A Murrells Inlet man says nothing -- not even a ride on a 150-foot roller coaster -- can blow off his beloved toupee.
And Freestyle Music Park is giving him a chance to prove it.
On Thursday at 10 a.m., Dennis Murphy, owner of Hairquarters, a hair replacement store in Surfside Beach, will ride The Time Machine at the amusement park to prove his point.
Murphy says the park's TV commercial, featuring a middle-aged man who loses part of his toupee after riding The Time Machine, is bologna.
"While it was not the Park's intention to offend Mr. Murphy or anyonoe who uses a hair replacement system, we stand behind our commercial and its premise of portraying "full volume family fun," John Stine, director of sales and marketing, said in a statement.
Murphy admitted that the commercial was a "quick laugh and a great visual," but that it was "typical of how the [hair replacement] industry is portrayed."
"The only time you see somebody wearing a hair replacement system is when it gets blown off by something," said Murphy, who has unashamedly worn a hair piece for 23 years. "If your roller coaster's so big and bad, let's see what it'll do to me."
He said some people think he's nuts to reveal that he wears a toupee.
"It's not a big deal to me," he said. "It's not a hat, I don't take it off at night and sit it on the dresser."
Murphy said he's never had any problems with his toupee on roller coasters in the past.
"Am I worried about my hair coming off tomorrow? No," he said.
This is hilarious...there is no way that coaster is going to blow anyone's toupee off but still should be amusin.
Posted by: Chris | July 22, 2009 at 11:59 AM