I want my Flattop

It is getting very hard to resist the call of the clipper. I really want to get a flattop. I have worked sooooo hard to grow my hair out, and for what? It looks good but it is driving me crazy. I can say I do like running my hands through it when I am working out… but if I keep working out I will look even better with that flat top. I think this week will be my last haircut before I go for the flattop.

Craig has models

I have recently had good success coming up with heads for clipper cuts for shows off of Craig’s list. The gigs section has proven to be a great place to post listings and find models willing to have clipper cuts for FREE on stage and in my classrooms. I still need a flattop for ISSE in Long Beach later this month. My post for a fade for the Bronner Bros. show in Atlanta in February nearly crashed my email system with all the responses.

Moofing

I am a “Moofer”. At least the Chicago Tribune article I read on the plane this week says I am. What I do now has a formal name; “Moofing”. Remember you heard the term here first. Moofing is a term meaning “mobile out of office” worker. A moofer is defined by their circumstances that dictate that they work on the go. And the fact that they are easily accessable through several forms of modern technology in spite of the fact that they are not pinned down in a office all day. An email enabled cell phone or Blackberry type device is the key tool of the modern moofer. BTW, just got me a new one of ‘em. My bright red Palm Centro is an amazing little tool. Half the weight of my old Treo, about 1/3 smaller and way snazzier. Favorite feature is the built-in Google maps with full turn-by-turn mapping and directions software.

More typing

I type a lot. My 2 fingers are killing me.  It is only to get worse. I maintain this blog and my monthly magazine column. I now have a bi-weekly report that I submit and I am developing a bi-monthly Clipper-stuff newsletter for my accounts. If I need fresh ideas I may be coming looking to my blog readers. Please email me anything good you’ve got. I guess it is just another example of open sourcing (see prior blog entry).

Nice to meet ya!

Nicky Aminov is a barber at V’s Barbershop in Scottsdale, AZ. He greeted me warmly on my recent visit to his shop on my AZ vacation. The shop is retro-modern, bright, clean and friendly… Just the kind of place I would go if I lived in his town… Just the kind of place I would cut hair if I was still cutting hair… I could hang out there all day. They even sell T shirts with the shop logo. I should have bought one.

Open source collaboration

I am reading an interesting book titled “We Are Smarter Than Me”. It is a book on the amazing power of open source collaboration. Got me thinkin’. What type of clipper would be the result of an open source clipper design initiative?… so… here we go. I want to hear from you. I will be posting clipper design questions here in my blog. I will title the blog entries “Open Source…” so you will immediately recognize the entries. Please send me an email to expert@andis.com with your thoughts and opinions regarding the answer to the question posted. The beauty of this is that there are NO wrong answers. I want your honest, experienced, professional input. In open source everyone has a voice. If you jump into this a bit late, please go back to prior blog entries so you can contribute on all aspects and all questions. I will want some demographic info as well to help me frame your input. Please also tell me your gender and your number of years experience in the business. We will start out simple and get more technically detailed down the road. First question… Would the ultimate clipper be corded or cordless? And why? Talk to me.

My hair...

…is longer than it has been in quite a while. I am growing the top out… still having Roy taper up the sides tight every 2 weeks. I am not sure why I am doing this… or what the goal is… but I am a hair farmer for just a while and we will see what becomes of the project… it is still a clipper cut… at least half of it is… you can’t call the top a cut if you do not cut it.