Fat boys and glasses

Recently there was an article in the Honolulu Advertiser about 15-minutes-of-fame survivor Jordan Segundo's physical makeover.

Though my sadistic side chuckles at his chunky premutation, I realize that image is an important aspect of performance (be it live or lip-synched).

Recently, Hawaii's own Jake Shimabukuro gave himself a makeover.

His hair is a spiky crown with the ocassionally highlighted strand or two and he has ditched the aloha shirts in favor of pre-distressed jeans and sleeveless shirts. In a Midweek article I read, Jake attributes the new look as a reaction to his frustration of being on the road. Apparently it was tough to find a hairstylist who knew how to cut asian hair in the mainland. The new casual wardrobe is obviously much easier to care for since they already come with bleach marks and frayed edges.

I'm fine with this new image except for one big change: no glasses! Because of some fancy laser eye surgery, he is no longer dependent on those quirky spectacles of his.

Call me a purist, but I loved his dorky look. Being a self-proclaimed dork-lover, I find glasses and asthma to be sexy. For him to lose such an iconographic element, makes him more of a normal pop star who, like Segundo, is not worth my attention.

Now resembling a korean pop singer, Jake really blends into the crowd of artists. I felt his signature glasses helped to elevate him beyond others clamoring for fame in such a cookie-cutter industry.

Who's with me in starting a petition to bring Jake's glasses back?

Comments

I vote for glasses.

hell yeah! glasses are damn saxy. damn you Lasik Laser Eye Surgery.

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