Sunday, June 29, 2008

It's Nice to See You, Too

When I showed up at the restaurant this afternoon to meet my father for lunch, he didn't say "Hello."

He said, "Nice comb-over."

Okay, now...wait a second. I know I'm a little thin right up front. It's kind of fluffy. But this is not a comb-over. And my hair has not changed since I was 23. That year, suddenly my hair got a LOT thinner, and I was pretty worried. But then it stopped, and my hair has looked exactly the same for eleven years.

Still, I've been thinking: maybe it's time to shave it. Just to see. What do you think?



I won't do it for at least a couple of weeks, after my stepfather's memorial.

9 comments:

Gino said...

once you get a buzz, you never go back.

makes life so much easier.
but then again, i never was one for style.

Matthew said...

Are you talking about "Bic" level shaved, or #1 guard clippers?

Andy said...

I was thinking #1.

Jess said...

Don't shave it. You're handsome as you are!

And even if you had a comb-over, why would he say that? That's just mean!

Andy said...

Well, it's a tragic story, really. My father was born without the gland that secretes tact.

Gino said...

"My father was born without the gland that secretes tact."

hmm, maybe he and i are related.

as for #s, my standard buzz is #3, every two weeks. i gave up the elvis look yrs ago, and reclaimed several weeks of my life since then.

Andy said...

No, it was more like: wow, even my father thinks I have a bad haircut. Hmmm.

Anonymous said...

I think you might be cute with an ultra-short style ... but you'd better find a real stylist, because the end shape needs to coordinate with your face and not simply reflect the shape of your head. (Not a comment on your face vs head shape in particular--just that a simple buzz is rarely a good-looking haircut, on anyone ... and with partially-thinned hair, I'd guess the shaping gets trickier.)

tully said...

Forget buzzing it- shave it all the way.

Would you have to shave it constantly, or does you hair grow pretty slowly?

My two cents: A smooth scalp would enormously compliment your other features. A buzz would have an opposite effect.