Bob Hite is bald, or rather, he has a shaven head. Bob wakes up in the morning, sits up in bed and a robot arm drops an impeccable helmet of hair snugly atop his dome. He then enters a chamber where the helmet is fortified with special chemicals and bonding agents to make sure it won't move in winds of 150 mph. He is then free to greet the day, and the cameras, immaculate as ever, secure in the notion that his hair is perfect.
This article appears in Sep 25 – Oct 1, 2003.