In this episode of the Lunchbucket Podcast, Donna gets a haircut while chatting with her longtime hairdresser/friend Cash about his livelihood. We learn what it’s really like to cut and color hair all day long, what it takes to build a clientele and own your own shop and how to make the perfect PB&J!
You’ll also hear why Cash believes cosmetology is a practical profession for the long run and why it’s always important to find out what your hairdresser likes to drink – think caffeine!
As usual, this conversation brought up a lot of ideas and memories so we hope you enjoy the links, info and photos we share below.
Love, Gail & Donna
Cash says the beauty shop depicted in the movie “” (with Dolly Parton playing Truvy Jones, the shop owner), is as close to real-life as he’s seen in pop culture. The 1989 motion picture was directed by Herbert Ross with the screenplay by Robert Harling (it’s based on his 1987 play) and starred Dolly along with Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts. It’s a fun one, here’s .
Then there’s “Hairspray” (1988) by John Waters which stars Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Debbie Harry, Jerry Stiller and other stars you’ll recognize and talk about some BIG hair!
It was the 1980s when Cash graduated from cosmetology school and got his first job at a hair salon on the square in a small southern town. That’s where he really learned his craft, watching and learning from the ladies who had been doing hair longer than he had been alive – they specialized in shampoos and sets and beehive ‘dos.
As we learned in the podcast, hairdressers often get close to their clients. It’s an intimate relationship of sorts and that has led to beauty professionals banding together to support survivors and help end the epidemic of violence and abuse.
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