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In a recent conversation with Prickly Pete, he mentioned to me that Jim Morrison predicted his on death. Being a big fan of Jim Morrison and the Doors, I did a little research and below is a quote I found from Jim Morrison after the deaths of fellow rock legends Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix:

“I’m number three.”

On Sunday I went to get a haircut. Not that this is a milestone or anything, as I go every couple of weeks. However, this visit I left with a little less hair, a little less money, but a bit more entertained.

As I was called to the chair, I noticed the barber looking at, what appeared to be notes on the counter. No big deal. A list of items to pick from the market, dry cleaning list, maybe even tip amounts. Bottom line, who knows at this point. As I settle into the chair, I get my first taste of the stand-up comedian/barber. I’d been in the chair 30 seconds when I get “How ya’ll doin’ tonight?” Well, it’s 11:30 am on Sunday morning and I’m the only person in there, so there’e no ya’ll and no “tonight”. As time passed, I received a trim, a few “Man walks into a bar” jokes, a couple of the Seinfeld-type observations of life, and a few jokes that I had no idea what the punch-line was meant to be.

As I paid my bill and left the shop, I couldn’t help but realize how much I had actually been entertained by a barber. It even made me feel a little better about handing over my $12 bucks.