Q:Why did you decide to participate in this event?
A: To give something back to the community. A haircut makes kids feel better about themselves. They also get to start school fresh. Who knows, this kid might be a doctor one day, and then he’ll be serving me.
Q: How long have you been cutting?
A: I started in 1976. They called us the bicentennial barbers that year.
Q: Your business is well-know in the community. How long has it
been here?
A: The shop has been here 40-something years. Three years here (on Fond du Lac Ave.) and then over on Burleigh St. for years. My father passed it
to me. My grandfather worked there, too. It’s almost as old as Milwaukee itself.
Q: So you inherited the business. Did being a barber come naturally?
A: Well, it was almost forced on me. I went to MATC and studied psychology. Then, for a while, I wanted to become a preacher. Then I was going to school during the day and worked at Globe Union at night. I got fired from there, and so my uncle, who was a barber, told me to come work for him. I haven’t looked back since. It’s been wonderful to me.
Q: Is there any key to longevity of your business?
A: I’ve been blessed.
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