Although we weren't able to interview him, there are multiple theories regarding the reasoning behind his stylistic expression. He seemed to have on some sort of black t-shirt underneath, but we could not distinguish what the design of that shirt was.
It's more than possible that he was sporting a rock band tee underneath, and thus he could have been a rock music fan. The problem with this theory is that there is no way of proving if he was into the punk, metal, grunge, or hardcore scenes.
Another possibility is that the tee he was wearing is from a band he had never heard of. In which case, he was dressed to impress his hipster friends, or perhaps more importantly, to make his immediate family members unimpressed. The problem with this theory is that he did not have a beanie or glasses with thick frames and clear lenses. He also wasn't trying to bum an American Spirit off of a group of strangers, and he didn't seem to have an overwhelming sense of entitlement while he walked through the center of town. He seemed like a very normal, down-to-earth guy minding his own business.
Which also leads us to believe that he didn't fit into the skater crew either. He did have skate-shoes on, but he didn't look like the kind of guy that would be able to balance on the board while also being able push the board forward. He might be able to make a longboard work, but that's less of a defining characteristic than not being able to make a longboard work. We also did not hear him say any out-of-place words in a sentence to prove his well-versed slang knowledge. Words so out of place, it would lead you to believe he misheard someone once and thought it was an actual phrase. Which also crossed off the possibility of him being in a poser, since he didn't seem to be trying to prove to us that he could do something, given the proper circumstances.
That makes it plausible that this man is a hick who was just trying to go about his business, but his pants were not Carhartt and he didn't have his lip packed with a wad of Copenhagen. He also didn't have a deep-carry pocketknife clip hanging out of his front pocket. Furthermore, he didn't smell like kerosene and his hands weren't stained black, so maybe the only rebel flag he owns is on the front of a Lynyrd Skynyrd greatest hits CD.
Although there's a slight chance he was a lumberjack, we ruled it out because he did not have an ax, suspenders, or work boots on his person. However, there's still a slight chance he's friends with a blue ox. Either way, you can tell he had no problem associating with Babes.
Despite the fact we may never know the reasoning behind this man's look, it goes without saying that no matter what his personality, his beard looks good above a flannel shirt. It's a look that many stereotypes embrace, which means that all walks of life agree that it's a look that never fails. So whether your flannel was three dollars at a thrift store or two hundred at a designer warehouse, put a little NHBO in your beard and go about your business. The haters gonna hate, but the Nater's gotta Nate.
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