Published: May 15, 2008 09:38 pm            

TIM PRESTON: Getting his ears lowered

Years ago I mentioned a hair salon in print and it proved to be one of my greatest mistakes. Obviously, I don’t always learn from my mistakes.

I got a haircut last week and it has generated more comments than I could have imagined.

You have to understand, I hadn’t had a haircut since that little picture up there was snapped and I probably would have received praise from some people even if I had dyed it orange and twisted the stuff into dreadlocks.

Taking advantage of a lull in the news business, I decided to drop in at Tri-State Barber School at 2132 Winchester Ave. and get the haircut I’ve been threatening to get for the last eight months.

A few minutes and $6 later I was “a new man” with what I consider to be very short hair. The “hair talk” has been practically perpetual since, and the ladies at the office have stopped following me around with garden shears.

One of the most entertaining parts has been people trying to figure out who I look like now. I have been compared to everyone from Burt Bacharach to Judge Marc Rosen, who oddly enough was one of the last people I talked to about getting a haircut before I had it done.

Free food!

If you hit the drive-thru at any McDonalds restaurant in the area (Ashland, Flatwoods, Greenup, Vanceburg, Grayson, and Olive Hill as well as in Morehead and Mt. Sterling) between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. tomorrow, make sure you are buckled up.

The reward for wearing your seat belt will be a coupon for a breakfast sandwich.

On the other hand, anyone who isn’t wearing a seat belt as they enter the drive-thru will be greeted by a friendly police officer with a friendly reminder (a key chain or other item) of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign.

1st Anniversary

Nearly any small business owner will tell you the first year is the toughest and often determines if the “Open” sign stays in the window or not.

Bob and Pam Hale at Ashland Guitar Shop, 211 16th St., are celebrating that milestone.

Bob, a bassist who is quick to say Pam is the person in charge around there, commented this week their primary way of competing with discount catalogs and places that buy in massive quantities is to offer attention to what their customers need.

“I’m huge on service,” he said, citing his professional history in the automotive business.

They also see the wisdom in keeping a huge variety of strings in stock, with cables for the taste of any guitarist as well as those who want to put a fresh set on their ukulele, fiddle or dulcimer. The shop has also made a point to provide guitars for autographs during the Summer Motion festival and to be involved with other events, including Poage Landing Days.

Ashland Guitar Shop offers in-house instrument repairs, as well as lessons. The shop is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call (606) 325-0366.

TIM PRESTON can be reached at tpreston@dailyindependent

.com or at (606) 326-2651.

        

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