This place is excellent!
I originally came across these guys at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly event that happens every year around Easter.
Rick and B-Rad are basically the 2 guys that cut hair here. If you look at their web page, and pics on their myspace account (linked from Rick's site), you can see the shop.
It's MAN'S barber shop. That's actually not sexist. They actually cut women's hair also and B-rad, genius with a straight razor, trims eyebrows, hairlines, whatever you wanna do.
Let me elaborate... There are things I like to do to celebrate being a man. People talk about Feminism, gay pride, why can't I celebrate being a straight man? In fact, I'm going to have a list of reviews called Man's Day that will categorize these reviews. For instance, I like to have a steak now and then. I like to have my shoes shined. I like to buy a nice fedora. I love burlesque, put on a tie to go out, hot rods and some sports.
So that's what I mean. Getting a straight razor shave is something I don't need to do. I use an electric razor for work. It's a chore to be done quickly to get on my way. But there are some days before a big event, I want to get straight razored quality shave and have it last a day or 2 longer. There's nothing like a hot towel menthol treatment. Hang out in the barber shop and watch sports on tv, talk shit with the guys. There is another place that caters to men across town. In fact, I lived in that part of town for the opening. But I go to these guys out of tradition. It's difficult to get a man's haircut that's not some quickie boutique place with fashion magazines all over the place. There's nothing wrong with that, but sometimes.... Man's Day.
All kinds of celebrities are known to have sought Rick out from reputation. Dr J. Has been in there. They have celebrities sign the WALL on the right side of the shop. He';s known for shaving all kinds of designs on the back of people's heads. He has done patterns for guys you may have seen on the Extreme or Ultimate Fighting Championships. He even did a Sponge Bob on the back of a kid's head, just ask to see the photo album while you're there.
There are bikini girls pictures on the left wall above the mirrors. My g/f enjoyed hanging out there. She didn't feel intimidated/ uncomfortable/ or want to male bash with the environment. I think of it as Al Bundy's barber shop. Or Tim Taylor. The Man Show is probably a bad example.
These guys are great and it was also one of the cheapest cuts for what you get! It's real easy to over tip and still be less than the last few barbe- uh, hair salons I went to before, while I was looking for a regular place to go. Like all the barber shop movies, sometimes it's not a place to rush like fast food. It's a culture to see what's going on with people in the neighborhood.
And a feeling of community in Vegas are in places few and far between.