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Mullets of Disney World
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It's HarmonioUS, NOT HarmoniYOU.
ACK! *runs away screaming*
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/custom/redeye/chi-040803mullet-story.story
It's baa-aack
The mullet never goes out of (bad) style
August 3, 2004
It came from the '80s, clawing its way onto skulls everywhere.
Business in the front, party in the back.
The mullet.
For a decade we felt the shockwaves. From Michael Bolton to the local auto mechanic, the mullet's power stretched far and wide. And now, just when we thought our scalps were safe, the mullet is again riding high.
"It never quite goes, and it comes back again," said Mark Larson, co-author of "The Mullet: Hairstyle of the Gods." "It's kind of like what they say about the evolution of roaches. They've been here since the dinosaurs, and they just keep adapting. The mullet adapts."
So the style has mutated from the traditional mullet of short in front, cropped above the ears, and long in back. This time around we're dealing with a different breed: the mullet. Most popular with young men, the bangs hang just below the eyebrows, while the back creeps down to the shoulders.
As with most trends, we have celebrities to thank. This summer former 'N Sync member JC Chasez and Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine wore mullets. Actor John Hensley of TV's "Nip/Tuck" and Everclear frontman Art Alexakis are now doing the same.
It could almost be passed off as gy hair. Almost.
"Some people are leaving it covering their ears, but it's still long in the back," stylist Dana Yates said. "It's more flowy."
They see the on television and ask for hair like Ashton Kutcher of "That '70s Show" or Brad Pitt's from the movie "Spy Game." They think it's just gy hair, but what they're really getting is the mullet.
The mullet may soon be trendy for women too. Already models in Paris and people in New York and Los Angeles are sporting cropped bangs with a waterfall in the back, stylist Joyce Sander said.
The Midwest mullet for women--if it hits--might not surface until next year, Sander said, given the speed of other hair trends, but once here, hairstyles usually stay for three to four years.
Jennifer Aniston's "Rachel" hairstyle stuck for about four years, followed by Cameron Diaz's spikey hair, which people still request, she said.
The modern mullet probably came from David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust phase in the early '70s. Kutcher may be responsible for bringing on the mullet, but there is no one man fully credited with sparking the resurgence.
The movie business may have its finger on the pulse.
"Hollywood knows about the mullet in an intuitive way," author Larson said. "It's the haircut that they give to the guy who's the outsider, the outcast with the heart of gold. They always do that. That's the essence of the mullet. It's always on the fringe, but with a heart of gold, and that's why it never goes away. It believes in itself."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/custom/redeye/chi-040803mullet-story.story
It's baa-aack
The mullet never goes out of (bad) style
August 3, 2004
It came from the '80s, clawing its way onto skulls everywhere.
Business in the front, party in the back.
The mullet.
For a decade we felt the shockwaves. From Michael Bolton to the local auto mechanic, the mullet's power stretched far and wide. And now, just when we thought our scalps were safe, the mullet is again riding high.
"It never quite goes, and it comes back again," said Mark Larson, co-author of "The Mullet: Hairstyle of the Gods." "It's kind of like what they say about the evolution of roaches. They've been here since the dinosaurs, and they just keep adapting. The mullet adapts."
So the style has mutated from the traditional mullet of short in front, cropped above the ears, and long in back. This time around we're dealing with a different breed: the mullet. Most popular with young men, the bangs hang just below the eyebrows, while the back creeps down to the shoulders.
As with most trends, we have celebrities to thank. This summer former 'N Sync member JC Chasez and Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine wore mullets. Actor John Hensley of TV's "Nip/Tuck" and Everclear frontman Art Alexakis are now doing the same.
It could almost be passed off as gy hair. Almost.
"Some people are leaving it covering their ears, but it's still long in the back," stylist Dana Yates said. "It's more flowy."
They see the on television and ask for hair like Ashton Kutcher of "That '70s Show" or Brad Pitt's from the movie "Spy Game." They think it's just gy hair, but what they're really getting is the mullet.
The mullet may soon be trendy for women too. Already models in Paris and people in New York and Los Angeles are sporting cropped bangs with a waterfall in the back, stylist Joyce Sander said.
The Midwest mullet for women--if it hits--might not surface until next year, Sander said, given the speed of other hair trends, but once here, hairstyles usually stay for three to four years.
Jennifer Aniston's "Rachel" hairstyle stuck for about four years, followed by Cameron Diaz's spikey hair, which people still request, she said.
The modern mullet probably came from David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust phase in the early '70s. Kutcher may be responsible for bringing on the mullet, but there is no one man fully credited with sparking the resurgence.
The movie business may have its finger on the pulse.
"Hollywood knows about the mullet in an intuitive way," author Larson said. "It's the haircut that they give to the guy who's the outsider, the outcast with the heart of gold. They always do that. That's the essence of the mullet. It's always on the fringe, but with a heart of gold, and that's why it never goes away. It believes in itself."
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GoofyFan1
Active Member
Ever since I've discovered this thread, I constantly point out mullets to my wife. The only problem I find around my area is that most of the guys that have mullets are the body builders.
Thanks to you guys, and my warped sense of humor, I'm gonna get my butt handed to me by one of these guys brecause they've heard me laugh or count thats 1, 2, 3....... :lol:
I wish I had a picture of the one we saw the other day at the mall. I thought it was fake, like those hair extensions women buy.
Thanks to you guys, and my warped sense of humor, I'm gonna get my butt handed to me by one of these guys brecause they've heard me laugh or count thats 1, 2, 3....... :lol:
I wish I had a picture of the one we saw the other day at the mall. I thought it was fake, like those hair extensions women buy.
Irrawaddy Erik
Well-Known Member
The elusive Poodle Mullet at Dinosaur!......I actually got to go back in time with this mullet. (I think it was the only thing that could stop the Carnatorous)
MouseMadness
Well-Known Member
You know, my mother in law and I always see these horrific hairstyles and say "The sad thing is somebody actually cut that!!" A bad hair cut is one thing, but to then PERM it.... the cruelty of it all!! 
(Current and former mullet wearers, don't be offended... I speak not of your average work-a-day mullet, but of the sad coif pictured above.) :wave:
(Current and former mullet wearers, don't be offended... I speak not of your average work-a-day mullet, but of the sad coif pictured above.) :wave:
Yellow Shoes
Well-Known Member
My 10 year old son and I are off to WDW Sept 29-Oct 4 (anyone else there also??)
We are working on code words for things that make us laugh, but we don't want to be rude.
We are thinking about using "El Camino" as our code for mullets. (because of the t-shirt -- "El Camino, the mullet of cars")
Fortunately, I've taught him not to point, but I don't need him screaming "MULLET!!" whenever he sees one.
Like GoofyFan1, I don't want any confrontations--or injuries.
We'll probably be on the lookout for Skoal rings also. I think the code word will be "hobbit".
"Pac-Man" will be the code for ECVs. I understand that they don't stop on a dime--my mother is in one, and I'm not looking to be offensive. The fact that they can run you over is why we want to be aware of them and give them extra space.
No code word for strollers. They need extra space for the same reason ECVs do. Any ideas?
edit Perhaps "Angelica" (as in Rugrats) for strollers...
We are working on code words for things that make us laugh, but we don't want to be rude.
We are thinking about using "El Camino" as our code for mullets. (because of the t-shirt -- "El Camino, the mullet of cars")
Fortunately, I've taught him not to point, but I don't need him screaming "MULLET!!" whenever he sees one.
Like GoofyFan1, I don't want any confrontations--or injuries.
We'll probably be on the lookout for Skoal rings also. I think the code word will be "hobbit".
"Pac-Man" will be the code for ECVs. I understand that they don't stop on a dime--my mother is in one, and I'm not looking to be offensive. The fact that they can run you over is why we want to be aware of them and give them extra space.
No code word for strollers. They need extra space for the same reason ECVs do. Any ideas?
edit Perhaps "Angelica" (as in Rugrats) for strollers...
Lauriebar
Well-Known Member
Okay, this thread is hilarious!!!
Fortune has smiled on me by allowing me to move to and live in the great mullet bearing city of Nashville, TN.!!! Here one only has to venture within half a mile of one's home to see the mullet in its natural habitat. In Tennesse the mullet knows no social or economic boundries, it runs free in malls, gyms and down on Lower Broadway. It brings a tear to my eye when I spot one.
Fortune has smiled on me by allowing me to move to and live in the great mullet bearing city of Nashville, TN.!!! Here one only has to venture within half a mile of one's home to see the mullet in its natural habitat. In Tennesse the mullet knows no social or economic boundries, it runs free in malls, gyms and down on Lower Broadway. It brings a tear to my eye when I spot one.