European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Shaved head among top looks for by Rebecca Jones Scripps Howard news service professional athletes do it. Top fashion models do it. Unsupervised teen agers do it skinheads do it and of course Yul Brynner Telly Savalas Sinead o Connor and or. Clean All did it shave their Heads. Appearance questions aside the simple logistics of removing hair from a part of your body that you can t even see without two mirrors seem insurmountable. And Given the hassles of leg shaving r cuts razor Burn stubble overlooked swaths of unshaven hair Scummy rings left behind in the tub can head shaving possibly be a Good idea As always the Young and the wealthy Are the trend setters Here. If former basketball superstar Michael Jordan had chosen to paint his hair Green hair Dye Stock would have skyrocketed. Instead he shaved his head. There were lots of shaved Heads before his of course but hairstylists credit Jordan with popularizing the hairless look. Since then scads of male celebrities have shed their locks and a handful of female celebs have come to know the razor. Virtual teams Ful of professional and College athletes followed. It s this whole tribal fashion thing says Mary Atherton editor of modern Salon Magazine which tracks what s trendy in hair Wear. I be seen a lot of that in Europe. The idea is to shave the head so you can Tattoo it that s where you see More women getting into it everybody s doing it Chimes in Mario Rubi a stylist at Denver s electric hair. Most of the people Are Young 11 to 17 or 18. That s when they get into what s called a mushroom haircut the top is longer and the rest of the head is completely shaved. On the family bugs Bunny rubs Michael Jordan s head for Luck at a promotion in new York Here s a list of Well known shaved Heads actor Patrick Stewart capt Jean Luc Picard on Star trek the next generation actor Richard Moll Bull on night court actor Lou cos setter. Skier musician Ahmet Zappa Frank s youngest son Volle Baller Bob Samuelson Boxer George Foreman saturday september 10, 1994 hair dippers in hand. If you miss a spot you just go Back. It s not like you have to get it All the same Rivers began shaving his head six years ago after watching in anxiety As an older brother started going Bald he figured Raffier than go Bald gradually he d just lose All the hair at once and not spend time worrying about it. I feel like the opposite of Sampson. I have More strength when i Don t have hair he says. He admits to a few mishaps like the time he used a face razor on his head instead of hair clippers. The razor removed his hair below skin level causing him to break out with razor Burn All Over his cranium. But he claims he s never Cut himself. It s not possible to Cut yourself with this thing he says squeezing his hair clippers. If it was possible i would have found a Rivers shaves his head about twice a Boxer Marvin Hager month. He approaches it the Way he author Steven Covey the 7 habits of approaches mowing the Lawn. He starts m i -. 1a. Al first for Fri of to of another is the italian Cut everything around the perimeter of the hairline is shaved close. Then you have a design in the Cut with a solid line it goes from Corner of the Eye in a straight line to behind the ear then Down a couple of inches then Back up to form a Square. That s More common in the 16 to 25 v but these cuts As Atherton Points out Are just extreme haircuts. It s not the same thing As shaving off All your hair. Denver Broncos running Back Reggie Rivers does t have a fancy name for his Chrome-d6me Hairdo but he does t go to a Salon either. He does it himself in front of his bathroom sink. There s not much cutting off All your hair he says with electric highly successful people actress Sigourney Weaver in aliens 3 Singer Jane child performer Rachel Rosenthal infomercial exercise guru Susan Powter High fashion Model eve she has no last Nam who shaved her head to better display the Tattoo on her neck. Scripps Howard news service on the right working front to Back then moving to the left. I always push the Side of my head up to make wrinkles so i can get everything he adds saying however he almost always forgets to shave behind his left ear. Total shave time six minutes. Afterwards his head feels suede like and he says stubble is never a problem because head hair is softer than Beard hair. My first year As a teacher was a disaster. I loved the students but they totally rejected that affection and i could not control them. Since then i be Learned that children cant accept love until they have tested the strength and courage of their teachers. Why do you think this is True i Don t know. But every competent teacher will agree that respect for authority must precede the acceptance of love. Those teachers who try to spread love in september and discipline the following january Are destined for trouble. It won t work. That s Why i Nave recommended half seriously v that teachers not smile until thanksgiving perhaps the most frustrating experience of my professional career occurred when i was asked to speak to a group of students who were or majoring in education. It was in the Early 1970s, when permissive philosophies were rampant. Especially on College campuses. Most of these students would soon be teaching in their own classrooms. The distress that i Felt came from my inability to convince these Young idealists of the principle you have observed. They really believed that they could pour out Jove to. Their students and be granted instant respect from rebels who had been at War with everyone. I Felt empathy for the new teachers who would soon find themselves in the Jungles of inner City schools alone and afraid. They were bound to get their love thrown Back just As you did. Students simply cannot accept a teacher s love until they know that the giver is worthy of their respect. The stars and stripes. We be heard a lot about War toys. Do you think they Are damaging to children a i kids have been playing cowboys and indians and other combat games for hundreds of years and i m inclined to feel that the current worry is unfounded. Young boys live in a feminine world they re with their mothers far More than their dads. The teachers of the Nursery school kindergarten and elementary school Are Likely to be women. Their sunday school teachers Are probably female too. In this sugar and spice world i think it is healthy for boys to identify with masculine models even if the setting involves combat two boys can shoot each other without emotional arousal. Bang bang you re dead they shout. Of the other hand parents should limit the amount of violence and killing their children View on television and in the movies. The technology of audio visual electronics has become tremendously effective and can be far More stimulating and damaging. Measurable physiological changes occur while a child is watching a violent movie the pulse rate quickens eyes dilate hands sweat the Mouth goes dry and breathing accelerates. If repeated often the emotional Impact of this experience should be obvious. Or. Tamn c. Do ton pm Kent of focus on the Arnty. An dedicated to 6reervtna the Home. Conw Ponden should be sent to him at focus on the family. . Box 444. Colorado Springs Colo. 80903. 15 \
