The deed is done.
After a mind burstingly frustrating day at work, I decided it was time to the my head de-haired. A number one crop was on the cards.
So I left work and went to a very small barbers in Soho, half praying they would be shut.
This place is so small it has basically enough room for the door to open and one barbers chair. When I got there, there was a fella in said chair and his mate standing in the doorway. It was a sign, so I thought - "Not today sonny!"
BUT, as I stood there I noticed that just round to the left of the chair I could see was another, and sitting in it was a very cute young lady reading a paper. She saw me in the mirror and jumped up to open the door.
"'air cut sir?" Oh god her accent! sexy and Italian, dark eyes and short dark hair, olive skin. Eeeeeep!
"Yeah, number one please." I removed my woolly hat.
She looked and smiled
"Number one? allova? yes?"
"Yep, its about time. but could you do me a small favour? This will sound weird but could you keep a bit for a friend of mine?"
At this point the young guy who had been cutting the chaps hair next to me said something to the girl in Italian and then stopped working and came over.
"I cut this and keep for you." He indicated the two foot of hair hanging down my back.
"Me, three days ago I cut mine. Same as you. I keep also, this is good one. Many good memories. I know this, please?" He brandished a pair of scissors and I let him at it. Snip.
"you keep in this hair band, I get bag for you ok?"
"brilliant, thank you."
I sit in the chair and look at myself and burst out laughing. I now have a hairstyle that looks like something Rik sported in "the young ones" I wish I had taken a photo.
"so, namber wan yes?" she says.
"yes please. I think I will just shut my eyes so I get a nice surprise"
"No you don have to. Jus don cry eh?"
"I wont be able to stop giggling!"
And I didn't. Already these two had helped the stress of the day loosen. But as this cute woman set about my head with the trimmer, I found the vibrations passing through my rapidly emerging scalp very relaxing. I could feel the stress dropping away with my hair. And to help it along the hottie kept brushing her hand over my head to clear away the hair, and that felt VERY nice.
"So is done, you see?" I open my eyes.
Fuck. I think it looks good! bit more gray than you could see when it was full length but not the horror site I was expecting.
"Is better" the girl nods to herself.
She continues to tidy me up and do the brushing with the hand thing. For gods sake woman! at least have the decency to look like Quasimodo's little sister and not so damn good if your gonna keep doing that or it's gonna get embarrassing!
Then she sets about me with that soft brush thingey, all over my head. Oh my, even that felt good.
So good I almost asked for something for the weekend.
Ahem.
She finishes and looks at me, smiles and says again "yes, is better."
BUT
When I go into work tomorrow.........oh boy.
I know I will get the piss taken alot, but I will have to practice my mad axe killer stares to silence them all. Hmm, need to see if Esspee gives lessons........
