bitflipper Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 After two outdoor gigs where I thought I was gonna die from heat exhaustion, and another outdoor stage today, I said f*k it, and shaved my head. Sheesh, I am so white. Other band members will be wearing shorts today, but I dare not, lest I completely blind the audience. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Did you keep the beard though??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Just the chin. Kinda sporting a Jordan Rudess look, I guess. It'd be nice if that turned out to be the secret of his keyboard prowess, but I doubt it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 1 hour ago, bitflipper said: I am so white ditto, my nickname in gym class was "snowman"! Kinda tough in SoCal and a significant portion of your buddies are surfers. Suffered some terrible sunburns when I was talked into a "day at the beach". If the sun is shining when I'm dreaming I wake up "burned"; it then blisters and peels and I'm as "white" as when I started... t 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Time to update your profile pic. 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 11 hours ago, Shane_B. said: Time to update your profile pic. 😁 this (i buzzed mine last summer, again heat, but have been growing it again since) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 @bitflipper how did the gig go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 12 hours ago, Shane_B. said: Time to update your profile pic. 😁 Nah. The same way you don't throw out unfashionable clothes, you just store them until they're fashionable again, time resets everything. Keeping my dome shaved is too much work, and my next haircut will likely be in June 2024. The red pigment visible in my thumbnail, however, will unfortunately never return. 8 minutes ago, Bapu said: @bitflipper how did the gig go? It was a most pleasant gig. 80 degrees, partly overcast. Nice stage, outdoors in a really cool parklike area behind a diner alongside the North Cascades Highway, a popular summertime tourist route that takes you from the Pacific Ocean to the Cascade Mountains. Many in our audience were motorists who'd heard the music from the highway and pulled in for dinner. That made our employers happy. They gave us food, always a sure way to a musician's heart. Probably literally, in this case. The mood was further enhanced by the gentle incense of a distant wildfire. Mmm, summertime in the Pacific Northwest. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStrummerUK Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Oh to still have the choice 😄 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 2 hours ago, bitflipper said: The mood was further enhanced by the gentle incense of a distant wildfire. Mmm, summertime in the Pacific Northwest. Cue a) Fire - Arthur Brown b) Fire - Jimi Hendrix c) The Fire Down Below - Bob Seger My vote @bitflipper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) I shaved my head once . It was a major adjustment for me . My head and neck nearly froze to death during a typical August California Heat Wave . Who Loves You Baby ! Kenny Edited August 7, 2023 by kennywtelejazz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 I have started wearing a hat again. In August! Next week I'll be going on a whale-watching tour. Hats will be the order of the day, both for warmth and sun protection. (I should note that I have ethical concerns about whale watching; I think we should leave the Orcas alone. But my daughter's visiting from Colorado and wanted to do it so her kids could experience it.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 The last time I went whale-watching, I was in downtown Portland... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 last time i went whale watching, i was at the mall.' ba-da-boom! THANKS FOLKS, I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Last time I went wail watching I was over shadowed by a guy will a bull horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 One benefit of shaving your head around Christmas time is when they decide to make a Chia pet in your image, you will know exactly what it will look like 🤣 Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 hours ago, craigb said: The last time I went whale-watching, I was in downtown Portland... Hey ! the same thing happened to me . I went out to enjoy a simple local speed dating night held at a Portland night club . When signing up , I should have read the fine print. There it was plain as day . The event was being hosted by the association of Portland Female Shamu's ! and Orcas ! Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 I'm just looking forward to when it stops feeling like sandpaper. Or at least a finer grit. And then there's the dilemma of where to stop shaving. Plus when I look in the mirror, the face in the reflection looks like somebody who's about to start a fight over a spilled beer. On the upside, with the money I'm saving on shampoo I'm gonna buy myself a new beanie for Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, bitflipper said: I'm just looking forward to when it stops feeling like sandpaper. Or at least a finer grit. See if this helps https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=do+people+mosterize+the+head+after+they+shave+it Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 On 8/6/2023 at 11:37 AM, Bapu said: Cue a) Fire - Arthur Brown b) Fire - Jimi Hendrix c) The Fire Down Below - Bob Seger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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