The Boarding Area

Time to go home. We were waiting for our flight home from Dallas. The boarding area was crowded. Our gate and the 2 neighboring ones were filled with soldiers awaiting flights to Iraq. They were sitting on chairs, standing in groups and clustered on the floor. I can sleep well knowing this well trained, qualified and proud group is out there protecting our freedoms. I can also take comfort in knowing the clipper cutting is alive and well in both the civilian world and the military. I very much enjoyed the opportunity to study some of the best clipper cutting on the planet. I saw a few flattops that had me longing for some flatness to the top of my hair (see the blog entry about my current haircut). It was interesting to have the time and the opportunity to closely study the vast array of interpretations of what some might think is a narrow category of haircutting that qualifies as “military”.

The Flat Iron Kiosk

There is a flat iron Kiosk at the Galleria in Dallas. I stopped by to peruse the offerings. A helpful sales person asked if I needed any assistance. I asked a few questions. The answers I got were interesting. I asked follow up questions. Some of the answers left me with even more questions. The biggest question(s) I was left with was how many consumers and hair styling fanatics are getting their information from situations like this and how good, accurate and viable is the information they are getting? I am also amazed at the vast array of choices available to hairstyling appliance users in both tools to buy and places to buy them. How many different flat irons can there be and how different are they? Can a user really tell the difference? Andis has always occupied the value end of the appliance category. Our tools have all the latest features and perform at the highest level of customer expectation. We have never been the close to the most expensive of the tools out there. We can deliver high performance tools at aggressively competitive prices. Why can’t the other guys?

The Haircut from... San Antonio

It is a good thing I have my brand spankin’ new Buc-ee hat. A real good thing. I am now sportin’ the absolutely most horrible haircut I have ever had in my life. I have worn the new Buc-ee hat every waking hour since 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2007. To learn of the legend of the Buc-ee hat see blog entry of 6.20.07. I will be wearing the hat for just a while longer. I’m 43 years old. I still have a full head of hair. I should just shut up now. But… wow I am a sorry sight with this lame excuse of a not flat top. The sides of the cut are different from one another. The top is not flat. The front edge rounds down (my absolute least favorite element). The front edge is sloped. Any regular reader of this blog or attendee at my shows knows I get my hair cut every week. When I am home Roy is my guy. Roy is a talented master barber with over 40 year’s experience. Roy works slowly and methodically. Roy has never turned out anything less than tonsorial perfection. Could it be that I am just spoiled? I do not think so. Roy gets $14 for a cut and I give him an $20 and he appreciates keeping the change. This cut was $7. If I could turn the clock back I would give this guy $7… and the rest of the $20 bill NOT to cut my hair. It is not just that this haircut is NOT what I asked for. I have had a number of technically excellent haircuts that just were not what I wanted. This one is not only NOT what I wanted… it is a technical train wreck.







It is a good thing I have my brand spankin’ new Buc-ee hat. A real good thing. I am now sportin’ the absolutely most horrible haircut I have ever had in my life. I have worn the new Buc-ee hat every waking hour since 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2007. To learn of the legend of the Buc-ee hat see blog entry of 6.20.07. I will be wearing the hat for just a while longer. I’m 43 years old. I still have a full head of hair. I should just shut up now. But… wow I am a sorry sight with this lame excuse of a not flat top. The sides of the cut are different from one another. The top is not flat. The front edge rounds down (my absolute least favorite element). The front edge is sloped. Any regular reader of this blog or attendee at my shows knows I get my hair cut every week. When I am home Roy is my guy. Roy is a talented master barber with over 40 year’s experience. Roy works slowly and methodically. Roy has never turned out anything less than tonsorial perfection. Could it be that I am just spoiled? I do not think so. Roy gets $14 for a cut and I give him an $20 and he appreciates keeping the change. This cut was $7. If I could turn the clock back I would give this guy $7… and the rest of the $20 bill NOT to cut my hair. It is not just that this haircut is NOT what I asked for. I have had a number of technically excellent haircuts that just were not what I wanted. This one is not only NOT what I wanted… it is a technical train wreck.

Buc-ee's!

We got on the road from Galveston to SanAntonio. No sooner were we on our way that we saw a billboard for Buc-ee’s! We did not know what Buc-ee’s is. The billboard showed the miles to go and the exit for it. Every so often another Buc-ee’s billboard would pop up. The boards have funny ads on them. Pretty soon we were able to figure that Buc-ee’s was a truck stop and gas station on the road to San Antonio. By the time we were just a few miles away the boys and I were fully lathered up for the entire Buc-ee’s experience. The fact that the Buc-ee logo was an awesome looking beaver head in a ball cap only made the anticipation greater and we were sure that whatever lay ahead at Buc-ee’s would be a true delight. We were NOT disappointed. Buc-ee’s is a grand truck stop. They have their own house brand popcorn, a long counter of fresh(?) deli served and weighed jerky. The usual soda, chips and snacks are all here, of course. The bathrooms were so large, clean and spectacular that my wife felt the need to take a picture in the ladies. The goldmine, though was the section of Buc-ee’s logo merchandise. I just had to have a Buc-ee’s hat (the decision to purchase the Buc-ee hat proved to be highly fortuitous just a day later). My little guy got a mini stuffed Buc-ee beaver to be our mascot the rest of the trip.

Vacation.

It is Tx time...
Lone Star Calssice... Rangers Vs. Astros, BBQ and more!
Watch for updates.

Premiere 2007

3 days worth of hair show packed into 2 days. Thank you SE regional sales manager for setting uo the enitre booth yourself!

Premiere 2007

Moving he show to June might be btter... less heat and humidity... NOT!!

Sneak Peek

I got a first look at some exciting new hair care product coming soon from a chain salon. Nice stuff. Good fragrance. The firm hold gel is really good... most important to a guy and a clipper cutter. Way to go. Looks to be fantastic stuff.