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Could be pretty awesome. #pritzkerponytail https://t.co/oGOyeZtbsV pic.twitter.com/6Ntt3PQDiN
— John Amdor (@JohnAmdor) April 23, 2020
I did a quick TV interview last night and while I was preparing I decided that I had to wear a hat. My hair is just… outta control.
* The Question: How are you and yours holding up?
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:23 am
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Comment by AvatarBasic Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:27 am
I keep a hat next to my laptop, for cases of unexpected video chats.
Saving a lot of money on razors. Might keep the beard.
Comment by fs Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:32 am
The drop off between the hair on the side of my head and whats left on top is very clear at this point.
Comment by Unionman Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:33 am
We’re good.
As to the hair thing. Started balding in my early thirties, now at 50 I shave it to stubble.
Kind of hard to shed a tear for those who need a barber and can’t get to one.
Comment by efudd Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:33 am
Yes for the Pritzker pony tail, for whoever likes the look of a small bird on their heads.
Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:33 am
I haven’t shaved since March 12. I’ve never grown a beard before and now I know why. It looks terrible, patchy and gray.
I might keep the mutton chops though.
Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:34 am
I needed a haircut 6 weeks ago. It usually takes about a month of me looking in the mirror and saying “I need a haircut” to actually go get one, and it was getting close then, and then this happened. It almost hides my ears, if it didn’t have a bit of a curl when it’s this length it might cover them by now. I don’t like buzz cuts, but I’m getting to the point where I’m considering trying to do one myself. I probably won’t, but it’s getting annoying.
Comment by Perrid Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:34 am
Good Lord, Sumo Gov.
Status of my hair? My wife asked me I could send a pic to my barber and get written estimate.
Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:35 am
Haven’t had hair this long since the early ’90s. Unfortunately, the top of my head still seems to be “challenged.”
Comment by Lt Guv Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:36 am
Not due for a haircut yet (visited the barber about five weeks ago), but I really want to visit the dentist for a cleaning as soon as it is permitted. No problems, but it is time for a check up and cleaning.
Don’t forget to floss.
Comment by Practical Politics Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:37 am
In our many years of marriage, I have never seen facial hair on my husband with the exception of a few days growth while on vacation. He now has a full beard.
Luckily I can color my own hair but desperately need a haircut.
Comment by Because I said so.... Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:37 am
That said, the daily remote teaching sessions are now held with a baseball cap planted on the noggin. Otherwise, the Crazy Professor look is taking over.
Comment by Lt Guv Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:38 am
Amazon says my new hair clipper will be here Friday. I think they are lying. Stop lying to me, Bezos.
Comment by Montrose Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:40 am
Wearing my Masters golf hat a lot.
Doing as well as anyone, I suppose, better than others in ways too… keeping my mind busy not worrying about things I can’t control, staying in as much as I can tolerate, walks or sitting outside, zoom calls and reaching out to others, checking on them too, even mentally.
My best to all.
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:41 am
Long-haired freaky people need not apply. . .
hair hasn’t been this long since before the military
Comment by Todd Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:41 am
Have been giving myself buzz cuts for years. Tricky to get the back right.
Wife says hair dye is sold out at grocery store.
Not a good year for personal vanity.
Comment by Last Bull Moose Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:43 am
Wahl
Comment by Ok Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:44 am
I think John Amdor should trot out a Pompadour before he tells anyone else what they should be sporting.
Comment by Ok Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:45 am
For the first time in my life, my hair style is fortuitous. Perhaps the only one on my block not experiencing any difference during the pandemic. The old #2 on the clippers and good to go.
Only wish my old line of “nothing grows on a busy street” was accurate at any interval in my life. LOL
Comment by Chad Hays Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:47 am
Long and lookin’ good …
Comment by Anyone Remember Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:48 am
governor belushi welcomes you to samurai delicatessen.
Comment by Homer J. Quinn Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:51 am
My hair is way too long, but the roots are much more concerning. If ombré were still in style, I would be set.
Comment by Wildcat12 Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:53 am
my partner cut my hair this past weekend. There was no shortage of trauma for both of us. be careful out there
Comment by Dozer Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:54 am
Thank you all, I definitely needed these comments now. I laughed out loud and appreciate you all.
Comment by Observer Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:55 am
We are doing fine. I’m recovering from a perfectly timed broken ankle (Feb 6th). Now ambulating, which means knocking things over on a regular basis in the house. Working from home, as is my wife and son.
My world-traveling daughter is doing tele-collaboration in her Canadian (Toronto area) graduate program in, of all things, Game Level Design, on top of an interior design degree.
The daily worry that we have in our household is my oldest daughter, living in her own household and working in an Emergency Room of a local hospital. I contact her every day. She is young, fit, and continuing to work out, and pursue her education with minimal help from the family. Pray for her please, as we do daily.
Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:58 am
I vote no for the Pritzker ponytail. I vote a big yes, however, on Pritzker sporting the early-90’s Billy Ray Cyrus mullet - aka the Kentucky waterfall. Daily briefing would be 800% more entertaining. Anne Caprara, please make this happen
Comment by Lester Holt’s Mustache Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 10:59 am
Hairwise, my wife and I are approaching our wedding pix which was almost 45 years ago. However, we do have our well earned streaks of grey.
Comment by Res Melius Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:00 am
One of my longtime clients says he wants to switch from our normal phone calls to Zoom. I’m like - NOPE. I was in dire need of my usual haircut/color when it was scheduled on March 16. Now I’m seeking federal disaster designation…
Comment by Soccermom Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:00 am
I got a hair cut about two days before the shut down. I am still good, but another couple weeks will have me looking pretty shaggy. The beard is coming along nicely, and I may keep it.
Comment by Retired Educator Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:00 am
Hair getting pretty long, but used to have a huge Afro and it’s not close to that yet. Plus it’s still cold enough to wear a stocking cap.
Comment by Collinsville Kevin Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:02 am
He looks like Belushi in the SNL sumo skit.
Comment by Boone's is Back Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:04 am
Eyebrows are out of control (though easier fix for eyebrows than for hair).
Comment by Ashland Adam Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:13 am
I belong to the “Underground Hair Club for Men”
Comment by Yep Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:15 am
There will definitely be a Barber Boom when this is over. There are some seriously shaggy folks out there on the daily walks. The people and the dogs are getting harder to tell apart.
Comment by A Guy Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:15 am
Can go 2 more weeks without a haircut. Letting face go. The Ted Kuzynski look is perfectly suited for quarantine.
Comment by bogey golfer Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:16 am
Went from Scooby-Doo to Shaggy in 3 weeks.
Comment by Generic Drone Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:17 am
We had budget beard, now we got cornaviris hair
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:21 am
Who knew Boris Johnson was ahead of his time concerning hair styles?
Comment by Lt Guv Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:26 am
I was able to get my hair cut a few days before the shutdown. My regular haircutter was out of town so she recommended her cousin. She did a nice job but I knew she should have cut it a little shorter. I didn’t have the heart to tell her to cut a bit more off as I figured we where in for a shutdown for a while. My wife just made a comment this morning that my hair will start waving to everyone we walk by on our daily walks in a few days. I’ve started looking at Whal clippers, just not sure I can do it and I’m afraid what my wife might do. LOL.
Comment by No Longer A Lurker Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:29 am
I’m at the stage where my mother would’ve told me, “get a haircut or get a dog license”
Comment by reelpro Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:30 am
My grass has been cut more times this year more than my hair.
Comment by Cable Line Beer Gardener Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:31 am
My wavy silver hair looks great, for about the first half hour after a shower. Then, as it dries completely, it looks like my dog pulled the stuffing out of a toy and put it on top of my head.
The next time my cleaning lady visits, she will shear me like a sheep.
Comment by Langhorne Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:36 am
We are holding up well. Likely better than most. Husband retired, the bulk of my work is freelance from home.
We are frugal, and have always been somewhat self sustaining (both grew up farm kids from depression era parents).
I do very much miss IDNR properties being open; hard to be an outdoor writer in these times to a degree, but given our ages and associated risks - it’s not the end of the world. I do think IDNR could be communicating to the media and also constituents in a far better fashion than they have been.
We don’t require much. I miss being able to do in person interviews, but am managing fine. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Firm believer that my personal wants and needs do not supersede the good of the whole.
I just wish that folks would stop traveling from all over creation to recreate in southern IL. Apparently hiking and outdoor time being essential means it’s also essential to travel 100, 200, 300 miles or more just to hike, fish or hunt.
Living the mantra I grew up hearing; “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”
Thanks Rich for all your great coverage which has helped loads in keeping me informed, occasionally entertained, and emotionally on an even keel in these crazy times.
Comment by DownSouth Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:41 am
I wonder if IDOC stopped their inmate barber school program. If they didn’t then the Governor might need to go for a tour of the facility soon.
Comment by Unionman Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:41 am
It’s tolerable so far. I trim my beard like I did before, and I’ve been getting out my old bandanas lately and wearing them around my head Willie Nelson style. Keeps the hair up off the back of my neck.
Comment by olddog Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:41 am
I was bald last time we had a discussion on hair. And, I’m still bald. So I’m holding up well as far as hair goes.
Comment by Demoralized Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:49 am
I appreciate “Samurai Governor”. Great visual.
I’m one of the essential types, so I go in every day.
Have been wearing hats for the last 25 years which I think is a result of having worn baseball hats and hockey helmets for too long in the first 25 years of my life. I’m told I look rugged with my fedora on, and demented without it.
Comment by Proud Sucker Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:51 am
No on Pritzker’s man-bun. Even hipsters who wear socks with sandals don’t look good in those ridiculous things.
My hair is getting to the right length where it will look perfect with the lime green bell bottom leisure suit I’ve got in the closet.
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:51 am
I received a pair of the ever-shrinking inventory of online hair clippers last week. Watched a YouTube video of how to properly cut my hair. It didn’t go as planned so I shaved it all down to several millimeters. Still better than the annoying shag.
Comment by Independent Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:54 am
I shaved yesterday. I might shave again in a week or so.
Comment by Nick Name Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:55 am
Apparently, I am getting a little snippy when my partner asks too many questions. He has stopped asking so many questions and answering with “yes ma’am.” I could get used to this (banned punctuation).
Comment by MakePoliticsCoolAgain Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 11:58 am
Hair wise I’m fine. Got a haircut right before the shutdown, and I wear it really short anyway. But if we go several more months, I may be back to my long 70’s hair.
Wife got trimmed the same day and she wears hers about as short as mine, but it is starting to bug her. Don’t think I’m brave enough to try to trim it.
Healthwise, got my normal Spring cold and allergies. Not much energy due to lack of exercise, but managed to mow the lawn before the rain. Wife’s health is good, been keeping her almost completely isolated because she has more risk factors.
Family - son’s family had their really old dryer quit this morning. Called the appliance place owned by a friend of our family; they are still delivering so he’ll have a new one in a couple of days. That’s better than some friends who have had a broke fridge for over a month, can’t get it repaired under the warranty, and the big box store won’t deliver a replacement until this mess is over.
Glad to see most of us here are surviving fine.
Comment by RNUG Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 12:00 pm
Our hair is fine (we’ve found out that we’re pretty handy with clippers and scissors. We have a much bigger problem. My wife who had heart disease had falls last night and this morning. We’re waiting on a return call from her doctor to consult on what to do. Normally, this sort of thing would mean a trip to the ER, but we have just a little, teeny, tiny bit of reluctance to do that right now. Anyway, order your clippers now before they sell out. They cost less than one good haircut.
Comment by RIJ Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 12:00 pm
It’s official. Rich does not want diverse perspectives. In fact, he deletes posts yet mysteriously others are responding to what was deleting. Yes, Rich is the chief editor and sock puppet of his own echo chamber. He berates, insults and hides.
Comment by CrackJack Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 12:14 pm
I am maintaining the buzz cut with my Wahl electric beard trimmer.
Comment by Captain Who Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 12:18 pm
Crackhead, he owns the site and can run it however he wishes. This is private property. Bite all of us regulars.
Comment by RIJ Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 12:37 pm
Ran into a strange flick that I enjoyed last night, with very appropriate and progressive music: Koyannisqatsi. Philip Glass was the composer. Never saw it or heard of it before. It’s the bustle of humanity sped up real fast from the camera, circa 1983, about the humans’ impact on the environment (didn’t see the beginning). I was in the state of mind to see it.
Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 12:46 pm
Brushed my hair once in over a month. Wife likes the curls. Goatee is growing out.
The title song to the musical “Hair”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_zaSKZks1A
Comment by Huh? Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 12:52 pm
Far be it from me to opine on how anyone should wear their hair.
We’re hanging in there I suppose, thanks for asking. Woke up this morning thinking we were in the midst of a deadly global pandemic with no vaccine, the states were largely left to sort things out themselves, healthcare workers didn’t have enough of something called PPE they needed to be safe at work, tens of thousands of real people were dying, many businesses were closed, folks were willingly staying home and making masks out of whatever rags they had around to contain the virus because those were the best solutions so far. Economies were tanking globally, armed protesters in Illinois and other states were open-carrying AR-15’s. Our President, who frequently displayed a discouraging personal vendetta against Illinois and certain other states, had co-opted TV broadcasting for hours each day. Unemployment was rampant, oil was worth less than nothing but turns out that was a bad thing. People seemed to care more about each other, makeshift television became more enjoyable than its over-produced predecessor, cannabis had morphed from being illegal to essential, and I had taken up bread making. …still processing.
Comment by XonXoff Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:00 pm
===Tricky to get the back right===
Use making tape. Line it up on each earlobe. No snark.
Comment by Simple Simon Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:05 pm
- RIJ - Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 12:37 pm:
Crackhead, he owns the site and can run it however he wishes. This is private property. Bite all of us regulars.
Get some Aloe Vera as fast as you can,Crackhead…you just got blistered.
Comment by Dotnonymous Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:08 pm
I needed a haircut when everything locked down. Now.?? My wife thinks the curls on the back of my neck are cute. Tho the grey kinda kills it for me.
Comment by Bruce( no not him) Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:09 pm
Ban the bun…please.
Comment by Dotnonymous Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:10 pm
@AvatarBasic
That would be Uncle Iroh, and you’re not wrong.
https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Iroh
Comment by Scott Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:20 pm
I was due for a haircut when it all shut down. Two weeks later I bought some buzz clippers and gave myself a ‘do. Now I’m due for a new ‘do.
Comment by The Ford Lawyer Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:36 pm
Looks like my boss is growing a beard, from what I can see on Zoom. I haven’t mentioned it yet.
Sketchy internet is wearing on me today. It’s not one of my better days, but it’ll be okay. I got out for a short walk at lunch time.
Comment by Dog Lover Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:47 pm
I was due for a haircut when the lockdown happened. So I decided not to shave either. I literally look like the wolfman right now. Had my black mask on this morning, went for a walk, and I freaked out my neighbor on the way out.
Comment by allknowingmasterofraccoodom Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 1:59 pm
I think this might be a great time for professional hairdressers to ask customers to send them a photo, with the understanding that said photos could become part of an in-salon album to help encourage clients to let the professionals do the job. I have some images from the past I could contribute, but so far haven’t reached the point of something photo-worthy for this crisis….though I think that image of the Governor would qualify.
Comment by Morningstar Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 3:04 pm
South burb of Chicago; like a 2 minute drive. News item: “Man’s hair rioting through neighborhood”. My stylist is awaiting to reopen; I’ll be tipping her well after a 4-month break. Flying solo at home; limiting news intake; ran errands two days in a row–the world is still out there. Willing to build face shields, other essential parts at home if I can find a place that needs me. Shop towel facemask much better than nothing according to one university lab test. Be safe, stay sane, keep things moving in life as you can.
Comment by revvedup Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 3:05 pm
At this point, I think I will just wait to cut my hair until New Year’s Eve. Just a little social experiment and a way to shed 2020 off my shoulders so to speak.
Comment by Jake From Elwood Thursday, Apr 23, 20 @ 3:25 pm