Comments on: Rediscovering the Barbershop

By: Francine

Francine — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:39:08 +0000

I’ve been doing some research on shaving mugs vs. moustache cups for a class I teach. I can’t remember having such a good time researching a topic!

By: John Tiger

John Tiger — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:36:23 +0000

There is some truth to this… but I live in Edinburgh and have had some seriously awful haircuts from local barbers. I had to get through three bad barbers to find one that I now use regularly. Even those guys employed an assistant barber who royally fucked up my hair once. I prefer barbers who realy are no-nonsense. Not into shaving spirals into people’s skulls or turning your cranium into sputnik’s daughter, just having a decent, regular haircut and shave. The best barber I’ve found recently is the young chap in Cockermouth, Cumbria who recently opened Main Street Barbers. Totally genuine guy, good to chat with and good at what he does. It’s not all about service and extras and coming out smelling like jif, it’s about having a good sit down and getting your god damn hair cut by a guy who you can respect and get on with.

By: Ameet

Ameet — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:44:39 +0000

The guys at the local barbershop always have strange stories to share and most of them were shared by other customers to them. And they often have their own unique view points of whatever is happening around them ,,, they are even stranger and sometimes funny.

By: Darrel Mischke

Darrel Mischke — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:16:07 +0000

I have been a Barber in the same town (Gowrie Ia.) and in the same shop for 43 years. What a wonderful profession. I have built a good relationship with many clients over the years and would change nothing. My job does not seem like work and I have always looked forward to going to work. I will soon be 67 years old and have not slowed down yet. I still have a wonderful business. I deeply enjoyed the above story and am greatefull to the people who wrote it.

By: Liam

Liam — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:23:22 +0000

Makes a really good point in the article, helping to forge bonds with fathers and sons. I’ve gone to the same barber to get my hair cut since my very first haircut, and my dad has gone to him since he moved to my hometown nearly 40 years ago, and has never gone anywhere else for a haircut. He’s one of the best barbers I can think of, always gives a great haircut and if you’re into horseracing he gives a few tips to the regulars!

By: R.L.

R.L. — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:13:41 +0000

THIS MAKES ME FEEL VERY GOOD AS I AM A THIRD GENERATION BARBER. USING THE CLIPPERS AND COMB AND YES, SCISSORS TOO. I ENJOY WORKING WITH MEN AND BOYS AND MAKING THEM FEEL LIKE ONE.

By: Breandan

Breandan — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:03:30 +0000

When I have a good experience at a barber it’s great. Unfortunately they’re usually disappointing. In Manhattan it seems like the barbers know one single haircut. No matter what I request I get what I call the “standard New York haircut”. I can say keep the top long or keep it short and the result will be the same. The old barbers have moved out and a new wave has moved in. If you have curly hair they cut it as short as possible because they can’t cut it any other way. Sometimes I’ll just cut my hair myself to prevent the disappointment.

By: Dale Melchin

Dale Melchin — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:24:58 +0000

Brett, just wanted to drop by and tell you I took your advice on this post. I tell you what! Going to a barbershop was the best experience I’ve had. Very manly.

I’m going to be posting about my experience on 3/3 if you want to stop by and look. No, I’m not spamming, I just give more detail there than on here. Thanks again Brett!

By: John Thorp

John Thorp — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:06:11 +0000

Right after the summer of 1968 at the ripe age of 18 started my life long love of Barbering. It started in the U.S.Navy on board the Air Craft Carrier, U.S.S. Bonne Homme Richard whose namesake was from the warship that Johnm Paul Jones made the cry heard around the world; “I have not yet began to fight”!
Those formative days were great working in the enlisted mans Barber Shop with six Master Barbers to take care of the 2,500 enlisted men in the ships crew. One other Barber took care of the Officers and another took care of the Chiefs.
Every Barber had a clip board with sign up sheets where you could sign up for your appointment up to two weeks in advance for your own 15 minutes space.
That translated into 32 haircuts for an 8 hour shift. In reality though with the number of guys getting it all clipped off the very real average for all of us was 50 cuts a day.
I am a blest man to have had such wonderful foundational training.
I have had my own shop in Homestead, Florida for 17 years called “Great Cuts By John”.
My shop is one of the last holdouts of the truly mans atmosphere in every sense of the term.
Its a truly sad state where world wide so many men have turned their back on one of the things that makes in part being a man something of worth and value. Instead selling out to the dainty atmosphere of women that have entered into was once an exclusivey great mans enviroment.
But alas, I digress, look how many men have slipped over into what used to be an exclusively womens atmosphere.
At any rate in order to maintain the vestage of yesteryear I havent hired any women and pray I will never be forced into doing so.
What higher standard could a real man ask for than to go to a real Barber Shop where every real man should be going in the first place?
It also gives you the most excellent of bragging rights when you can make the statement, “I go to a real Barber Shop”.
Men shouldnt allow their wives to take their sons to a beauty salon. It opens up the possibility of that boy becoming a sissy.
Am I wrong in feeling this way?
The bottom line is, be a real man and go to a real Barber Shop!

By: John

John — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:14:57 +0000

I remember my father taking me to the Barber when I was a little kid, and I heard some of the funniest stories I can remember and I always enjoyed the straight razor on the back of the neck. It’s hard to find a real Barbershop in my area anymore. I never usually get the haircut I ask for by some younger guys, they always want to give me a “lineup” hip hop style haircut and never use the razor anymore. If I go to supercuts I get an old chinese lady who gives me a bad haircut, and if I go to a real barbershop I get a “jersey shore” reject trying to tell me about his ab workout and giving me a sh*t haircut!