Hot Summer Fashion Tip #53: The Gary Spivey Afro Helmet
Gary Spivey is my new hero. Internationally revered psychic medium/healer/attention skank notwithstanding, frankly it's a miracle the guy can even walk or stand upright; the man has grapes the size of Bruce Bruce. Showing his face in public essentially wearing a PASGT for hydrocephalics covered in white fibers recycled from a 3M allergen filter takes a level of intestinal fortitude as yet not acheived by any human being.
Biscoe, North Carolina's own "Modern Day Nostradamus" will be modeling his trademark butt ass ugly headgear as he rocks The Harmon Theater at Planet Hollywood on the Vegas Strip five nights a week.
Whether that thing on Gary Spivey's head is merely cosmetic or a reverse psychology deflection prop for testing his audiences to see if they're able to enjoy Spivey for who he is on the inside is pretty much a moot point: You will represent if you wear his white afro helmet.
Yes, I vividly remember seeing these John Candy routines on SCTV. Hilarious.
Posted by: woid | June 21, 2008 at 05:08 AM
phil spector had that hair at one point.
Posted by: Holland Oats | June 21, 2008 at 07:32 AM
if i remember right, didn't he used to make regular appearances on the old Ron & Ron show? and odd thing is they never really gave him shit about that 'hair' either.
Posted by: zom | June 21, 2008 at 12:07 PM
I can't believe my eyes. I have tried to describe this guy to my family and friends--several times over the last few years--because I accidentally saw him twice: once while I was flipping through tv channels late at night, and once in the Charlotte, NC airport, where he was wearing a long white robe decorated with glittery/silvery outer-space symbols. Since I was alone both times (and did not know his name to look him up on the internet) my family and friends just look at me funny and nod sympathetically when I try to describe this man. And now here he is....and I get to prove to my loved ones I wasn't hallucinating!
Posted by: Libby | June 21, 2008 at 01:29 PM
never realized the hair changed shape.
he can't build identical helmets, or is it to give the illusion of growing hair/haircuts?
sometimes it's spaceballs spherical, other times almost judicial or parlimentary, and still sometimes like a half-egg. perhaps its just a physical manifestation of his powerful brain waves. afroplasm, if you will?
Posted by: zom | June 21, 2008 at 03:51 PM
I thought he looks more like a reverse image Nancy from the Sluggo comix.
Posted by: WHT | June 21, 2008 at 06:07 PM
TW: Now for the important stuff: What's the deal with your hair? Is it real?
GS: It's real. It's my natural hair. It's a combination of hair spray and hair paint to get the color. I've always looked a little different. It's good though because when people see me on the street or on TV they say, "Hey, there's that psychic guy."
what the hell is hair paint? he acts like that's a normal thing.
Posted by: andy | June 22, 2008 at 04:22 AM
Thank you, WFMU. As I'm in the UK I'd never heard of Gary- now he's my new favourite tonsorial master.
Posted by: tmothy | June 26, 2008 at 06:29 PM
ran across this jucey clip on youtube, and figured it should be shared:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKC8d_KWk6s
Posted by: dynovideo | July 28, 2008 at 01:11 PM