Yondercast 017 - Hair
Intro
The first thing played on this episode is a random piece I created with
Sonic Foundry's Acid Style 2.0. I thought, why not have a whole episode about hair?
Not Me!
["The Wig-Maker's Riot" is an excerpt from
At the Sign of the Barber's Pole by William Andrews, found at
Project Gutenberg.]
On February 11th, 1765, a curious spectacle was witnessed in the streets of London, and one which caused some amusement. Fashion had changed; the peruke was no longer in favour, and only worn to a limited extent. A large number of peruke-makers had been thrown out of employment, and distress prevailed amongst them. The sufferers thought that help might be obtained from George III., and a petition was accordingly drawn up for the enforcement of gentlefolk to wear wigs for the benefit of the wig-makers. A procession was formed, and waited upon the king at St James's Palace. His Majesty, it is said, returned a gracious answer, but it must have cost him considerable effort to maintain his gravity.
Besides the monarch, the unemployed had to encounter the men of the metropolis, and we learn from a report of the period they did not fare so well. "As the distressed men went processionally through the town," says the account, "it was observed that most of the wig-makers, who wanted other people to wear them, wore no wigs themselves; and this striking the London mob as something monstrously unfair and inconsistent, they seized the petitioners, and cut off all their hair per force."
[Excerpt from Chapter Fifteen of
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, found at
Project Gutenberg.]
The short afternoon wore away. All other errands were done,
and Meg and her mother busy at some necessary needlework, while
Beth and Amy got tea, and Hannah finished her ironing with what
she called a 'slap and a bang', but still Jo did not come. They
began to get anxious, and Laurie went off to find her, for no one
knew what freak Jo might take into her head. He missed her,
however, and she came walking in with a very queer expression of
countenance, for there was a mixture of fun and fear, satisfaction
and regret in it, which puzzled the family as much as did the roll
of bills she laid before her mother, saying with a little choke in
her voice, "That's my contribution toward making Father comfortable
and bringing him home!"
"My dear, where did you get it? Twenty-five dollars! Jo, I
hope you haven't done anything rash?"
"No, it's mine honestly. I didn't beg, borrow, or steal it. I
earned it, and I don't think you'll blame me, for I only sold what
was my own."
As she spoke, Jo took off her bonnet, and a general outcry arose,
for all her abundant hair was cut short.
"Your hair! Your beautiful hair!" "Oh, Jo, how could you? Your
one beauty." "My dear girl, there was no need of this." "She doesn't
look like my Jo any more, but I love her dearly for it!"
As everyone exclaimed, and Beth hugged the cropped head tenderly,
Jo assumed an indifferent air, which did not deceive anyone a particle,
and said, rumpling up the brown bush and trying to look as if she liked
it, "It doesn't affect the fate of the nation, so don't wail, Beth. It
will be good for my vanity, I was getting too proud of my wig. It will do
my brains good to have that mop taken off. My head feels deliciously
light and cool, and the barber said I could soon have a curly crop,
which will be boyish, becoming, and easy to keep in order. I'm
satisfied, so please take the money and let's have supper."
Mine, All Mine!
If I must navigate this Ocean of Sorrow,
if I must sail this Sea of Grief,
then I will choose my means;
I will choose my vessel.
I choose an open boat on the open ocean.
Grief will not close me.
Goings On In The Yonderverse
Dave:"Well, hair.
I just got a haircut, cause I think hair is more practical than fashionable, basically I grow it until it's too hot and get it all cut off.
I also think that people think about their hair too much, I never have a bad hair day, you want to know the secret? Wear a hat!
At the same time I think we judge people by their hair, blonde equals a little ditzy, red streaks equals angry, when really we give people way too much credit, I don't think people try to send a message with their hair!"
Robin:"When I was in
Capernwray there was a girl from California. Now orginally she was from South America and she was adopte by a family. So she had some crazy hair. there are two REALLY funny things she used to say about her hair.
"My hair's not wash and wear, it's wash and scare!"
She also used to call her hair Haruna, or the beast lol!"
Song
Everybody Loves My Hair by
Captain WAM, found on the
Podafe Music Network.
