Here is another tale not as spooky, but a bit more rock and roll. This took place at the Edgewater, a hotel in Seattle. There was a Seattle pop festival that took place around the end of July in 69’, so most likely this is when it took place. The hotel was positioned near a body of water so that people staying there could fish right from their balconies. So as the ‘legend’ goes John Bonham of Zeppelin was fishing with Richard Cole the tour manager for mud sharks. They were continuously interrupted by some excited groupies. One red-headed groupie in particular mentioned that she enjoyed being tied-up. So she was lassoed onto the bed post and Bonzo came up with the idea to infuse two of his loves, fishing and women, into one experience. He grabbed a red snapper that had previously been caught and began to sexually engage it (just the head) into the female’s private parts. Some speculate that it was Richard Cole and not Bonzo who did the female fishing, but we all know how adroit Bonzo was so I would like to believe it was him. As some versions of the story contain a mudshark and not a snapper, the ‘mudshark’ was immortalized in song by Frank Zappa during a Filmore East gig in 1971.

We all remember in 1995 the remaining members of the Beatles got together to commemorate their anthologies and recorded ‘Free As A Bird’, an old demo containing Lennon’s voice. What we all don’t know is that Paul, George, and Ringo posed outside the studio after the recording. As the photographer was snapping the shot, a white peacock flew into the frame. McCartney joked that it was John ‘free as a bird’ wandering into the shot, as if he had been with them through the whole recording. Knowing that they were never strangers from mystery (check out the voice on one of the anthology’s ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ ominously stating ‘I buried Paul’), the remaining members decided to put a backwards recording at the end of the ‘Free As A Bird.’

It is conjectured by the leading Mohawk intellects that the hairstyle was originated by the Huron Indian tribe of the Great Lakes region. They cut off all their locks except for a narrow strip in the middle of the head. Sometimes the natural, dark hair would be kept while coloring started at the mid-length to end area of hair. The colors were fashioned with a yellow/orange seeking to emulate the sunset. It is thought their final 'do' was made up to look like a line of buffalo running along the horizon. We now see the 'hawk' atop punk-rockers sporting brilliant colors and spiky ends.

There are many Mohawks to be hunted down around towns now-a-days.
For instance, 'liberty spikes' were freely donned at the height of the seventies London punk scene. It was later named the 'NYC' because of the spikes resemblance to the crown on the Statue of Liberty. Another position to pose your hawk in is the 'reverse hawk' or 'devil lock'; instead of spiking the hair in norm style, the hawker pushes the hair of the hawk forward onto the forehead. 'Fan Mohawks' seek to cool off onlookers by having the hair spiked up in a uniform fashion creating (you guessed it) a fan effect. Some hawkers get more creative creating bi and tri-hawks.
Tri-hawks are characterized by having a unit of spikes in the middle of the head and one to each side; bi-hawks are the same without the middle spike.
The 'death-hawk' is a bit wider than the everyday Mohawk and is backcombed before propped being propped up.

The 'hawk' is certainly not your low-maintenance hair style. How does one keep their hawks as sharp as a hawk's eye?
- don't spike it everyday- give your hawk a rest every now and then
- use a shampoo for fine, dyed hair- this will keep the color in your
colored hawks and provide nourishment for your locks.
- Use conditioner regularly- all that glue and hairspray will damage
the hair-keep the 'hawk' looking good.
- Trim off the ends of the 'hawk' every so often to keep it fresh

Hawks need strong support, so to get it out when at your nest:
- saturate hair in warm water
- grab baking soda in each hand
- rub hands together with chunks of hair in them starting at the roots
and working your way to the ends. Add more baking soda each time until the hair can't stand up on its own any longer
- rinse hair again thoroughly
- do this process again until all the product is out
- after shampoo and condition the 'hawk'

Applying the spike for 'liberty' and 'fan' spikes:
- section out the hair into how many spikes desired
- apply products to each section working from the root upwards
- blow dry the section
- do this for as many spikes as you want
- for the 'fan' use a comb while applying the product (hair
straitening products can be useful).

Ice is a styling glue often used by hawkers and Rave #4 hairspray is also suggested by our research team. Elmers Glue can be most effective, but really does a number on your hawk and takes some time to get out.

That is all for now hawkers stay tuned for more entertaining, yet informative information from TooFastClothing. Remember to keep it original, free-flowin, and watch you don't poke your eyes out with those things kids!