No more damn salons for me

I used to laugh when Sparky told me what a tough time she had in finding a good hair stylist. I figured that a hair cut was a hair cut was a hair cut. But after having been saddled with some bad cuts recently I finally know what's she been complaining about. After I tried several places that were staffed by giggly young girls fresh out of beauty school and one or two that featured cosmetology drop outs only, I got tired of having my hair cut by girls who wanted to chit chat and who did not ever listen to me when I told them how I wanted it done.


So today I ventured off to downtown and I tried a place called Rick's Family Hair Styles. It's actually just an old time barber shop that's run by an older guy who looks exactly like you'd think a barber should look like. I had to endure 15 minutes of right wing talk radio but at least I did not have to endure him trying to make small talk with me. He cut my hair with something that sounded like a flow-bie and I was apprehensive at first when I heard him kick start it but after he got done and I looked at my new hairdo, it was perfect. He listened well and he spiked it on top just the right amount, cut it short in back and he trimmed it to about a quarter inch above my ears. He used shaving cream and a straight razor on the back of my neck and he used some great smelling stuff after he got done shaving. The best part of it all is he only charged me $10 bucks.


There was no waiting, no chit chat, he actually listened to me and gave me a proper cut, I'm definitely going back to him when I need another cut. I can put up with a few minutes of right wing talk radio in order to get a hair cut from a pro like this old barber.