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Hi Philip,

This is a great look for you, and your hair is looking good as well, clearly long enough to part in the middle now.  I don’t see any problems with your hairline either, so you should be “good to grow” for a lot longer.

David

Hi Jesus,

Looking good!  I always liked the long hair and suit look and you pull it of really well.  I also almost never wear a suit, but I am a fan of the long hair and sports coat/blazer look too, which is what I often wear to work like the image below.  Of course my hair has a ways to go before it's truly “long” as yours is :)  

Hi David,

 I haven’t worn a suit in years, but I really should haul the suit out of the closet and just see what I’d look like with long hair and a suit.

I think you'll have an awesome look!

Of course we all appreciate your hard work and dedication in improving our site to where it is now, and it’s so much more modern than the old version

The site literally did a jump of 30 years into the future! 
I spent the lasts weeks to understand new stuff about web development and now, the website have the latest technologies. We even have push notifications like social media!
Just be sure to have the latest version of your web browser.

Hi Mârk,

I just like wearing suits, I like this look and I found them comfortable. I'm dressed like that when I'm going to work.

I do have a wedding to attend in a couple weeks so that'll finally give me reason to dress up for that event. 

I want to see that!

Hi Jesus,

You look great with long hair and a suit, the classic well dressed long haired look suits you well.  I haven’t worn a suit in years, but I really should haul the suit out of the closet and just see what I’d look like with long hair and a suit.

Of course we all appreciate your hard work and dedication in improving our site to where it is now, and it’s so much more modern than the old version.  Even loading photos, as well as videos, is so much easier than before.  Then, the fact that we can search and find old “blasts from the past” posts is an added bonus.

Now, all we need are more participants to make this site even better.  It’s hard to compete with social media these days, but if people discover us, I’m sure that they’d be happy to stay.

David

Hi Jesus,

    Great to see you back after a bit of an absence, at least on the public side, but as always I always appreciate your work behind the scenes making the mlhh a much better experience for the end user.It's amazing to think where we were a year ago compared to today as its light years better. It has been odd why activity dropped off here during much of the summer so hopefully it picks up now that we are into fall and sprint towards the end of the year.

  You look great in your suit and the long hair sure compliments it in my opinion.These days I don't have reason to dress up like that being retired but even when I was working I was a tradesman so dressed for those conditions. I do have a wedding to attend in a couple weeks so that'll finally give me reason to dress up for that event. 

  As always nice to see you post on the board and share whats going on with your life. Have a great week and look forward to future posts from you and others my friend.Cheers.

       Mârk aka Hairball

Hi Jesus,

Thank you for your kind words.  I definitely count my blessings to have the hair that I have at 73.

David

Hi David,

You have a great chance to have a such good hair quality for your age! It's long and it's the most important.

Hi,

I'm not active on the board for some time but I was very active in the backstages. I was working on improving and cleaning the code of the MLHH to make the site loading faster and more performant.

Hi Mark,

I had no idea that you were on Reddit as well as the others, but I assume that your presence there is low, since I’ve never seen you.  Right now, I’m finding that Instagram is taking far too much of my time, so adding Facebook to the mix would be more than I could handle.  My YouTube channel is small, and has roughly 150 subscribers.  I’ve gotten a few more since I started posting hair videos as well as videos of my clocks.

Somehow, I knew that Jason would be a great dad, and I know that he was always enormously proud of his son.  I have the utmost respect for him, and was honoured to be a guest at his wedding, and meet him on two other occasions as well.  If you have the chance to chat with him, be sure to say hi to him from me.

Regarding the political climate, I am concerned that the USA is turning into a one party dictatorship.  I hope that doesn’t happen, but the recent censorship of the press really concerns me.  If things do change, though, and yes, miracles can happen, I’d be delighted to visit the USA once again.  It would be a pleasure to arrange another meetup should that happen.

Thanks again, Mark, and always a pleasure chatting to you as well.

David

Hi David and Good Evening being its that time as I write this. Aside from Instagram, Reddfit, etc I try to limit my exposure on social media as it just gets to be too much bouncing around all those options so I stick with old reliable Facebook,mlhh and a couple others. In the last couple years Facebook has gotten better when they dialed back on the censorship that ran rampant during the height of the Covid years.Won't get into it here but I know of people who were kicked off Facebook for just expressing their opinions on hot button topics.

As for Jason he too has been on Facebook a long time and does post a lot of personal stuff which is how I know what's been going on with him over the years without even directly messaging him.All in all life has treated him well as his son advances through life towards adulthood.He's certainly an amazing father,husband, and person from all that I've seen posted.

As for the beard I feel that ship has sailed with me but did have fun with it by growing it out and coloring it with henna to match my hair.I'll maintain it to a degree but keeping it shorter as of now.

Finally I hear what your saying regarding traveling,especially over the border crossing into the US at this time in history.Without getting waaaaaaaay off topic here I truly believe we here in the USA are under “COG” or Continuity Of Government for a number of years.Most don't even know what that is.If I were to Google it I would have to scroll for awhile to find anything that came close to describing it.First hit that came close was on Encylopedia.com

Anyway winding down the evening here but I'm always honored to chat with you and others here my friend.Cheers.

       Mârk aka hairball

Hi Philip,

Thank you for your kind words.  I had no idea that you were on Reddit, that is cool to hear.  I will keep an eye out for you, should you decide to post on FierceFlow, once your hair gets longer, and of course, fiercer.  I’m delighted to be an inspiration!

David

Ah, impressive hair, as always!  It's encouraging to see how thick and long your hair has stayed.  Thanks for sharing, David!  To answer a question you asked me a little while ago, these days the only social media I use (apart from Youtube) is Reddit, and I enjoy seeing your posts over there, too :)   Thanks for the ongoing inspiration!! 

Philip

Hi Mark,

It would be awesome if you have an Instagram account, and if you could find it, we could follow each other there, and connect.  I’m slowly fitting in over there, after about 3 months, but it can be a rather intimidating place at times, even more so than Reddit, the other place where I post, mainly to the FierceFlow community.

That’s great that you’ve been in touch with Jason, and I hope that you can persuade him to update us here.  He was always very supportive of me with my long hair, and the fact that I still have decent hair in my 70s.  I’m glad to hear that he still has his long hair, and I assume that his son also has long hair.

I’m really interested in seeing how long a beard I’ll be able to grow, but I’m working on trying to achieve at least a 5 inch beard if I can.  I’ve already invested in the usual beard care products, including beard shampoo, beard oil,  beard cream, a comb, and a beard brush.  I’m trying to achieve a full Gandalf look, lol.

It would be awesome to have a meet up again some day, and I’d love to do another road trip in the future.  Sadly, that can’t be now, though, and although I shouldn’t get into politics, the current administration is extremely hostile to my country, and I just wouldn’t be comfortable visiting the way things are now, including the border crossing.  About all I can say is that everyone in Canada will be watching the midterms carefully, hoping for a sign of change.

Thanks again, Mark,

David

Hi David,

      I do remember you mentioning being a collector of old clocks in the past so I figured that's what was going on in the background but decided to have a little fun with it in my comments.LOL.It does seem quite loud but like you mentioned you get used to it and its just background noise at that point. It's great to have hobbies like that especially as we get older.Helps pass the time,literally in your case, but every piece has its own personality.

   I think I may have an Instagram account so would have to look into that as if I do I never used it.Same with X, formally Twitter, as I may have created an account but never used it. I'm mainly on Facebook since I joined a few groups there and have utilized Marketplace to buy and sell things. I do know Jason is on Facebook and from what I recall he still has his long hair.Odd though why he's never returned to the new mlhh as he knew the changes were on the horizon. I really need to message him and see what's up and try and suggest he come back and post.I know Jesus sent him his login info once the new site went live.Maybe he missed that e mail which was sent months ago.

   As for the beard I did the same thing your doing for awhile but being I wasn't good at shaping beards it was turning into a mountainman kinda look so I decided to shave it back awhile ago. Also it was such a mix of colors so I decided to henna it, while doing my hair, to make it all match up which actually worked quite well. So I still maintain some facial hair but its toned back quite a bit.

   Hopefully the mlhh picks up more going into the fall season so we'll see.All we can do otherwise is try and promote it on other sites to like minded audiences. The site is so nice now it deserves more activity.Other than that hoping all is well with you as it would be cool to do another meetup even though I know that's difficult due to the distance.All the best my friend.Cheers.

       Mârk aka Hairball

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your kind words, and I’ll give you an explanation of the noise in the background.  I have a collection of about 30 clocks, and they can make quite a bit of noise when all ticking at once.  I had to laugh at your “machine shop” comment.  The siren like sound at the end is actually a tune that the large clock right behind me plays every hour.  It’s called a trumpeter clock.  They don’t bother me, and I get used to the sounds, and when I take my hearing  aids out at night, they don’t keep me awake at all.  I actually have a YouTube channel, Davids Clocks And Long Hair, which has a series of videos of most of the clocks in my collection, as well as about 10 long hair videos.

I’m quite pleased with my hair lately, maintaining decent density at age 73.  Although I could never achieve waist length, at least it’s reasonably close to that.

Also, I’ve been concentrating on my beard more lately.  It was always quite short, but over the last few months, I’ve been trying to grow and thicken it up more.  There’s some older guys on Instagram who not only have great hair, but their beards are epic.  I have no idea how far I’ll go, or even how long I’ll be able to grow it in the first place, but it’s an interesting new journey.

Like you, I wonder where all of our former members who had long hair in the past have gone.  One person I really wonder about is Jason.  He was totally dedicated to the long hair cause, and his son had long hair as well.  I can’t even imagine him with short hair now.  I’ve been unable to find him on Instagram, unless he has a private profile, and I’m not on Facebook, so if he’s on Facebook, I wouldn’t know it.  Possibly you would know more, since I understand that you’re on Facebook.

Hopefully, activity will pick up here, but I’m not holding my breath for too long.  This is a nice little site that feels like a little home, and I miss those old days when it was a beehive of activity.

David

Hi David,

   Cool video but I have to admit all that noise in the background is quite distracting.Sounds like your running some sort of business,machine shop, with the end of the work day siren blaring! LOL Aside from that I agree with your first comment regarding the continued light activity of the mlhh.After all the fantastic work Jesus Forain had done to update the site it was great in the beginning when we had a nice flurry of activity going.After that it seemed to come to a screeching halt but maybe it has to do with the summer season and guys on vacations and such.Not sure what activity levels are on longhair sites attached to facebook and such as possibly they are low as well.Sadly I feel a lot of our older longtime members have moved on and possibly don't even sport longhair anymore. Hard to say but when you think of it I first got active here way back in 2005/2006 so like 20 years ago as a lot can happen in that time.

  Now onto the main topic here and that's your hair! From when you first began your journey til now you've achieved a fantastic mane for a guy your age. I'm sure that's very rare but then I'm sure more are out there in the shadows that we never hear from.I'm grateful for the hair I have as I approach my mid 60s.I feel blessed that I was able to keep long hair from back in my 20s all the way to present day.Not once did I cut it short after all those decades.I was very concerned in the early years as my employers probably weren't crazy about it especially back in the 1980s when I first breaking into my field of HVAC.Anyway this has gotten long but I had a lot to say this morning.Keep doing what your doing David and thank you for stepping up to the plate and supporting the new mlhh.Cheers

      Mârk aka Hairball

Hello everyone, 

My apologies for seeming to monopolize the MLHH, but with so little activity, almost none, in fact, I’m just trying to post something to hopefully keep our community alive, and stop it from dying.  It’s too bad that more guys can’t discover us, and keep us growing.  However, with so many social media sites now having long hair sections for men, it’s hard to detract from them.

I recently made this video on YouTube, and posted it to Instagram as well, of me brushing my long hair.  I recently switched to a new product, Purador ThintoThick, and am quite happy with it.  My hair is quite thick for my age, and this video gives you some idea.

Thank you for reading!

David

Hi Mark,

Thank you!  I kept the video very short, and admit that it wasn’t an “expert” hair banging video by any stretch of the imagination, and the whole thing was just intended to have a bit of fun with the mane.  I’m quite pleased with my hair lately.

I have another video, showing me brushing my hair, that I posted both on YouTube as well as on my Instagram channel recently, and  I will share that here in the near future. That video is about a minute long, and shows my hair’s thickness very well.

David

Hi David,

       Truly a fun video but at least you took it easy on the headbanging as back in the day the guys would really twirl their heads hard and to the best of my knowledge no neck injuries were reported.LOL. As far as metal music I hit the 1980s /early 90s during my 20s so was truly immersed in that scene.However i did listen to bands from the 70s as well which I loved but being around during the metal scene prime years was a blessing to me. Still the 1980s was a great time to be young and into the music scene and the clubs.I even did a short stint as a roady for a local metal band.I'd love to do a headbanging video also  but I have neck issues so I'll have to pass on that! Cheers!

     Mârk aka Hairball

Hi Jesus,

That’s cool, and good job with the head banging!  Actually, I’m not much into metal music either, but I just thought it’d be cool to have a little  bit of fun with the mane.  Thankfully, I have plenty of hair to head bang with as well.

I’m rather old fashioned, and prefer music from the sixties and early 70s, Beatles, Stones, Eagles, etc.

David

Hi Steve,

Is that a true photo of your long hair now?  I know that you had posted some AI images before, and you said so, but if this is your actual hair now, it looks incredible.  The thickness for a 72 year old is unbelievable, and you should have no problems growing it much longer.

David

Hi Vincent,

I have a preference for the ponytail, you looks more like a long hair guy.

I tried a head banging for the first time, it's incredibly hard to do!

I don't listen metal music, I like electronic music like techno and dance. Here it's a head banging with an Eurodance song from the 90s: Masterboy - Feel the heat of the night.

So at this point I still have long hair and it is my dream to let it keep growing!

Hi Steve,

You’re welcome, and I look forward to seeing more of your posts in the future.  I was glad to see your posts on Reddit, but I assume that you’re not on Instagram, since a search for your name came up empty.

I did message you on Reddit, so please check your DM folder.

We need more older guys rocking the long hair.

David

Thank you for letting me join and be a part of this group. It is about time that we long haired men stick together. Statistically only about 2-3% of men have long hair. 

I listened!

Hi Steve,

Nice to see you here and welcome on the Men's Long Hair Hyperboard

Hi Steve,

Welcome to the MLHH, always great to see new faces, and what a great head of hair you are blessed with, and I really like the colour as well.  You are also blessed with a perfect hairline, and nice waves as well.

It’s really cool to see more older guys rocking the long hair.  I’m 73, still have mine, and some of my photos and videos are further down the page.  My dream has always been waist length hair, but my terminal length is a bit short of that.

I was also wondering whether you’re on Instagram by any chance?  I have an account there, and joined about 3 months ago.  It’s a much bigger, and somewhat more intimidating place than our little home here on the MLHH, though.  If you’re on Instagram, I’d like to follow you so I don’t miss any of your updates.

Welcome aboard!

David

(PS.  I just sent you a DM on Reddit, hope you don’t mind getting a DM.  Please check your DM folder if you have a chance)

I love being long haired and my dream is let it keep growing clear down to my waist. I would like to have really long hair!

Hi everyone,

Today, I thought that I’d just have a bit of fun, a very short “head banging” video.  Sorry, there’s no heavy metal sound track, and no band, just a 73 year old trying to whip the mane around.  At least there’s lots of hair to do it with, lol.

Enjoy!

David

Hi Philip,

Once again, an excellent update, and your hair is coming along very nicely, with your hair now almost long enough to cover your ears, or 2-3 inches to reach chin length.  Your bangs are growing along with the rest, a good sign.

I remember that when you started, you expressed some concerns about your hair line in front.  Frankly, I don’t see any problems at all.  You will be able to tell much better once you start wearing either a middle part, or perhaps more of an off centre part.  I’ve always preferred a bit of a side part myself, since I like it better on me, but the majority of long haired guts do go for the middle part.

Keep up the good work!

David

(PS, are you on Instagram by any chance?)

Hi everyone, 

Here's my monthly update for September.  It's now 11 months since I started growing my hair out.   I'm very happy I've made it this far, but still a long ways to go!   Enjoying the journey! 

Thanks for the encouragement, David!   Yeah I was feeling a bit frustrated yesterday, mostly by the wind but exacerbated by a late bus driver which kept me out in the wind for longer than necessary.  I was able to get my hair to lay a bit nicer by applying a small amount of jojoba oil to it once I got to work.  It's also been a bit humid lately which always makes my hair flip out more.  Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good about my progress overall, definitely have some months of awkwardness yet to go, but my resolve to keep growing is still strong!    

Philip

Hi Philip,

Your hair is coming in very nicely indeed, and whatever you do, don’t get frustrated by this stage of the hair growing journey, since it will pass.  Also, I remember in one of your earlier posts, that you expressed concerns about your hairline.  I see no issues to speak of, and the fact that your front hair is growing right along with the rest is a good sign.  I look forward to seeing your hair at mid back level in about 2 years, and you may even decide to go longer still.

Keep it growing,

David

The awkward phase on full display!  The wind isn’t helping.  

Hi David,

Thank you.

Yes I’m glad I’ve reached the full ponytail milestone. Last update I was nearly there, but right now everything fits without falling out.

I use the bun when I shower and don’t want to get my hair wet. Or when it’s very hot and I want my hair out of the way. But 99% of the time i still wear it loose.

I haven’t got a goal in mind, but for now I will keep growing it and will share updates.

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

Hi Vincent,

What an excellent update, and such great progress for only 16 months.  The fact that you’ve been able to do a ponytail and a bun without any hair slipping out of the tie is an excellent sign.

I’m embarrassed to say, that I’ve never done a bun myself.  A ponytail is a no brainer, and that’s the usual way that I wear mine, except at home, when it’s down.

I’m looking forward to seeing how long you can grow it, and keep up the good work!

David

Hi Vincent,

Thank you so much for your kind words.  I didn’t do this myself, but a friend’s mom did this for me, while I was on a day trip for my friend’s birthday.

I recently turned 73, and the hair is still there, and there’s tons of the stuff as well.  The humidity really “cranks up the volume”, lol.

David

Hi all,

After a busy period I’m back.

Still growing my hair, here is my 16 months update. Really happy with my progress!
Starting to look like a real longhair again :)

It’s still a bit damp from the shower this morning so slightly less volume and a bit darker. I always let it air dry.

Included ponytail and bun pictures as well.

Vincent 

Wow that’s a nice video. Your hair looks very shiny and healthy. Truly an inspiration to us all.

Wow that’s a cool idea, thanks for sharing.

Never to old to try something new. Thanks for sharing the pictures!

Hi Philip,

Great progress thanks for sharing. Keep it growing!

Vincent 

Wow very nice good idea to travel there. Thank you for sharing.

I was not able to travel there, from my country it was nearly complete but the difference with a full eclipse is very big.

Luckily I travelled to France in 1999 and saw the full eclipse then.

Vincent 

Hi Mark,

Good to hear from you.

Thanks for the compliment 😁

Indeed sometimes weather conditions outside it’s better to wear it tied up. Especially with hair past shoulder length.

I guess to other people it’s barely noticeable but to me it’s a big difference. But still enough hair that it looks good.

Vincent 

Hi Jesus Forain,

I like it better with hair loose, but I agree with longer hair the weight of the hair improves the look. Still in the last part of the awkward stage, but I don’t care.

I wear it in a bun when it’s very hot of when I’m showering and don’t want my hair wet. I can share a picture of that in the future.

Vincent