The dvd shoot

Sometimes the models work out. This was one of those times. I had hunted for weeks for the right models for our new retail DVD. I had way too many names and pictures of candidates who did NOT fit the profile. My final selections were all great. Everyone showed up on time, with appropriate clothing, with the hair they claimed to have… The shoot went off smoothly. The best news, though, was the tool. The new clipper we were using (that I cannot tell you about yet) was great fun to cut with. Skipper and I are sure it will be a big success for Andis. Keep your eyes and ears for news of its introduction.

Teaching teachers to teach

Tuesday was fun. I spent the day with a group of cosmetology educators. It was a chance for them to experience my train-the-trainer clipper cutting class. The industry is well aware of the great support we provide to schools with Andis tools in their clipper kits. This class is the crown jewel of our offerings. I took a peak at the participant evaluations… the educators definitely agree with me on that last point. I impressed them in the beginning with my ability to learn all of their name sand get them all right, in order and use their names throughout the day. It is an old trick I learned in a trainers class myself… works every time… email me if you want to know the secret… I am good to up to about 35-40 names in a small group.

Barber itch

Everyone in the haircutting business has heard of barber itch. It is the rash you get the day after a haircut in a shop with poor sanitization practices. I have barber itch of a different type… I am itching to get to a barber shop. I am in the throws of the longest stretch on record that I can remember me going without a haircut. The TX haircut debacle is still hanging over my head, literally. My wife cleaned up the edges a few days ago. I am still waiting to have enough hair to make the visit to Roy to have him bring me back into the world of the reasonably haired.

Mowhawks to Go!

Wow! What fun I had. One of the guys who works back in the plant is a member of a dragon boat team that competes in a race in Racine each summer. The team is sponsored by a local tavern. The team competes under the name “The Crash Test Monkeys”. This is a great bunch of more than slightly crazy guys. They compete every year sporting mowhawks. Andis is a sponsor of the team. This year they decided it was time for them to call in a professional to execute the mowhawk cutting. The bar was filled with the team as well as an assortment of family, fans and curious patrons. In the back, near an outlet in the dark I carved up about 10 members of the team. A few guys have “real jobs” and for them the mowhawk was not a viable hairstyle for Monday morning. One of the female bartenders was this close to sporting the mowhawk but she was a few beers short of taking the plunge. If I did not have to get to my sons little league game I would have waited around and she would have had a mowhawk too. Easy to do. Fast and fun. Mohawks anyone?

Models needed

Big dvd shoot later this month... I need a few models... a classic taper and a classic bob... anyone interested? Please contact me through the Andis web site.