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Summer Flattop
Posted by MidwestFlattop
on January 11, 2025, 11:37 pm
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This story was inspired by GenXHaircutFan about getting my first flattop. I got another flattop after my first year in college as well if you'd like to hear about that!
Class had just gotten out for the summer and I was graduating high school. There was this barber shop down the street tucked into the corner of this little strip mall that had been there forever. The sign above the door just read "BARBER SHOP" with two barber poles on each side. My hair was over the ears just long enough to be annoying. My older brother would come home from summer camp growing up, usually with some form of a high n tight so I was always fascinated with that type of haircut. I pulled into the parking lot and threw my Jimmy into park. My heart was about to burst out of my chest walking through that front door.
The barber had to be this veteran with an anchor forearm tattoo who looked without a doubt like he was familiar with short cuts. It almost felt like I didn't have a choice while he motioned me over and I stepped up into one of those bulkier barbershop chairs you could just sink into. He half-tossed the cape around me while grabbing a neck strip. It was a now or never moment before I blurted out what I wanted before he even asked.
"I was thinking a flattop with uh, a 2 on the sides."
My mouth was so dry I could barely get the words out in one go. Facing away from the mirror from the start I don't even remember seeing or hearing any sort of acknowledgment from him before the cape got snapped up around my neck and I heard those Oster clippers flick on.
While he worked around the sides and back, a few guys walked in and took a seat while they waited for a chair to open up. This was not a large place by any means so they were seated probably 4-5 ft from the barber chairs with almost no choice but to watch me. The barber started worked on the top, hearing and feeling those clippers run across the comb is one of those sounds and feelings you can't forget! One of the guys couldn't help but notice and say something that's stuck with me since.
"Wow, I haven't seen a flattop in a long time."
Looking back I'm not sure if this was some light ribbing from the guy or what. Either way, I don't know if the barber only heard me say "flattop", because the first thing I remember after he handed me the mirror was the almost total lack of hair around my ears. I hadn't gotten a true horseshoe or anything, but there was definitely some skin that hadn't seen the light of day in a long time. I handed him a 20 and flew out the door. I couldn't stop staring at that thing in the rear view mirror on my way home.
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