Okla-homey
12/20/2008, 10:00 AM
either that, or Tulsa > Dallas.:D
Man flies to Tulsa for shave, haircut
By DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
Published: 12/20/2008 2:21 AM
Last Modified: 12/20/2008 2:42 AM
You can go home again.
At least for a haircut.
Ferdinand Hauslein Jr. is living proof of that. In a remarkable display of loyalty and friendship, the Dallas resident comes back to Tulsa every four weeks to visit his trusted barber, Lee Young.
"I tried six or eight stylists in Dallas, but they butchered it," Hauslein said on a recent trip to Tulsa. "I'll let another stylist trim the back of my neck, but not the hair."
It isn't like Hauslein just stops by to see Young at Carol's Hair Styling For Men & Women, 6540-J E. 21st St., every now and then when Hauslein happens to be in Tulsa for some other reason.
No, when the 65-year-old Hauslein flies into town — usually every four weeks — he is a man on a very specific mission: to get a haircut and an old-fashioned shave from the only person on Earth he trusts to be around his throat with a straight razor.
"We've developed a great friendship," Hauslein said.
Young, 61, said he is flattered by Hauslein's dedication.
"It makes me feel good about myself," he said.
Young, who has been in business with Carol Joiner for about 40 years, said that the shop's customers are more than clients: They are friends.
The bond that Hauslein formed with Young is all the more extraordinary when one considers that Hauslein only lived here from 1985 through 1987.
"Loyalty is something that is a very precious commodity," said Hauslein, who said he has had the same California accountant for about 25 years.
If one could put a price tag on this kind of loyalty, it would be about $400 to $500. That's what Hauslein estimates it costs for him to make these monthly trips — which also include visits to Claud's Hamburgers — when airfare and ground transportation are considered.
He said the bill has gone even higher on one or two occasions when he has been forced to find a Tulsa hotel after his flight back to Dallas was bumped back to Sunday morning.
Hauslein isn't some bored retiree. Far from it. As president and chief executive officer of International Security Inc. in Dallas, he said he oversees a security firm that employs hundreds of contract workers around the world.
In fact, Hauslein said, he spends about three out of every four weeks on the road. He said his trips to Tulsa provide a respite from his usual pressures and a chance to do something just for himself.
"It's a nice break from my normal routine," he said.
To that end, he shuts off his cell phone for one Saturday a month and escapes to Tulsa.
On those magical days, all Hauslein has to think about is seeing old friends Young and Joiner, grabbing a couple of hamburgers, catching his flights and getting — according to him — the best haircut in the world.
Man flies to Tulsa for shave, haircut
By DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
Published: 12/20/2008 2:21 AM
Last Modified: 12/20/2008 2:42 AM
You can go home again.
At least for a haircut.
Ferdinand Hauslein Jr. is living proof of that. In a remarkable display of loyalty and friendship, the Dallas resident comes back to Tulsa every four weeks to visit his trusted barber, Lee Young.
"I tried six or eight stylists in Dallas, but they butchered it," Hauslein said on a recent trip to Tulsa. "I'll let another stylist trim the back of my neck, but not the hair."
It isn't like Hauslein just stops by to see Young at Carol's Hair Styling For Men & Women, 6540-J E. 21st St., every now and then when Hauslein happens to be in Tulsa for some other reason.
No, when the 65-year-old Hauslein flies into town — usually every four weeks — he is a man on a very specific mission: to get a haircut and an old-fashioned shave from the only person on Earth he trusts to be around his throat with a straight razor.
"We've developed a great friendship," Hauslein said.
Young, 61, said he is flattered by Hauslein's dedication.
"It makes me feel good about myself," he said.
Young, who has been in business with Carol Joiner for about 40 years, said that the shop's customers are more than clients: They are friends.
The bond that Hauslein formed with Young is all the more extraordinary when one considers that Hauslein only lived here from 1985 through 1987.
"Loyalty is something that is a very precious commodity," said Hauslein, who said he has had the same California accountant for about 25 years.
If one could put a price tag on this kind of loyalty, it would be about $400 to $500. That's what Hauslein estimates it costs for him to make these monthly trips — which also include visits to Claud's Hamburgers — when airfare and ground transportation are considered.
He said the bill has gone even higher on one or two occasions when he has been forced to find a Tulsa hotel after his flight back to Dallas was bumped back to Sunday morning.
Hauslein isn't some bored retiree. Far from it. As president and chief executive officer of International Security Inc. in Dallas, he said he oversees a security firm that employs hundreds of contract workers around the world.
In fact, Hauslein said, he spends about three out of every four weeks on the road. He said his trips to Tulsa provide a respite from his usual pressures and a chance to do something just for himself.
"It's a nice break from my normal routine," he said.
To that end, he shuts off his cell phone for one Saturday a month and escapes to Tulsa.
On those magical days, all Hauslein has to think about is seeing old friends Young and Joiner, grabbing a couple of hamburgers, catching his flights and getting — according to him — the best haircut in the world.