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A Breath of Fresh Hair
March 30, 2007
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Question: what has 100,000 hairs and got voted "Most Handsome" in 1981?
Answer: my old buddy Donnie.
Question: 25 years later, what has 47 hairs and got voted "Most Comical Moment for krs in 2006?"
Answer: my old buddy Donnie.
That's him above, in 1981. I was the Editor of the Yearbook and I put that picture in, although Donnie "is doing something bad" in the picture...(and only a handfull will get it).
God Bless my old, old friend Donnie, my buddy since the 6th grade. We had some good times and he will always be like a brother to me. What a great guy, so friendly, funny, and genetically gifted with great looks, and that hair he was so proud of. He got voted "Most Handsome" our Senior Year and got to pose next to that gorgeous Marlene Shaw.
Just look at that hair. Who wouldn't be proud of that hair?
Handsome Donnie & His Award-Winning Hair
Don't get me wrong.
I was more than a little proud of me own lockes. My beautiful, blond, perfectly arranged doo. But at the ripe old age of 17, poor krs was losing my hair already. Imagine the horror.
So, I rationalized it this way: "There's not a damn thing I can do about it. This is the way I was made, so I better get over it." And I did. It really *is* true -- only you can choose the quality of your days.
Fast forward 25 years. I talk to Donnie on occasion but haven't seen him since the mid 90's. So imagine my PEALS OF LAUGHTER when he sends me a picture and says that he LOST HIS HAIR.
"What? You lost your… air???" I didn't understand. He was making no sense. Couldn't be. "You lost… a dare?!?"
"No," he patiently explained. "Really. I lost my HAIR."
Well, there was only one thing I could say. After all, I am a Baldness Survivor and went through the same thing many years before. In fact, I seem to recall Donnie having some funny things to say about it at the time. So, I said the only thing I knew to say....
krs Age 17... Hairline..."Going Up, Anyone?"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!"
I was laughing so hard, "I think maybe pee came out."
The New Donnie -- 2007
I'm happy to report that despite the loss, Donnie has found Zen Happiness with his cute young wife Jamie, cute toddler Benjamin, and happy life. And HEY -- I think he looks handsome.
Well Donnie Ole Pal, good for you (!)
EPILOGUE
And we were able to commiserate about an exciting new development for both of us. IT IS COMING BACK! FRESH HAIR!!!
Who would have thought… after all these years… HAIR, bigger and better than ever before!
Wife Jamie, Son Ryan, and New Son Benjamin with Hairless But Happy Dad
Of course, I am speaking of… the cursed blight of Ear Hair...but that's Page 20 -
