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Old 08-07-2021, 03:23 PM
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Also interesting that no one took flyer on Steve Asmussen's horse, Stellar Tap, to win his record setting position of all time leading trainer in America. It was almost a no brainer but . . . almost??? Patty and I talked to him several times, briefly of course, wishing him luck in his earlier racing days Lone Star Park. He always stopped and responded to us in a congenial way.

Sure glad he got a real haircut :
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Old 08-09-2021, 11:00 AM
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If I ever come back this way again as some seem to think we do, I want to have Steve Asmussen's hair or may Jim Acosta. My own hair vacated my head long ago and it was so terrible and frizzy, I wasn't even upset. Some of you that watch the Fox broadcast probably caught the golf cart interview between Steve and Jonathan Kinchen about hair and other things. Kinchen, I think is a positive addition to the show.
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Old 08-09-2021, 12:25 PM
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If I ever come back this way again as some seem to think we do, I want to have Steve Asmussen's hair or may Jim Acosta. My own hair vacated my head long ago and it was so terrible and frizzy, I wasn't even upset. Some of you that watch the Fox broadcast probably caught the golf cart interview between Steve and Jonathan Kinchen about hair and other things. Kinchen, I think is a positive addition to the show.
Yes Steve has enough hair for 2-3 people. I still have most of mine but it's as white as snow, has been for at least 10-12 yrs.
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Old 08-09-2021, 12:33 PM
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Speakin Of Asmussen …

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Old 08-09-2021, 12:39 PM
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Yes Steve has enough hair for 2-3 people. I still have most of mine but it's as white as snow, has been for at least 10-12 yrs.
What hair I have left is gray. I think it started turning when I reached 40. At one time I also had a beard and mustache. Funny thing about that was my beard and mustache was reddish or blondish which did not match the hair on the top of my head. Can't tolerate a beard anymore. Itches too much. Glad those days when people had bigger hair, side burns, beards and such seem to be over. At least for a while until it comes around again as everything seems to do.
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Old 08-09-2021, 12:44 PM
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“… Glad those days when people had bigger hair, side burns, beards and such seem to be over. At least for a while …”
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IVE ALWAYS LOVED A MAN WITH LONG HAIR AND BEARD!

Never Was Attracted To What I call THE “ F B I Look”

Short hair, No Beard, Business Suit + Tie = YUCK
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Old 08-09-2021, 12:55 PM
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I still have my mustache and probably always will as I wouldn't recognize the stranger in the mirror, if I did away with it, but just saying a full beard has become an uncomfortable thing to me. Don't know how I was ever able to tolerate one when I was younger, but lots of things change as we age. As for the FBI look, I was never in to that. The place I worked, had a dress code, but I always ignored it and usually wore jeans and T shirts to work. Eventually, the powers that be came over to my way of thinking and did away with the dress code.
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Old 08-09-2021, 03:17 PM
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It's always intriguing how our conversations meander to all sorts of interesting topics. I tried growing a mustache once as an act of independence. While I was serving in the Army [1970 or so], I had a temporary duty assignment that attached me to a German missile unit that was stationed on the island of Crete as part of a NATO exercise. While we had military duties to perform, we didn't have the same military discipline that I had been used to and I took that 6 week assignment as an opportunity to grow a mustache. It was in many ways more of a bother than it was worth, but it did make me look older [I had a baby face and was asked for proof of age in bars until I was in my 30's. Now I'd generously tip anyone who asked]. Kept it for a few years thereafter but I guess I just got tired of trying to keep it trimmed evenly.

I'm just as glad that Ruff and I have never met in person. Her "YUCK" description pretty much summed me up every working day of my professional career, when dress down day meant leaving the vest on my 3 piece suit at home. The things you need to do to make a living and support a family. I've tried to compensate for that since retirement by wearing shorts and a polo or t shirt in summer and a sweater and jeans in the winter.
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“… Glad those days when people had bigger hair, side burns, beards and such seem to be over. At least for a while …”
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IVE ALWAYS LOVED A MAN WITH LONG HAIR AND BEARD!

Never Was Attracted To What I call THE “ F B I Look”

Short hair, No Beard, Business Suit + Tie = YUCK
Long hair and beards are ok such as Steve Asmussen, Dave Grohl, or Jason Momoa. But please no man buns. That's really YUCK.
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PLENILUNE
“… But please no man buns. That's really YUCK...”
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AGREE 100%

Asmussen =


And…Look What Happened To Samson After A Haircut ��*♂️ �� ��
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