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Kandor
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It was a thing back then in the 50's..
Oh I know the saying came from the War years with the forces etc but I can only apply it to the years I first became aware of the stuff my family put on their hair.
My Dad always had this unruly tuft that stuck up at the back of his head, the funny part was Dad only put the brylcream on that bit..
Me and my brothers suffered it too..There were two types of Butchers shops in those days..the ones that sold meat and the ones that cut my hair..
I honestly think David Blunkett could have cut my hair better than these guys..They did two styles...short back and sides and hide in the cupboard for a week...
Then to compound the error they put that much brylcream on me I went home leaking more oil than the Torey Canyon.
Pat Egan laughed at me the one time, oh sure, these days the spikey hair look can be seen on lots of people..but this was the early 60's and I sat there in class looking like a red hedgehog..
Uncle Les used Vaseline on his head, he put that much on him we were kept awake all night as he slid in and out of his bed..
David used soap to hold his down ..not for long though, he went bald by the time he was 30...hmm..I wonder why?
Its the blue rinse brigade that kill me though..
Why anyone decides blue hair makes them look a tad more appealing to other folks is beyond me..
Apologies of course to Pom, Sheila, Grace, Mary and Diana... 8)
Oh I know the saying came from the War years with the forces etc but I can only apply it to the years I first became aware of the stuff my family put on their hair.
My Dad always had this unruly tuft that stuck up at the back of his head, the funny part was Dad only put the brylcream on that bit..
Me and my brothers suffered it too..There were two types of Butchers shops in those days..the ones that sold meat and the ones that cut my hair..
I honestly think David Blunkett could have cut my hair better than these guys..They did two styles...short back and sides and hide in the cupboard for a week...
Then to compound the error they put that much brylcream on me I went home leaking more oil than the Torey Canyon.
Pat Egan laughed at me the one time, oh sure, these days the spikey hair look can be seen on lots of people..but this was the early 60's and I sat there in class looking like a red hedgehog..
Uncle Les used Vaseline on his head, he put that much on him we were kept awake all night as he slid in and out of his bed..
David used soap to hold his down ..not for long though, he went bald by the time he was 30...hmm..I wonder why?
Its the blue rinse brigade that kill me though..
Why anyone decides blue hair makes them look a tad more appealing to other folks is beyond me..
Apologies of course to Pom, Sheila, Grace, Mary and Diana... 8)