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I'll only have it real short. by Walt

Years and years, having to put up with not having the haircut I wanted. Always a reason-pressure to conform at work was a big one. So one day thirty years ago I wander into a WWII barbershop from old San Francisco which gave five buck haircuts to old chiefs from the Navy. Barber says 'Not that many young guys want a regular 1940s haircut. What's with you, young man?" I said I just want it short, Ivy League.
Years of going to barbers and putting up with women who said "Well it's not a high and tight but I think it (a Ceasar!) will look better for you. I should not have paid. Times have changed, and now what I want is what half the guys want. And it's not a hassle to get a regular haircut-no endless discussion, no stylists, no hair dye... A few rules: I don't go to barbershops where women have moved in and want to feminize men. Don't know why, my grandfather, a carpenter, had a photo of him as a little Lord Fauntleroy, looking real girlish. Women have been doing his for a long time-I'm a total feminist but some things they can't do-like give a man's haircut, the kind the U.S. basically invented. Love it. Practical and sexy at the same time.
So tomorrow I go for my every two week crewcut, great! Don't have to tell the barber anything, he knows exactly what I want. People see me and like it. To each his own, on me short hair's the best-my WWII Navy Dad felt that way for all three of his sons and he was right. Bring on the clippers.

Comments
In UK the best barbers now are the Turks. Place I go in Nottingham every ten days - high bald fade and cleaned with the razor. Sound!
by Max on 24 May 2015
In UK the best barbers now are the Turks. Place I go in Nottingham every ten days - high bald fade and cleaned with the razor. Sound!
by Anon on 24 May 2015
There are still shops where they are never going to hire women. I go right now to a scruffy shop no woman could stand. It's not dirty, but the rough "ambience" keeps women from even coming in. Fine with me. I am in and out, all business, barbers are happy to buzz you down. The more austere the barbershop the better the buzz.

by Anon on 15 May 2015
I finally got the balls to say " short" when asked " how short?" I managed " very short" 5 minutes later I was paying for a no1 crew cut with my 2 inch blond curls lying on the floor.
by Buzzmenow on 12 May 2015
An old school barber I visit catches many an unsuspecting victim out as he asks " how much are we leaving?" Rather than " how much off?"
by Anon on 12 May 2015
You hit the nail on the head! When I did have hair to cut (I have been my own barber now for 16 years of headshaves), I found the best barbers were the no-nonsense all male shops. Now, it seems these have all but disappeared.
by Pauldy on 12 May 2015
Briefly had a barber once, some yers ago who knew exactly what I'd wanted after the first visit and didn't have to tell him anything. Just sat in the chair and got cut. Short!
by Barber Mike on 12 May 2015