My local barbershop

[waksupi]

I went into James Wood's barber shop in Kalispell to get a haircut this morning.

James said to the customer he's working on, I have something to show you.

He pulled up his shirt, and pulled out a new Sig Sauer he had just got. The customer then pulled up his shirt, showing a Glock. James asked me if I was packing, so I pulled my vest aside to show my Colt.

About that time another customer walked in, and was immediately informed he had to be armed to come in. Pulled up his shirt, another Colt.

Great place to get a haircut. One man, one chair shop, that runs on Indian time. If he happens to be there, he may open the door and you might get a haircut.

Two fat old dogs lazing under the window on a rug. One gets up occasionally to get a dog biscuit from a pile on a chair across the shop, goes back to the rug and takes his time eating it. Neither dog ever tries to snatch the biscuit from the other, they know there are more where that came from.

Old stuffed deer heads on the walls, perforated targets, clippings from gun magazines, hunting photos of local big game taken by friends, family, and himself. A table overflowing with old outdoor magazines, a "William Tell'd" pair of arrows leaning on the wall.

100% of staff and clientele armed, no one shot or killed.

This is my kind of barber shop.

[Froogal]

Barber shops are almost non-existant around here. My barber shop is in the kitchen. I may not be packing while getting a haircut, but the shootin' iron is not too far away.

[popper]

I'm jealous, mine has maybe one (old) M-T and a bunch of sports mags. Doc's office only has women mags. And no gun signs.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Sounds like a great place to get a haircut, and a great town. The one I go to has a very impressive collection of model airplanes of all vintages hanging from the ceiling with fishing line, a couple of dummy 1873 Colts on the wall right in front of the barber chair, and an honest to goodness 33 1/3 stereo console that last trip in was playing The Tijuana Brass. There's also a jukebox complete with neon lights, but I don't know if it works.
The main barber is 82 years of age and still gives pretty good haircuts, but hasn't had one himself in years. There is another barber who is there part time. He's from Alaska, and likes to talk about his 4 ex-wives.

[Winger Ed.]

Cool.

If he was closer, I'd quit shaving my head just to go there.

The dogs sound like the redneck security system we have here.

[lightman]

Sounds like a cool place.

[RED BEAR]

Now if there was a shop like that around here i would use it. As it is i just go out back to trim what hair i have.

[Love Life]

My barbers are the rudest people you’ll ever meet. Never a kind word from any of them. Of course they deal with us jarheads all day so they get back what they give, lol. It’s a fun time and your never know when they’ll follow through with their threats to give you a screaming high And tight, lol.

[waksupi]

Cool.

If he was closer, I'd quit shaving my head just to go there.

The dogs sound like the redneck security system we have here.

I don't think the dogs would be much security! The only way they would hurt someone is if you trip over them.

[Winger Ed.]

I don't think the dogs would be much security! The only way they would hurt someone is if you trip over them.

Ours are more aggressive.
Once I was worried a relative was going to get a rash from being licked so much.

[xs11jack]

Waksupi, there is term for your shop, it's called disappearing Americana. I think a lot of others have gone by the wayside. I don't know of a drugstore with a ice counter. There are a few Ace Hardware stores around. The last saw sharpener anyplace in the county quit about 6 or 7 years ago. I sure miss all that stuff.
Ole Jack

[country gent]

The barber Dad Took us to for years was in the back of his home. Actually a friend of dads. But if we were "good" when Dad was getting his hair cut then after we got to go out in the yard with his 410 and fire a few rounds each. I remember it since it was an old trapdoor that had had the rifling reamed out. Big and heavy for us but what a treat.

[buckwheatpaul]

I went into James Wood's barber shop in Kalispell to get a haircut this morning.

James said to the customer he's working on, I have something to show you.

He pulled up his shirt, and pulled out a new Sig Sauer he had just got. The customer then pulled up his shirt, showing a Glock. James asked me if I was packing, so I pulled my vest aside to show my Colt.

About that time another customer walked in, and was immediately informed he had to be armed to come in. Pulled up his shirt, another Colt.

Great place to get a haircut. One man, one chair shop, that runs on Indian time. If he happens to be there, he may open the door and you might get a haircut.

Two fat old dogs lazing under the window on a rug. One gets up occasionally to get a dog biscuit from a pile on a chair across the shop, goes back to the rug and takes his time eating it. Neither dog ever tries to snatch the biscuit from the other, they know there are more where that came from.

Old stuffed deer heads on the walls, perforated targets, clippings from gun magazines, hunting photos of local big game taken by friends, family, and himself. A table overflowing with old outdoor magazines, a "William Tell'd" pair of arrows leaning on the wall.

100% of staff and clientele armed, no one shot or killed.

This is my kind of barber shop.

I envy your situation.....can you get a shave there?

[PbHurler]

Nice!!

[Tom W.]

When I married Lori and moved to Phenix City it took me some years to find a barber shop that wasn't a beauty shop in disguise. I finally found one just about two miles away. A real barber shop with gun magazines on the table, guys that don't look like they want to kiss the customer, and people that know me well enough to know that I have a firearm when they see me...

[osteodoc08]

One of my favorite things to do was go to the barber with my father. Old classic barber chair. The barber was getting older, white hair but hand as steady as granite. They’d even shave you there. There was something special about going to get a haircut with dad. Barber passed away about 5-6 years before dad did. Thanks for bringing back fond memories. It’s a shame that typenof shop is fading away into history.

[waksupi]

I envy your situation.....can you get a shave there?

No, he just cuts hair.

[Rick Hodges]

I had a barber shop like that....stuffed deer heads, shooting hunting magazines on the tables, the barber/owner was a die hard duck hunter and had ducks and geese on the wall as well. When he got older his daughter joined him cutting hair and finally Bob's heart gave out and he passed. The daughter hired another gal and the whole tenor of the place changed. Now we have unisex "Salons". Oh I'm armed, but nobody would show they are carrying for fear of giving the women the "vapors". Oh, they don't shave the back of the neck anymore either.....loved the feel of the hot lather even though Bob's hands got shaky near the end, and you were as likely to get nicked as not with that old straight razor. Sigh....miss those times.

[Gewehr-Guy]

I been going to the same barbershop for 50+ years, but would change if yours was within 50 miles. One time went to the next small town as a kid and that was an old time barber shop right out of the 80's { 1880's } , old nickel plated and white porcelan barber chair, rows of framed arrow points on the walls, all found by the owner locally, and he let us little kids play with the minnows he kept in the old cast iron claw foot bathtub in the back room. Wish I could go back to small town America of my youth.

[gwpercle]

I still have an old school barber shop to go to ....
But the barbers are slowly getting older and retiring ! They have two ladies cutting hair but I don't like how they cut mine .
My favorite male barber put a sign up that he would no longer be cutting on Saturday's ....writing on the wall...wont be long and he will be retiring...drats !!!!! I've been getting my hair cut there on Saturday mornings for 47 years ... I Hate Change !
I can break down and let the ladies cut it , shave it all off or just let it grow shoulder length...
I'm leaning towards the Arlo Guthrie look , get out my old guitar and start singing "Alice's Restaurant".....1967 was a great year ...yeah that's the ticket !
Gary