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Hi everyone,
Before getting started, I just wanted to say that it saddens me a little to see so little activity on our new version of the MLHH, Both Jesus, and also Mark, have worked long and hard to improve our site, and make it more appealing as well to the “newer” guys growing their hair out. It’s hard to compete with social media these days, but there’s something special about this little place. It’s small, but has a homey feel, and I’d hate to see it die.
Now onto my main post. Today, I turned 73, and am pleased to say that I still have a lot of hair. With the recent heat and humidity, it does have some bad effects on my hair, such as frizz, but it also has the effect of “cranking up the volume”.
Photos 1 and 3 are photos I took yesterday, when the humidity was doing its thing. It’s a lot of hair, lol! Sorry for the hair over one eye thing, but I wanted to show the thickness better that way.
The second photo shows me about to dig into a feed of clams and chips at a nearby restaurant. My brother took me there for clams, and then we had home made cheesecake afterwards.
On a further note, please note that the photos are out of order. I wanted to put the two hair photos first, and the clams photo third. However, the site didn’t upload the first one properly the first time, and I had to add it again, this time as the third photo.
Thanks for reading!
David
Happy birthday, David! Your hair looks fantastic, as always! It's wonderful you got to spend your birthday with your brother :)
I agree it's sad that this site doesn't get more traffic, but as you say it's hard to compete with social media that already has built-in thousands or millions of users. There is something special about this place and hopefully it will get more use in time. I'll always have a soft spot for the MLHH!
Hope year 73 is a great one for you, and I look forward to seeing more pictures of your long locks!
Philip
Hi Philip,
Thank you so much for your kind words, and I feel fortunate to have so much hair at my age. It was a lovely birthday, but the heat has been relentless lately. It’s unusual to get so much heat in Nova Scotia, and I’m looking forward to fall.
I was wondering whether you’re on any other social media sites? I seem to recall that you subscribed to my YouTube channel. I also post on Reddit, and much more recently, Instagram, but I’m not on Facebook . Although the activity at those two sites (especially Instagram) is on a totally different level than here, there’s just something “homey” about the MHLL, and I hope that it stays alive.
Thanks again,
David
Hi David,
I gave up almost all social media in early 2025, and don't miss it much. I do lurk on Reddit sometimes, and I follow the longhair and fierceflow groups there and do love that long haired men post their ‘flows’ there and that those groups are quite active. Since my flow is still a work in progress I haven't posted my hair yet, once it's a bit longer, perhaps. I also have a Youtube channel, but it's not much to speak of. I did subscribe to your channel :)
I commute daily across the Denver metro and I get to see probably a dozen or more long haired men every day on my commute. Although still a minority here, Denver is very long-haired city compared to anyplace else I've lived, so that's enjoyable. And I work on a college campus which is also replete with long haired young men, which is inspirational to see. It's great to see pictures online but it's even better to see longhairs in the wild!
Anyway, speaking of commuting and such, I need to get ready to head out to work. Have a great day!
Philip
Happy Birthday David!
As much as we hate to see the years click on by the fact we are still here running around with our long manes year after year is better
than the alternative.You look great for your age and the fact you still have a full head of long hair is amazing.It's nice that your were able
to celebrate with your brother and enjoy a nice meal.Did you do anything else interesting during the day? I celebrated my birthday back
in May so it'll be some time before the next one.
As far as the MLHH traffic I too noticed after a nice flurry of activity once the new site launched it sort of leveled off.Maybe its because its
summer and guys are doing things out in the real world. Let's see what happens come the fall season.Still I'm surprised by the drop off
in posting as the new version is much more appealing and up to current standards.I'm also a bit surprised Jason hasn't chimed in since the
new version came online.I should reach out to him on FB and give him a nudge but I know he's very busy with his life. Anyway great post David
with nice hair pics with a reason to celebrate! Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Mark,
Thank you so much for your kind words, and yes, I feel fortunate to have so much hair at 73. I count my blessings every day.
I’m glad that you’re going to reach out on Facebook, and I hope that at least that will help to generate more traffic here. I’m not on Facebook, but I am on Instagram, and also Reddit. I did try looking for you on Instagram, but I’ve had no luck finding you, and I don’t know your user name there if you have an account. Jesus and I do follow each other, as well as OAD, who posts here occasionally, but quite rarely.
One person I’ve been wondering about is Jason, always a good friend, and I’ve met him 3 separate times, including his wedding. My search for him on Instagram came up empty, but again, if he has an account there , I don’t know his user name. Since you’re on Facebook, and I recall Jason saying one time that he was on Facebook, maybe you could seek him out and ask whether he still has his long hair, and whether he could update us here.
Thanks again,
David
Hi David,
Happy birthday, and it's great that you still have your long hair at 73.
Before getting started, I just wanted to say that it saddens me a little to see so little activity on our new version of the MLHH, Both Jesus, and also Mark, have worked long and hard to improve our site, and make it more appealing as well to the “newer” guys growing their hair out. It’s hard to compete with social media these days, but there’s something special about this little place. It’s small, but has a homey feel, and I’d hate to see it die.
The site had high activity for one month after the update, but now the activity has declined, we need to have new members, but it's difficult to recruit. I know that's really hard to fight against all these social media; they are jails that keep users in their ecosystem. I did Instagram and Facebook pages for my website, but I got zero success; nobody came to visit my website, and publications got almost no views. It's hard to fight against the algorithms.
On long hair groups on social media, I say, "Please visit the mlhh.org" in the comments when I see someone awesome but with no luck. People don't try to escape from these social media app. It's sad because the MLHH is the biggest resource on the Internet for long-haired men, from hair care to various testimonies; we should have more people here. We have 30 years of long hair history!
Tomorrow, I'm going to Spain to see the solar eclipse, it'll be my first total eclipse. I hope they speak English or French because I don't speak Spanish. I'll try to post some stuff about this journey.
I think that the MLHH should have a section for various discussions. It's common on many forums, you have a section to talk about any subject, we can better know each other and discover new things, it was the social section of forums.
Hi Jesus,
I would have to agree with your assessment of whats going on with the MLHH today.You did a fabulous job recreating the site bringing it to pretty close to current standards.Frankly I checked out hair sites like the one on Reddit and wasn't really all that impressed with it as I feel the MLHH has a better layout plus no pop up ads and such.Also I agree fresh new members are needed as when I look down the directory you have to wonder how many of those guys are still longhairs or worse maybe even passed away.Relying on the old guard isn't gong to cut it as the numbers just aren't there anymore.If you hadn't stepped up to update the site I felt it was destined for extinction since that's what happened to the gay version of this site which was set up the same way by Bill as the old MLHH.
On another subject your trip to Spain sounds really cool.I wasn't even aware there was an eclipse coming up.Can't wait to see what you post here on that adventure.Cheers.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Hairball and David,
Do you know that you can also see the eclipse? it's visible in your area! You won't experience a full eclipse but you'll see the Moon hide a part of the Sun.
Hi Jesus,
I did check that link you posted and moved the globe to the USA and Canada location.There was only one line drawn over that area but when I clicked on it there was a notation that the eclipse would not be visible. Makes sense as no media is talking it up like they did for past events that were visible over the US.
Mârk aka Hairball
Hi Jesus,
I think the coverage here is very minor, about 35%, compared to the major eclipse in 2024, so I probably won’t bother with it. However, I still have my eclipse glasses. There was actually another eclipse midway between the “big one” in 2024, and the upcoming one, which occurred near sunrise, and it seemed that we had decent coverage for it, and I did use the glasses for that one.
David
Hi Jesus,
Thank you for your kind words about my birthday and hair, it was a wonderful day.
I agree about social media. Instagram is bustling with activity, and there seems to be a million guys with long hair posting daily. I don’t even have Facebook or TikTok. I find it hard enough to stay caught up on Instagram, or Reddit, where I’m also a member. A post on Reddit that I made a few days ago got hundreds of replies, and it’s almost impossible to reply to them all.
I remember when this place was bustling with activity. There are tons of old timers who used to post where, and it would sure be nice to know whatever happened to them. Even Jason, one of the biggest supporters of long hair, seems to have vanished into the woodwork. I think your suggestions are good ones, and I’ve also seen your posts encouraging other long haired guys to check out our little site as well.
That’s cool that you will be able to see a solar eclipse in its full glory. I hope you get perfect weather!
David
Happy birthday 🥳
Your hair still looks very good.
You look very happy at the restaurant you must have had a great time.
Vincent
Hi Vincent,
Thank you so much for your kind words, and I’m happy to still have decent hair at 73. It was a lovely birthday, and the clams and chips, followed by the cheesecake, were both heavenly!
David
