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Ben Romans
songwriter*artist

nomadic

theclickfive.com
myspace.com/theclick5

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Farewell my dear beard...

May 05, 2008

I remember when Johnny Damon signed with the Yankees on December 20, 2005. This left many Red Sox fans shocked.

... but there was a price to pay with his 52 million dollar contract...

Johnny had to shave his beard, as part of the traditional Yankees clean-cut look.

I didn't back it... but he did what he had to do.

 

I, like Damon, have to shave my beard.

I have received such information in contracts, emails, phone calls, that it is mandatory to do such a thing before the Australia/Asia tour.

While I would like to believe that playing a goo d show is really all that matters, I can't be fooled....

I signed to the Yankees...

 

...

So, perhaps tomorrow night at the Bitter End, I may or may not let three months of discipline dissapear from my face.

 

If anyone knows how to make 52 million dollars doing so, like our friend Johnny Damon, let me know.

 

If you're in Asia and Australia, a clean cut version of myself will see you soon!

 

B

Comments
katelyn said: pretty lame you are ordered to shave it.
Gennine said: Is there a rule in Asia or Australia that you must be clean-shaven? Because I have never heard of such a thing...good to hear from you Romans!
Dana said: Aww! My friends and I wanted to see that beard LIVE! Oh well. We'll see you when you get here, beard or no beard. :)
Alyana Abrantes said: you know what? i'm currently having my vacation here in Asia (Philippines)...I heard your band will be having your first major concert here in May 30...well, I'll see you there!!!
Issa said: NOOOOOOO. :[ Just when i was starting to like the beard.. :[
Janella said: WHY??! I should be happy right now but uuh. I wanna see your beard in person! :[ Grow them back after the tour, okay? Haha
Elizabeth said: That's awful that it's mandatory to shave your beard Ben. I saw it at the caf? 939 show 4/26 and I was fine w/ the beard... I had such a fun time at that show by the way. You guys really rocked. It was definitely one of the best TC5 shows I've been to. =) You are so right. As a musician, I think that playing a good show should be all that matters. People are there to listen to the music, looks are stressed way too much nowadays. It is very good to hear from you though, keep updating us when you have the time and take care!
Melanie said: ^I agree that show rocked! :D I kind of miss the beard now Have fun touring
Anggi Spyckerelle said: awww. i was actually kind of excited to see your beard... but i guess seeing you will do =D
Wilson Seng said: With or without the beard, As long as its real music that you bring out, its all that matters =)
Regina said: well i have no objections against the beard. You Guys ROCKS!! no matter what :)
Tiffany said: Saw you in tc5 live in manila tour!! I was seated like, at a few seats exactly in front of you... you are absolutely good-looking.. with or without the beard... but you've had that for so long... it must have been tough to shave it off.... :( (but i prefer you beardless...)
Patricia Mae C. Balingit said: The music at the Araneta was amazing, with or without the beard. :3 That is some weird contracts and stipulations you have there. Hehe.
Li Kim Selby said: you guys were awesome last night in Singapore! All of you gave countless amounts of energy onstage and really rocked the show! I am absolutely thrilled that i was able to see you live on your full on tour! To tell you the truth, i was never such a big "The Click Five" fan until i saw you guys live last year (you were opening for the Black Eyed Peas)! Seeing you guys perform made me an avid fan and I have to admit that i enjoyed your opening performance more than I enjoyed the Black Eyed Peas perform which when you think about it, is pretty strange. Thank you guys so much for giving it your all last night and made everyone feel compelled to dance and sing along to the catchy beats and inspirational lyrics. Though you didn't have a meet and greet, just being able to see you guys live made my day. I'm sure everyone agrees with me that last night was worth more than what we paid for (which means that you guys can charge more! hahahaha just joking) and thank you for giving me such an amazing experience! I'm really sorry that you had to shave off three months of discipline to do this tour but i think that this is kind of a distorted example of how one small sacrifice can change lives and help so many others gain valuable experiences that they will treasure forever. For that, i take my hat off to you and thank you once again for the amazing time :) it was radical. ROCK ON! by the way, I know that you were kind of tired and all but next time could you come over and sign some stuff for those of us who stayed back after the show to see you guys? We probably don't know the flipside of things and how you guys feel but it would really mean a lot to us! Thank Joey for me! OH! Just in case he didn't get the email , could you also thank Wayne Sharp for me? Thank him for putting up with my overwhelming emails and for patiently dealing with me pestering him so much... I really am sorry for that but it is just that we really needed the CD. THANK YOU TOO for signing the CD! It will really help us raise funds! If you're interested in helping out more next year, we'll be raising funds for a hospital catered to the elderly. You guys are simply amazing. But i think i'm babbling. THANKS AGAIN! YOU GUYS ROCK!
Wilson Seng said: Hey Ben, your performance in Singapore proves that clean shaven or not, You and the band still makes wonderful music! Rock on in the name of music! You were great on the keys, as good as ben and kyle rocking on their telecaster and les pauls.
Wilson Seng said: i mean joe/kyle. This is the effect of typing too fast folks. lol
Huien said: I hope you'll read this :) The performance at Singapore Indoor Stadium was really great! I loved the way you ran about and yet manage to play the keyboards so well. You really inspired me to learn my piano well. And yea, I couldn't stop obsessing about you after the whole thing. And whether you're clean shaven or not, you're still good in terms of performance and looks. I really hope I'll be lucky enough in the future to be able to have a small chat with you :)
Jasmine said: Update soon Ben! =) Hope you're doing good now. <3 XOXO. Bell
Heather Lum Zee Mei said: hey~ oh. a pity that u shave it off.
Sarah Lee said: Lol its okay. You're still rockstar special party.
Amandha Christiani said: Well, u will get it again...take it easy...hehe XD Is it already bearded again? xp O,ya! I'm from Indonesia! I saw u in Jakarta, on the concert, u'r rocks!!
Camilla said: you were awesome when you looked like jesus.
Andrea said: You looked like Santa too.... Grow another beard!
Nickie said: hey ben.. great to hang out with u in singapore, malaysia & bali. people in singapore are already missin u bad. heck.. it's rest time! grow that beard back again. haha! u'll always be big ben to me!
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