Today's the Day

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

A good hair stylist will take a look at the shape of your face, the texture and type of your hair, ask you some questions about your preferred method of care and give you a fantastic cut. But, you need a good stylist to start with.

When I went to law school at Hastings, I often got my hair cut in the Tenderloin at a place that charged $5 or $6 per. Every time I got in the chair, this one middle aged barber would look at me and say, "So, military cut?" I would have to tell him no.

I don't know why he asked me that. There wasn't much in my bearing that cried out "military." Indeed, there wasn't much in the neighborhood that cried out "military" apart from, perhaps, the homeless veterans, none of whom were on active duty.

Maybe it was code for something.

The good part, though, was that he used hot shaving cream and a straight razor on the back of the neck and around the ears. That alone was worth $5.