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Hairdressing & barbering

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Many years ago, I took the plunge and got fitted for a toupee (a.k.a. a gentlemen's attachment) at Burberrys, in Newtown shopping centre. His technique was "Top Secret" which sounded very impressive. I came out of the hairdressers feeling twenty years younger, and decided to head straight to the Crown and Cushion in Perry Barr, to show my workmates who I knew would be waiting to see it on me.
Unfortunately, as anyone who's shopped at Newtown shopping centre will know, it was a very windy place to visit. As I was waiting for the no. 51 bus to take me and my new attachment to Birchfield Road, a sudden gust of wind blew my hairpiece into the open wicker shopping basket of the lady waiting ahead of me in the queue. The glue to keep it on my bonce hadn't dried fully, apparently.
The lady then boarded the bus, which had just at that moment pulled up. As I tried to follow her, the bus driver stopped me, saying "No more room, mate."
I was very upset, and never found the courage to have another one fitted. I told my workmates I'd changed my mind.
 

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Alf Rogers said:
Many years ago, I took the plunge and got fitted for a toupee (a.k.a. a gentlemen's attachment) at Burberrys, in Newtown shopping centre. His technique was "Top Secret" which sounded very impressive. I came out of the hairdressers feeling twenty years younger, and decided to head straight to the Crown and Cushion in Perry Barr, to show my workmates who I knew would be waiting to see it on me.
Unfortunately, as anyone who's shopped at Newtown shopping centre will know, it was a very windy place to visit. As I was waiting for the no. 51 bus to take me and my new attachment to Birchfield Road, a sudden gust of wind blew my hairpiece into the open wicker shopping basket of the lady waiting ahead of me in the queue. The glue to keep it on my bonce hadn't dried fully, apparently.
The lady then boarded the bus, which had just at that moment pulled up. As I tried to follow her, the bus driver stopped me, saying "No more room, mate."
I was very upset, and never found the courage to have another one fitted. I told my workmates I'd changed my mind.
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A story of the one that never was! Great story….
 
Alf Rogers said:
Many years ago, I took the plunge and got fitted for a toupee (a.k.a. a gentlemen's attachment) at Burberrys, in Newtown shopping centre. His technique was "Top Secret" which sounded very impressive. I came out of the hairdressers feeling twenty years younger, and decided to head straight to the Crown and Cushion in Perry Barr, to show my workmates who I knew would be waiting to see it on me.
Unfortunately, as anyone who's shopped at Newtown shopping centre will know, it was a very windy place to visit. As I was waiting for the no. 51 bus to take me and my new attachment to Birchfield Road, a sudden gust of wind blew my hairpiece into the open wicker shopping basket of the lady waiting ahead of me in the queue. The glue to keep it on my bonce hadn't dried fully, apparently.
The lady then boarded the bus, which had just at that moment pulled up. As I tried to follow her, the bus driver stopped me, saying "No more room, mate."
I was very upset, and never found the courage to have another one fitted. I told my workmates I'd changed my mind.
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was it the griffin or the paddock pub on this side alf

lyn
 
As a young lad my Dad would give me the money to get my haircut at Bobs [ I think that was his name) top of Comberton Road shops in Sheldon. Nice guy, wore glasses, ex American Army I was told. He would settle you in the chair, asked how you wanted it and the proceed to give you a short back and sides, whatever you asked for, as he did for everyone, not a stylist we could say. Always used to amuse me when he asked the older guys, 'Anything for the weekend Sir' Had to wait a few years to understand the code message there lol.
 
FNQBRUMMIE said:
As a young lad my Dad would give me the money to get my haircut at Bobs [ I think that was his name) top of Comberton Road shops in Sheldon. Nice guy, wore glasses, ex American Army I was told. He would settle you in the chair, asked how you wanted it and the proceed to give you a short back and sides, whatever you asked for, as he did for everyone, not a stylist we could say. Always used to amuse me when he asked the older guys, 'Anything for the weekend Sir' Had to wait a few years to understand the code message there lol.
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Pictures on the walls of different styles which looked great and stylish and as you say everyone came out with the same cut priceless.
 
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