Katie Couric and Ann Curry

Ann talked about her impending haircut this morning because Katie and Matt were discussing that many viewers had written the show following the segment about long hair on 40+ year old women to say how much they liked Ann's hair.  Ann reiterated that she was growing her hair for LOL and that she hated having long hair.  She said she hadn't cut it yet because the show's producers were controlling when the cut would occur but they'd just decided that Ann would have it cut on the air on March 1.  Ann offered to let Katie do the cutting, but Katie declined.  They did say that the producers were debating having a contest to see how Ann's new style should look but hadn't yet decided if they'd do that.

By the way, the last two days, Katie has had her hair parted on the left side again -- the way I prefer. However, she also seems to be tilting her head more as well.

Bob S wrote: Truly a shame, Kramer! I'll bet she's postponed cutting b/c she dreads all the negative mail. It's a sad thing when a woman with such feminine, spectacular hair "hates" it. Ah well! Bob

Bob, I have to question your presumptions here. How do you know
she'll get negative mail, or that she "dreads" it? Why is it sad for a
woman to hate her hair if she didn't grow it as a personal choice (but
rather for charity)?

I understand your disappointment and the advance mourning of the
long hair - I'd be the same way if Melina Kanakarides (sp?) were
having her curls chemically straightened. But I wouldn't fault her for
being sick of a style she's tried for a long time, or assume she gets
negative mail. Except from me, of course.

Yes, there do seem to be certain ambiguities present in the situation.

I am suprised that Ann didn't change her mind about LOL. I guess all the complements about how good she looked with long hair wasn't enough.

Yep...so much for that!

Well, so much for that.

Ann Curry confirmed what others have reported on this site: that she's only growing her hair to donate it to Locks of Love.

The conversation on Tuesday's "Today Show" turned to hair when Alexis Glick commented how beautiful an older woman (I'm paraphrasing) could look with long hair, using Ann as an example. Ann, sitting at the news desk, said she "hated" her hair and was only growing it to cut it and donate it to LoL. Katie Couric, who had her own new style going, countered by saying Ann did not hate her hair and it was beautiful. Katie said Ann's daughter had already cut her waistlength hair and donated it to LoL and that she credited Ann for also wanting to contribute to the charity. Ann noted that kids who had lost their hair and kids who would never be able to grow back their hair are the beneficiaries of LoL donations.

I was stunned; so much so that I didn't pay much attention to the rest of the conversation, which may have included Katie admitting she changed her own look and that she just wanted to have sex. I know the sex part was part of it, for sure.

Ann did not say when the haircut would happen or if it would happen on the air or what she was waiting for. I agree with the person who reported earlier that Ann's hair appeared to be trimmed. I wonder if LoL prefers all donated hair to be the same length.

Hearing all that, I won't be wasting much of my time praising the virtues of Ann Curry's hair, knowing for sure that it won't be there for long.

I am a short hair lover, so take this with a grain of salt.  I think her hair looks alright early in the show but by the end starts looking bad.  My wife had the same thing.  When her hair was long and she curled it....it looked great for about an hour but soon went to lifeless. Side note, my wife wears her hair short now - me, happy camper.

 Why anyone is excited to see the hottest 49 year old in America transformed back to the old "boring" days is incomprehensible! (lol)  I still predict that Ann will NOT be cutting her hair appreciably for years. One can only imagine her upset e-mailers when she announced she'd be chopping it. (No, I wasn't among them. lol) Keep following Mom's sage advice, Ann! Blessings, Bob

It actually does look like Ann had a light trim. But I look at it as if it's good news because this might mean than at Ann has changed her mine about Lol and decided to keep her long hair.