Posted on 10/19/2013 12:44:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I said it before, and now I'm going to say it again: beards are so hot right now. Implants are a thing, and razor sale are down. And now, in breaking beard news, L.A. Dodgers relief pitcher Brian Wilson apparently turned down an offer of $1 million to shave his famous facial hair.
According to Esquire, 800razors.com offered Wilson that outrageous sum of money to shave his aggressive, probably-dyed beard; to which he responded, "I don't care how much money's on the table— nobody's cutting me!"
I don't think anyone should sell out for their hair (or facial hair) unless it's for a good cause, so I think Wilson made the right call here. Since I'm not a huge baseball follower, I can't really speak to his playing skills, but the guy is so famous for his beard— how could he really afford to get rid of it? With one million dollars? Not likely.
Clearly, athletes, actors, musicians and normal guys alike are having a moment for their hair. Facial and otherwise, it's all about beards, buns and even fancy updos. Now those are priceless.
You bet, I’ll take Brian Wilson over Phil Spector any day.
The guy with the last name beard, didn't/doesn't have one.
The beards would of course grow back, but it would take YEARS to get that long again.
I guess my time in the military had a lasting affect on me. After fifty plus years I am still clean-shaven and wear what little hair I have left high and tight.
I was pretty much the same, until about 10 years out when I wanted to try it out ...my wife hates it but now I grow a beard (takes about 2 weeks to be decently full) pretty much every winter - I’m 4 weeks in now and just ready to trim it out and make it more “formal”. I’ll admit I still keep the hair at a #2 on the sides, but it works well if I keep the beard tidy.
She still looks like a goalie for a dart team.
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