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One sexy guitar though' date=' BAN. Also, nice mane of metal you have going on. ...Mane as in referring to your hair, if you didn't catch that.[/quote'] Yeah, my hair is pretty ridiculous. There's just a lot of it, thick and curly, great for headbanging. My wife loves it, and I'm always getting compliments from girls, except my mom, who is weirdly jealous. Pretty much everybody here knows by now that I have no problem growing hair. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I'm always getting compliments from girls
Funny, because it's the same for me. I don't think my mom has issues with my hair, but my dad, sister, various other male relatives have been vocal about hating it for years now. Also, we should take some band pics of us with our gear. That Gibson is sexy.
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Funny' date=' because it's the same for me. I don't think my mom has issues with my hair, but my dad, sister, various other male relatives have been vocal about hating it for years now. Also, we should take some band pics of us with our gear. That Gibson is sexy.[/quote'] Yes it is, I love that fucking guitar. It's tough to take photos when only 2/3 of your already incomplete band show up. Then again, we are the creative force, maybe we could just do the two of us. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I'm not camera-shy, I just have a dreadful smile. Also one of you might hunt me down and kill me. Can't be too careful. I think there's one picture of me I could use... [ATTACH=CONFIG]510[/ATTACH] On campus.

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I'm not camera-shy, I just have a dreadful smile. Also one of you might hunt me down and kill me. Can't be too careful. I think there's one picture of me I could use... [ATTACH=CONFIG]510[/ATTACH] On campus.
Goodness gracious! I had no idea you had long hair! Looks awesome, bro, I tried to grow it once but it was almost always lank and greasy, seemingly whatever I tried to do with it.
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Goodness gracious! I had no idea you had long hair! Looks awesome' date=' bro, I tried to grow it once but it was almost always lank and greasy, seemingly whatever I tried to do with it.[/quote'] Well, so is mine, I just don't care. :D I'm also trying to grow a small beard but usually I get about six hairs that just go spiraling into infinity. It's going OK now but it is a bit demoralizing.
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I like it when crazy metal bands dress nice. Immolation always look good too' date=' although not as dressy as Akercocke. It's more of a business-casual (the best of both worlds!).[/quote'] I like the idea, but I prefer to play in what I'm comfortable wearing, a tshirt and jeans. Especially at venues like Burt's, if I was dressed up, those dressy clothes would get fucking nasty and uncomfortable. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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I like the idea' date=' but I prefer to play in what I'm comfortable wearing, a tshirt and jeans. Especially at venues like Burt's, if I was dressed up, those dressy clothes would get fucking nasty and uncomfortable.[/quote'] I get overheated wearing a sweatshirt when I (attempt to) play guitar, so I certainly couldn't swing the whole suit business.
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