Monk Gets a Haircut, Then Boots Gets One, Too.

Thanks to the chemo and steroids over the past nine months, my hair's thinned and comes out in clumps whenever I brush it. It's been drivin' me crazy and since my last stint in the hospital in June I swore I was gonna cut it all off. But I hadda little problem. My three-and-half-year-old grand daughter, Peyton, was mortified of "Poppi' cuttin' his ponytail off."
Well, a couple of weeks ago, she gave me "permission" to cut it off. "It's okay, Poppi. You can cut it off," she said. "I'll have a pony-tail for both of us."
Now was a new problem. Who's gonna cut it? Plus, since I hadn't hadda haircut in over twelve years (not counting getting fifteen inches cut off with a USMC K-Bar three years ago at one of our Locks of Love benefits) ...

... I was just a little leery about gittin' it cut. Shoot, I haven't been in a barber's chair in over ten years so who do I trust to cut my hair and not make me look like a dork or, worse, just another run of the mill over fifty biker dude?

Well, a couple of weeks ago we ran into a couple of readers -- Doug and Patti who we've seen around a few times at Bike Week, Leesburg and other biker parties -- at one of our events and we found out Patti's a beauty consultant, hair dresser, everything-to-do-with your appearance diva and she said she could definitely do me right. So on Saturday, November 8th Boots and I took a ride over to Mt. Dora to do the deed. I had the courage, the permission from Peyton, the confidence in Patti, so what the hell?! She went to work ...


And I'm totally happy! She hooked me up and no more brushin' out clumps of hair every morning or night! I combed it yesterday and no hair came out! Same thing today. Anyhow, here's a picture the day after (below - Nov. 9th - we went to the Volusia County Fair with our grand kids and Boots took a picture of me with Junior, our newest and youngest grandchild):

Well Boots was impressed with Patti's creativity, style and what-have-yous as she worked her magic on me and she's not been happy with her look for a while. Even more so since she's been in the friggin' wheel chair with her busted leg for two months now. So while Patti's workin' on me, Boots is askin' her, "Whatcha think you could do to make me look more like me? I'm sassy, mouthy, confident, and my own woman."
Bottom line? Patti had some free time, Boots had the inclination and so Boots ended up gettin' a haircut, too. Here's what Boots looked like a week prior with Peyton on Halloween:

Well, Boots didn't exactly get a haircut, but I'm a guy and I don't know all the artsy-smartsy stuff you call stylin' or hair dressin' or whatever. But Boots looked great afterwards and it sure gave her back a bit of sass and confidence that's been ebbin' a little low lately.

And then she was finished up:

All I can say is, "Patti ... you're definitely a magician!" And I don't know nuthin' about all that other stuff you can do, too. The stuff you and Boots were talkin' about regarding extensions, coloring, yada yada yada - but I'll bet my ass you're the best at that, too.
On the way home, Boots told me, "Honey, I can't believe what a great job she did, and at incredible prices."
Whaddaya mean, Babe?" I asked (remember, I'm a guy who ain't had a haircut in over ten years and I ain't got a clue how much this stuff normally costs).
"I couldn't've gotten my haircut for what she charged for you and I together! And I definitely know I wouldn't've gotten near this great look. You know I've been unhappy since my local hairdresser moved a couple of years ago. Patti's good! I'm glad we ran into 'em at Biketoberfest at Trader Jack's!"
And yesterday I took Boots' picture with Junior, too. How 'bout that?! Not bad. In fact, pretty freakin' awesome if ya ask me.

So I hereby confer the coveted Dixie Biker Recommended tag on Patti. She's awesome. And lest you think I do this lightly, Patti's shop is over ninty minutes away from where we live. It's definitely worth the trip.
If you're interested, she works in Mt. Dora, about thirty minutes northwest of Orlando at:

Wanna look hot for Toy Runs, Christmas or New Year's Eve? Patti can hook you up! You can give her a call at 352-551-7465 or visit a webpage about her here or e-mail her at pattiwacker@comcast.net