{"id":1135,"date":"2014-07-16T09:49:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T16:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkinggrid.com\/dev\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2014-07-16T09:52:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T16:52:32","slug":"whos-next-barber-shop-class-la-jolla-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/whos-next-barber-shop-class-la-jolla-california\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWho\u2019s NEXT?\u201d A Barber Shop with Class in La Jolla, California."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"img_2950_med\"<\/a>You can judge the quality of a community by its Barber Shop(s). \u00a0Take for example, actor Seymour Cassel\u2019s, memorable rendition of the ideal Barber\/Father to the young genius, Max Fisher, astutely played by Jason Schwartzman<\/a>, in Wes Anderson\u2019s\u00a0<\/a>brilliant film, <\/a>Rushmore<\/a>. \u00a0In the film, Rushmore \u00a0the Barbershop is portrayed as what is should always be, a place of comfort and paradoxically of stark revelation, transformation. \u00a0It is where the beloved actor,\u00a0Bill Murray<\/a>, playing a whiskey drinking, divorce-bound Sad Dad, is transformed, redeemed, rescued\u00a0by the honest embrace of a thickly padded Barber\u2019s Chair, a pile steaming hot towels, and the razor\u2019s ready edge.<\/p>\n

In fact and fiction, good traditional\u00a0Barber\u2019s Shops are a refuge for men. \u00a0Seeking this ideal experience we have, at times spent BIG MONEY. \u00a0For example, there was a periods of years during,\u00a0which we paid for Honey to have his haircut at The Shave in Beverly Hills<\/a>. \u00a0After a while, we stopped it because we realised we were\u00a0being fleeced. \u00a0A haircut for a half-bald Honey should not cost $$$$! \u00a0No way! \u00a0 Yesterday, at \u201cWho\u2019s Next?<\/a>\u201d which is a welcoming little nest for\u00a0shaggy fellas, we confirmed our experience. Hartmuth got a quick haircut. \u00a0By a beyond efficient, masterful Barber. \u00a0Haircuts with clippers, buzz cuts with stubbly edges, all the fuzzy feelings of joy that do with good grooming! \u00a0We can all agree: \u00a0men LOOK so Good, after a fresh haircut!<\/p>\n

Have you ever had the pleasure of hanging out in a classic Barbershop<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Have you ever met a refined, sensitive, highly educated Barber? \u00a0Well, meet Mr. D<\/strong>. \u00a0He is the most \"img_2951_med\"<\/a>friendly, competent, immediate confidant,\u00a0trustworthy\u00a0man with a sharp tools, I\u2019ve ever met!<\/p>\n

An excellent Barber listens, laughs, and, he treats each guest with the respect he clearly has for himself, if a perfectly groomed Barber is to be taken as proof of good training and self mastery. \u00a0His easy, earnest conversation is a soothing example of how humans are supposed to connect and confide, confer and create bonds which sustain others and the self. \u00a0 After visiting, \u201cWho\u2019s Next?\u201d one is left with a sense of excellence. \u00a0In meeting a man that clearly values his connections to family and friends, his fianc\u00e9, his son who also clips the hair of men of others, part-time, as he prepares for college. \u00a0In this way, father passes on to son, an honest trade which is always and forever in demand, thereby reveals the core of masculine strength, nobility, passed from one generation to the next, which inspires. \u00a0Ah!<\/p>\n

Return to the comfort of \u201cWho\u2019s Next?,\u201d a quality barbershop in San Diego\u2019s upscale paradise, La Jolla. \u00a0It is a real place.<\/p>\n

Small. \u00a0Cosy. \u00a0Friendly. \u00a0Prompt. \u00a0Service! \u00a0I love good service.<\/p>\n

\"img_2967_med\"<\/a>Former Navy Man,* Florida native, happy San Diego transplant success, Mr. . runs a tight ship. \u00a0The shop is immaculate.\u00a0 Two giant scissors decorate \u00a0the wall, evoking crossed swords in a symbol of chivalry. \u00a0In an informal interview Mr. D revealed that \u201cWho\u2019s Next?\u201d is a family\u00a0business. \u00a0He inherited the skills and the passion for creating a quiet, manly retreat, from his uncle. \u00a0He says,\u00a0\u201cMy Uncle always knew that I would continue working with hair, that I liked it.<\/em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. D\u2019s smile, speaks volumes about his standards of\u00a0conduct. \u00a0The great haircut my husband\u00a0received\u00a0proves that Mr. D. is a no-nonsense small business owner, the kind of man whose conduct and true character shine brighter than the best and most sparkly, stiff, pomade.<\/p>\n

*(Correction: in an earlier published draft I wrote that Mr. D was a Marine, not the case, I made that up. \u00a0Sorry.)<\/p>\n

Ah! \u00a0To be transported to the living age-of-chivalry, yesterday in a cute little barbershop, via good-old-\"img_2999_med\"<\/a>fashioned slow and thoughtful conversation we arrived at that place outside time, where everything slows down, allowing for a few ernest moments of sparkling laughter. \u00a0Served fresh, humour is the best medicine and laughter is the most potent health tonic.<\/p>\n

Take time, My Friends, to connect, to arrive at the small pleasures. \u00a0So\u2026 I advise you go get a haircut. \u00a0Go to a\u00a0neighbourhood\u00a0spot, where you are\u00a0recognised\u00a0and treated\u00a0like a close and cherished friend upon arrival. \u00a0If you happen to be in San Diego, I highly recommend that you visit\u00a0Mr. D. at \u201cWho\u2019s Next<\/a>?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big hug,<\/p>\n

Frau Kolb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You can judge the quality of a community by its Barber Shop(s). \u00a0Take for example, actor Seymour Cassel\u2019s, memorable rendition of the ideal Barber\/Father to the young genius, Max Fisher, astutely played by Jason Schwartzman, in Wes Anderson\u2019s\u00a0brilliant film, Rushmore. \u00a0In the film, Rushmore \u00a0the Barbershop is portrayed as what is should always be, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,26,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultural-commentary","category-health-spiritual-fitness","category-reviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/img_2951_LARGE.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1141,"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions\/1141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talkinggrid.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}