I love a good straight razor shave.





My first was by a barber in Albany, NY in 1986, when like this time after a winter, I had a full beard removed.

He was a very old Italian man who had been at his location for decades. He had the steam machine, the razor belt, the heated shaving cream and everything. He claimed to have shaved Al Capone in Florida when he was young.

He said it was the only time he was nervous giving a shave.


I used to go to John's Barber shop in the basement of the "Equitable Building" at 120 Broadway when I worked in the building. They did good work.

My last two beard were removed by my Dad's barber in Little Neck, Queens. He wouldn't do the shave though. Claims the skin is too sensitive and the beard too soft from not shaving for so long. One of those times I had the beard over 2 years time.

But, I don't care. I like the shave when the beard is cut off.