Nostalgia

hkanitkar · 4th March 2008, 23:21

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Originally Posted by Bass&Trouble

Sam, you forgot to log in as yourself.

Sam ? Haircut ?????

NO WAYS !!
@B&T - you still high ?? LOLz

N_C - superbly written !

amtak · 5th March 2008, 12:23

Gautam bhai! superbly written. That reminds me even I need a hair cut. Any north Indian Style hair cutting saloon out here in BLR? please say yes!!! I don't mind travelling 30 kms for that!

suman · 5th March 2008, 12:38

Gautam, excellent narrative

, I think I will confer on you the honorary title of The Literary One

rjstyles69 · 5th March 2008, 12:46

n_c excellent, nicely written my friend

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I must admit I read this last night and decided that I need a haircut. I really dint need one though, but felt I should re-live what n_c has narrated here.Went ahead and got a hair-cut.

Steeroid · 5th March 2008, 12:54

normally_cozy

There was an overwhelming feel-good factor about that whole post.

But your signature is EVEN better!!!

metropolis · 5th March 2008, 14:29

NC a heartfelt narration, traces me back to the golden days of childhood. really got lost in your lines.

amtak · 5th March 2008, 14:40

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Originally Posted by metropolis

really got lost in your lines.

The above quote reminds me of the TATA Safari ad which says " The only lines that matter are the ones that you make". So true. I am sure everyone had a memorable "haircut". People doing funny things in front of the mirror, some adjusting their 1-2 hair, some doing hair color at one end and some reading the free newspaper at the other end.

Does anyone remember how people used to flock to the haircutting saloons to listen to the radio or to watch the TV in case there was a India cricket match.

amohit · 5th March 2008, 17:22

ok...i too need a haircut...and no NC's thread didnt remind me of that..i anyway had scheduled it for this weekend...but his thread did remind me of my childhood haircut episodes.

I was born and bought up in a small city..so no fancy saloons there. When we were quite young (5-6 yrs old), that hair saloon guy used to keep a wooden plank on the arms of the chair and we use to sit on that platform.
champi was free

Rotating chairs with wooden adjustable head rest were the norm then.
There were no razor blades used at that time, there was one ustra that was sharpened on a stone belt before every hair cut....and that was the scariest part(for me)..i used to imagine a butcher sharpening his knife before slitting the throat of the goat(luckily that never happened)

Cost: Rs2/- then Rs5/- and the last haircut(9 yrs ago) in the same saloon costed me Rs7/-

Regards,

5th March 2008, 12:23	#17
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,915 Thanked: 899 Times View My Garage	Gautam bhai! superbly written. That reminds me even I need a hair cut. Any north Indian Style hair cutting saloon out here in BLR? please say yes!!! I don't mind travelling 30 kms for that!
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5th March 2008, 12:38	#18
suman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 4,589 Thanked: 279 Times View My Garage	Gautam, excellent narrative, I think I will confer on you the honorary title of The Literary One
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5th March 2008, 12:46	#19
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	n_c excellent, nicely written my friend . I must admit I read this last night and decided that I need a haircut. I really dint need one though, but felt I should re-live what n_c has narrated here.Went ahead and got a hair-cut.
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5th March 2008, 12:54	#20
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	normally_cozy There was an overwhelming feel-good factor about that whole post. But your signature is EVEN better!!!
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5th March 2008, 14:29	#21
metropolis BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 263 Thanked: 52 Times	NC a heartfelt narration, traces me back to the golden days of childhood. really got lost in your lines.
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5th March 2008, 17:22	#23
amohit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 451 Thanked: 52 Times	ok...i too need a haircut...and no NC's thread didnt remind me of that..i anyway had scheduled it for this weekend...but his thread did remind me of my childhood haircut episodes. I was born and bought up in a small city..so no fancy saloons there. When we were quite young (5-6 yrs old), that hair saloon guy used to keep a wooden plank on the arms of the chair and we use to sit on that platform. champi was free Rotating chairs with wooden adjustable head rest were the norm then. There were no razor blades used at that time, there was one ustra that was sharpened on a stone belt before every hair cut....and that was the scariest part(for me)..i used to imagine a butcher sharpening his knife before slitting the throat of the goat(luckily that never happened) Cost: Rs2/- then Rs5/- and the last haircut(9 yrs ago) in the same saloon costed me Rs7/- Regards,
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