Aaron Tippin wears a flattop. Cheryl Bevis, his fan-club president, tells me that Mr. Tippin's barber is in Smithville, TN, and that he has clippers on his tour bus. Mr. Tippin's lyrics often celebrate the work ethic. Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin & family Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron and Mrs. Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin photo listings Aaron Tippin's own site Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin

Dead Poets Society
Doug Ulman, multiple cancer survivor and advocate. Click here for more on the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.
Couple on Beach, Puerto Rico -- classic photo
Haircut at Sea -- vintage photo
Pierre Marie, MD -- co-discoverer of Chacot-Marie-Tooth disease

Jake Busey with a flat-top -- as Ace Levy in "Starship Troopers. Also here and here and here.
Kevin J Kelly on World Famous Flattops

Jake Busey

Kurt Russell with a flattop.

Stargate. Also here. Soldier. I related to Sgt. Todd sitting just outside, brooding and puzzled, while the ordinary people partied. Another photo

Mr. Buzzcut -- Beavis & Butt Head's teacher. Also here.
Buzz -- Maryland Informational Poster
Andy Wolf. Also here.
Spring Flattop -- FlatAndre
Haircuts for Men Also here here, here, here, here ("this style is appropriate for most ages and professions").
Grace Jones, actress with a flattop in "A View to a Kill", 007.
Buffo, the world's strongest clown
Buff Bagwell -- wrestler, also here.
Johnny Buff -- 5'3" boxer, also here.
Graciano Rocchigiani -- German Boxer.
Michael Douglas with a flattop, in "Falling Down". Well, sort of.
Wrestler and coach -- 1950's
Marine getting haircut -- 1950's
Tom Sizemore
"Sick Of It All", with band members Lou and Pete Koller showing their flattops. Also here.
Brian Bosworth, also here.
Brian Bosworth, 2009
Jeff Garcia, quarterback. Also here.
The Truman Show -- cop with flattop
Flat Top Jeff

Brute Force. Computer game. "Tex even sports a flattop crew cut, as a constant reminder to the player that, yes, this is the guy who's more brawn than brains." [Actual page is nown down.]

Planet Quake -- adventure game evidently with a flattopped cyborg hero named Visor. Fan art. Visor.
Why it's good to be a cop. They get the coolest low-maintenance haircuts known to man. Scout out the right barber shop and you can score a flat top for just $10.
Dawn of War -- yet another game with a flattopped hero
Races of Destiny -- fantasy art
Crewcutguy -- webshots

Denzel Washington wore a flattop in "Courage Under Fire". Denzel Washington

Flattop 2000 -- link

Extreme Female Flattop Haircuts
Men's Short Haircuts
Men's Flattops
Jenny Fine -- beautiful young woman whose turns-ons include flattop haircuts

"Love a woman with a flattop" Oh yeah!

French Flattop from a blog.
The Flat Top Crew --Brisbane specialty barbers
In the stop-motion feature "ParaNorman", both the hero's father and the football player Mitch have flattop haircuts.
David Nunney, murder victim
Unknown flat-top owner
Clint Eastwood as a kid with a flattop, sort-of.
Crop Shop -- crew cut model
Dick Stigman, baseball player
Players Rolling Dice
Hugh Morrus -- wrestler
Unknown military wrestler
Stud Hammer -- wrestler
Airman -- tire inflation superhero
Cartoon
Ray Traylor, late wrestler.
Also here and here, here.
Thriller author Vince Flynn often sports a flattop. Click here or here.

Boxers Rob Calloway and Rocky Gannon. Rob Calloway. Rob Calloway. Rob Calloway. Rob Calloway. Rob Calloway Rob Calloway in Australia Rob and his son Chase -- shaking-out before the championships. Proud to know you both. Billboard. "Rob Calloway has a haircut you could set your watch to." I think it's a good billboard. Rob Calloway Rocky Gannon. Photo by Karen Bill, professional lady boxer.

Tony Badaracco -- weight lifter
Greg Kovacs, bodybuilder. Also here, here, here, here, here, here.
Lee Priest -- weight lifter; also here and here.
Jeremy Markum, bodybuilder and entrepreneur, formerly had his own site. He's now here, here and here.
John Cutri, bodybuilder. Also here.
Nick Vena, shotput athlete
Joe469 -- Flickr photos
Simon Cowell. Also here
Three men with flattops
Richard Carlson -- Vreature from the Black Lagoon
Warren Waters -- cartoon hero

SPC Andy Thornberry, US Army Airborne Infantry. I work hard and play hard. I'm a survivor. I am self-sufficient. I live intensely and I will not slow down, lighten up or alter my convictions for anyone." I think that is the appropriate statement. I went by the nickname "Guile" during the Iraq war. I have had one ever since. PS: Women dig the flattop. It stands for structure, order and reliability. Thanks for your service and the photos, Andy!

Derek T, cyberfriend.
John Zoller -- illustrator for children. You can get a t-shirt showing his image of a marine's flattop.
Neutron Sports -- unknown bodybuilders
Testosterone Nation -- unknown bodybuilders
Between Then and Now -- a man remembers the 1950's
Butt Kutz -- unknown bodybuilders
Unknown bodybuilder
Unknown bodybuilder

Cyberfriend Tony Palm, Jr., preparing for Navy Dive school, with his son

Dirk Muller of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Also here, here and here. Thanks to visitor Donald Books.
Mark Trail -- January 10, 2008
Philip K. Dick Reader -- cover art evokes the 1950's
Round Ireland Swim -- announcer
Unknown Swimmer
Karshner Triplets -- male models
Eddie Feigner -- "king of softball"
Lums Pond -- unknown duathlete
Dick Stark, classic bodybuilder.
Kevin, coach at David Barton gym
Eddie Elwood, bodybuilder.
Jack Strauss, bodybuilder.
Adam Ashley, bodybuilder.
Unknown military man.
Gary Reeves operates an ambulance for animals. From "Good Housekeeping", Feb. 2005.
Paul Terek -- pole vaulter
Unknown sailor -- Costa Rica tour site
Unknown athlete.
Unknown athlete.
Types of Buzz Cuts
Military Style Haircuts for Men
Dale Coody -- gospel singer
Unknown bodybuiler -- supplement ad.
Unknown surfer
"Fenders" -- classic photo
Unknown haircut model -- barber's blog is now down
Flat top hairstles -- site for barbers
Chase Jenson -- Alaskan bodybuilder
Adrian, bodybuilder. Also here.
John Cena, wrestler. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Markus Ruhl, bodybuilder.
Christian Slater -- "True Romance"
Jesse Plemons -- "Battleship"

Sigourney Weaver with a buzz. Not quite a flattop. Still looks great.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has worn a flattop, especially in his movie "Commando." Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando Commando

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mr. Schwarzenegger's haircut in "Predator" may be a grown-out flattop. Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator Predator action figure Predator action figure

Predator Omnibus. Graphic novel series scripted by Mark Verheiden and based on the popular movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the first three stories, the brother of Arnold's "Dutch Schaeffer" character fights aliens. The protagonist is a cynical, wisecracking policeman who has no relationships apart from his bond with his partner, does not know what has become of Dutch, and wonders whether there is anything more to life than meaningless struggle. The majority of the humans are vile, and a sub-theme is whether the monsters are any worse. There is extreme, almost continuous violence but no bad language. There is good attention to detail, and Schaeffer's flattop becomes rumpled during combat. In several panels, the shadowing makes the flat top unequivocal, flatter than Arnold's in the movie. Here is how "Schaeffer" looks in work by different teams. "Cement Jungle": Pencils by Chris Warner and Ron Randall. Inks by Sam de la Rose, Chris Warner, and Randy Emberin. Click here or here. "Cold War": Pencils by Ron Randall, inks by Steve Mitchell. Click here or here. "Dark River": Pencils by Ron Randall, inks by Rick Magyar. Click here or here. Highly recommended.

Gymnast Nemov, also here.
Unknown bodybuilder
Unknown bodybuilder
Markus Ruhl shown with Jay Cutler. Kurtwood Kuta identified these men for me.
Christian Boeving in "When Eagles Strike"
Christian Boeving sported a flattop in "When Eagles Strike". His site is under revision, but you can see his flattop here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
River Market Brewery -- Kansas City
Noted actor Stephen Lang, born 1952, has worn a flattop in the play "Beyond Glory" and the movie "Avatar." See Mr. Lang here, here, here, here, here and here.
Chester Yorton who survived a horrorific accident as a teen, defeated Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1966 Mr. Universe competition. Also here.
Dik Alan Daso, curator of modern military aircraft at the Smithsonian
Gomer's -- Kansas City
Bromance -- adventure game
Frankie Rongo, senior bodybuilder
R. Mason, bodybuilder
Mike Matarazzo, bodybuilder, also here, here, here, and here.
John Hansen, bodybuilder
Unknown Bodybuilder -- supplement ad

Dick Butkus, football great, has worn a flattop for years. Dick Butkus Dick Butkus Dick Butkus Dick Butkus Dick Butkus

Shawn Ray -- African-American bodybuilder who sometimes sports a flattop. Also here, here, here and here. His personal site is shawnray.org.

Ironman Obstacle Course -- comic giant
Jack Kevorkian, pathologist and euthanasia advocate, with a flattop. Also here.
Bulldog Brown, wrestler

Brock Lesnar, wrestler. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here,\ here (video), here, and here. Wikipedia. Brock with his new tattoo. Also here. Brock Lesnar Flat-top Crew Cut Hairstyle

Brock -- mixed martial arts fighter with tattoo

Earl Morrall, one of the great quarterbacks. Earl Morrall Earl Morrall Earl Morrall Earl Morrall Earl Morrall Earl Morrall Earl Morrall.

A J Watson, mechanic, according to one source "always identifiable by his slim build and flattop haircut even into his 70s". Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Also, here, and here.

Spin & Marty

Tim Considine wore a flattop haircut which helped popularize the style in the 1950's. Also here.

Spin and Marty, showing Tim Considine, David Stollery, Rudy Lee, and Steve Stevens. Also here.

Ricky Nelson sometimes wore a flattop in "Ozzy and Harriet." Click here, here, here and here.

Steve Timmons winner of three Olympic volleyball medals, and owner of Redsand Inc, a gym clothing company, took a competing clothing manufacturer to court for its cartoon of a volleyball player with a red flattop. Case M'Otto Enterprises, Inv. v. Redsand, Inc. Steve Timmons "has achieved substantial notoriety for his distinctive red, flattop hair." Tradmark litigation. Link for lawyers is now down. Steve Timmons Steve Timmons Steve Timmons Steve Timmons Steve Timmons Steve Timmons Steve Timmons Steve Timmons

Kurt Warner, Rams quarterback, has a flattop, as does his wife. Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner & his wife Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Mrs. Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Kurt Warner

Bruce Willis with a flattop in "The Jackal". Also here.

Steve Harvey comedian
Popular Mechanics photo of technology genius James Meindl.
Channing Tatum as "Duke" in "GI Joe". Also here. Better picture here. Click here for the real Duke. Both the toy and the movie have an almost flat-top haircut.
Patrick Arbuthnot, researcher
Frank Sutton as Sgt. Carter from "Gomer Pyle"
Rascal Flatts Gary LeVox sports a flattop of varying length
Simon Cowell. He is a hirsute, older man and perhaps this is a flattop-hairpiece. Looks great in any case. Also here, here, here, and here.
Ben Daniels as "Goat", the good-hearted soldier in "Doom". Also here.
Wesley Snipes
Morgan Freeman with a military flattop
www.crewcut.com -- several barber shops
www.crewcut.com -- photos of various styles, nothing "adult"
Flattop Archives
John Otto Sess -- geneology archive
Men's Short Haircuts -- mature content
Dave Brousseau's characters Simone, Miguel, and Eric both sport flattops. Mature content.
The Scary Guy -- teaches good living. The Scary Guy recently visited my barber in Kansas for a flattop.
Carl Kraenzel, physicist from MIT, playes the Duke in "As You Like It"
before and after (here. and here).

Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton -- one of the original Mercury 7. From a tribute page which is now down. Also and here, . Click here for a photo of the Mercury astronauts (Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard, Slayton).

Charles Whitman, the U. of Texas sniper, suffered from a brain tumor.
Mickey Rourke as Marv in "Sin City". Also here, here, here, here, here, and here. Action figure.
Devil Dog
Flattop Appreciation -- Men's Health
The Wonder Years
Sam Shepard (right), as the bad guy in "Stealth". Also here.
The late Alan John Mansfield, college professor. At his eulogy the speaker stated, "He charmed us with his own personal fashion movement -- his trade-mark flat-top hair-cut".
[Link is now down] Lisabeth's Travels -- [I] was totally amazed to see at least 10 people in long white coats standing in the room. It was the entire Orthopedic department come to say HI to Lisa and catch a glimpse of Hague. Nearly every one of these guys had a flat top hair cut, the style with the macho "Ortho" docs.
The young George Jones, country singer, wore a flattop. Does anyone have a photo?

J.K. Simmons in "Spider Man", sports a flattop with long sides. Asked who he trusts, he says, "I trust my barber."

Jim Carrey with a flattop in "Me, Myself, and Irene" Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Jim Carrey

Mohammed Ali / Cassius Clay wore a flattop in the early days.

Sgt. Korso from the DarkHorse comic prequel to Titan AE. Like other fictional warriors with flattops, Korso is distinguished as the most aggressive and the crudest-talking.

Brian Cramer, Air Force Captain.
Brian Haley, comedian. Also here, here, here, and here.
Mitch Barrie -- "Urban Redneck" humor and comment
Joe Dille -- a tribute from his son
Mike Ditka, football player
Chief Blue Jacket -- Shawnee
Doug Hurley, astronaut
Christopher Joseph "Gus" Loria, astronaut, also here.

Greg Ostertag, basketball player. See him here (draft choice), here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

John Duffey, classic bluegrass. Also here.

Jon Tester, a progressive Democrat in Montana's state senate, the US Senator. Also here, and here. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here,

MM Flattop,contortionist
Nathan Buckley, "Australian football" star. Also here. More often, Buckley sports his trademark "pineapple head" style.

Sheriff Green, Montgomery County, TX.
Chuy Gomez, radio personality.
Terry Sweeney of Saturday Night Life.
Tukul Arwana, also here. Jermaine Jackson, brother to Janet and Michael, seen here.

Child's Play 3
Elvis's army induction crewcut was a flattop. Also here.
Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom and two other Apollo 1 astronauts at prayer
Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom's son also had a flattop
Horseshoe Flattop
Crew Cut clip art by Johnny Automatic
Bob Sarnowski, also here.
Trimups -- flattop sequence
Daddy's Got a Flattop
Historic Photos
Unknown subject
The Faded Flattop
European Flattop -- in French, it seems to be called "des cheveux in brosse"
Respect the Flattop -- retro comic art
Joe's New Flattop
Danny Kravitz, catcher. Also here.
Unforgotten Realms -- screen shot, also here.

Marquesas Islands -- the local flag depicts a person with a flattop

Tim Robbins
Nick Offerman had a flattop in Treasure Island and an even better one (with a beard) as an officer in "Cursed" (no picture yet).
Bo Farrow -- high school athlete, Oklahoma
Polar Express

Dan McCleary with a flattop playing Shakespeare's war-hero Coriolanus,

Kerwyn -- iconic figure from the D&D 3.5 Player's Handbook
Sparty, the ceramic statue of Michigan State's mascot, has a flattop.

Fiveprime -- collection of photos tagged "flattop". Quality varies.

Unknown flattop owner
Flattop in Progress
Unknown flattop owner
Stuart Campbell, a journalist who covers video games, has a very tall flattop. Click here and here.
Hal Woodeshick, pitcher for the Senators.
Hal Woodeshick, baseball pitcher. Also here.

Dr. Fredrick Guzasky, Boston U. Professional musician with a flattop. He also has his own website.

Sea Elves -- one with a flattop
Purifier -- from "Heroes of Horror"
Soulborn from "Magic of Incarnum"
Lammasu mantle from "Magic of Incarnum"
Skarn monk from "Magic of Incarnum". According to the authors, the Skarn, who seem to favor flattop haircuts, are noted for lawful alignment.
Phranc and her Phlat Top
Scott Abel, bodybuilder. Also here, here, and here. Lee Yerty, Memphis football strength coach
Viggo Mortenson had a flattop in Crimson Tide and GI Jane.
Captain Steve Cox, USMC shows a senator around the Afghanistan prison base in Cuba
Furqan gets his First FlatTop
Jamie Stevens
Cool Men's Hair -- high and tight military haircuts
Alphonso Bertillon, early worker on criminal identificaiton.
Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, race car driver
Wayne Brewer with a great flattop
Bo Jackson once wore a flattop
Colossus, the X-man, sometimes has a flattop. Look here here, here, or here. He was played by Daniel Cudmore.
BombPop
Ashley -- bodybuilder
Real Programmers Code in Binary

Russ McCubbin -- old-time actor

Jack Kemp, football player and Republican 1996 vice-presidential candidate, was known as "helmet hair". Jack Kemp Jack Kemp Jack Kemp Jack Kemp Jack Kemp Jack Kemp

Paul Maguire, football player
Bill Mathis, football player
Jim Norton, football player
Walt Sweeney, football player
Jarrell Wilson, football player
Harry Jacobs, football player
Randy Orton, wrestler. Also here.

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First-grade teacher Mr. Doyle, in Baby Blues, has a flattop. See him here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Bad Dudes -- computer game
Beat The Cops, book by Alex Carroll on winning traffic ticket disputes.
Declan Timlin, show-fighter.

James A. Coleman, USMC gunnery sargeant, has a flattop. Or here. Photos sent me by a friend, scanned from Muscle Media fitness magazine.

Thomas Foy, who survived the July 2002 mine disaster, has a great flattop. Group photo with his companions.

Rudy Boesch, of "Survivor". Navy SEAL veteran.
How I Got My Flattop
The Anti-Sampson: My Haircut Story -- true story
Finding Tradition in a Flattop Haircut
Extreme Flattop from "Extreme Angling".
GI Joe, Canada -- several action figures have flat tops
Sigma 6 -- Duke -- GI Joe cartoon character
GI Joe, USAF air police
GI Joe -- classic re-issue with flattop
GI Joe -- Australian
GI Joe, "Hawk"
Duke from GI Joe, also here.
Blond GI Joe
African-American GI Joe
Police Officer, Henry County, Georgia
Maurice Glenn Turner -- poisoned with ethylene glycol
Georgia Police Officer -- Jimmy Jones

Chip Hazard, in "Small Soldiers", was voiced by Tommy Lee Jones.

Omer DeBouillon, wrestler-bodybuilder from 1890's era, had a flattop. This even pre-dates Pierre Curie's.
Dan Gurney, racer.
Matt Damon with a flattop, sort-of.
Physicist Werner Heisenberg with a flattop, sort-of.

Students of quantum physics understand that before Professor Heisenberg was observed and his photo taken, he both did and did not have a better flattop. Although Heisenberg was forced to serve Germany during WWII, he was tremendously relieved when he learned from a spy that America would build the atomic bomb before the Nazis did. In fact, he may have saved the world by not telling his bosses what they needed to know.

Chip Gizmo from "Beetle Bailey", new character
Dan Ackroyd in "Chuck and Larry." His fireman gets called "pine head."
Robert "Butch" Dole.
J P Scarisbrick, physician
Crewcut Racing
Paul Blakley -- blood recipient

Body Alive -- defunct line of sports clothing

Bruce Holmberg, a West Point graduate, now doing philanthropic work.

Lance Storm, popular Canadian wrestler Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Storm -- as depicted on "South Park"

Nicholas J. Piantanida, high-altitude skydiver, lost his life in a jump.

Keith Storey, airplane racer
R. Lee Ermey, best-known from Full Metal Jacket
Dark Elf -- from an adventure gaming ad.
Fernand Hubert -- amateur radio
Sam J. Jones starred in "Flash Gordon"
Sam J Jones, in "Gold of the Samurai"

Haldeman
Paul von Hindenburg, the German politician, had a near-flattop

Scotty Skyrocket -- Kansas City Star comic, also here.

Unknown US marathon runner
Unknown US marathon runner
Army Runner
Mad Magazine
Colin Farrell. Also here and here ("Pride and Glory").

Kostya Tszyu, Russian-born boxing sensation, now an Australian citizen Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu

Kevin Joseph, a computer wizard who also plays for the Minneapolis Admirals hockey team, is the first friend I met on the internet. Also here, here and here.

Glenn Tunney. March 1957. "Want a flat-top haircut? If you do, it is going to cost you more. The Fayette County Barber's Association has announced that the price of a flat-top haircut will increase from $1.50 to $1.75 next month. In making the announcement, Gregory Bokosh, association secretary, explained that it takes barbers twice as long to give flat-top haircuts as it does to give regular ones."
David Brown, investigator for the Greene County, Missouri, medical examiner's office
Joel McKinnon Miller -- for some reason, at a pro-polygamy site.
Duluth Crew-Cut Club
Militia Member ... cartoon from "Wizards of the Coast".
Mr. Mire -- "Stone Soup".

Doonesbury panel -- 12/11/06. New character introduced, named Kurt.
El Mayimbe -- Antony Santos at Shea Stadium
Unknown Gulf Warrior
Cartoon Lifeguard -- St. Petersburg Times
LTC Tim Ryan, serviceman in Iraq and writer.
Army
Basketball Flattops
Detlef Schrempf, basketball player. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here (Detlef as philanthropist), and here.
Eric Montross, basketball player.

Auto-Shave -- caricature made during a brainstorming session predicting what the world will be like in the year 2016

My cyberfriend Rob, barber.

Johannes Gunderson -- German
David Randall Chaney -- former secret service agent
British Medical Journal -- cartoon of an American health-care system victim, with flattop, January 12, 2008.

Doom 3. Also here, here, here, here, here, here.

Bill Gardner. Operates "Flat Top Productions." Link is now down.

Charles Pavek of Reston, Virginia, another of my cyberfriends.

Devin Ratray as Buzz McCallister in "Home Alone". Thanks to cyberfriend Joshua Horne for bringing this to my attention.

The late Trevor Goddard, champion boxer turned actor, as "Kano". Also in Men of War.
Unknown motorcyclist

Steve Zahn in "National Security". Also here, here, here, here, and here.

Internet friend and new flat-top wearer Greg Rourke took this photo of a classic Schlitz sign in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, in 2006.

Richard Coles of the band "Communards." He became an Anglican priest.

I get my flattop trimmed at Joe Vento's, 5106 Independence Avenue, KCMO 64124.

My cyberfriend Lewis McDowell highly recommends Ray's Barber Shop, 1565 W. Main #215, Lewisville TX 75067 (ask for Lorelie).

Petroglyph National Monument

My cyberfriend Kristin Currier is a sometime hairstylist with a perspective to share. "The fans of hardcore (and 'Oi' style, or 'streetpunk') music ... particularly Sick of it All, who write songs about social and political ills and the desire for positive change... tend to separate themselves from the similar heavy-metal crowd not only by clothing style but by hairstyles. Flat-tops, bald, mohawks, buzzcuts or just plain short are far more prevalent in hardcore than long-hair metal styles. I attribute that to hardcore's (at least the old-school kind) overall positive 'You can make the difference' message. Most people who listen to Sick of it All, Agnostic Front, Dropkick Murphys and the like generally go for a cleaner-cut, tough-guy blue-collar urban look... a street-kid-outsider-on-the-fringe-all-grown-up-now and who has overcome his troubles, loves his friends and family, is highly critical or organized religions, politics, and generally looking to create or keep whatever sanity there is to be had in a bleak and desperate world. Long hair is for hippies and cop-outs. However, they are still "anti-establishment" types, so to separate themselves from the red state types, lots have tons of tattoos, weird facial hair, or some kind of article of clothing to keep from being confused with cops, jocks or jarheads."

If you continue looking for flattop haircuts on the web, you'll eventually find a particular "Bible Ministries" site (of the rules-and-prooftexting type) which explains at some length why flat top haircuts are sinful. They also claim that all the dinosaurs lived within the past 6000 years and that some of them could breathe fire. They forbid organ donation to strangers because the organs would probably get used for sinful purposes, and most people are wicked and don't deserve to have their lives saved. And they disapprove of interracial marriages because God intends that the races hate one another; otherwise, human beings would unite against Him. Of course, this is directly contrary to the mainstream Christian faith as you can see it practiced every day in the service of others. If you want to believe this stuff, or consider these people to be "Christians", that is your business.

Travis Morgan -- gym buddy, skydiver, long-term friend -- has a new site to help ordinary folks catch computer misbehavior.

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