Why I like my "HoosierDoo"

First, I should just admit it. I have no style. I wear button down collars (so East-coast and up-tight), laced shoes with socks, and worst of all...pleated pants! So, some of my BSM students have been "encouraging" me to begin the long and winding journey towards fashion with my hair. A few weeks ago they brought me some hair products (like this and this)...

After looking it over for a week I decided I had no idea what to do with this kind of thing (where do I start? Should my hair be wet or dry? Do I comb it?...). So two of my students became stylists last week and helped me with my first SoCal Doo (here's the video and some snapshots will be posted later). Wisely, they decided to use the American Crew for this video.

However, the next week I tried to do it myself using Murray's Pomade. I followed their instructions and applied it to wet hair on Tuesday morning at 6:30am. I figured by class time (6pm) it would be mostly gone. What I didn't realize is that this stuff never comes out of your hair! I've now washed my hair 12 times using Pert, a bar of Dove Soap, and even Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent. This stuff never comes out. I checked out the ingredients to see why it is so persistent. Murray's is composed of petroleum, mineral oil, and fragrance. That's it. It's basically nice smelling West Texas Crude!

I wonder if I called some of my old wildcat buddies in Midland if they would have a tip for getting this stuff out? I'm seriously thinking about getting a traditional HooseirDoo (the classic IU basketball player doo... like this and this or this...) just to get rid of this stuff!