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    It's a shag...

    NOT SUCH A BAD BOY
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    • Freaky Orthopedic
      Freaky Orthopedic last edited by

      not a mullet... There is a difference. Paul's hair was cool. Mullets were (and are) not! I should know, I've had both at one time or another growing up. I admit, I had the mullet for a longer period of time in the 80's! With the reissue of Rockshow, I keep hearing people refer to Paul's mullet. I especially liked the funky mullet Paul had around the time of Red Rose Speedway and again in '74 when he visited John (and Harry Nilson) in LA. Goofy subject for a thread, I know, but I just thought I'd get it off my chest!

      Love,
      Chad

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      • SusyLuvsPaul
        SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

        The upcoming new book "Paul On the Run in the 1970s" should provide a lot of pictorial illustration on that topic Put on your shades to view the garish mismatched funky punk disco hippie fashions

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        • Holly Days
          Holly Days last edited by

          Do/did the Brits actually call that hairstyle a "shag" as well though? I ask for the most obvious of reasons! Seriously though - I personally would say it's a bit of both. Shag imo generically refers to a layered haircut (which he certainly had) but that lovely bit of hair than hangs past his neckline legitimately makes it a mullet in my book. The problem is that mullet has become a derogatory term for many people and is used to refer to most extreme "short side, long tail, greaser" look. Long live the *proper* Macca mullet!!

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          • Mr. Spock
            Mr. Spock last edited by

            While I think the mullet is harder to pull off, I do think it can look good if done properly and on the right person. As previously mentioned, Paul's RRSW-era mullet looked good. I think David Bowie also had a good mullet during his "Ziggy Stardust" phase. Unfortunately, more times than not, a mullet just comes of looking tacky on most...

            Imagination is more important than knowledge ~Albert Einstein

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            • oobu24
              oobu24 last edited by

              What did they used to say? All business in the front & a party goin on in the back.

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              • Thisbe211
                Thisbe211 last edited by

                Freaky Orthopedic:

                not a mullet... There is a difference. Paul's hair was cool. Mullets were (and are) not! I should know, I've had both at one time or another growing up. I admit, I had the mullet for a longer period of time in the 80's! With the reissue of Rockshow, I keep hearing people refer to Paul's mullet. Goofy subject for a thread, I know, but I just thought I'd get it off my chest!

                Thank-you! That has been bothering me, also. Shags were '70's, and much nicer than mullets, which I never even heard of until sometime in the mid to late 80's!

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                  admin last edited by

                  I had a couple of nice shags in the 70's. Ah, memories...

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                  • Jock Tamson
                    Jock Tamson last edited by

                    moptops:

                    I had a couple of nice shags in the 70's. Ah, memories...

                    You are talking about hairstyles aren't you? Or do Aussies use shag in the same way as us Brits (i.e. its a slang term for sexual intercourse). It also makes me smile when Americans talk about being pissed (that means drunk where I come from) - and describing Paul as wearing suspenders makes me think he's suddenly turned in to Frank N Furter! Two countries separated by the same language!

                    In Scotland, it is common to hear the phrase, "We're all Jock Tamson's Bairns", meaning "we're all the same under the skin" or "we are all God's children".

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                    • Kathryn O
                      Kathryn O last edited by

                      You're right about it being a shag instead of a mullett. I should know as I had a shag through the 70s until the early 80s. It was the only 'boyish' haircut my mom would allow on me. I've often wondered what the difference is between a shag and a pageboy. Some called my hair 'pageboy' but I think it's something to do with the cut of the bangs. as long as it had boy in the title, i was happy

                      "I don't like you" "I'll get over it"

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                      • Nancy R
                        Nancy R last edited by

                        moptops:

                        I had a couple of nice shags in the 70's. Ah, memories...

                        I had more than a couple!

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                          admin last edited by

                          Jock Tamson:

                          moptops:

                          I had a couple of nice shags in the 70's. Ah, memories...

                          You are talking about hairstyles aren't you? Or do Aussies use shag in the same way as us Brits (i.e. its a slang term for sexual intercourse). It also makes me smile when Americans talk about being pissed (that means drunk where I come from) - and describing Paul as wearing suspenders makes me think he's suddenly turned in to Frank N Furter! Two countries separated by the same language!

                          Yeah ya got me. I was being a bit naughty...had many a language barrier clash when I first went to the USA> The amount of trouble I had using the word, "pissed." And the laughs and weird looks when I asked in pubs, "where are ya bogs?" "What?" "Your toilets...where is the toilet?" (cue much laughter) "Oh you want the BATHROOM..." And if you make a mistake writing...never...EVER ask for a rubber!!!!" ops:

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                            admin last edited by

                            Nancy R:

                            moptops:

                            I had a couple of nice shags in the 70's. Ah, memories...

                            I had more than a couple!

                            God Bless ya.

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