The iconic mullet.
Business in the front, party in the back.
Local barber and proud mullet advocate, Patrick Evola or The Bearded Hippo as he is known recently attended the CMC Rocks at Willowbank in partnership with Aussie Footy Shorts to cut the trademark hairstyle.
“The experience was crazy,” Evola said on his experience manning the Mullet Bar at one of Ipswich’s pinnacle events.
Across the weekend Evola and his team of barbers cut 150 mullets at the country music festival, an experience he was excited to be a part of.
“I think the mullet is just a fun cut.
“It’s expressive of an ‘idgaf’ mentality and I think everyone needs that in today’s society.
“Everything is so serious these days.
“The mullet is an Aussie icon right up there with Vegemite, meat pies and burnouts. what’s not to love right?
“We had never been to CMC before, so we didn’t really know what to expect.
“We were pleasantly surprised though and can’t wait to do it again. It was a lot of fun.”
Next month is Mullets for Mental Health, an initiative run by the Black Dog Institute to build awareness of the growing suicide rates in Australia, a cause Evola is passionate about.
“Mental health is everything,” Evola added.
“As someone who has suffered from depression at certain times in his life, and have witnessed it in others, depression is a scary thing.
“I think people are so caught up that they forget to take time out for themselves.
“Crazy work lives, crazy family lives but no moments to breathe.
“I also learned to surround myself with positive people and I truly recommend changing circles if surrounded by negativity.
“Mental health amongst our society right now, with all things going on, financially, mentally, spiritually, being told how to feel or what you can or can’t say, how to live, expectations, especially on men, is at its lowest.
“I think it’s deeper than most realise.”
Suicide is the leading cause of death for people aged 15-44 in Australia.
