Casey and I just returned from beautiful Aruba. White sands, scuba diving, scuba diving guide - - oops, the food, the amazing service at the resort - - and one guy who changed for the better on the beaches of Aruba.
Since we were headed for a very nice resort on sometimes steamy Aruba, Casey and I had very short, cool haircuts. The first evening we had dinner by the pool. A very familier guy sat down at the table next to us. Casey and I looked at each other and shrugged. Anything is posible.
I wasn’t sure until the next day when Casey and I went scuba diving. We had to wait until everyone who had signed up showed up. You know how method actors are - - they have to feeeeel the motivation. Well, up trots the guy from last night, he appologized for being late and introduced himself, Barry Watson. The mop head was already complaining how hot it was. The scuba guide (who had a longish buzz ) pointed to Casey and me and made a snide comment about getting his hair cut. Looks of horror crossed his face. We laughed.
Three hours later Casey and I were lounging on our privet patio overlooking the beach, when up came Barry Watson. He was straight to the point. Who cut our hair. Casey pointed to me and told the moppster that I owned a barber shop back in the States. Barry stared at Casey’s shaved high & tight and my crewcut. Casey asked Barry if he would like to rub the back of our heads and feeeeel the difference. Barry blushed at first and then said he would.
Barry ran his hand up the back of Casey’s head and then back accross the top of Casey’s head. Casey was smirking like a contented feline. I was not. But then, it was my turn. Barry ran his hand up the back of my #000 Oster buzzed head and back accross the top of my #1 Oster buzzed head. My turn to smirk and purrrrr. Barry said he was making his mind up on what haircut to get.
Barry said he liked how the back of my head felt and wanted that all over his head. (Good thing I was already lying down.) Barry asked if I had clippers with me. (Did I have clippers with me? After all the buzzes I’ve done on the road?) I told him to give me a moment and I would set everything up. He was very pleased.
Barry sat down and I put the cape around him. I ran my fingers through his shoulder-length brown hair. I attached the #000 blade, tilted Barry’s head forward and clicked the Oster on. Starting at the middle of his forhead, where the bangs were hanging down to his nose, I ran the clippers straight back accross the top of his head slowly and firmly. A shower of thick, long brown hair fell on to the cape. Over and over again buzzzzzz back accross his head brown hair on the cape.
Once I reduced the top of his head to stubble, I started on his right side moving the clippers back from his temples toward the back. Buzzzzz. Brown hippie hair falls to the cape and the floor. Again and again. Then I take the #000 attachment off and slowly shave off the right sideburn giving him a clean line around his ear.
Then I re-attach the #000 attachment and start at the back up his head. Buzz straight up the back of his head. Thick, long brown hair falls the the ground. Rub my thumb up the back of his head. Buzzzz up, rub up. Over and over until all that long mop is reduced to stubble.
Finally, around to the left side of his head and starting just behind his ear move the clippers slowly and firmly around his ear. Thick brown mop falls onto his lap. Again and again until it’s all stubble. Off comes the #000 attachment again and I shave off his left sideburn. Then I re-attach the #000 attachment and buzz all over his head again rubbing my hand all over his head as I buzz.
I click off the clippers and get some shaving cream and lather around his ears and neck. Out comes the straight razor. Slowly and carefully, I give him a clean, crisp line all the way around. Then, I lather up his beautiful face and shave him, being careful to rub my thumb across his face after each swipe of the blade. Once done, I get out my favorite wintergreen tonic and rub it on his face and around his ears and neck.
He stood up and rubbed his hands all over his head and laughed. He gave both of us a hug and scampered off. Another good deed done. Another moppster converted.
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