Like I’ve Never Heard “Josh BALD-man” Before…

Yes world, you have heard it right, I am now about three pounds lighter, and you can be too, that is, if you’re willing to shave your head.

Right, so here’s pretty much how it happened….

Valentine’s Day fell on a Wednesday this year, and of course, no youth pastor in his or her right mind (is there a such thing??) would pass up such an opportunity to talk about the one topic that every middle school wants to talk about but would never ask. Yep, that’s right, we’re talking about the birds and the bees, hanky panky, the horizontal mambo, etc…

You get the idea. We talked about sex. But of course, I wanted as many students as possible to be there as Rachel and I imparted our 6 or so months of wisdom on the subject, so I made a little bet with the group. You see, on any normal Wednesday night (again, is there such a thing?), we’d average about 45 students or so. But of course, this was no ordinary night. So, to make a long story short, I told the kids that I would let Rachel shave my head if there were 75 or more students there. And wouldn’t you just know it that there were 76?

Yep, 76 students later, the love of my life, my beautiful bride, took out a pair of electric clippers and went to town. There was not a single hair left longer than maybe a millimeter (why all of a sudden is my hair using the metric system?). And let me tell you, that’s a pretty big stretch considering my former glory…

Ah yes, the Fro… why did that ever go out of style? Well, anyways, as I was pondering whether or not to actually go through with the ordeal, I ran across this picture of my first haircut. It didn’t help…

Well, anyways, the kids were successful getting their 75, and I believe that Rachel and I were successful in giving them the information that we wished we would have had at their age, so I guess it was a win/win situation… except for the fact that I am now freezing pretty much all the time, even in Sunny ‘Ole FLA.

Oh, and by the way, just so you know, I’m pretty much a trend setter. Only a few short days after my own scalp/hair separation, this wonderful little picture surfaced on the internet…

Yes, I have attained “Elite Pop Icon” status, as I have paved the way for superstars everywhere to shed their locks, and join the ranks of Mr. Clean and G.I. Jane.

Oh, and if you want to watch the video of the whole thing, Click Here