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Good day all,
Figured it was time to try my first post on the new mlhh so let’s see if it works. Taking advantage of a gorgeous day here in NJ as springtime takes hold over a long cold winter. Hopefully my photo shows otherwise I should be embarrassed as a crew member if I can’t even navigate my own site. My hair appears to be still holding up as I approach mid 60s. I’d like to again personally thank Jesus Forain for his work to update the mlhh and all those posting to help kick off the upgrade. Cheers to all friends old and new here! Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark!
It seems your photo didnt upload! It took me a few tries ti get it right, I think I had tk resubmit it and wait for the outline around my picture to turn from red to green?
Hi OAD,
Ha ha, yea I had to keep trying and finally figured it out so it should viewable now. Cheers
Mârk aka Hairball
Yup I can see it now! Looks great!
Hi Mark,
I’m glad that you were able to figure things out, and get your photo posted. I remember having some issues with my first ones, but fortunately, it was one small thing that I figured out myself, and having the “ edit” function was a godsend.
Your hair still looks really good, and you have maintained an excellent hairline as well, superb for early to mid 60s. The colour is cool as well, and you have definitely been the “henna king” of the MLHH, lol.
Spring has been frustratingly slow to arrive here in Nova Scotia, one of the worst in years, actually. However, I’m sure that it will get here eventually.
David
Good Morning David,
It took a few tries to upload my photo but eventually I got it sorted out. After awhile it'll be second nature using the new site as I actually feel its easier in a way and being able to edit it a great aspect.I remember with the old site you'd post a photo and it could end up showing upside down or rotated at a 90* angle. Next thing will be attempting to attach links.
Thank you for the compliments on my hair. I'm grateful it hasn't thinned out but nowadays I'm only able to maintain shoulder blade length.I used to be able to reach just above waist length but it hasn't been like that for awhile now. Oh and yes I'm still doing my monthly henna treatments which I do myself. I believe I've been doing henna since around 2011.I always wonder though what my natural color would be if I stopped coloring it.
Yes winter is over here in NJ but the temps keep fluctuating so it could be in the 80s one day then drop back into the 40s or 50s on another.It's been rather dry here but looks like the week ahead has some rain in it.Thanks again for your replay David.Cheers
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark,
I’m glad that you figured things out and got your photo posted. It’s great that you were so close to waist length in the past. When I met up with you sometime around 2010, I remember that you had a very long and more or less perfectly straight ponytail, and your hair was still brown, because that was before you started using the henna. I can’t recall whether it was waist length, but it was probably close.
My dream has always been waist length hair, but I fell short by a few inches. Fortunately, I haven’t noticed any real loss in length in the past few years, terminal at about ⅔ down my back or so. I have never coloured mine, and never use heat for that matter, letting it dry naturally, which takes about 2-3 hours.
One other thing that I do from time to time is minor trims of the ends to keep them in good shape, probably no more than ½, possibly 1 inch at most. Although I lose a little bit of length whenever I do it, it does grow back fairly quickly.
David
Hi David,
Yes i vividly remember our meetup that day in north Jersey on your way home from a road trip.I loved those days when I was actually meeting up with mlhh users back then. Nowadays its rare to have that opportunity since I don't travel a whole lot other than more local visits.
One thing I should do more of is maintenance trims of my hair. Mostly I just let it do its thing as I maintain the color. It's just that I'd need to set aside time for it and not be in a hurry. Still I'm satisfied with the hair I currently have despite the fact it isn't as long as it once was but still full. Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark,
Actually, I don’t do the trims that often, and they are minor, since I hate losing length, and in reality, I should probably take off more than I do each time I do one. I just look for the thin ends, and snip them off, and it only takes a few minutes. There are times, though, when I wonder whether to even bother, and whether it would make a big difference anyway. So there’s no problem in you just letting your hair do its own thing.
It’s been ages since I’ve travelled, and one reason is that the border crossing is very stressful, and I wouldn’t even dream of travelling to the USA now. I’m not going to get into politics, but I’m sure that you understand what I mean. I’m just as content staying home, enjoying my walks along a trail near my home to keep myself relatively fit, and playing a little bit of golf in the summer.
David
Hi David,
I've been doing the no trimming thing for so long, and having no negative effects, I figured it really wasn't necessary with the exception of cutting out the occasional knot that I can't undo first. The knots are always near the ends so I guess you can say that's the extent of my trimming.
Sadly my long distance travel ended when Covid happened.I used to travel to California annually but haven't made that trip since late 2019. I still travel into PA from Jersey or maybe NYS but that's kind of been about it.I haven't left the country probably since the early 2000s which was only a road trip into Canada. Mainly its just that I lack the desire and hassle of travel especially if it involves air travel.Guess I'm getting old! LOL. Who knows maybe someday I'll get the travel bug again but I hear ya.Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark,
Although I mentioned it in the historical thread, I’m going to mention it here, in your thread, since there’s a better chance that you’ll see it, knowing that there were additional replies to your thread, and having it bumped to the top.
I found an update photo from you from December 26, 2009. Your hair was right around your waist, and of its original colour, since you earlier mentioned starting henna in 2011. Also, in that same thread, there’s another photo of your hair, taken a year older, in December, 2008, where your hair looks even a bit longer, possibly just slightly below waist length.
Be sure to check it out if you see this and have a chance. There’s so much to discover, going back through these old, historical, posts.
David
Hi David,
Thanks for checking out those archives as I certainly will take a look around that time just out of curiousity.I first started looking at the oldest posts from the late 1990s which is where I, so far, found one post I made back then just using my first name.In time I'd like to sift through all the years but that'll take time.Thanks again for letting me know what you found.Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark,
That makes perfect sense. One thing that totally blew me away, even during those years that I checked, from around 2006 to 2010, was how active the MLHH was back then. The site was positively humming!
It would certainly be nice to see the site return to its former glory, but with so many other sites for long haired men, I don’t know whether that would even be possible .
David
Hi David,
Oh yes how I so remember those days when activity was high, members even arranged meetups,and we even had chat going for awhile as clunky as it was back then.Whether we ever get back to that level again is hard to say.Like you stated there are other options but frankly I prefer the cleaner look of the mlhh, no pop up ads, no tracking, and general respect towards one another.Its been way better since Jesus brought the mlhh into the 21st century.With that said the first few month have been a huge improvement regarding activity.Time will tell as we are in different times as well.Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark,
I actually only used the chat function once, but other guys, including Bill, were hugely into it. ChrisG, who used to be a mod, used it a lot as well. I remember that ChrisG eventually ran into issues with depression, and he cut his hair.
As for meetups, besides getting the chance to meet you, I had three meetups with Jason, including attending his wedding. At Jason’s wedding, I met another frequent poster to the MLHH, Hans Uwe, from Germany. I don’t know whether you remember him, but he posted frequently to the site when I joined in late 2006.
Speaking of Jason, I was hoping that he would discover our new and improved MLHH, but he hasn’t been around. He used to be totally dedicated to the long hair cause, and I hope that he still has his long hair. I wonder whether you’ve managed to stay in touch with him, if he’s on Facebook or any other sites that I don’t frequent?
David
Good Morning David,
The chat was used more when Bill first added the feature but after awhile it kind of got used less and less. Problem was if you went on chat, and no one knew that you were there if they weren't on the mlhh at the time, no one would jump in.It's like you really had to arrange a time in advance with others to really use it. I haven't tried our new version that Jesus set up yet.
Oh how I loved mlhh meetups. I've met so many guys that I don't recall the number but the biggies were when I went to California where we had a big group gatherings that Bill helped set up.On the top of my head I met Bill,Ken aka Urban Cowboy,Scott Nagel,Walter Whitetail, Steve NoVa, Trolleypup to name a few I recall off the top of my head.Sadly I never met Jason who lives north of me in Mass.As far as Jason he is aware of the new mlhh as Jesus CCed him in e mails when we were in the process of changing it over.Actually Jason and myself are the only mods right now so not sure why he hasn't jumped in yet.I know he's busy, based on his FB posts and yes he still has long hair as well as his son. I'll have to message him on FB just to remind him.
I do remember Chris G. and Hans for sure.I do recall meeting Hans a couple times at Will's longhair party in San Fran back in the day but those events stopped happening when Covid was hatched.I'm glad I attended several of those parties before they ended in the late teens.
Anyway a long winded response but I just got on a roll.If we were in person the stories I could expand on regarding this subject.Thanks for asking my friend.Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark,
Wow, it really sounds as though you got around, and had the chance to meet so many MLHH members. That’s one benefit of living in the same country, so much easier for everyone to get together. Travel from Canada is so much more difficult now, but if things change in the future, maybe I’ll have the chance to get to the USA once again, and who knows, we could even have another meetup. Yes, chatting in person is so much better!
David
Hi David,
Back in the heyday of the mlhh I was on a roll doing in person meetups.In my last post I forgot to mention yourself as well.I did meet some local guys too as one that comes to mind is a guy named Dell.Not sure you remember him but he posted a lot of cool pics of himself here at one time.I met him in person at a restaurant, like we did, down in the Princeton,NJ area.Not sure if any future meetups will be in the cards but never say never.Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mârk,
If people enable notifications, click “enable notifications” just under the site banner thy will receive an instant notification when someone send a message. If you have rejected or already enable notifications, this text isn't displayed.
This chat run on my home server because it needs software that I can't run on the MLHH server. Click here if you want to see what the server looks like and some technicals details.
I'm working again on the database to improve performances and fix some bugs
Hi Jesus,
I took a look and I see the notifications symbol, a bell, next to my image and the envelope icon, but when you say notifications I'm guessing an e mail would be sent if a reply to my thread is made as that's never occurred or would that be if someone messaged me directly.There's a lot I need to learn about the features the new mlhh contains. As always I, and I'm sure others, all appreciate the work you've done here.Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
