as i predicted, PZS was creepin and crawlin with tails - lots of extreme length and friendly folks getting psyced about having their picture taken.
The Silky Swirl
points for length, thickness, completely perfect twirl, and general locks-of-love worthiness.
The Extra-Long Padawan Braid
this one hardly fits in the frame! points for adroit braidwork - if i had a lightsaber i'd have totally chopped this one off for my collection.
Muscle Braid
another extra-long, classic tail. damn, these PZS folks are so dedicated to their tails, the concentration of tail length here was unmatched by any other event or location i've encountered! this is the kind of tail i'd be tempted to play with if i was sitting behind this lady on the bus and wasn't sure she could totally rip my hands off.
Secret Tail
way better without the hat! standard portland bleach job.
in other news, outside of the PZS, tails still abound:
Lucas' shred is flushing out nicely and has started passing for a tail. when he came down from Seattle for PZS i gave the rest of his hair a little trim to help accentuate the lushness. with proper styling attention, the shred becomes a proper cutie curl!
Drew also came down for PZS - while he was busy stapling hundreds of copies of his travel zine i took this picture of his curly halfhawk, sea anemone, tail tuft thing. points for stylishly resisting classification!
this was sent via text message from the ever vigalint Paul Billy, who had the great fortune of sitting behind this gentlemen in a "share the road" class. since the fake shutter noise on cell phones seems to be impossible to turn off, this was an admittedly dangerous tail to catch on camera. Paul gets the biggest kudos for braving possible death to capture this rare gem!
this tail was also sent in via text message, coming all the way from Arielle in Chicago. although it's rather blury, let this be a reminder that the midwest ain't all bad fashion...
UPDATES
Zac's tail (see 8/12/08) has gotten long enough to braid, and is looking real classy (and a little sassy with that minty hair band).
Ethan missed his tail too much (see 7/19/08) and realized he needed to grow another one to keep him company throughout the long, cold, boring winter. not so long, boring, or cold now, is it?? welcome back little dude!
oh, and here is the MOST AMAZING RAT TAIL IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!
aka, tail of the week. spotted at the farmer's market in the PSU park blocks. pure genius!
UP NEXT:
i am going to spain for two weeks, and don't have high hopes of seeing any rat tails while abroad. however, i am going to start working on a comprehensive system of classification for rat tails, mullets, shreds, ducktails, padawan braids, etc. perhaps a family tree? let me know of any related styles you haven't seen on this blog but feel should be included.
