With the weather warming and feeling like I needed a change, I decided to try the Barber School on 29th just off 8th Ave.

I've let my hair grow out for the winter and my beard was out of control [for some reason it grow much faster than my hair]. A thick beard is great for winter since it's like a warm scarf you can't misplace.

But, it's been bothering me during my workouts and making be very hot. So with little cold weather expected as winter winds down, with my step-mom having a birthday party this weekend and my mom coming up to see my sister next week, I decided it was time to get all the hair off.

The Barber School gives haircuts for $7 since the barbers are all students and learning. I've never used them before, but I have 6 weeks to my planned trip so I figured whatever screw up that might happen I have time to let the hair grow out a bit.

I saw a sign that they also did razor shaves, so I decided to add that to the tab as well. I told the black cashier that I wanted my hair cut, my beard removed and a razor shave. She said, "Seven dollars." I tried to correct her apparent error since that was same as the price of a haircut, but it seems that's the price. Whatever you want, it's $7.

My barber didn't know much English. I'm not sure of his ethnicity. He looked like a mix of Central American and Asian.

Anyway, I made is job easy by asking for "the #2" where they set the electric clippers to #2 and just go.

The shave unnerved him. After removing the beard with the electric trimmer at "000" he confessed to the teacher that he never shaved anyone before. He didn't even have his razor with him. He had to borrow one from another student.

I might have been nervous, cared, and/or backed out if Clyde had not just passed. But, I didn't budge and felt no nerves as he nervously and timidly scraped the remaining growth. He had his problems with the area between my nose and my upper lip -- the instructor did most of that while several students looked on.

One of these students was a larger woman. For some reason I was sure Christian would find her exceptionally hot.

All-in-all the guy did a fine job.