If this has been done before I didn't see it. I thought it might be fun to hear what got everyone interested in shaving with str8 razors. So, what got you interested?

For me it was after hearing a commercial on the radio and having a conversation with my Dad. I happened to hear a radio commercial a couple of months ago for a barber shop here in Houston that was advertising that they still do str8 shaves. I was thinking "HOW COOL!" and that I would like to get one. You know kind of pamper myself like our wives seem to be so fond of. Well, I forgot to do one thing. I didn't write down the number and of course I can't remember the name of the place. A couple weeks later I was talking to my Dad (he's 66? ) and asked him if he had ever had a str8 shave. He said he had not but had always wanted to get one. His barber (who is in his 80s) stopped doing them years ago. I decided to look into it. After much searching on the web I found this site and several others and read and studied until I just couldn't take it anymore. I had to make the leap. I just bought a starter set from Tony and should have it by the end of the week. By the time I move to SC this summer (that's where Dad lives) I might be ready to give him a shave. If not, I'll just get him a set of his own. Hell, maybe I'll just do that for his B-day in Feb.