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portraitGeorge Hook
If you’ve ever lived in Dublin, you’ll probably know that there’s a laneway opposite The George Pub, leading down to the Stag’s Head. And on the wall there’s a neon sign showing a baldy head with spikes of hair blinking on and off. It’s an advert for a “Hair-Restoration service”. A taxi driver told me that the same sign has been there since the 1960s.
But here’s the thing : Baldness cures don’t work. Never have. Everyone with a brain knows that.
Now think about all the worthwhile businesses that have launched since the 60s with useful products, but have long-since folded. And here’s this baldness-cure bullshit still going strong.
I don’t know what depressing point I’m trying to make here exactly. But how-and-ever, this is a portrait I did of a legendary bald man: Mr George Hook. I reckon it’s safe to say he’s never been near a stupid hair clinic in his life.
