So... my two days... I just sent this to the LimeCat, so thought I'd share since it's shave related. So, my tale of woe.... I headed back to (my old town, now an hour away) for dinner last night with **** and while I wasn't really ready for a haircut, decided that it was close enough and stopped at the barber (female) that I've been going to in **** now for years. It's one of these "nouveau" traditional places which offers you a beer (always declined) and has a cigar room, the works. $27 for a cut plus tip which is a little high, but not bad for that area and that "experience." So, I was looking for a little change and happened to have a pic on my phone... simple... parted pomp... think Justin Timberlake "Suit and Tie", not Elvis. I have no idea what happened after that b/c I got totally F-ed over. One side shaved to a #1, other side tapered, back a total mess. None of this do I realize until I get to dinner and **** is like, "what happened to you?" Even more annoyed that I gave her a nice tip b/c she really went over it with me as to what I was looking for and what would work for me. So... enter today, I figure maybe it'll at least be passable after I shower and style it my way. Well, it improved somewhat and at least no one really seemed to notice at work... but, it's bad and still I felt like I looked foolish or at least trying to be way too trendy. Back from work (1/2 day today) and off to the internet to find someplace nearby that wasn't a beauty salon for old ladies to fix this mess. While there were other places closer (barely), I found a guy about 1/2 hour away that had great yelp reviews and... $15 / cut and he offers hot towel shaves w/ a shavette. OK, this is looking good. I finally get the cleaning lady the heck out of here... she has a way of making the work last, but she does a good job at least. Anyhow... back to the haircut story.... So I get to the shop which is a hole-in-the-wall in a rundown looking strip mall. But, I give it a shot anyhow. The owner/barber is a young guy (33 he later tells me) and opened this shop not quite 2 years ago. Inside is a bit rundown/vintagey looking. He takes me right away with an "Oooh, I bet I know why you're here." And it's only after I'm in the chair that I start to look around. Item one: a nice sized table top humidor with a "help yourself" sign. And two.... a display of vintage Gillette DEs and a couple of straight razors in a vintage Gillette case. So, I ask him about it... his personal collection, he's thinking about carrying some shave stuff for his clients, etc. And he's been shaving with either a straight or a DE for years. I mention that I've been DE shaving for some time and he shows me his forearm tats... couple of DE razors.Yes, I also promoted TSD which he hadn't heard of. He does a great job on fixing my hair disaster, really takes his time to make it look right... and all for 15 bucks plus tip! I ended up with tight sides and long on top so I can part it or push it back. And he has a new customer for sure.
We'll see what happens. The one before her already dropped by the wayside around page 11 I think. I'm hoping this one hangs in much longer though...
If you are a 3" orange clay disc moving 40-50 mph you might be in trouble on a good day. Other than that you are good to go.
Don't worry Kilgore, I'm building a time machine as we speak. We'll go back in time, meet Daisy, throw $3,000 in Microsoft and Apple stock, and teleport back here wealthy men.
Wow, Rich...makes me even more leery to visit a barber. My wife has been my barber for the past 20 years... So this is what comes to mind. Close?
