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Green Side of the Grass

Those of you who know me, you know that I loathe getting my haircut.

Don't get me wrong, I love having a fresh do and enjoy the ability of hearing because my hair is no longer lopping over my ears. I simply hate the process, not the end result.

Allow me to explain.

Normally I walk into a salon and am greeted by this:


Next, he/she (whatever that is above) takes me back to a chair which belongs to Tenequa, The Hair Goddess (at least she thinks she is). This is Tenequa.


I tell her what I want, but I don't think she is really listening. She is completely engaged in a conversation with Opal (the stylist next to her) speaking in a language I don't understand. Not that I could understand anything because the music is so loud I can't hear the whining clippers assaulting my scalp... When they do try to talk to me and make polite conversation, I cringe and pray to find just the right answer that will disengage any need for further dialogue... She can just keep talking to Opal about who is pregnant now...

...just cut my hair.

She completes my "style", I drop a $20 on the counter, and I thank goodness I don't have to do that for another two months (or hopefully longer)!!

Well, today, something different happened.

I took the boys to school, and on the way home I noticed a shop called "Our Barber Shop". It is located on 10907 South and State in Sandy. The Phone is 801-576-5651. My wool had grown quite long and uncomfortable so I decided to give it a try.

The first thing I noticed was how busy it was. Lots of old, old men. The youngest patron was in his 70s. Instead of Tenequa, I was greeted by Harold. He must have been 75. His partner in crime, Raymond, had plenty of life experience as well. There was old fashioned music playing and everything seemed to move just a little slower. It was a breath of fresh air.

I sat down in a super comfy, black chair. Harold inquired how I liked my hair and I told him "just make it look nice" and off he went. It was wonderful! He told me about how things used to be. That you could eat at Chuck-a-Rama for $2.50. He told me about his military days. We discussed interesting things. It was like talking to my grandpa whom I miss dearly.

I knew I had arrived when every new/old comer entered the clingy door with the same greeting from my barber... "How you doin', Harold?" His response, "Still on the green side of the grass!"

And then the haircut... He cut all the normal things when I get my haircut, but then the real fun began. He heated up some shaving cream and began applying it to all those annoying places like my neck and around my ears. With quick, professional precision, he whipped out the biggest razor I had ever seen, and commenced his slaughter of all my pesky, unwanted follicles. At first, my heart began to beat a little faster, after all, he is a little advanced in age and one slip meant my jugular, but after a few minutes I just sat back, relaxed, and enjoyed the shear and shave.

And then came the old-man trim. He razored my burns, neck, plucked my ear hair, trimmed my bushy eyebrows, yanked out my nose hair, and he even took care of those filler hairs attempting to bridge the gap between my eyebrows creating my ominous unibrow. Well, not not today...

...not under Harold's watch.

After a final dash of aftershave, I was done.

I felt like giving Harold a hug.

Today, I am definitely happy I am "on the green side of the grass!"


PS... All for $10!
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8 comments

  1. Heidi on May 22, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    I was waiting for the price.... $10 bucks! Sweet! I love being in the presence of such happy people, who are "still on the green side of the grass." Good find!

     
  2. Heather on May 22, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    I'll have to tell Jeff about that one!

     
  3. angababe on May 22, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    There's this barber shop that I pass every Monday on 7200 South and State that has a huge sign outside the door that says $5 haircuts. Now it is a barbering school, but I wonder if you could get all the awesome treatment for half the price? That's what I like to call a deal. (Although you may not get the 75 year old Harold...)

     
  4. Kami on May 22, 2009 at 3:21 PM

    I'm never cutting Nathan's hair again!!! Ten bucks and they nix the uni-brow, DONE! It was a great post and poor Harold is going to be up to his (hairless, I'm guessing) ears in work, thanks to you.

     
  5. Melanie on May 22, 2009 at 4:28 PM

    Now that's being treated right. I wish I could get all the extra treatment included in the cost of my $35 haircut. Heck, I would just take an eyebrow wax as a part of the deal. That's a good find!

     
  6. Anonymous on May 22, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    I've seen that place. I've thought that it was odd that a travel agency also doubled as a barber shop. What a find! Glad it was busy, too. That means they'll be around awhile. Great post! I laughed out loud at the 'still on the green side of the grass' comment. Old men are the best!

     
  7. dlkenney on May 27, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    I love your ability to paint a scene while describing such a simple task in life. I will have to tell my husband about Harold, because he is looking for a new barber.

     
  8. Char and Chris on May 30, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    Now that's some service for ya.

     


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