Brian and I call short haircuts “honest” because they reveal how far your hair has receded. He emailed me a few weeks ago to tell me that he had given himself the most honest haircut he had ever received. The email had a photo attached which showed his skull nearly but not quite shaved — indeed, the most sincere I had ever seen his hair. I responded that my hair could stand to be a bit more truthful. So I went to Astor Place and thumped down the stairs and had them clipper my hair to a decently genuine shortness. It’s jarring to have your hair cut shorter, but it does feel clean and neat.
On my iTunes now:
Child Star by The Unicorns from "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?"
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Sep 28th, 2007 at 10:00 am
I got one of my shortest haircuts ever this week too.
Sep 28th, 2007 at 10:18 am
We are an honest family.
Sep 28th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
When do you guys start your jobs at 1950’s IBM?
Sep 28th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Welcome to the club, I wish I could get my hair to just stay short all the time.
Sep 29th, 2007 at 8:43 am
Just get your own clippers Jim. Once a week, it takes 5-10 minutes for upkeep.
We start at IBM next Monday. We’re going to carpool in our Buick!
Oct 1st, 2007 at 5:57 am
I’ve had my own clippers for years. What I want is to splice in a gene that will keep my hair right at 3/8″.
Oct 1st, 2007 at 9:37 am
I thought your haircut looked very good, Will. Regardless of the honesty, some people just look better with very short, neat haircuts. On the flip side, I’m really enjoying Ptolemy’s hair a little bit long, and that is certainly a less than honest haircut.
Oct 1st, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Dear Will,
Isn’t there is a point though when a haircut is TOO short and therefore becomes dishonest again? A total shave is obviously dishonest. Please draw the line somewhere by making your definition a bit more specific. The public awaits your mandate.
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:34 pm
You can have long hair and look good.