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Record Breaking HaircuttingAugust 28

This past weekend, along with Greg Martin, I had the unique opportunity to serve as an official judge for the Guinness Book of World Records as Andis' Ivan Zoot attempted to break three world records in haircutting. Not only did he break them, he obliterated them. Here are the new records:

• Fastest Haircut - 55 Seconds
• Most Haircuts in One Hour - 34
• Most Haircuts in 24 Hours - 340

This guy is the Michael Phelps of barbering. For photos and a complete recap of the event, check out my full article on About.com.

- Dave

Drunken ThoughtsAugust 27

I was sitting in my neighbor hood pub a couple of days ago having a session with my therapist Dr. Johnny Walker. He and I were discussing the lack of an Atlanta Braves Game and how boring summer TV is. One of us noticed a couple of 20 something’s on he other end of the bar watching American Gladiators. So I move down to see what was going on and to chat with Avery, one of the guys watching the show. Turns out these guys are all total freaks about this show because they watched it as a kid. Even the waiters were popping by to get updates from Avery about each Gladiator Task.

Johnny and I are bored so we settle in with Avery and company to check this out. I see nothing but trim young men and women going through the tasks at hand. Suddenly it becomes apparent the winners will ultimately face the real Gladiators for a final showdown. They bring out the Gladiators. I turn to Avery and ask, "Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?" Blank stare. Damn, this guy is young. I digress... These gladiators are huge hunks of men with chiseled bodies and Farah Faucet hair (just like in the 80’s). They go through the stats… 6’7” / 235 pounds… this is where

Well We're Movin' On Up....July 21

"Oh, George!" I exclaimed to no one in particular. Upon opening the door to our new barbershop location, I felt like Weezie Jefferson when she first stepped into her Deluxe Apartment in the Sky.

The lease is finished and our architect is working on the plans for our new location in Atlanta's landmark Aqua building. We'll keep you posted on the progress.

Now, can someone tell me why "fish don't fry in the kitchen?"

- Dave

The High Cost of Good GroomingJuly 16

From Dave Alexander

So I had this client a few days ago -- we'll call him Steve Jasper (actually, that's his name). It was Steve's first visit to our shop and he seemed nervous. Normally, people don't start getting nervous until they get to know us a little better.

What the hell are you so nervous about," I asked. "Well, uh, it's just that I've never had a haircut at one of these budget places," he responded. Budget places? At $20 for haircut, I've never had our shop compared to a budget place. "I'm used to paying $50 for a haircut," Steve told me. I combed through the haircut -- which was not very well blended, shaped or finished -- and responded, "For this?"

Steve, like so many other guys who are a bit pompous -- sorry, Steve -- often believe that price equals quality. Choosing a barber can be lot like shopping for wine. I've had some great $19 bottles of wine and some really shitty $100 wines. It all depends on the quality of the grape and the skill of the vintner. A good haircut depends entirely on the skill of the barber, regardless of price.

Recently, I had the chance to sample a new "upscale" shop which opened in Atlanta. Interesting place -- very dark and sterile. The cutting floor was so damned dark I didn't feel comfortable with them using sharp objects around my head

Making Progress on the New StoreJuly 16

Can you believe in about 60 to 90 days, this is going to be a new American Haircuts?

The new store is going to be located in the ground floor of midtown Atlanta's Aqua building and we anticipate the grand opening in late August or Early September. The store is going to be very similar to our current Roswell location, except with an expanded retail section and a bigger barbershop area.

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