Samoan Hair-itage
Sometimes I feel as though I’m competing with “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not”. This young Samoan gentleman, Troy Polamalu, feels so strongly about preserving his cultural “hair-itage” that he has insured his three foot long tresses for a cool million with Lloyds of London. (Thanks to “Head and Shoulders Shampoo”)
Lloyds likes to insure body parts of the stars: Tina Turner’s and Michael Flatley’s (Riverdance) legs; Keith Richard’s fingers (shoulda been his circulatory system); Jimmy Durante’s nose; Celine Dion’s vocal chords. Guess what Jayne Mansfield had insured. Meanwhile, poor Lindsay Lohan probably can’t even get car insurance.
I’m sure it’s absolutely coincidental that Mr Polamalu was awarded a handsome endorsement deal for “Head and Shoulders”, and will surely be seen ad nauseum in their commercials during the football season. Maybe he’ll dye his do platinum for the Superbowl commercial.
This in no way diminishes the fact that Mr. Polamalu is a heckuva football player. I have enjoyed his exploits with the Steelers over the last few years and I wish him the best of luck this season (he missed quite a few games with injuries last year). Unless, of course, we (San Francisco 49ers) meet up with him in the playoffs, in which case I hope Vernon Davis yanks him bald-headed.
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