So I'm sitting here at 1:33 in the morning and Ryan shoots me the idea of doing a piece on barber shops, something I've always held near and dear. I'm not tired and I just put the coals on my hookah, so what the hell. Might as well fill you in while I'm doing my best impression of an insomniac.
So I've always felt that a being a loyal customer to a local barbershop is a great way to continue the art of manliness. First off, nothing is a better example of a win/win situation than supporting a local business. You provide them with the means to continue to deliver a personal and specialized product and in return you receive an an exceptional good or service. Your grandfathers didn't get their haircut at Famous Hair, trust me. On top of that, who doesn't love to walk into a place where someone knows your name and can give you what you want without asking. I don't know about you, but familiarity and exceptional service can never be beat. I've never been a big proponent of men having defined hairstyles, but a good haircut is something that is imperative if you want to look good and put your best foot forward.
Find a good barber and it's a great way to escape your day and just shoot the breeze about things you don't always get to talk about. A seasoned barber has been around the block and most didn't get their start at the beauty college. You'll find that most barbers starting cutting hair in the military and it just carried over and became their career. This is a great time to just shut the hell up and listen. Ask a couple questions here and there but first and foremost just listen. You'll learn a lot about a lot of things, because if you're anything like me, you spend your entire day spewing nonsense and talking to your friends about a good looking piece of tail you saw on campus. Those topics are fine, but they have their time and place. The barbershop is not one of them. For me and my barber, its things men of 50's and 60's loved. Classic cars, western movies, and great music. I'd be here til 1 am tomorrow if I listed all the cool stories and knowledge I've picked up in 45 minutes in the chair, twice a month. A large portion of my obsession towards the fashionably functional can be attributed to this. You know why guys wore Levi's jeans back then? Because they got the freakin job done and nobody gave a shit if they got dirty. It's hard to bail hay in pair of True Religions. I'm going off on a tangent here but thats ok. Lets bring this back in though. Find a barber. Build relationships. Have fun. And most importantly, listen with your ears and not your mouth.
I'll leave you with the words of my great grandfather, Samuel Colombo, to Eddie Money at my parent's wedding. Thats right, Eddie Money was at my parents wedding. Wanna fight about it? Anyways,
"Get a damn haircut you hippy."
Nathan
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