April 7, 20215 yr In the early 70s i can remember crying on the way home from an old blokes barbers up Chorley old rd i think it was, because my brother had laughed and said you could see my ears!. In my mind i wanted it to look like Marc Bolan or Roger Daltry not something that a 1 style suits all bloke learned whilst doing national service.
April 7, 20215 yr And there were posters on the wall promoting Cossak hair spray, but i bet he never had any.
April 7, 20215 yr My great granddad, Joe Fish, on my paternal grandmother’s side was a barber in Bolton somewhere. Apparently he was one of the first in town to use electric clippers. One of his ‘specials’ was a Union Jack cut. He’d go forehead to back of neck, ear to ear and then cut off the triangles.
April 8, 20215 yr On 05/04/2021 at 20:49, Whitestar said: Oggi in the early days used to be near the griffin and Sids butchers, was a real treat for school boys in them days as they used to have the odd copy of some soft porn mags of the day lying around, fiesta, men only etc. Years later i noticed that it had moved across the road nearer to where there used to be a casino and i think there was a Sainsbury's near there. The pub that used to be on that corner (name not known) but a mate of mine was once playing pool in there, steps back to play a shot and trod in some dog shit. Last time i was near there someone flogging hot tubs out of the back but didn't notice if Oggi was still there. Yep, Oggi was mainly run by a guy called Alan & Mario but they split up & Alan went round to Washington's on Bradshawgate & Mario went over the road. I think he's still cutting hair there, with his son. They used to get loads of porn donated by their vice squad customers who had nicked it from their raids. I used to go in there when I worked on Bolton Wholesale Market. I had a fucking beard for a while. 😨
April 8, 20215 yr Anyone remember Fosters barbers? Maurice? Used to put a plank on the chair arms for toddlers to sit on while they had their haircut.
April 8, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, Mannyroader said: Anyone remember Fosters barbers? Maurice? Used to put a plank on the chair arms for toddlers to sit on while they had their haircut. Leigh White had to sit on that plank as an adult 😁
April 8, 20215 yr 8 hours ago, Mannyroader said: Anyone remember Fosters barbers? Maurice? Used to put a plank on the chair arms for toddlers to sit on while they had their haircut. Foster on Bury Rd? He used to use a strap around the head to give him a line when doing the short back and where's the sides
April 8, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, Dimron said: Foster on Bury Rd? He used to use a strap around the head to give him a line when doing the short back and where's the sides Could be him, we lived near Bury Road. My dad always asked for short back and sides for me; he was ex Navy.
April 8, 20215 yr 23 minutes ago, Mannyroader said: Could be him, we lived near Bury Road. My dad always asked for short back and sides for me; he was ex Navy. He was on the left just after the first bus stop going towards Bury after Ainsworth Lane... he was one of those responsible for us kids wanting to grow their hair long
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