The Longhairs Library

Jeremy Anderson is an adventure sports athlete and enthusiast, spending much of his time backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, rock climbing and mountain running.

6X Crossfit competitor & fitness coach, he’s forged a path through honesty, commitment and persistence. Listen to Marcus Filly on The Longhairs Podcast, Ep. 50.

Have you ever noticed the romance novel book sections at grocery stores? Those racks of paperback books with steamy titles like, “Master of Desire,” and “Savage Thunder?”

Every guy with long hair has a reason for growing it out. Cole Taylor is no different.

In the absence of independent empirical research, we’d betcha a pack of hair ties there are a lot more bosses out there with long hair than ever before—even in the last three years. If true this would suggest blog post #11, the subject of this here Fireside Reading, was more relevant when it was published on February

“When are you going to make him cut his hair?”

*this post is anecdotal and does not constitute legal counsel in any way.

Hailing from Ames, Iowa, his unique combination of hair, eye color and complexion makes professional stylist Alan Randall, AKA El Pelirrojo, a self-proclaimed “1%-er” of physical attributes, putting him among the rarest gingers on Earth.

Unless you are a man with long hair, past or present, or a significant other to one, or perhaps a mother of a boy with long hair, this is probably all new to you.

As I write this, I am finally leaving the awkward stage, for the fourth time in my life. I can tie it back again! Why would I repeatedly subject myself to this torture, you ask? Because for many years, I believed one of the deadliest of all longhair myths:

The most common barriers for men who wish to grow long hair are overcoming awkward stage hair, dealing with the naysayers, or a partner who isn’t down for the flow. All too often though, the chief barrier is employment. So how do you convince your boss to let you grow your hair out?

He’s a computer programming and business major at San Francisco State University, a retired amatuer muy thai fighter and lifetime martial arts student and competitor. And he’s got the dope flowing locks.