dberryhill 3 Posted September 12, 2006 The smell of hair tonic. The feel of Butch Wax. The sound of the clippers. Memories of this place. Link to comment
chris hayes 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Yes Doug, the old barbershops are a specail place, hope they are still around for a while. Nice shot! Link to comment
bosshogg 4 Posted September 13, 2006 You know I'm going to like this. It's good. I do wish I could see one that is cropped just to the front of the leading chair and without the reflection. Don't know, just wondering.............. Link to comment
dberryhill 3 Posted September 13, 2006 Thank you much, guys. That second chair was mine, in the 50s and 60s, when I had hair to cut. Nothing much has changed there, thankfully. Dave, I thought of that, but I would still have some of the reflection if I kept all the front chair. And, I think maybe the reflection puts the shop in its setting. But it could be more of a distraction. Link to comment
Mike Marcotte 50,257 Posted September 13, 2006 I couldn't wait to grow tall enough so that my feet would reach that foot rest & I didn't have to sit on that board he'd put across the arm rests. Loyd was his name & when he was finished cutting my hair he took some great smelling stuff out of a blue bottle, smeared it on my head, & all the old ladies told me I smelled great. Come to think of it, I that was the last time anyone told me I smelled better than OK. The checker board is a nice touch Doug. Link to comment
dberryhill 3 Posted September 13, 2006 Such similar memories! Hickey Steelman was mine. I wanted a flat top, and he said my hair was too fine for that. I insisted, and he did it, reluctantly. The butch wax was a mess, and I didn't keep the flat top for long. I was so anxious to leave after high school, and now it is such a treat to go back. Life sometimes seems like a round trip. Thanks. Link to comment
janiebarber 0 Posted September 20, 2006 You guys crack me up talking about those good "ole" memories. I always liked to take my son for a haircut as I loved the smell of the tonics and the powder after the haircuts. My father-in-law, a barber and owner of our local barbershop, let me work on Saturdays cashiering in his shop so I do remember those good "ole" days. Link to comment
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