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Welcome To Barbershop
Throughout time, there have been places where men gather to talk about the events of the day, the community, wars, girls or each other. This Practice may have started back in the Stone Age when men grunted and groaned at each other while waiting their turn to eat freshly killed prey.
Since then man’s ability to communicate, has developed into a variety of languages and customs which led to more creative places of gathering around, discussing what was on his mind. From fire to peace pipes, to the office water cooler to the United Nations.
Another one of those places ‘the barber shop,’ where how you look for the next two to three weeks may depend on your conversation or opinion.




(Top left) Darrel, Mujhid, Heavy (Bottom left) Ray, Mumbles, Derrick


BARBERSHOP
by Gerard
"P.J.'s" in Amityville



SGIB: There’s a lot going on in the world. The Iraqi war, the economy, what are some of your concerns and how old are you?
Darrel: I’m a Vietnam vet. My daughter just got back from Iraq. Hey man, there’s a lot of action going on in this world and everybody has their different opinions and mine is, I don’t think we should be in this war, trying to change peoples culture’s. I don’t think that will ever happen, so we got caught up in it. Now the best thing to do is try and wiggle our way out of it.
SGIB: Any last thing you want to say?
Darrel: Come on down to PJ’s.
SGIB: I’m speaking with…
“Mujhid”
SGIB: How long have you been cutting hair?
Mujhid: Two years.
SGIB: You’re a big strong brother. What made you decide to cut hair?
Mujhid: My back was up against a wall, man and a brother got’s to make a livin’ and it paid off. I can tell you that much.
SGIB: What are your thoughts on what’s going on in Iraq?
Mujhid: Well, you know, I am a strong believer in my faith and everything is in the hands of Allah. And where there is a wrong, justice will prevail. It’s wrong the way things are going over there but the article of faith I stand by. The blood and honor of my Muslim brothers is sacred to me and that’s all I want to comment on that.
SGIB: Being a barber is like being a psychiatrist. People come in here with their problems and concerns. Being in Amityville, what do you find yourself giving the most advice about?
Mujhid: Relationships! Even my own is difficult (we laugh).
SGIB: Last words?
Mujhid: Yah! Good luck.
For more of this interview, order SGIB online.