Oral History Project | Jeff Geason

Jeff Geason reminisces about his years as a barber on the square.
 

 


Narrator:
Geason, Jeff
Date of interview:
March 18, 2010
Occupations:
Barber

Timestamps

0:45
Photograph description
1:22
Coming to Barber shop in Milan
2:00
Trends in barbering
4:30
Barber vs. cosmetologist
5:40
Types of cuts/styles
8:15
First haircuts
8:45
Shaves/ beard trimming
10:15
Challenging haircuts
11:30
Bowl cuts and mohawks
12:30
Home haircuts
13:40
Anything goes haircuts
15:30
Female clients
18:00
Fundamentals of hair cutting/ tools of the trade
20:00
Barber shop talk
23:00
September 11, 2001
24:45
Character of barber shop
26:00
Mickey Mouse phone
27:30
Comfortable routine
28:30
Decision to become barber
31:15
Mr. Gliatta
31:30
Generational customers
32:30
Aging customers
33:30
Favorite thing about Milan

 


 

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