Thank you 'Encouraged'

I'm very impressed myself .. that no one has
actually noticed ... even close up ... that
I've actually got 'MORE HAIR' on my head ..
not just the illusion of hair ...

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MB'S VIDEO IS GREAT ! But I'm ALL THUMBS !
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I also bought Michigan Baldy's DVDs.
They're invaluable tools as most people on
this forum will admit ...
Each day as I learn more, what MB's doing
doing in those vids .. it starts to gel in my head.

If you search the old posts, you'll see my feelings,
having grown up in a mob-run neighborhood,
about doing it myself and putting saran over my
head. When the 'mob guys' gift-wrapped you
like that .... it meant you were on a one-way
trip out to the 'Big Enchilada' in the sky ...

I called two toplace stylists (Erin in Bayonne NJ
and Di Di in New York City) .. and if there
wasn't a stylist available ...

I would have certainly made the trip ...

I went to Di Di in new york city.

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DARN, YOU ONLY HAVE TO GET MEASURED
ONCE ... LEAVE IT TO A PRO !
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She measured my head (washed out the
concealers first). When you think, you
might have to wait two months (and change)
for the piece to be made and shipped from
a 3rd world country, you are also
laying out $200-300. bucks, and you want
that piece to look good .... well .. I just
rationalized .. some of these guys on this
forum have in the past, mortgaged their
house and spent upwards of $12-20 grand
a year with the Hair clubs ...

What's few bucks and travel to avoid any
mistakes ... to me .. it's worth the trip ...
(and you only have to be measured once).

I love Michigan Baldy's DVDs .. but .. I'm
not a kind of a Home Depot, 'Fix-It-Yourself'
type of guy ....

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I GOT TO PREVUE SOME EXCELLENT WEBSTUFF !
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Di Di's (toplace NYC stylist) .. is working
on some excellent training stuff for her
hair clients which she is going to
put on her website in the near future ..
If you look really closely ... I might be
one of the volunteers she's using ...
I believe it is going to be a very valuable
resource. She's got 18 years experience,
the old-world Bulgarian craftsmanship and
pride in her work ... and 10 years tutelege
under Vidal Sasson and then Farrell.
It's rumoured she left Farrell, because she
wasn't satisfied being one of his
'cookie-cutter' hairstylists.

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DEBBIE AND HER MOM ARE ONLY A STAMP AWAY !
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On a second thought ... it's very reassuring
to know that you can always send a piece to
Debbie in Maine and for a very very moderate
fee ... get an excellent cut that rivals the New
York / LA Salons.

(And if you need a 'Ventilator' (sounds like Arnold
Swartzennegger's arch villian, you can send it to
Debbie's Mother. Toplace has the pieces, the prices
and the support.

BTW. I have no interest or stock in Toplace !