Forum Activity for @marianas-trench

Just saw DreadheadHQ video on you tube - yikes!!!

General Talk

You know, that is actually one of the best, most constructive ideas I've seen expressed in regards to John. Maybe we should actually produce such a challenge. :D Andres said:

We should challenge him to cut 1 of his dreads, cut it open to see whats on the inside and show it on one of his videos. If nothing shows inside, he deserves to keep the name "clean", if not he should close his Clean empire and find some other scam to profit from.

R.Emmel: 1) introduction, 2) questions on starting, 3)concerns about dogma

Introduce Yourself

Sorry, but I don't remember hearing about Clean starting his dreads over however many times you said. Do you have a source? If it's true, then I'm surprised he hasn't learned from his mistakes. soaringeagle said:

hmmmn everything i typed vannished so ill try again

i do agree with u bout name calling it just gets frustrating

but look at his list its a slap in the face to the intelegence of his customers..blame the consumer for not likeing a bad product..
h4 then says hed only go natural cause they look better yet his clearly are not natural in any way
then he says his customers pics show beautiful dreads that last years yet not 1 is over 3 years all look goofy and his owbn dreads have no personality or individuality and have been cutr every 3 years and started over

updated by @marianas-trench: 07/10/15 06:30:54AM

help growing dread length

Dread Maintenance

Oh, Kim, I bleached my first set of dreads and I had thinner dreads on top that ended up breaking off altogether!!! I would suggest you check out the options already suggested, but also that any bleaching should be done on medium sized to thick dreads. If doing so on thin dreads, it should be done at least 1/2 inch to an inch away from the scalp. I'm sorry to hear about your significant others' plight, I can identify. I shaved my head and started from scratch, and it's been a long 2 years.GOOD LUCK, be blessed!

Dreadlock removal method

Dreading Methods

I, being male, just shaved my head when I had to get rid of my dreads. Took about 2 minutes. Then I literally started growing my hair out again, knowing that by the time it would start dreading again, I'd be allowed to again. 1 year later I was starting dreads. Nov 20th was my dreadies' 1 year anniversary. So it's been 2 years since I shaved my head.The Ladies however aren't inclined to shave their heads (unless they want to be cold!) so this is a great guide. I have thought about taking out the current dreads because I'm just finishing my M.B.A. and need to find a decent job in this poor economy. I can always let my hair dread again in a few years when the job market is easier to penetrate. That and I used wax on these *MIFFED* so they are still kinda stiff --- Dewaxing only goes so far

this is just wrong

General Talk

Yeah, I agree that the whole "us vs them" mentality is probably there and definitely a bad thing. It's the same way with conservatives and liberals, minorities and whites, hearing impaired and sign language impaired lol. But I thought something you said was interesting: "before that we had alwayse circled with them. made them a part of shante sena.. held theyre hands so they couldnt hold theyre guns."No offense, but that's a huge mistake. Circling around a bunch of police or guards or whatever (strategically) makes them feel VERY vulnerable and like a cornered dog become very aggressive. ALSO, you don't touch an officer in any way unless they are telling you to. HUGE mistake. Some will shoot right then for nothing else of the impression that you might try to take a gun. I hope you don't forget that the few people who cause problems are enough to make officers very wary of danger. Many worry that the "overthrow the government, fuck (sorry for the language, I believe it appropriate) the system" crowd will show up and actually do something big to hurt the officers. I do agree, though, they shouldn;t be pointing guns at anyone unless they intend to use the guns, and only when they have an immediate threat to their lives. We just need to not give them that perceived threat. LOVE man, it's the way ta go. soaringeagle said:

i agree 100%
it wasnt untill the blocade in..was it colorasdo that foljs started circling around them (then opening up a hole for them to get out)
before that we had alwayse circled with them. made them a part of shante sena.. held theyre hands so they couldnt hold theyre guns
ive been thinking about this more and more since i filmed 1 such incident in ark when thousands circled around a dozen leos (very peacefully but there was a raging drumbeat and many singing " your gonna start a new revolution, we dont like to be pushed around"
but we do need to get back to the way things were, including not excluding..it was never us and them it was just us..the leos were not as much of a problem when they were treated as rainbows
i understand when they passed regs trying to shut down gatherings thewy made themselves the enemy to our lifestyle, but since when do w concider anyone our enemies..
i remember a time when they respected us enough to not wear guns on site but now they point guns at children
and ui really believe its because we let them put us into an us vs them situation..and thawt is not how it should ever be

Nathan Warren said:

that video is tragic man. the whole situation is tragic. i wish more people could look at situations from every point of view. every body at the rainbow gathering just relax and think about how the cops feel ,way out numbered and scared shitless trying to do their job. and of course its kinda common since to be as threat-less as possible. peaceful or not, its not a smart idea to walk up to (or anything really) a person who is holding a weapon of any kind who is trained to be offensive not so much defensive. they went in expecting violence (whether it was going to happen or not. that's how they're trained) so hearing people yelling and screaming at you is not good. adrenaline does weird things to your mind. and of course the cops like the guy said should have been more calm and checked who was wrong instead of follow and fire. calmness, open minds, peacefulness and levelheadedness does wonders in panic situations. its a shame to see that stuff going on in such a peaceful place. "there's dickheads on both sides."

soaringeagle said:

this is an example of how we attack the feds..lol
the feds try to create riot situations over and over but we will not reacte back with violence
here they opened fore at kid villiage with peperspray guns and tazers for no reason except to try creatting a violent situation
they push and they push but we refuse to fight and we refuse to back down..
we just stand behind our right to peacefuly assemble

Play any instruments?

General Talk

BTW, any drummers here who have a favorite set of cymbals? I'm about to upgrade and I'm open to suggestions

Play any instruments?

General Talk

I'm a drummer myself! Been playing on and off for 10 years, and I can read basic music for drums. ut that's it. I play a little guitar, but am not skilled. I listen mostly to hard music, though, rock, metal, hardcore kinda stuff, so my playing reflects that.

Baking soda wash?

Dread Maintenance

Why so? baking soda get less potent over time while diluted by water? soaringeagle said:

i use a gallon at a time u can use less
and it definately should be mixed right b4 u use it

dreads in a relationship..

Life Issues Facing Dreads

Actually that was a very small part of my getting dreads. I know how artificial so many people are, so I wanted to eliminate those people right off the bat, lol, so that I wouldn't have to deal with superficial people trying to get kissy with me. It helped at first, bc they looked like junk but now it really doesn't matter bc i have a gf and the dreads are looking great. soaringeagle said:

everyone had such good responces
and well dreads tend to tell u what theyre after in a relationship if they are shallow only adfter how u look or how u make them, look or how much u can buy them they will hate your dreads and fight against em but if they are in the relationship to be with a special person they will over time realize dreads add to the specialness and will accept em leave the choice up to them trell em the dreads are hear to stay they can accept it or not its theyre choice.

updated by @marianas-trench: 07/19/15 12:20:35PM

The truth of Backcombing is Unraveled (literally)

Dreading Methods

Yeah, see, my hair is so thin and fine, and there's not muchof it. I could have tried to go all natural, but my hair was too short to dread, and I was impatient, so I back-combed, It's been a year, and it's not coming out, but I realized that with such short hair, I could have sectioned my hair, wrapped it near the roots, cut it short to the wraps like 3 inches, and it would have naturally dreaded starting at the roots. I cut the sides of my hair before dreading, so the sides and back are totally natural outside of wrapping, I literally wrapped hair a half inch long and watched it dread by itself For hte others it was backcombed, and I happy with all of it. Diamondskies said:

A momentary lapse of genius!!LOL Glad you liked it!! You're right though, my hair is more readily dreaded. I would wake up with huge knots in the underside of my hair every morning, it was my hair speaking out against being loose!! If my hair was finer it probably wouldn't have held so well, but my hair is thick. I've always gotten a lot of comments about how thick my hair is, and not just mass but girth as well!

Didjeridurian said:

"they're just holding a place in line for them! Hey man, can you save my spot? Cool, thanx"

i love it.

I agree and I think that the people who experience a "succesful" backcombing, have hair that more conducive to dreading. If my hair started to knot up before the backcombing comes undone it would appear to me that the backcombing created the dreads. But myhair happened to take much longer to knot up on its own than the combing was able to hold for....
But no one sums it up like you did brilliant
"they're just holding a place in line for them! Hey man, can you save my spot? Cool, thanx"

Diamondskies said:

I backcombed mine in 3 months ago, none of them came out and they are tightaning up nicely. It took some practice, and I tried to be gentle, but backcombing is a rough process. Some are tighter than others, some have loops and bumps, and some have loose hair as well, but it's worked out for me! Just like every thing else in this world, each experience is different, because each person is different, our hair is different, and maybe the areas we live in (humidity, heat, air pressure?) has something to do with it?!? I don't know. I do agree though, that until they start tightening up, and locking on their own, they aren't really dreads, they're just holding a place in line for them! Hey man, can you save my spot? Cool, thanx!