Tuesday, January 25, 2005

I Know I'm Getting Old But Give Me A Stinkin' Break

Yesterday, I went to get a haircut at the local barbershop. Upon entry, one of the barbers (not a young man himself, nor was he my barber) took a look at my hair and exclaimed, "Whoa I thought you had soap in your hair." He was mighty pleased with his joke and went on to repeat it two or three times by changing a word or two just to make it a different joke each time!

At first I wasn't sure what he meant and then I realized that he was referring to my gray hair. What? Does he make comments like this to all customers with gray hair? Did my hair look unusually wet? Granted, my hair was a little puffy yesterday after I took my hat off and my hair is getting increasingly gray (especially on the sides) but what gives?

But then I sat in the barber's chair, took a look in the mirror, and realized, (holy shit!) did I have shampoo in my hair?

3 comments:

Chris Larry said...

Is that still the old school barber on 7th Ave? I am a regular there (well regular for me...) now too! Thanks for the tip, I really like that joint!

Hard Workin Larry (ps I finally posted new blog)

Listmaker said...

yeah, the old school barber. the same place who gave me a super short haircut on the morning of my wedding when i told the guy that i merely wanted my face shaved. once the buzzer hit my head though, i had no choice.

i do like the place though, they play fantastic music. and last year my barber (not the guy who criticized me or fucked up my hair) offered me some whiskey on my way out from the bar they have set up in the corner.

Jim said...

I am also a regular. I go to the guy who's often singing along with Roy Orbison or the Supremes. And I was also offered a drink when I got a haircut there right before Christmas. They had a full bar set up! But it wasn't even noon yet so I declined. (Actually there might have been another reason, as I have definitely been drunk before noon before.)