I was the guy on your dorm building floor that bought a set of clippers and learned to cut everybody's hair if it consisted of keeping your sides and back tight or faded up. And after school, I kept with the tradition of cutting my own hair for good or bad. It was hard to gauge the meaning of the "oh" response that I got from people.
But after I did a charity beard growing competition in 2007 and let my hair grow as well for three months, I thought it time to get a big boy haircut and the Bang! Bang Salon was the perfect place.
Jenny, at the front counter is always cordial and! gets me in to see Laura as soon as possible.
The first time that I went in and got a wash and cut, it took me back to when my grandmother used to trim us kids up in her farmhouse beauty salon. I am a sucker for nostalgia.
And the atmosphere is just what a barber shop or salon should be. Locally based people who are in touch with the goings on chit chatting with the clientele and each other about the neighborhood low down.
They carry the hair care and styling products that they use on you, so it is super easy to try and recreate your style outside the salon.
I have always gotten the cut I wanted and Laura is great at rescuing me from those times in between cuts where I think I can get away busting out the old clippers and cleaning things up a little.