Once again I returned home to the town where I grew up, this time for the Thanksgiving holiday and to see some family I haven't seen in a while.
Before it was time for bed I went to my old bathroom to shower, and while I was searching for a towel, I stumbled across a cherished memory!
This is one of the original Son-of-a-Gun hair dryers from the early 1980's. I remember using this thing on a daily basis in 7th and 8th grade, and never did I leave home without it. Anyone familiar with the 80's knows of the "hair metal" bands and those of us that tried to look like them. My idol was Malcolm Young of AC/DC fame, and this dryer was my number one tool in trying to mirror those that I wished to be like.
This particular model had it all- three speeds of air and a cool and hot setting. It also came with an attachment that would concentrate the air into a more direct source. Unfortunately somewhere along the path the accessory got broken, but my mother taped it up with masking tape (3M I believe?), and the tape still holds to this day. I assume the heat help seal it to the plastic.
Unfortunately I don't have the head of hair I had back then, plus what I did seem to retain I keep a lot shorter, so I wasn't able to give it a complete test run to see I could once again become a heavy metal, head banging maniac. But, for old times sake I did turn it on and let the air, both cool and hot, blow across my face for a while. And to my amazement, it still worked as great as the day it was bought!
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