Will Cut Hair for Beer

I've been cutting hair since the 9th grade.  It was a little rough at the beginning, but I've gotten better over the years.  I keep threatening to get my barber's license, but that requires a lot of time. In the meantime I cut my brothers' and friends' hair in exchange for beer, and on rare occasions, a cigar.  Actually, the haircut is just an excuse to hang out and have a beer with a bud (please don't tell their ladies).  So if you are in the Bay Area and need a haircut, I could use some more beer...

I bought this chair when I was 19 from a beauty supply store.  Most of the chairs were $300 plus, but they had a few of these outside in the yard. I should have bought a couple, since I paid $50 for it and you can't find this pattern anymore :).  It was a good conversation starter in college.

I used to miss having my hair cut by someone, but after 12 years of cutting my own hair I'm used to it and I've saved a ton of money.  Since having my own business, I switch off between buzzing my hair or sporting a low-hawk (below).  I don't have anyone to impress, so why do my hair? It is so much easier to have it short. 

If you are looking for a professional clipper, try Clippersrus.com.  If you do like your hair a little longer, but you want to cut it yourself, try the Flowbee as it works pretty well.  That's right, I own a Flowbee and I've used it before.  I hooked a shop-vac to it and it pulls the hair up, cuts it, and goes into the vacuum.  I would advise against using the shop-vac as it uses too much power and tends to pull some of the hairs out instead of cutting them; no pain no gain.