I get my hair cut at one of the last bastions of pure testosterone in the Lewisville-Clemmons area: Hallyburton's Barber Shop on the corner of Styers Ferry and Harper Roads. I love the place because it features the following:
- Two barber chairs that are older than me, and likely are older than my grandfather.
- Two barbers who will rib you all day long but are the nicest guys in the world, Steve Hallyburton and David Sowers.
- Your choice of two old theater seats or two old church pews to sit on while you wait.
- A checker board or a deck of cards to play with if you're so inclined.
- An atmosphere of having all the time in the world. Time slows down.
- A wood burning stove to keep you warm.
- NO fashion magazines, but plenty of hunting and car magazines. Usually there's a copy of that day's newspaper available too.
- Great conversation with David, Steve and whoever else happens to be there. My favorite to date was a rather in-depth discourse on the effects of eating the hottest wings from Ronni's.
As you can tell I like my barber shops old school. Nothing against the Great Clips of the world, but I like my barbering to come with as little froo-froo as possible. At Hallyburton's the occassional Mom that ventures in with her son for his far-too-delayed buzz cut is treated with respect (the conversation definitely changes) but with the exception of the most hardy the women appear slightly uncomfortable. I'm sure they feel much as I do when I have to venture into places where they put stuff on your nails, mud on your face or cucumbers on your eyes. It's just not their cup of tea.
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I’ve driven by this place many, many times and have always wondered about it. Thanks for such a great description. My husband and son (3 yrs old) currently are patrons of the Great Clips at Tanglewood Commons. I’m sure my husband would prefer a ‘true’ barbershop but I’m not sure if my son would be willing to give up the lollipops. Alas, I’m not a huge fan of the buzz cut. How open are the barbers to other suggestions? And how competitive are their prices?
sgoode
Thanks so much for the comment. The barbers are very open to any kind of cut you’d like. Buzz cuts were popular in our house for the boys, but as they grew older they started asking for slightly different styles. As for price they can’t compete with Great Clips’ current $6.99 promotion, but their standard is $12 for a haircut which I think is in line with what many others charge. They really are nice folks too.
sgoode, our barber, who is a lot like Jon’s, has lollipops on hand for the children. I bet Jon’s might just, too. And our barber does cuts other than buzz, but they do all seem to involve the clippers.
Not sure about the lollipops, but they do offer free entertainment in the form of sounds of flatulence generated by applying the compressed air hose to the armpit of any willing boy. Also, the guys are not above using scissors (they do it quite often), but clippers are pretty much used with every cut.