Ann Curry - THE HAIRCUT

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   I think Katie Couric summed up today best:
"They're going to have so much hair, they're not going to know what to do with it all."
Yes, Ann Curry got her gorgeous hair cut to shoulder length this morning and the hair carnage continued throughout the plaza. I didn't get the inch count of Ann's ponytail. Perhaps I was too stunned. Then she had it styled to look even shorter in some curly old-fashioned style. I'll be interested in if she's able to replicate the look. I have my doubts. Either way, it was not an improvement. I'll never look at her the same way and many will look at her as "that anchor who got her hair cut for Locks of Love," so her sainthood is preserved. (Man, do I sound bitter or what?) Ann looked excited and said hair would always grow back. 
One hundred other women/girls/lemmings joined in the haircut circus -- and all got on national TV in the process.  A postal worker who hadn't had a haircut in 42 years cried throughout the ordeal but went through with it, as her kneelength hair that had been her "trademark" was cut short. I think the haircut aged her about 42 years, but that's just my opinion. Later in the show, Katie took the woman's braid, which was similar to her own color, and had it attached temporarily to her own hair. Katie would make a mighty fine looking longhaired lady!
They showed a school gymnasium filled with 78 more kids waiting for haircuts, further expanding the media event. One of the girls said she organized the "Locks of Love Blowout" because Ann Curry was cutting her hair. Katie made her comment that they wouldn't know what to do with all the hair. I know she meant it as an off-handed joke, but it sure echoes what I've been saying. Ann called them a "great bunch of kids." What about the kids who declined -- if there were any? Hopefully, they don't get the cold shoulder from their classmates.
Ann's efforts spawned a "Bagels and Lox for Hair" in North Carolina. I guess haircuts make good television.
Speaking of declining, Natalie Morales declined to cut her hair when asked by Al Roker, saying she wasn't ready for that yet. (Thank you, Natalie.)
You've got to give NBC producers credit. They played this out for all it was worth and I'm sure it will be reflected in the ratings. They even had special T-shirts made for the "event."
I missed the first half hour of the show, but in the 2 1/2 hours I have watched so far, they showed only two girls who benefited from wigs from Locks of Love -- and one was the daughter of LoL's founder. You had to feel for the kids, of course, but I thought there would be a parade of ill children in need of wigs -- much like the Jerry's Kids that appear on stage during his telethons. It sure would have demonstrated more of a NEED. For the record, the LoL founder said they've provided hair pieces for 2,000 children. She said this was the single biggest hair donation day in the group's history.
Of course, all of this went against Ann's own commentary that the best donations are done without fanfare. Yet, with about 35 minutes left in the show, Ann turned to the crowd behind her and said, "Is this great?" In the end, I guess the answer to that question depends on your taste.

Edited by Kramer