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

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.

*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:

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

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.

It’s 106º F right now at The Longhairs Global Headquarters, and El Gustavo has been slaving in a heat locker designing the new hair ties. As this post is being published he’s literally wearing full length slim-fit khakis, sweating his juevos off.

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.

Growing up with short hair, I watched friends all around me cut their hair to donate to different charities. Most of them were girls and women, but I always thought it was a really cool way to help someone in need, and I wished I could grow hair to donate.