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Re: (TV) Re: TV/facial hair



You're very lucky if you got to be a part of that scene back then.  It must
have been exciting.


--- On Sat, 6/18/11, Dennis D <dend@nyc.rr.com> wrote:

From: Dennis D <dend@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: (TV) Re: TV/facial hair
To: tv@obbard.com
Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011, 9:52 PM

I'm not sure the reasoning behind it but I know a lot of  bands had the same
kind of dress code. Image meant a lot to many bands. I think I was one of the
first people to play at CB's with a beard, but I wasn't very trendy.


> I wonder if they had those rules to avoid any apprearance of a hippie-ish
> look, as facial hair (shaggy look) and jeans were so prevelent during that
> era.  Just a thought...
>
>
> --- On Sat, 6/18/11, Dennis D <dend@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> From: Dennis D <dend@nyc.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: (TV) Re: TV/facial hair
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011, 8:43 PM
>
> Sorry for the typos. of course that should be blue jeans and dress vode.
>
>
>> Actually it was Fred that told me that no facial hair and no blue feans
were
> the "dfress code" of the band. You notice on Lloyd's first solo record Fred
is
> wearing blue jeans on the back cover. You'd never see that on a Television
> record.
>>
>>
>>> I ran across this topic in the archives, it was something I was thinkin'
> about
>>> the other day...  I don't think I'd ever seen Tom w/ any facial hair. And
>>> then come to think of it, I don't think I recall any pics of the band w/
>>> anyone having any facial hair.
>>>
>>> SecretX in the archives said that Tom grew a beard about 10 yrs ago(from
> date
>>> of her post.  And Dennis said that he thinks facial hair and blue jeans
> were
>>> 'no no's' in the band.  Was that a joke?
>>>
>>> Well, if Tom did sport a beard at some point, no pics have surfaced of it
> that
>>> I've seen.
>>>
>>> And w/ what Dennis said, that made me think I don't think I've ever seen
> Tom
>>> in blue jeans, he wears black jeans though.
>>>
>>> Tom IS 'anti' white shoes though, well, that's what Jimmy Rip says...haha
>>>
>>> sorry for the lame topic...
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