October 30 Day/Rule Focus Pix & Discussion

cool souplex shave and pic Evan..

 

Good points, Jason. Individual preferences on scents are subjective, and that makes for some interesting conversations. At the end of the day, I believe everyone should proudly use what they enjoy. Good-natured ribbing is just what friends do. Nothing more, nothing less.

I'm sure the back of my neck got doused with Clubman often by the barber when I was a kid. My Dad always let me pick the barber (as long as he charged $2 or less), the frequency (as long as I went as often as my Dad), the length (as long as no hair touched my ears), and whether to taper or block the hair in back (as long as I chose tapered). Now that I think of it, I'm sure everyone in those shops bathed in Clubman. When I was old enough to start paying for my own haircuts ($4 a pop), the barbers became stylists, there were girls in the place, classic rock blasted from the speakers, the hair got longer, the ears disappeared, and everyone used a blow dryer to finish up a good style. Interestingly, the shop I frequented was called the Lyon's Den, and nary a drop of Clubman ever passed through the door.

The first time I really noticed Clubman was on a sink top in the guy's bathroom at local club back when I had more hair and less sense. I never used it, but I assume it was there to keep the guys all freshened up for the gals that would later begin their careers at Piggly Wiggly. Little did I realize then that I was the opening act for @Paul Turner.

I supplied enough detail here to give you guys six months' worth of background ribbing material on yours truly.

 

Super pic and setup Evan! Despite the weeps, still an awesome shave.

 

A nice pic, Myles. Congrats on the move as well- your new house is a very nice looking abode.

Congrats on the new brush, Joseph. Sorry to hear the handle might be a little small. Personally, I can tolerate 'narrow' a lot easier in a brush handle than 'short'.

Love the look of those French Cage head razors for sure, Jeff! Awesome. I await your BST posting eagerly...

Cool razor, Evan. Looks very much based on an OT topcap and baseplate. Off to look them up.

 

@jluc I'm still boot shopping. The Red Wing Iron Rangers are in contention, but I just got the OK from the boss to pick out some Lucchese Ropers for Christmas. The research continues now that I have been granted a budget increase.

 

I think we all provide lots of ammunition for the group, Charlie! Here's an example- I used to buy my Grandfather Old Spice stuff for Christmas all the time. I didn't have much of an imagination at age 10, I suppose. My mom would fund the purchases. I can remember getting him at least a few of the Christmas gift packs and can also remember getting at least one Lime pack as well. I snickered as I entered my teenage years at my beloved Grandfather continuing to use the 'old man' scent. I might have even made an occasional Old Spice joke or two when P&G started an advertisement blitz for modern Old Spice after buying the name. What did I do recently? You guessed it. Yup, paid decent $ for those same Shulton products...
I'd do the same for a glass bottle of Faberge Brut as well. Used to make fun of their advertisements, too.

 

Very cool looking razor Evan. Congrats.

 

I'd take one of those too...

 

Excellent shave, Evan! Cool razor even if it's hard to align the blade.

 

Thanks, Joe! I just want to move this stuff. Hope to have it up by this evening.

 

I have been wearing a pair of Ariat Ropers for the past 7 years. They are not up into the Lucchese price range but they have been very comfortable and durable.

 

I love the "choices" you had at the barber shop.

 

Interesting razor, Evan! I haven’t shaved my mug with a safety razor in many months! They are relegated strictly to dome shaving! I’m sorry about the weeps, but you shaved with an interesting kit!

 

Niiiice!

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Thanks Andrew. I will check them out.

 

I was blessed with a wise Dad, for sure. He was a bricklayer, and he put me to work every summer though middle and high school. I also worked for him during college breaks. I paid for most of my own clothes since I was an early teen. I was able to save up enough money to put a big dent in my college expenses too. I either had to pay my own expenses or find scholarships, and I managed to graduate with only a small student loan. I lived at home during college, so I even helped with household expenses as I could. He taught me so much by making me work and not handing me things on a silver platter. I will be forever grateful.

I can still mix a mean batch of bricklayer's mud, and I love to stop and talk to crews laying bricks. I have much respect for the profession.

 

Cool story and good memories, Jason.

As a kid, I'd purchase cheap drugstore colognes as Christmas gifts for my teachers. In the 4th grade, I purchased a suggestively shaped bottle of cologne (it was sold for both men and women, and the bottles interlocked). I had no clue at the time, but I remember her giggling when she opened the package. At least she waited until I went home before she threw it out.

Kathy's Dad got a pile of Old Spice products every year for Christmas. Occasionally someone would splurge and get him Aramis. I think of him every time I use Aramis. I could do with some Old Spice now that I think about it....

 

Those are some great memories, and priceless lessons learned, Charlie.
I had much the same experience growing up. My father was a carpenter by trade and later became a custom home building contractor. I worked for him (paid and unpaid) starting a a young age doing anything from grunt work to finishing and all in between. I did sling my share of cement while pouring foundations, but I wasn't ever a big part of brick laying (other than toting them). I learned a lot from those years.

 

I haven't been called cheap in awhile...except by my wife for the haircuts I give myself.