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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

Taking it back to BLOG POST #3, published December 12, 2014, the day The Longhairs was announced to the world. On this day in history we (re)launched our website with three published posts and hosted our inaugural Long Manes & Candy Canes.

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.

Join us at the local watering hole, belly up and tune in to The Longhairs Podcast, Episode 43: Sunset Session With The Core Four.

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.

In another throwback fireside reading, here in Episode 42 of Let It Ride we revisit a foundational community post where we hold the line on the combover and other conspicuous hairstyles.

...at the Premiere Show in Orlando, when a man approached our booth with perfectly manicured dreadlocks down to his waist.

Before there were Hair Ties For Guys, or headwraps, or hair serum, even before the monikers of El Rubio and El Moreno, The Longhairs published content. For a long time, that’s all we did.

Back from Orlando, your boys sat down for a happy hour debrief on the Premiere Show, The Great Cut and our mission and purpose at The Longhairs.

Many of you have wondered how long El Moreno has been growing his hair. Truth is, at the time of this publication it’s been over six and a half years. But rather than reach for terminal length, he’s opted to live in a consistent mid-long range for the past several years.