Thread: Barbering ?

I remember as a kid a haircut cost 60 cents and you gave the barber a 10 cent tip and he was happy and that's when the barbers were still old school professionals. And then Nero became Emperor and messed things up and the barbers became stylists and the prices climbed and then he had to go burn down the city. They say he was fiddling then but that's lore he was really honing.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I was offered an apprenticeship by a barber friend in NJ back when iron work was slow in the '80s. Chose to learn to tattoo instead. A barber is on his feet all day, pretty much without much walking. Not great for circulation. Hairs that they cut actually go through their clothes and sometimes into the skin, causing some problems.

In the old days there were a lot of shops but, from what my barber tells me now, the number of shops has increased to where it is even harder to make a $. I guess it depends on where you are. It ain't the easiest piece of work AFAIK, when you consider the overall scheme of things.

Tattooers and barbers share many many similarities. We tend to be self employed. We both perform an art by request on a daily basis and we both rely on old fashion relationships (word to mouth) in order to survive.

I'm glad to have found out that you tattoo jimmyhad. I'm a collector of razors and tattoos and am barber by trade. Cheers brother!

Originally Posted by wyobarbershop

Yup) I try to think like an old school barber every day. I feel very fortunate that my profession and my hobby work hand in hand.

If you think like an old school barber ...... you are one !

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I remember as a kid a haircut cost 60 cents and you gave the barber a 10 cent tip and he was happy and that's when the barbers were still old school professionals. And then Nero became Emperor and messed things up and the barbers became stylists and the prices climbed and then he had to go burn down the city. They say he was fiddling then but that's lore he was really honing.

And then I heard he moved to Missouri .......

It has been my observation that true barbers stay really busy. They know everything about everything as a true barber is like a bartender. A Psychologist or such. Most get the best deals, hookups, and freebies. All by having them a prisoner in the chair!
A smart barber is a rich man! Better than being a cop! HE has the cops in his pocket too!

i cut my own hair as well as my boy's and a friend who's not too picky. I've always wanted a cool old barbers chair but i don't think i would make a good barber. I don't talk much and don't like to meet strangers.

Wyobarbershop is one of the last of the old school barbers I know of. All of the so called barbers coming around now are beauty school barbers. The old school ways are unfortunately getting passed by.

In my area there is a huge influx of barbershop. Mostly run by the huge Hispanic population we have moving to our area from NY and Philly. We have a lot of racial tension and white people get very bad haircuts from the shops. Unfortunately alot of the shops are getting busted for dealing drugs too. They open at 7a.m. and close at 2a.m. It's sad and makes it so I have to driven over an hour for a haircut.

Originally Posted by meleii

Wyobarbershop is one of the last of the old school barbers I know of. All of the so called barbers coming around now are beauty school barbers. The old school ways are unfortunately getting passed by.

In my area there is a huge influx of barbershop. Mostly run by the huge Hispanic population we have moving to our area from NY and Philly. We have a lot of racial tension and white people get very bad haircuts from the shops. Unfortunately alot of the shops are getting busted for dealing drugs too. They open at 7a.m. and close at 2a.m. It's sad and makes it so I have to driven over an hour for a haircut.

Well. you know where to go! Sorry! click on one of the haircut songs!

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;...homerun_portal

Originally Posted by meleii

Wyobarbershop is one of the last of the old school barbers I know of. All of the so called barbers coming around now are beauty school barbers. The old school ways are unfortunately getting passed by.

In my area there is a huge influx of barbershop. Mostly run by the huge Hispanic population we have moving to our area from NY and Philly. We have a lot of racial tension and white people get very bad haircuts from the shops. Unfortunately alot of the shops are getting busted for dealing drugs too. They open at 7a.m. and close at 2a.m. It's sad and makes it so I have to driven over an hour for a haircut.

It's a shame that old school barbers are becoming obsolete in the local neighborhoods. Chains and half arsed shops still thrive but will never prevail. On the upside, "old school" never looses its cool and lots of younger people seek vintage cuts and even straight shaves. I think our country is going to revert and start using products that are locally made, of high quality and consistent. We have no choice.

I wish there was an old school barber shop around me,,,I'd go hang out there after breakfast,,,