I'm Shaving My Head - Daniel Negreanu's Blog

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January 2, 2007
Negreanu decides to shave his
head

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I'm Shaving My Head

January 2, 2007

I've done it before as a teenager a few times, mainly in the summer months.
My father used to tell me that it's good for your hair and it helps make it
thicker. Later I heard from hair people (is that weird to say, hair people?)
that there was no truth to that.

You have to be a little kooky to just shave your head for the sake of shaving
your head, and luckily for me, I'm often a weird dude that does bizarre things
for no apparent reason.

I've felt like doing this for a while now actually. I let my hair grow really long
for most of the year and I'm kind of getting sick of it. I've developed a nice
little mullet- been watching more hockey too, coincidence? I think not- and I
end up wearing a hat most of the time anyway.

There's a little more to it than that I guess. It represents something to me. A
fresh start. A new year and a new, re-energized focus on getting back on top
of the poker world.

This year I'm trying to prepare from day one. Today, I went shopping for a
few things that will help me on my upcoming monster road trip. My first stop
was Whole Foods to pick up some energy food that I could take with me on
the road. That way, when I get to stops like Tunica or Atlantic City I won't
have to settle with lard soaked carrots and bacon bread.

I bought some soy protein packets, four quarts of soy milk that I can fit into
my bag and won't spoil until opened, some vegan energy bars, soups, tea,
protein shake mix, and a few other goodies.

When I was leaving Whole Foods this big black dude looked me up and said,
"Hey man, I know you. You are awesome on TV. I can't play, but I like to
watch you guys play."

When I looked up at the black dude, I realized it was... Jimmy Walker! Yes,
that Jimmy Walker of Good Times fame... DYNOMITE! I recognized him
because I've actually seen him perform at the Comedy Stop a few times.

After getting to my car, I headed to Banana Republic. There, I bought some
essentials, 10 white T-Shirts and boxers. Then went next door to the sports
store and bought 10 pairs of white sports socks. When I think white I just
think clean and fresh which goes with the whole motto.

Then, since I decided that I'd be working out in January, I bought a couple
pairs of running shoes. Is it me, or do running shoes look more and more like
cars these days? With their super shock support system and this and that.
What happened to a good old running shoe? Oh no, did I just write that? I
sound like one of those old bitter dudes with the, "Back in my day, you could
buy a loaf of bread for 8 cents. 8 cents Mori! Today, forget about it, it's crazy
these prices."

Ok, so know I got the white shoes, the white socks, the boxers, and the
brand new white T-Shirts. I got my season 5 of 24 (watched 16 hours season
4 last night), bought season 1 of the Wire, Prison Break, and The Office. I
wrote several Card Player columns, wrote a newspaper column, and even
answered all my e-mails.

Dude, I even organized all the cupboards in the kitchen, I'm en fuego with
the positive production!

Tomorrow morning I'm flying to Los Angeles for the day to do some work for
the GSN hit High Stakes Poker. Seriously, if you ask a poker player what their
favorite poker show on television is, would any of them say anything but High
Stakes Poker?

Now, here's the deal. When I get back on Wednesday, I'm going to get er'
done. Off with the hair, all of it. The great news? For the low, low price of
$14.95 you can watch the PPV of this historic event.

Ok, that part was a joke. What's not a joke, is that I'm considering having my
haircut during a video blog. We may even do a temporary Mohawk, maybe
shave off all the top to see what I'm going to look like in 15 years, or maybe
some other bizarre pattern. Who knows, I'll let my wife decide where we go
with it.

This is only a one time deal. I figure it'll take 4-6 weeks to grow back, and
since I'm going to be on the road for all of January playing tournaments, I'm
going to have a hat on anyway.

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