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Wearing my headband with a flashlight attached, not even night time will stop me from picking yummy persimmons!
Thank you, Doris (my friend and kitchen co-worker), for taking this photo of the back of my hair!
- Ken
Yes, I admit it: I'm tilting my head back, which makes my hair look a bit longer (after all, I'm reaching up to pick a persimmon fruit)... Hey, why not "cheat" a little; but honestly, it's only by an inch or two!!
Happy Halloween!
- Ken in San Francisco
nice ass... ;)
LOL, you're supposed to be looking at my HAIR!
Ken, you're hot all over. Hell, Ken, you are the hottest overweight man I've ever seen!
B
ROFL!!!!!
For anyone who's reading this who may not be aware of the inside story about Bill's joke above, I received a "compliment" once a long time ago after a short Swing dance performance w/ a dance partner and friend of mine. A guy rushed up to me after the music ended and we finished dancing, and said the following: "WOW, you are the most graceful overweight man I've ever seen!"
Not knowing what to say back to this guy, I replied, "Um, thanks... I think!! (LOL)
never had persimmons!
but, you and CEM and others who are posting your super long hair photos sure inspire me...
Yesterday, while riding the bus, I spotted a man waiting on a curb - he was VERY thin on top but had his hair long and pulled back in a pony tail - I thought to myself - man, if he is cool with his long hair and almost bald top then I am going to stop obsessing over my thinning top notch.
Again, thanks for sharing your photos.
And thanks so much for the kind comments, Fitz, I much appreciate hearing them!
- Ken
Hi Ken,
Haha, well, your head is leaning back so it's a bit tough to tell just where your hair would end without the tilt but it sure looks longer to me.
Thanks for this photo but I'm still holding out for some fully lit ones showing your awesome mane and its new length record!
Jason
Ken is coming over here in a few days to give me some of those persimmons. After he leaves, I will look around the floor of the house here for waist length blond shed hairs. If I find one, how much will you pay me for it?
Bill
How about you just take a few a pictures and post them instead? :)
We'll try to do that! But be gentle on asking us San Francisco guys for stuff this week. Last night a group of woofy bearded guys from your town made off with something that for the past year had been OURS!
(Gotta love that Boston team!)
Bill
I agree - a team to be proud of! A few of the guys even have longish hair too. I admit that after the collapse of 2011 and the execrable 2012 team, my interest had waned but this group had true camaraderie and let no adversity discourage them.
The Red Sox are the antithesis of the Yankees with their loathsome no beard/no long hair policy.
Yeah, I just love it every time the Red Sox beat the Yankees! And it is for that reason. The SF Giants are a lot like the Red Sox. The Giants are a team of men who are free to be themselves. The fans just love them for it, and this is reflected in ticket sales. The Oakland A's had a better season than the Giants this year, but the Giants played to a sold-out stadium game after game, while the A's often played to a lot of empty seats.
A year ago today San Francisco had a parade attended by a million people to celebrate the World Series win, and the Giants chose to have the parade on Halloween on purpose. The team's colors are orange and black. It turned out to not only be a Giants parade but also a giant Halloween parade. The mayor said he wanted it to be "family friendly", probably meaning "no drunks", but much to the school board's consternation, many of the kids took his statement as mayoral permission to take a day off from school. The players all wore what they wanted. One Latino pitcher wore a shirt that said "I just LOOK illegal". San Franciscans just love the Giants.
I could see the Red Sox in a similar role. I just can't see the Yankees there.
Bill
Ok for those of you who have no clue what this referres to
the Boston Red Sox (baseball) won the World Series against
the St. Louis Cardinals. (It was a rematch of the 2004 world
series.)
The players from Boston are a group of "working class" players
who took the team from "worst" to "first."
Last year the Red Sox had a miserable record, the manager was
fired, and a new manager came in and put togehter a great team
that turned things around big time.
One of the big things with this Red Sox team was their beards..
Many playes grew beards and so did many fans.
It should be noted too that the San Francisco Giants were
76-86 so they were no where near the playoffs. That is very common, a team wins the World Series, players want more money,
the teams have a salary cap, so a number of players
get traded, let go, or become free agents in search for their
big pay day.
That is really great long hair Ken and much to be proud of at any age! :-) Congratulations and I hope you never have to cut.
Thought I would kinda try my hand at a better light so that those in the "dark" about just how long your hair is could get a better idea.
All the best and take care my friend.
Justin~
Thanks for making this brighter Justin! Ken, I can just taste that wonderful persimmon! I love persimmons and miss having them when I lived in California! Your hair looks lovely and I like the headband too! Hopefully you make some good things with those persimmons! Just don't get caught purveying them! Thanks for the excellent pic my friend!
Ted
Hi Ken,
Even though it's dark out still a great hair pic:)Looks like fun picking those....persimmons....not sure what they are but don't think they grow out here in the east.LOL.Must be fun having things like that growing in your own back yard in a way.Anyway love the update and thanks for sharing:) Cheers
Mârk
Hey Mark,
Hopefully this won't end up sounding like, "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Persimmons But Were Afraid To Ask!" (LOL)
Persimmons are a strange and exotic (to me, at least) fruit... I met my first persimmon when I moved to Calif. in Nov. of '77 -- which is PERFECT timing, because November is usually the ideal month to pick 'em and eat 'em! There are 2 main varieties: the American persimmon; and then the Japanese or Oriental persimmon. There is also a hybrid between the above 2; but I've never encountered it myself.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO EAT AN AMERICAN PERSIMMON UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY SOFT AND GOOSHY!!! (It will make your mouth pucker and taste absolutely horrible if you do!) When it is fully ripe, it will be so soft like pudding, a deeper, darker reddish-orange, and you'll be able to spoon it out or dive your face into it -- and sweet as candy!!!!
The Japanese or Oriental varieties are squatter-looking (not having a pointy top to them, like the American ones do); but the good news about these is that you can peel & eat when they are still somewhat firm, slicing them up like a tomato.
If you're ever out here during November, I will treat you to your first persimmons -- in fact, it was a Half Moon Bay produce stand that I stopped at way back in 1977 that first taught me how to pick out the ripest, sweetest, best persimmons! And I've been a hardcore persimmon addict forever after (LOL)!!
- Ken
PS - I'm off work this weekend, attending a C&W dance convention here in SF called, "Sundance Stompede" - YIPEE!!
Hey Mark,
Hopefully this won't end up sounding like, "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Persimmons But Were Afraid To Ask!" (LOL)
Persimmons are a strange and exotic (to me, at least) fruit... I met my first persimmon when I moved to Calif. in Nov. of '77 -- which is PERFECT timing, because November is usually the ideal month to pick 'em and eat 'em! There are 2 main varieties: the American persimmon; and then the Japanese or Oriental persimmon. There is also a hybrid between the above 2; but I've never encountered it myself.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO EAT AN AMERICAN PERSIMMON UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY SOFT AND GOOSHY!!! (It will make your mouth pucker and taste absolutely horrible if you do!) When it is fully ripe, it will be so soft like pudding, a deeper, darker reddish-orange, and you'll be able to spoon it out or dive your face into it -- and sweet as candy!!!!
The Japanese or Oriental varieties are squatter-looking (not having a pointy top to them, like the American ones do); but the good news about these is that you can peel & eat when they are still somewhat firm, slicing them up like a tomato.
If you're ever out here during November, I will treat you to your first persimmons -- in fact, it was a Half Moon Bay produce stand that I stopped at way back in 1977 that first taught me how to pick out the ripest, sweetest, best persimmons! And I've been a hardcore persimmon addict forever after (LOL)!!
- Ken
PS - I'm off work this weekend, attending a C&W dance convention here in SF called, "Sundance Stompede" - YIPEE!!
When it is fully ripe, it will be so soft like pudding, a deeper, darker reddish-orange, and you'll be able to spoon it out or dive your face into it -- and sweet as candy!!!!
Dammit Ken! You're making my mouth water over here! LOL! I can just taste those persimmons!
Hope you have a lot of fun at the Stompede my friend! As for me with my 2 left feet, I will refrain! LOL!
Ted
Haha! Yeah, it did sound like that BUT I was wondering what persimmons were. I'd never heard of them. Now I know! Thanks! :)
Damon
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Looks like fun!
There's an abundance of nice ripe American Persimmons here in Dallas.
- Oren
I was wondering about that, assuming they might grow well in the South; but only seeing the trees here for sure in Calif. When I lived back in Illinois (where I was born & raised, in the Chicago area), the only persimmon I knew about was references to persimmon pudding or persimmon bread -- probably only available out of a can in the Northern states when I was a kid.
Mark ("Hairball") said he's never seen any in New Jersey. Being deciduous trees, I would have thought they might survive in colder climates; but I guess not!
In any case, I totally love love LOVE eating them! (as long as they're ripe enough to not make my mouth pucker - LOL....)
Yes - the southeast is the only area I've seen American Persimmon trees.
They're only edible when they are mushy ripe and fall off when you shake a branch. Otherwise, like uncured olives, they're full of tannins which makes them astringent and puckery.
- Oren
Here in Northern Calif., most folks that either own a persimmon tree or have a friend or neighbor's tree they pick from intentionally pick them when still firm and not quite ready to eat; but then they line them up on window sills until soft & mushy, or give them away in flat shallow boxes also when mostly not quite yet ripe, or encourage people to "help" the fruit ripen by placing them in individual paper bags... Oddly enough, I've never actually picked one that was ripe enough to eat when still attached to the tree -- probably because usually the birds get to it by then!
Regardless, whenever I do have a ripe persimmon in my hand ready to eat, it's one of those "Ahhh"... kind of experiences!
- Ken
I can honestly say I have no idea what a persimmon is! Your hair is very long and looks well maintained, great job!
-Tommy