No more combovers

[Aggie]

A supervisor in my wife's office has been doing the combover for some years. Nothing is left on top but he lets the side grow long enough so he can comb it over in an attempt to hide the lack up top. He's only fooling himself thinking he's hiding something. Last year at an office picknic a gust of wind took his combover and uncombed it. He had 7 inches hanging down the side of his head. It really would look better if he would just cut it short and come to grips with reality. The hair aint there any more. MHO When mine goes then I learn to live with it gracefully.

Cliff

[Livingston]

Approaching 56 and my hair has been disappearing for a few years. Still keep it at about 3 inches on top but there seems to be a 2 inch wide part now It won't be too many years before I end up with the "horseshoe" look. [Contemplating] I suppose I could let it go longer and comb over from the other side...[/Contemplating] Nope...not going to do it, not that good of a picture.

[pbpersson]

You are not alone. Patrick Stewart (Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek) used to do the combover thing after he went bald in college.

One day a close friend said WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING?? BE YOURSELF!!

He was talking about this one time when I saw him on a talk show.

I think you'll be happier not trying to hide.

[Sciuropterus]

There should be some sort of barber code of ethics to prevent barbers from participating in a combover, the barbers should offer counseling of some sort: "look, buddy- I can't cut it that way, I'll lose my license. We need to have a little talk..."

I used to have a nice ponytail, I chopped it off once I saw a photo of the back of my head with the growing bald spot. Now I just use the clippers and keep it buzzed short and never worry about it.

I swear, guy's hair is virtually a forbidden topic for conversation, A friend of mine showed up one day with a new hairpiece on, and I had no clue on how to acknowledge it. I spent the whole time trying not to get caught staring at his head. I have never heard a guy talk about his hairpiece casually.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Glad you decided to lose that look Darrell! Not a good one for anybody. I might never have to worry about it, both my parents still have all their hair, and my Dad's is still very thick. Although my grandfather on my Mom's side did suffer from male pattern baldness. Never remember seeing him with hair.

[auld argonian]

You are not alone. Patrick Stewart (Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek) used to do the combover thing after he went bald in college.

One day a close friend said WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING?? BE YOURSELF!!

He was talking about this one time when I saw him on a talk show.

I think you'll be happier not trying to hide.

One of the things that I've tried to explain to various hair cutters is that they have to cut my hair short and thin it out so it just lays against the sides of my head...as I like to say, it's the difference between looking like Jean Luc Piccard and Charles Nelson Riley. Lately the problem with this is finding anybody old enough to remember Charles Nelson Riley...just not enough old fans of "Love Boat" and "Love American Style" left!

Took a while to find a photo of CNR without his toupee on:

http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/en...nelson-reilly/

Best

AA

[davedove]

Glad you decided to lose that look Darrell! Not a good one for anybody. I might never have to worry about it, both my parents still have all their hair, and my Dad's is still very thick. Although my grandfather on my Mom's side did suffer from male pattern baldness. Never remember seeing him with hair.

My younger brother hasn't lost his hair to the extent I have, but it is going. Some years back when the family got together for Christmas, we were looking through some pictures. Every single male on my father's side of the family had the infamous horseshoe hair. I looked at my brother and told him "You don't stand a chance."

Right now, he's in the Army and basically keeps his head shaved. He tells me he's afraid to let it grow out because then he'll see where it didn't come back.

[GMan]

I have a cousin who was completely bald at the age of 22. His brother was completely gray at 21. The rest of the males (myself included) have extremely wide parts, and somehow that does not seem to bother us, to part in the middle.

Glad you are now among the members of the wide part society Darrell.

[pdcorlis]

When it became obvious that the bald patch on the back of my head was too big to ignore, I strolled into the store and picked up an electric clipper. Now a couple of times a month my wife pops on a #2 guide and buzzes my noggin. I suspect I've saved enough to fill a couple of closets full of kilts since that fine day.

[Rex_Tremende]

...as I like to say, it's the difference between looking like Jean Luc Piccard and Charles Nelson Riley. Lately the problem with this is finding anybody old enough to remember Charles Nelson Riley...just not enough old fans of "Love Boat" and "Love American Style" left!

Oh dear lord! I was just thinking about CNR the other day - I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THESE THINGS POP INTO MY DEMENTED BRAIN - and now this! More signs of aging, as if the white hair and bald "spot" weren't enough!

Thanks for that link to the profile - enjoyed that.

Regards,
Rex on Memory Lane.