Australian town crowns most impressive hairstyle at inaugural 'Mulletfest'

By James Redmayne

 

Mullet enthusiasts from all over Australia came together for a showdown of the greatest mullets. No reporter narration.

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A small Australian town that claims to have created the mullet, the "short on top and sides but long at the back" hairstyle favoured by '70s rock stars, picked the best of more than 150 specimens at the weekend.

 

"Here in Kurri, we believe that we actually created the mullet," said Laura Johnson, who runs the Chelmsford Hotel, a vintage-style pub in Kurri Kurri in New South Wales and came up with the idea of the festival.

 

"We thought we would give our locals a chance to strut their stuff."

 

The festival, held in the pub's beer garden on Saturday, drew mullets of all stripes and colours, their owners dancing and drinking despite temperatures as high as 35 degrees Celsius (95°F).

 

"I've had mine since 1972, so most of the guys I'm competing with probably weren't even born then," said Laurie Manuele, one of the contestants.

 

A winner was declared in each of five categories, ranging from everyday and grubby, to red-haired, women's and juniors.

 

The highly coveted award for the 'best mullet of all' went to Shane 'Shag' Hanrahan, who began growing his mane in 1986.

 

"I don't know what to say, I've got stage fright," said Hanrahan, whose hairstyle seemed to be his preferred mode of self-expression.

 

The festival is expected to return next year, as the Hunter Valley town of 4,000 people is dependent on the tourist dollar after losing its largest employer, an aluminium smelter, in 2012.

 

(Reporting by James Redmayne; Writing by Swati PandeyEditing by Clarence Fernandez)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-02-26

No wife beater vest? normally enhances the look.

 

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15 hours ago, roo860 said:

No wife beater vest? normally enhances the look.

 

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What is a wife beater vest ? 

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Hundreds of Aussie yobo's half full of piss and bad manners,  what could possibly go wrong  

i would call that a singlet, or if it was blue a Jackie Howe . 

 

Hundreds of Aussie yobo's half full of piss and bad manners,  what could possibly go wrong  

what happened?

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what happened?

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lol .... nothing,  just saying ..    after the recent news of punch ups after weddings, parties and cruises ..... 

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What a Bogacious story.

What? With all the clothing police, so few hairstyle police. I would have thought more of you baldies would have harped on this.

Edited February 27, 20188 yr by smotherb

Ozzies - gotta luv 'em.

Business in the front, party in the back.

the Joe Dirt look

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-IPcVaif3Q

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