BARBER'S BEEN STYLIN' 50 YEARS.Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer Maybe it's his kind blue eyes Blue eyes are eyes that have blue irises (see eye color), and may also refer to:
Maybe it's the comfort of sinking into his green vinyl barber chair and trusting your hair to the hands that have adeptly learned every fad that's come and gone - from crew cuts and flat tops Flat Tops may refer to:
For all this and more, Clinton Hare delivered a homemade carrot spice cake to his barber's Glenoaks Boulevard barber shop Tuesday to celebrate Holmoe's special day - his 50th anniversary of trimming and shaving in Glendale. ``He's just the last of the old-time barbers,'' said Hare, a Silver Lake resident who has trekked to Ivan's Barber Shop for 15 years. ``For years and years I went to places like Supercuts, but I'm not really a fluff and puff type of guy. I just wanted a good old-fashioned barber.'' It's that pinch of old-fashioned charm that sets Ivan's Barber Shop apart from the glitz glitz Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis. tr.v. of trendy unisex salons. Outside the shop, the trademark red, white and blue striped barber pole n. 1. a pole with red and white spiral stripes; - usually found outside a barbershop. still whirls. Inside, kids can help themselves to Bazooka bazooka, in warfare, portable, lightweight metal tube from which rockets are launched, usually operated by two men. It is used by infantry as an antitank weapon and also for attacking pillboxes and bunkers. gum and lollipops. And then there's the Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, name tag inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with his name that Holmoe, 75, pins to his shirt. A customer found it on a sidewalk. Now it's part of Holmoe's friendly look. Holmoe began his career as a barber 54 years ago, in the humid hu·mid adj. Containing or characterized by a high amount of water or water vapor: humid air; a humid evening. See Synonyms at wet. jungles of the South Pacific during World War II. He was an aviation metalsmith for the U.S. Navy who repaired and worked on airplanes. But when the crew discovered there was no barber for miles around, Holmoe discovered his true calling. ``It was so hot and sticky there, the crew just wanted their haircut Haircut 1. The difference between prices at which a market maker can buy and sell a security. 2. The percentage by which an asset's market value is reduced for the purpose of calculating capital requirement, margin, and collateral levels. Notes: 1. ,'' remembered Holmoe. ``So I told my family to send my dad's hand clippers, a comb and one pair of shears and I was in business.'' When he was transferred to Hawaii, Holmoe took a barber position that opened up on his base and began charging 25 cents a cut. After leaving the Navy in 1946, Holmoe raced through barber school in five weeks instead of the usual six months, and passed the state barber exams. He moved into his Glendale shop May 19, 1948, and never looked back. ``I like people, I like to talk to people and I've always been good at cutting hair,'' said Holmoe, a Glendale resident and father of three grown children. Times have changed since he started. Back in the 1950s, Holmoe's business cards declared him the King of the Flat Tops. In the 1960s, he went back to school to get hip to the hippie look and learn hair styling. The 1980s and '90s make his eyes roll. ``We've gone through lots of crazy haircuts in the last 15 years - crazy,'' said Holmoe, whose fatherly fa·ther·ly adj. 1. Of, like, or appropriate to a father: fatherly love. 2. Showing the affection of a father. adv. In a manner befitting a father. instincts even sent home a young boy who wanted a Mohawk. ``I said, You go home and get a note from your mother and I'll do it,'' said Holmoe. These days Holmoe only works two days a week, but he has no plans to retire any time soon. ``I'm taking it a month at a time because I enjoy coming to work,'' he said. ``It gets me out of the house.'' To celebrate his golden anniversary, Holmoe planned to spend Tuesday evening with his son at a college alumni gathering. Quiet and simple. And with that said, he went off to sweep his shop floor. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Ivan Holmoe has been cutting hair at his Glendale barber shop since May 19, 1948. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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