Remember that photo of City Commissioner Sam Adams last week, in an ad for Bishops?

The Oregonian’s Ryan Frank got Adams on the record about it today, in the inPortland section:

Just a little off the top

Why would Commissioner Sam Adams pose shirtless in a hipster barbershop ad?

Flip over your Jan. 25 edition of the Mercury to find Adams staring out at you with his mouth agape and hands thrown up in mock defense. Don’t get me wrong, he looks just fine with a fresh haircut, no beard and 25 fewer pounds after surgery to help his sleep apnea.

Adams, who got a free haircut out of the deal, says he had to be talked into the idea. “That was the pose, don’t take my picture,” he said.

Anyone who says this guy isn’t running for mayor is getting their own hair cut a little too close… .