Golden Anniversary veterans?

[bald1]

A recent thread asking just when members started wet shaving got me thinking. I've been at it for 53 or 54 years as best I can figure. And with minor deviations to try DE, double edged carts, and the like over the years, I've remained a dedicated single edge injector fan.

So, I am a veteran wet shaver who has passed his golden anniversary. How many others have been at it for over 50 years?



Injector Razors: '74 Schick/Int'l Silver "Paul Revere" | '65 PAL adj | '66 Schick M1 adj | '75 Schick L1 | '70 Personna stainless | '53 Eversharp-Schick G8
Blades: NOS Schick Platinum Plus | AAFES Personna Platinum Chrome
Brushes: '02 Shavemac Thuja wood 23mm Silvertip custom | '07 Rooney 2/1 Faux Ivory 22mm Super | on order: '12 Rudy Vey custom 24mm TGN Finest xh
Creams: Taylors (avacado; rose) | Trumpers (coconut) | RazoRock (Artisan tallow)
Soaps: Mama Bear | VdH
Witch Hazel/Balm: Thayers Cucumber| Issey Miyake alcohol-free
Scuttle/Lather Bowl: Feats of Clay | Danish Gravy

 

[dfollett_98]

Bob:

Add me to the "Golden Vintage" members. It's been 53-years since I started face scraping with lots of different types of "weapons." IMO, shaving continues to get better thanks to the input from the outstanding members of B&B.

Enjoy your shaves.

Don

 

[knlgskr]

M e 2, 50+, for me the Injector blades prior to the cartridges were the best.

 

[bald1]

Don, knlgskr,

Heck guys, maybe if there's enough of us the mods might grant / create a new "old geezer" 50 years of wet shaving "badge" to add to our military veteran ones! LOL

 

[BroJohn]

I started shaving in '63, so next year I would qualify for the 'Geezer Badge'.

I really didn't learn to shave until I came to B&B a few years back, though.

-- John Gehman

 

[gearchow]

When your feeling old, find a group of older guys to hang out with. It's all a matter of reference. I've only been scraping for 40 years, you old geezers!

-jim

 

[bald1]

When your feeling old, find a group of older guys to hang out with. It's all a matter of reference. I've only been scraping for 40 years, you old geezers!

Always glad to hear from a young whippersnapper! hehehehehehehehe

 

[jbradley]

I started shaving regular at 16. I'm 46 now, that's 30 years. So what was it like to have to hide from the T-Rex's?

 

[poppi]

Let's see now, started in 1962 so I reckon I'm at 50 yrs right now. And none of it was enjoyable till I discovered the traditional wet shaving boards and actually "learned" what I was supposed to be doing all that time.

 

[gus1942]

I'm all in. 54 yrs.

Gus

 

[knlgskr]

I started shaving regular at 16. I'm 46 now, that's 30 years. So what was it like to have to hide from the T-Rex's?

Never hidfrumum, that's why they're extinct.

 

[setldown]

Never hidfrumum, that's why they're extinct.

roflmao! (cleaning coffee from monitor)

45 years for me. I will admit that the BBS didn't come until I found B&B.

 

[jbradley]

Never hidfrumum, that's why they're extinct.

LMAOROTF!!!! Great laught to start a friday!

 

[Gordy2]

53 years and going strong.

 

[retturn2blades]

I'm probably right at or just over 50 years of shaving. That's a lot of blades dragging across my face over the decades.

 

[brianw]

Closer to 50 then 40 years scraping.

 

[Eddieb208]

54 years here...and enjoying it more now that I'm retired.

 

[ackvil]

54 years here...and enjoying it more now that I'm retired.

Same as me. Started in 1958. I retired 10 years ago and really slowed down and enjoyed shaving so much more.

 

[bald1]

I retired 10 years ago and really slowed down and enjoyed shaving so much more.

Interesting. I hadn't thought about it until you both commented but you're right. There's no rush anymore (I retired in early '07) and that makes the whole evolution much more enjoyable!

 

[Whilliam]

Battled my first peach fuzz in 1962-'63.

Despite my dad's laughter, I did so with a brush, a "Grand Ship Turk" Old Spice Mug and a Gillette DE loaded with a Marlin Blue.

I think the fuzz won that one.