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Where Can One Find Realistic Dreadlock Wigs (For One Who's Bald and Hates It)

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The accident occurred in San Francisco on October 17, 1989 -- during the Loma Prieta Earthquake. I was working in the photo darkroom of a local newspaper developing pictures when the quake struck. I fell to the floor and one of the developer pans toppled over and spilled onto my head. I didn't feel any burning sensation and was otherwise unhurt, but I was taken to San Francisco General Hospital.Within hours after the spill, my hair started falling out.

There was no way I could have sued anybody over an accident caused by an "act of God." But the newspaper did compensate me -- to the tune of $5,000.

Where Can One Find Realistic Dreadlock Wigs (For One Who's Bald and Hates It)

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Thanks, but I don't think I can afford the Hollywood prices.

-- Skeeter

the Barrellady said:

What about using the web and looking up wig makers in Hollywood CA. I would think you could latch on to one that makes wigs for the movies. Have you tried this route already? (let them know it is not for costume)

try googling Erwin Kupitz, Wigmaker he does hollywood movies

Peace

Where Can One Find Realistic Dreadlock Wigs (For One Who's Bald and Hates It)

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I'm mixed African American (through my Louisiana-born Creole mother) and Native American (through my Carolina-born Cherokee father). But for appearances' sake, I identify primarily as African American.

the Barrellady said:

Welcome Skeeter. For members to help you find the best dreadlock wig, are you Caucasian or African American?

Where Can One Find Realistic Dreadlock Wigs (For One Who's Bald and Hates It)

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Chemical spill . . . The chemicals destroyed the follicles. After more than 20 years -- and now that I'm entering my 60s -- there's no chance that they'll grow back.

soaring eagle said:

how did u lose it in the accident ..is there no hope at all for regrowth/

id recomend u consult with panterra on here ..

theres a discussion somewhere about donating locks to cancer patients i know it gets reasonble trafic of ppl plooking to donate but the ppl that started it to take donations and crete the wigs have sota been unreachable (that i know of) so i would try contacting them by email and at the same time post a request fpr donated locks in that discussion

Where Can One Find Realistic Dreadlock Wigs (For One Who's Bald and Hates It)

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This is a somewhat sensitive topic for me. I lost most of my natural hair in an industrial accident more than 20 years ago and have worn wigs ever since. Ten years ago, I decided to wear a dreadlock wig, as I've always loved long hair (I came of age back during the heyday of the "flower children" of the late '60s and early '70s) and being of mixed African-American and Native American descent, I knew that a dread wig would be the most natural-appearing for me.

Now that this "child of the '60s" is on the cusp of entering my own 60s -- and my presentfauxlocks are well past their prime after wearing them every day for four years -- I'm in need of replacing them. The challenge is finding a replacement dreadlock wig that doesn't obviously look fake (and also sports a "touch of grey" so that I look closer to my age).

Any assistance you can provide me will be greatly appreciated.

-- Skeeter

updated by @skeeter-sanders: 02/14/15 09:30:35AM

I think im gay.......

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Gingey,

I'm sorry to learn that your girlfriend issued an ultimatum that it's either her or whomever boyfriend you may or may not have. It's pretty clear to me that you're bisexual -- probably ranking as a 4.5 on the Kinsey Scale of sexual orientation (with zero being exclusively heterosexual and 6 being exclusively homosexual).

I'm bi -- a Kinsey 4.5 myself -- and married. I'll turn 60 on April 8 of this year -- which will also mark the 20th anniversary of my coming out as bi. I was exclusively gay for 20 years before that.

I'm also openly polyamorous -- and so is my wife of 5 1/.2 years (She's strictly hetero). We first met online on an alternative adult-matching site. I was quite up-front in my profile on that site about being both bi and polyamorous (to screen out anyone who had a problem with it). When we met in person in 2006, it was love at first sight for her (It took me a few months to reciprocate). We married a year later.

Although we're both poly, it's been a lot easier for my wife to start a relationship with a second boyfriend than it has been for me to do the same. Most straight women of my generation want nothing to do with bi men, and I've yet to meet an openly bi man -- or gay man, for that matter -- who doesn't look like he's joined the military.

At the same time, however, the guys I find most attractive (Gingey, for example) are, for the most part, either straight as an arrow, young enough to be my son, or both, and I doubt that I'd be comfortable with -- or that my wife would approve -- that wide an age difference (especially since I have a 21-year-old stepson).

It's been almost half a century since the 1969 Stonewall Inn riots in New York's Greenwich Village -- which is widely credited as the beginning of the modern gay-rights movement. And gay men and lesbians have come a long way since then. Yet for many bisexual men, it's still 1973 in terms of visibility and acceptance.

But be rest assured, Gingey, you are far from alone.

-- Skeeter

Gingey Mcgingeginge said:

Thank you very much everyone :P I've split from my chick cause she made me an ultimatum,me or dudes and i've always felt a stronger attraction to dudes,we're still best friends though so there's no hard feelings,David,if you want dreads,go for it and don't let anyone set you back :P i'm not letting anyone set me back on dreading or who i prefer :P Randi,thank you,i've had a hard time trying to finally accept it cause it's been in my head since i was 13 and i've done everything to hide it but i can't anymore,it's like a massive burden off my shoulders :D

Dreadlock Wigs???? (how to make or buy)...realistic

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This is a somewhat sensitive topic for me. I lost most of my natural hair more than 20 years ago and have worn wigs ever since. Ten years ago, I decided to wear a dreadlock wig, as I've always loved long hair (I came of age back during the heyday of the "flower children" of the late '60s and early '70s) and being of mixed African-American and Native American descent, I knew that a dread wig would be the most natural-appearing for me.

Now that this "child of the '60s" is on the cusp of entering my own 60s -- and my present faux locks are well past their prime after wearing them every day for four years -- I'm in need of replacing them. The problem is finding a replacement dreadlock wig that doesn't obviously look fake (and sports a "touch of grey" so that I look closer to my age).

Any assistance you can provide me will be greatly appreciated.

-- Skeeter