought I'd snap a few selfies. Here's the front...

Did you watch Wheel of Fortune tonight? Apparently a guy with a waist-length ponytail was one of the contestants. He even made it to the bonus round with a chance at winning $1 million! He got $34,000, though.

Hi guys

I don't post here that often, but wanted to share this, for anyone interested.

Thanks

David

Local History: 70s long hair for men was 'in' style
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/history/2015/05/19/local-history-70s-long-hair-for-men-was-in-style/27599901/

a few decades ago long hair was associated with the leftists on college campuses, but today that no longer holds true.

I've talked to many long haired Men who espouse center-right views as opposed to left-center who tend to favor short hair more so my question is:

Do you think Long hair is being embraced more by the right now?

Many centuries ago only slaves had short hair and in many cases their heads were shaved while free men sported longer locks.

men of royalty often had very long and stylish hair.

it is only within the last century or so that this concept of very short haircuts became accepted.

the obsession of civilian men wanting to pay for military haircuts makes absolutely no sense in a free society.

In many cases the hair is shaven almost or completely down to the scalp. The desire of a man who is NOT in the military walking into a barber shop requesting a Marine Corps "high 'n' tight" makes absolutely no sense!

so my question is:
Is this a sign that men wanting these extremely short haircuts would really prefer to be enslaved instead of free?

These days, having hair isn't important being a musician, you can go chrome dome and let it shine. But back in the eighties, especially if you were in a metal or a new wave band, hair was crucial, and many musicians tried to fight hair loss with everything they had.
When I was writing my book about metal, Bang Your Head, hair loss was actually a very sensitive subject, and many people in the hair band world were in bald denial. For example, Bret Michaels was famous for being in chrome dome denial, although the bandana and the cowboy hat are always dead give-aways, and hair loss stories were some of the hardest anecdotes to get for the book.
 
As I wrote in Bang, if you worked for David Lee Roth, mentioning his hair loss or Van Halen around him was a big no-no, and when Roth and Sammy Hagar toured together, they almost got into a brawl backstage after Hagar made fun of Roth's lack of follicles in Page Six.

According to Knac.com, a GNR tour was reportedly cancelled over a botched Axl hair transplant, and one '80's band whose lead singer was notorious for sporting a rug would cancel shows if his hair piece didn't look right, causing his bandmates to joke, "No wig, no gig."
 
The new book, I Want My MTV, also includes a number of hair bands without hair stories, such as Mick Kleber, who was head of the video department at Capitol recalling that the label "spent an insane amount of money on extensions and hair plugs. For Great White alone." Former Great White and GNR manager Alan Niven also mentioned that Great White singer Jack Russell "used to hide his stash under his weave, by the way, which took me a little time to figure out."
 
Another source mentioned that Don Dokken "had hair issues. His hair was long and stringy, with a big ball of sunshine on top." And while shooting Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls video, the crew had to figure out how to keep guitarist Mick Mars's wig from flying off as the band cruised down the street on motorcycles.
 
I always thought these stories were hilarious, there's plenty more where these came from, and I think Vicky Hamilton, who managed Guns N Roses in the club days and also handled Faster Pussycat, put it best when she told me, "Let's put it this way, the guys with the biggest egos lost their hair first."
http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/59994-hair-bands-without-hair

So I posted here a few months back, I'm living in Israel now. And I've found that long-haired men are few and far between, this in contrast to my observation only a year before I came as an immigrant, my last visit in December 15-January 16. I couldn't believe things had changed so much in just a year. But then look what I found when I went to synagogue this morning...

just a recent observation spurring by Facebook.....the year i Started growing(07,actually had a hair cut that year but not as short as normal) compared to now 2017

I haven't sent in an update for a while. It's coming up to 3 years and 4 months. Another landmark: if I tip my head right the way back, I can tickle the bottom of my back with my hair. At least it's still growing and not yet at terminal length.

Good wishes to you all,

Anthony

Hello guys ! I cant believe that I am closing on 3 years of hair growth. I started my hair journey with a very very short military style buzz, but I always felt like I wasn't being myself 100 percent in a way. I decided to stand as my own person, and despite opposition, focused on what I wanted. I haven't been happier :) I did get a trim last month and it was much needed due to split ends. That set me back length wise about 2 inches. I am going to skip trims at a barber shop here on out. Luckily, my hair seems to grow decently quick and I take Biotin pills daily. I will be turning 38 this year, and the younger guys that work with me are almost all balding. I feel blessed to even have a hairline at this point :) Here is to more years of growth ! Take care all.

Hello All - This a a pic from this past month. This is me at almost three years growth with three short trims. - John

Hi, everyone. It's been a while since i updated. So happy to have long hair after 30+ years of trying to grow it out. I turn 46 next month. Prior to this the longest I got was about an inch from my shoulders.

Finally, I feel like myself.

Hi everyone,
this month is my 70th month of growing long hair, I can't believe how much time that is! 2 more months and there will be 6 years complete. I've uploaded a video on youtube and somebody said my ends look damaged and I agree with that, my ends are damaged and look a bit thin because I trimmed it in a V-shape when it was lower back length that looked really cool.
Yeah, so I'm kind of rethought my priorities, do I want more length or do I want them all on one length. It seems like having the hair all on one length is more socially accepted and also it would look really good in my opinion. But because I still like length, I think I will gradually trim my hair to the same length. If you had thoughts or advice on that, I would appreciate it.
I'm glad that this friendly and helpful community exists!

Cheers!

Here's how I looked like before I cut my hair. I have joined the legion of normal guys. *Cries* - I actually had a big break-up with my ex, and it was more of an compulsive act. That, and I had been thinking about it for years.

In some ways it has been a spiritual cleansing. I cannot really explain to you how but I will say it like this.

When dwelling in the city, I am somewhat a bit more at ease. I do not feel the constant tension I once had, but it comes and goes. It just depends on where I am at, and what I am doing. I fill I am still spiritually adjusted to long hair.

Nature.)

when I had my long hair. I used to derive my energy from nature. It's hard to explain but, weekly or so, I had to retreat to the outskirts of town to re-energize for a while. It seems like, I couldn't get my energy unless I was on the outskirts of town.

Now I don't really benefit from it like I used to. There are spots that I used to drive to, and, I don't feel that calm or peace I once did so it's been a bit strange. Something I'm working on.

Cut hair.)

A strange thing is now that my hair is cut, I can get energy and peace from sitting next to a tree. When my hair was long, I had to retreat to the wilderness for it. Now I don't have to as much.

Normalcy | - Life has become more normalized and calm in general. I do not have that great spiritual tuition and protection that I once had from my long hair. There were times, when I had my long hair, that I felt completely powerful. It's hard to explain. They say long hair is a type of spiritual receptor and you absorb that energy.

It definitely kept the detractors. I have been more self concious in some ways, but more accepted by society. It's hard to explain. I still have undeveloped social skills.

all in all, not much has changed. I just lost a spiritual barrier of sorts.

I do plan to regrow it some day. I miss it but I also am enjoying being able to be at peace and emerged with society. In a strange way having cut hair has changed me in a lot of ways.

I'm still on my quest for terminal. My wife trimmed a little off today. My previous trim had been about 1.5 years ago so it had been a long time. I think it's still lengthening because it feels like my arms are having to now extend farther to finish my braid each morning.

I'm not overly thrilled with these photos but I don't have much time to dedicate to taking them anymore. We've been having wretched weather so it's been difficult to take proper outdoor photos.

For comparison, this is where I was last May:

I see some growth but it's a very slow process. The first three years or so of growing is so effortless to see regular progress. At my stage comparisons should only be made at maybe 9 months at the earliest.

Hi, everybody!
Markus from Austria is here.
Just want to share this pic with everybody. Taken the other day it shows where my hair is now after 5 years of growth. I have to trim it from time to time because of split ends and my mane grows really slowly, I guess it is my terminal length.
Best wishes to everybody

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Hello,

I am thinking of jumping of the terminal length bandwagon. Do those of you growing to terminal plan on trimming? Do you plan of growing to the longest length possible? If you could obtain floor length would you keep your hair at that length? Just curious

Darrin

Hi,

I am new to the board and have a question? My stylist of 11 years recently trimmed 10 inches of my hair when I had requested 4 inches. She said she made a mistake because I was sitting and not standing. She has never done this in the past. Would you give her another chance in the future? My hair was below my belt before the trim. She is a kind person, but her mistake troubles me.

James

Just watched the first show of the new Amazing Race season. One of the contestants has amazing long hair so I was looking forward to watching him through the race. Unfortunately he was the first one eliminated. Oh well.

Isn't this man's hair beautiful? The source said this photo was taken in Australia.

I was shocked to read a thread of two weeks ago. I knew of Ken well for years. He was a fantastic Moderator when I was your president. He ALWAYS let us know when he would be unable to post to this board. Question: Has Ken been heard from since this thread appeared? If not, what's with the apathy?

1. Apparently nobody tried to call Ken? I did and just received the following recorded message: "THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THE NEW NUMBER UNKNOWN." (Strange?)

2. Has anyone bothered to go to where Ken lives to inquire of any concern?
3. Has anyone not thought of checking with Kens partner? (Last I knew he had one.)

4. Surely some of you know where Ken works. Anyone bothered to ask them?

5. Anyone asked Larry?

6. Any known friends of Ken?

7. If the above fails, has anyone even thought of calling the local hospitals?

8. For sure, CALL THE POLICE and at least tell them of your concern.

What in the world are you guys waiting for? SF is a mecca of illegals and a defiant "Sanctuary City!" Don't wonder. ACT!

Justin~

Ok. I am new to having long hair (3 years out- too my shoulders now).
Sorry for these questions that I am sure been covered a zillion times:

How many people get "you need to get a haircut": "be a man"; "you would look better with short hair" "do you want to be a woman?" and other stupid inconsiderate phrases. I love my long hair. I keep it looking good.

How often do members get such comments, and have they ever drove you to just give up and get it cut?

Like I said I am new here and new to this so I am sure this has been discussed a time or 2 :)

Thanks for any support!!

Kevin

Hi all, I'm doing a social research project in English at my college over job discrimination for men with long hair. I'd like to add in some personal experiences to make my project more effective but I *don't think* I've not gotten a job strictly because of my hair. Unfortunately, employers are often very strict and I would argue sometimes sexist when it comes to gender appearances, and hair is often a silly deal breaker. Does anybody have any personal stories, feelings, experiences, etc. related to the matter that you wouldn't mind sharing?

This is Amazing hair
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3814/33333976602_cb981859d0_b.jpg

"If you want to protect your head grow your hair long"
----------------------------Bart Simpsons grandfather

It’s a moment every parent dreads: the day their child comes home from school in tears, explaining that a student at school bullied them.
That’s exactly what happened to 9-year-old Bodi Irvine from Gilbert, Arizona, last week. 
When the young boy’s father, Isaac, heard what happened, he was furious -- but he also used it as an opportunity to teach his son, and other children like him, an important lesson. Now his message is going viral.
“You got bullied today, huh?” Isaac asked his son in a Facebook video, which has been viewed nearly 60,000 times. “What happened? You want to talk about it?”
Talking to my son about getting bullied about his long hair. I'm going to read him the comments.
Posted by Isaac Irvine on Tuesday, March 7, 2017
The third-grader explained that two boys made fun of his long hair. Isaac told CBS News both of his identical twin boys, Adin and Bodi, decided last year that they wanted to grow out their blonde hair to donate to kids with cancer. Their hair needs to be at least 10 inches long before they can donate.
“And some kids came by and said you look like a girl?” Isaac asked in the video.
“Yeah,” Bodi said. “It made me feel sad.”
Bullying can happen to anyone, Irvine told Bodi, explaining that he’s been made fun of over the years because of his tattoos. Bodi told his dad he let the boys’ hurtful comments “roll off his back.”
“That’s a good thing,” Isaac said. “I’m glad you didn’t get angry.”
“I think being different is a good thing,” said Bodi, as the video ended. “It means you think different than other people.”

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/dads-lesson-to-9-year-old-son-about-bullying-goes-viral/ar-AAogBNq?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

2 years from above the ears to on the shoulders

I can't imagine what it might have been like to go to school during the 1960s and being suspended and told to visit the barber shop before returning to school.

I think the 1960s are vastly OVERRATED while the 1970s, a more freedom oriented decade are vastly UNDERRATED.

would you not agree?

Hello,

Has anyone ever tried biotin for hair growth? Is it safe?

Darrin

Hi(gh)!

Experimenting with my picture collection of long-haired bearded men...

I been a longhair for roughly 3 years now. Hair is down to about my upper chest region.

Well brothers, I have to say this has been difficult. 90% of the time I keep my hair up, when I go around town and do my daily tasks. Go to work, etc.

On the days I wear my hair down, I am treated 100% different. I get looks of scorn. People are afraid of me. People avoid eye contact. Now I usually keep my hair up most of the time, everyday, for the past several months.

But on days I try to be "me" - Well; let the festivities stop. I'm treated more like a scoungrel, a bum, someone to avoid when the hair is down. Perhaps I should trim it. Not sure.

When my hair is down, I look like a hells angels biker, or something. When it's up, I look like an Elvis presley, or Paul newman kinda guy.

And now I'll talk about the ladies. With my hair up and tied back, I get significant positive response to them. When my hair is down. Forget it. I'm invisible and must be avoided. heh.

So brothers, truth is, I havn't really been having my hair down now for a long time, and I am wondering if I really am a "Long hair" on the inside. Perhaps I am not. Perhaps on the inside, I'm really a clean cut guy.

Anyway needless to say it's been pretty difficult to maintain that longhair persona that I beleive i am on the inside. Or do I believe I am that persona? It's hard to say. Lot of my idols are rock musicians fromt he 60's 70's and 80's. I had my hair long as a kid. The stigma wasn't that bad in the 90.s

Being a male in my 30's, and walking through the store with my hair down, I'm treated like a complete outcast. A weirdo and a freak. Truth is I am kind of tired of feeling this way. It drains me energy to feel like a threat to people I'm around.

Unfortunately I live in a city where alternative lifestyles aren't very encouraged. I live in an area where everyone are clean cut blue collar types. Lots of military. It's rough to be a long hair in this area.

Need some words of encouragement and help. Some day I plan on moving to Los Angeles or another town where alternative lifestyles are more prevalent. But for now I keep my hair up. Any tips brothers?

Tripped over this on the internet.

Take note of #1.

Hi. I have been growing my hair for 1 year already. Trimmed nothing, except for the bangs.The ends are not split. I don`t like the way it looks right now, so most of the time I hide it under a beanie.
Should I grow more hair and then try to style it? And then, what style would fit my figure? I like bangs, and I would keep them, but I`m open to any other kind of hairstyle.
In the end,I just want to be neat.

Do you guys trim your neck fuzz or not?

As many of you know I used to be a member here years back but I have made a return. My hair used to be to my lower back but I cut it off due to damage and started over. I have missed you all very much.

I haven't seen any postings from the "Urban Cowboy" from San Francisco in quite awhile...
I'm hoping he is OK...

Greetings,
I have recently been concerned my hairline is receding. I was wondering what are your thoughts on this and what should I do about it? I have had long hair for about 9 years now, I think.

Thanks in advance and have a lovely day!

Here is a video of a guy who had a wonderful and healthy mane, then getting it lopped off on national T.V.

The most disturbing part of video, IMO, starting at 1m05s of the video. A bar gives a bottle of tasty booze if the guy gets his man bun chopped off.

There's something not right about that, I think. Publicly displaying chopped hair on a wall for all to see. Reminds me of a public beheading or something like that.

On a positive note, the Youtube comments favored the long mane.

Here is the link, if interested:

My dad is 62 years old and he's pretty much bald. Minus the hair that surrounds the side of his head. I'm currently clocking in at 35 years old.

The question is, if the dad is bald, is it an indication of going bald?

Thanks.

The hair is going at 29 months or so.

Just had one of my co-workers casually refer to me as "Grizzly Adams"

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Hello all ! I have been growing my hair out going on 3 years as of this coming May. In that time frame, I have only had a single hair trim of half an inch. That was about a year and a half ago. This past weekend, I had my hair trimmed again due to quite a bit of split ends. I was worried about getting any trim because it just seems counter productive, and I really love my hair the longer it gets. For the sake of hair health, and to possibly prevent stunting future hair growth I went ahead and got the trim. I will post a pic of it. Being used to the length I had, I feel like my hair is sooo much shorter. It feels like I just set my self back by at least 4 months or so :( Let me know what you think. Thanks guys ! Your support on this forum helps me when I need it the most :)

Some of you may know that I’m really into cycling. One of the pro cyclists I follow is Peter Sagan. He’s an unbelievable talent but why I’m posting about it here is the fact that he has now become a longhair. I’ve followed his hair growth on Facebook, expecting at any time to see the locks cut, but now he’s well past the awkward stage and his hair looks fantastic. Just do an image search and you’ll see it.

The article I’m linking to is interesting as it not only highlights his life and rise in cycling but has this:
“And then there is the long hair, definitely not a trend among Slovak men. His family disapproves, but Peter just wants to be different, a rebel.”

So great to see someone in his position who is willing to stand out and perhaps help to undo prejudice directed at longhaired men! I’ve seen him wear it in various styles under his helmet when cycling. He wears buns a lot – something I’ve still failed to master – and sometimes ponytails. I always wear mine braided while riding.

Just wondering if anyone knows what Danny Cecati (from the bands Pegazus and later Eyefear) is up to these days. I haven't heard anything about him since he left the band Eyefear a few years ago, in early 2014 I believe.

greetings from Russia, guys!
just want to share this photo of me doing some stuff on my laptop.
hope everything is going OK for you!

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Checking out pics from the Grammy's Red Carpet, and this one caught my eye. This is James Shaffer of KORN and son, D'Angelo Draxon Shaffer. Dad appears to have curly hair that has formed dread-locks on the ends, son has a head full of thick medium-blonde hair. Always nice to see young boys have the freedom to choose whether to cut their hair. When the dad is a longhair himself, the son is likely to avoid forced visits to a barbers chair.

Thanks for the help with the first part of my research. Now I need one more favor. For my fellow long hairs that get grieved on for their long hair, I would like to know why you think people are like that to us. Is it because its "gay", or "girly", or some other reason? Most people I ask say it's gay or girly, but I want to know what the others around you think. So please, tell me why you think they treat us so poorly.

Hey gang !! Time sure does fly by. It feels like i just posted my 32 month update a few days ago :) I am sooo excited to reach the 3 year growth milestone. I have been so busy with work and buying my first house that time has just flown by. Sometimes i feel like my hair isnt growing as fast as i would like, but i am a patient person :) Take care my friends !

Just thought I'd post an update on my sons' hair status. I like to encourage all parents to allow their children to honestly and authentically express themselves. My kids have always made their own decisions regarding hair length, and thus far, all three of my sons have opted to grow their hair long. Here's a recent photo of my 16-year-old son, with his great-grandmother.
--Val

Made a video for blowing my hair.

Would you guys recommend getting advice from women who have nice long hair including the products that they use?

Hi all,

I am curious to know if any of you have experienced hair loss or thinning after taking certain medications. I have been growing my hair out for over 5 years now without a hair cut. It's down just shy of my butt. I noticed that it seems to be thinning and I am losing more hair than normal when I shower. I suspect its due to a new medication my dr. put my on about 4 months ago. Its a stimulant medication. I may stop taking the medication. If it is indeed the medication causing it, I wonder if it's possible my hair will thicken back up. Anyone else have experience with this? Thanks in advance.

owias

Hi(gh)!

Yesterday, I found this picture on the "Tribal Male Beauty" photoblog: http://tribalmalebeauty.tumblr.com/post/155091785888

Incredible! The wetness truly adds to the fascination of this gorgeous mane... looks like drenched in oil! Too bad that it's next to impossible to find out more about that guy - like usually with photoblogs, there are no captions or comments!

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

If I'm not mistaken, this is the 20th anniversary of the first message ever posted to the hyperboard. Congratulations and kudos to everyone who continues to make this the friendliest and most supportive online community of all time!

Warm regards,

Val

Hello guys ! Just posting my 32 month hair growth progress. I have really enjoyed this journey, and it has tested my resolve to stay true to myself in the midst of people against long haired men in general. For those that might be wondering, I wash every other day and use conditioner sparingly as my scalp seems to produce enough oil on its own. I never use head to dry, and for the most part I wear it down and loose. It is always down at work, and nobody minds :) TAke care all !I cant wait to hit the 3 year mark !

Hi everyone,

I made another video! Here's my progress, my hair is properly at butt length and the ends are getting closer to standard length.
I hope you're all well, I was a bit sick before the video was recorded so keep distance when watching it, haha.

See you next time!

Philip

Hi, guys!
My name is Alexander. I am from Russia, have visited this site a couple of times but never posted. Finally decided to introduce myself. So, if you ever wondered if there are any long haired guys down here, the answer is yes :)
I have had long hair for many years. I started to grow it out after finishing school, now I am 26, so it makes about 8 years of growth. My hair is almost down to my waist. It stopped growing some time ago, so I guess it is what you call "the terminal length".
I work as photographer and designer, so far my hair has never been a problem for my employers.
Occasionally I hear people say "you would look better with short hair" but I do not believe them... :)
I usually wear ponytail.
Not long ago I started wearing my hair in a braid. Down here "male braid" hairstyle has become sort of fashionable some years ago. When I braid my hair, it looked a liitle bit shorter and my braid is only down to my mid back.
I like wearing long hair and can not imagine myself without it. My hair makes me feel complete and I am really happy with myself.

Best wishes to everyone!

[URL=http://fastpic.ru/][/URL]

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Hi guys! I'm a 14 year old long hair doing my social studies fair project on "Guys who have grown out their hair experiences."
I'm asking for 3 people to list how the people around them reacted to there hair. I only got abuse and wonder how it went for other people. I need this fairly soon, with in a month. Thanks in advance
-Alan

Hi Everybody, here is a quick update. My hair seems to take it's time in growing out, but here it is. Haven't had a trim for about a year. Otherwise just micro trims. Taking it's time, but seems to have suddenly got a bit longer. I still enjoy seeing all the updates. Lance

Hi all,

Most of you probably don't remember me but I used to be a regular here around four to five years ago (at least, it feels like it ;p ). At one time, I had pretty good hair - down to about mid back, until the wife took the shears and cut it off all in one snip ;o . It was to save the marriage since my wife was so irate about my hair :/ (she said it was either the hair or the marriage ~o~; ). Also around the same time, I was diagnosed with MPB, so my hair was looking pretty shoddy. I apologize to anyone from around then - I was in a bit sour about things… losing my hair plus losing my hair and all ;o , but time does fly ;p . The doctor put me on Propecia which has luckily saved most of my hair plus we caught it pretty early, so that was another lucky factor ^_^ (I so dread thinking about looking like my dad/granddad/great-grandad/father-in-law, etc ;p … plus I’ve tried an experimental way of keeping my hair, too, which I wouldn’t suggest but it is interesting ;o ~). After a few years of short hair, I got the courage to try growing it out again ;D . I'm not quite sure how long it's been now… perhaps a year and a half since I started, but here it is as it is today :) . Unlike last time for much of the time, I've encountered little resistance from my family and my wife. My wife grumbles every so often and my mom is on me from time-to-time, but this time around I've been trying to do a good job of taking care my hair - trimming it every so often so that it looks good, putting in coconut oil (actually, my wife helps do it in exchange for a foot massage ;p ~), leaving it loose, etc. I've noticed as one gets older, hair does grow a bit slower and gets a bit grayer (naturally ;p heh~)… but I do feel pretty darn good that my hair is the length that it is ^_^ . I think my wife is a little more supportive this time around also, since we've been married for so many years and she excepts me for who I am pretty much now - instead of trying to shape me in the way she wants totally wants me to be >o<* . I suppose it's only a matter of time before the hair has to get cut off again, but I'll see how far I can get before then and most of all, enjoy the ride along the way :D . Here's to all of you, my friends, and happy birthday MLHH :) ~

-yoshiki ^^

(here's a photo of what my hair looked like at one point in time ;o :~
http://www.mlhh.org/images/archive/295041.jpg )

Hello All!!

I've been a long long time since I have been on this site, but I'm glad I came across it again. I'm currently in the process of growing my hair out again (Third time is the charm!). I'm in a much better place this time around. I bought my first house and moved out of my parents house.

The last time I attempted to grow my hair long was in October 2009, which I'll attach a photo of my length at that time. My parents were against me growing my hair out and I ended up having to cut it, in October 2009, so that's kinda my final photo with what I was able to grow then.

As I said now, I'm in a much better place where they don't have any say lol. My father has gotten used to the idea but my mom is still against it. She understands I'm going to do it anyway but still doesn't agree with me. Her brother actually had shoulder length hair before he passed away so maybe it goes back to that? Hard to say.

Either way, I've found better products for my hair this time around too, which is great. I'm using shampoo every other day now and want to get it to maybe only twice a week, but use conditioner daily. Any thoughts on this? My hair isn't looking oily or anything as it is now but I figure the less I shampoo it, the better right?

The other thing is, I've been working out at the gym, trying to lose some weight, and so can anyone offer products or tips on how to control my hair while it's shorter and growing out? It would be so much easier if I was at the stage of a ponytail but sadly I'm not. My last haircut was in early September 2016, so I figure I'm about 4 months in. Early I know. My hair was slightly longer when I started so it's already falling in my eyes and is covering my ears about half way. Now I have thought of wearing like a beanie, to help keep my hair out of my eyes while I'm like on the treadmill, and I don't want to use gels, sprays, etc because I'm really trying not to use anything harsh (my shampoo/conditioner are all natural, expensive but worth it to me and I've been having great luck with them!) I'm not sure if using a beanie though is bad like fiction on the hair, which of course I don't want breakage or split ends. I was looking in the store and saw different like head bands but I'm not sure what would be a good materiel that won't cause damage but work.

I also have been using silk pillow cases (something I learned about this time around vs last time) and that is making all the more difference I feel. Are there any other tips or secrets maybe I should know? I have also been taking Biotin too which I'm not sure if it's working on my hair but I have noticed a major difference with my nails so it must be.

Thanks for reading all this, I usually always say too much and am too wordy but thanks for sticking it out lol

Hi,

I made a video about how I wash my hair with Aleppo soap. Have you heard of it? I've been using it for a year and I really like it. It makes my hair very soft.

Maybe you will find the video interesting.

Cheers,
Philip

...found this on Facebook....gave me a good giggle ~

It’s time for my yearly update! The first pic is the length of my hair is December 2012. The second one is how long it is today. Hope you like the look as much as I do!
Wish you all the best in 2017.
A.D.

Hi everyone,
Here is my hair length at around 14 months. I am trying to get at least waist length hair if my genes will allow it. Keep growing you all!

Ted

Just wanted to wish everybody a great new year coming up. Work on any old resolutions that never were completed or take time to learn something new . Most importantly, love yourself and those around you. We need more positivity in this world. Take care all !!

Hi all

I hope everyone is well.

I was a regular here a few years ago, my hair was long and then I decided to wear it short for a while. I'm now wanting to grow back out albeit a greyer colour. My question is this, at the moment it is very short on the sides (like number 2 clippers) and nearly eyebrow length on the top part, should I shave it all back to say number 2 to start it off and grow evenly or just leave it and see how it goes - obviously the top is going to hang down much longer than the sides and I'm not sure how that will look (well I do actually, pretty daft I think!).

Regards to all

Dave

Isn't this one of the signs of the hairpocalypse?

"a Wi-Fi-connected microphone-fitted allegedly "smart" hairbrush.

"A comb through the technical specs of the Kérastase Hair Coach, a snip at around $200, reveals the high-tech hairbrush has sensors that monitor your hand movements along three axes, and an accelerometer and a gyroscope to log the number of strokes through your barnet. The gadget vibrates angrily if it thinks you're being too frenzied on your follicles.

"Also included is a mic that listens to you mastering your mane to give you "insights into manageability, frizziness, dryness, split ends and breakage," according to the builder's blurb. It even has sensors to tell if the hair is wet or dry – in case you had a problem working that out for yourself.

"All of this crucial data is collected and sent via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi from the gizmo to a mobile app, which crunches the numbers along with information about the weather, wind, humidity, and ultraviolet light levels. It then advises the fashion victim owner on effective hair maintenance given the surrounding environment and the state of their locks."

Hairfreaky has posted a couple of new photos on his Facebook page. They're well worth a look. I admire this guy for his resolve to grow his hair as long as it will grow, and his mane is absolutely magnificent.

Ok I'm a longstanding member here, been on this forum since 2003. In 2014, I made the decision to stop posting here. Let me give you a little background to this. When I first grew out like hair it was a god send, I finally cared about my apperance and took great care to keep it looking nice.

Yet, as I grow older now, I'm 33. I'm feeling long hair is making me old and I no longer even take the time to brush it out everyday. The only thing that is making me hesitant, is I have no idea how to take care of short hair. Whats the best style for me, or how to ask the stylist to cut it. I'm basically trying what worked for me in my 20s.

I know of the 2 week rule. I last cut my hair in 2011 on a whim and regretted it.

...but I've now moved to Israel, or in Jewish-speak, 'made aliya.' ('Aliya' means 'ascent,' for when a Jew moved to Israel it is considered to take him/her to a higher spiritual plane.) Forgive me for not posting in a while, the transition has been very hectic. But here I am, enjoying a sunny winter afternoon on my balcony overlooking the Mediterranean. (NOT offered in the spirit of gloating to my friends in the frozen north, but...)

In the selfie taken today, I've just visited my new hairdresser for the first time, to get my colour touched up and ends trimmed. Those who have seen the photos I've posted in the past, may notice that I've shortened my length a bit and am thinking of maintaining this length for the near-term. The reasons: it's still long, but manageable and looks good (in my subjective opinion) when worn loose. And it curls as you see in the picture, more readily and naturally (which I like) than if I let the length go a bit longer.

In the several weeks I've been here, I've hardly noticed any other longhaired men - this in contrast to my last visit about a year ago. There is one guy close to my age in the synagogue I attend, who wears a long queue - longer than mine. But otherwise, it appears that I've plunked myself down in the centre of Buzzcut City. On the other hand, the town where I've settled - Ashqelon - is a rather conservative place; I might find more longhairs in Tel Aviv, which is Israeli hipster central. We'll see when I get up there. That said, nobody has given me even a hint of a hard time or even looked twice as I've walked around with billowing locks.

Nu, best wishes to all in longhair-dom for an enjoyable News Year's holiday and for health, happiness and prosperity in 2017!

-Don