I was reminded of the origin of this photo by a fellow Willamette Rower. This is the novice (first year) men's crew team, immediately before they got their heads shaved as part of crew initiation. I hear it was bloody.
After that, Chris looked like this for a while:
Interestingly enough, I formally met Chris the day after the initiation episode. It was in the library. His head looked like it have been through a blender. But he was still pretty darn cute. :) And the rest, as they say, is history.
