Kens Barber shop on East Dulwich Road

[dulwichdahlia]

Does anyone use this barber shop? Do you know who owns it?

[Louisa]

A very lovely Turkish man who greets people as they pass, I've had many conversations with him and he is very chatty. Never experienced his scissor techqieu as you may well guess, but from people I know who have been in he is pretty good.

Louisa.

[HonaloochieB]

Ken Livingstone. He finally got fed up hanging around city hall.

[dulwichdahlia]

Louisa Wrote:

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> A very lovely Turkish man who greets people as

> they pass, I've had many conversations with him

> and he is very chatty. Never experienced his

> scissor techqieu as you may well guess, but from

> people I know who have been in he is pretty good.

>

> Louisa.

Heard they do really good business. It is just men's, I thought I saw a woman getting her hair done in there but I think that may have been his wife - lady with long "blonde" hair?

[Gilles]

Does he smoke a cigar and is he rather fat?

If so it's Ken Clarke's shop

[dulwichdahlia]

Gilles Wrote:

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> Does he smoke a cigar and is he rather fat?

>

> If so it's Ken Clarke's shop

He may well smoke cigars and appears to have been living off the fat, fat, fat of the land. Who is the mysterious blonde woman though who was sitting behind the cash desk this morning? A prize is offered for the first person to accurately answer this question.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

He is lovely to chat to, and offered to cut my hair when it was v. long, for only ?10

[dulwichdahlia]

How nice. Do tell more, is he a local man? Who is the lady receptionist, is she his wife, perhaps?

[HonaloochieB]

dulwichdahlia Wrote:

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Who is the mysterious blonde woman though who was sitting

> behind the cash desk this morning? A prize is

> offered for the first person to accurately answer

> this question.

DulwichDahlia, I have it on good authority that it was Barbara Windsor.

As for the prize, don't go to too much trouble. But if you can find a copy of the little known knockabout saucy comedy film concerning birds of prey that Barbara appeared in, I'd be grateful. Carrion Vultures it was called.

[dulwichdahlia]

HonB, during my lurkings (not Lurkio-ings, a la Frankie Howerd), I thought you said you was bald?

Do they provide other services in there then?

Financial advice, perhaps?

[ratty]

He did my "down below" this morning in the shape of Moses! It looks great apart from the beard which is almost too shaggy!

[dulwichdahlia]

You know, I've always wondered how rattus rattus keeps such trim, well groomed fur. You just don't get shaggy rats. Curious fact. Can you remember who was on reception, at the cash desk at the back, please? Too long a story to recount in public, but nevertheless, of interest....

[HonaloochieB]

dulwichdahlia Wrote:

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> HonB, during my lurkings (not Lurkio-ings, a la

> Frankie Howerd), I thought you said you was bald?

>

>

> Do they provide other services in there then?

>

> Financial advice, perhaps?

I'm astounded at the 'hairist' attitude. I bet you wouldn't have felt it was alright to display that sort of naked prejudice if I was French, would you? Or a Netto shopper?

SAY IT LOUD I'M BALD AND I'M PROUD!! I SAY BALD AND PROUD!! as Fred Elliot once proclaimed.

Just because a fellow is 'maturely-scalped' doesn't mean thet he won't visit a barber for what used to be known as a 'penny all off'.

And FYI we slapheads prefer the term 'tonsorially-challenged'.

[HonaloochieB]

But financial advice you say? Does this come in the form of 'certs' of the race track sort?

I think we shoud be told.

[Vik]

Lovely man, cuts my husband and sons hair. Very friendly as is his wife.

Never seen a blonde lady although he does have children so could be one I guess, I have to ask though, why the obsession?

[HonaloochieB]

Perhaps a connection with the 'how to increase your income' thread in the Lounge.

[TillieTrotter]

He is indeed a sweet man. My 13 year old son will only have his hair cut by Ken as Ken does exactly what he asks.

[dulwichdahlia]

So, a very charming man runs a very successful and well used business, and a woman who says she is his wife, and his children, are often there, and also work in that business? That seems to be what the customers are saying. That's an ordinary situation then. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

So, why is no-one able to say - such a simple thing - who was the woman with longish, straight, to try to be more precise - maybe some people would say - ash blonde, dyed blonde, dirty blonde, silver blonde - hair. This person is about the same age as the man who was cutting hair last Saturday, and has introduced herself to various people as his wife, over a long period. She was working behind the cash desk, taking money from all the people who had their hair cut on Saturday 2 August 2008 - up to the point in the afternoon when someone arrived and started asking a few ordinary questions that would certainly be asked in the circumstances.

For some reason the woman moved at some speed from behind the cash desk at that point and went to sit on the sofas reading magazines?

Just a simple question? If I had a business too, and someone asked that question, I'm sure I wouldn't mind answering it. Would you?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

What, ordinary questions like "something for the weekend?"?

[candj]

Just a simple question to you - Why don't YOU go into the shop and ask?

[Mark]

This is a weird thread, why do you ask everyone about this woman when most people would just go in and ask? Or were you the person who went in and asked questions on Saturday 2 August 2008? I reckon you should call them 020 7358 0707 and ask them yourself dulwichdahlia.

Please tell us, are you his estranged lover? Are you the tax man? Are you the CPA?

[*Bob*]

Why not dispense with snooping around for circumstantial evidence and just snitch on them, Dulwichdahlia.

You know you're dying to..

[TillieTrotter]

This woman is starting to make me feel nervous. What is your agenda DD?

[SeanMacGabhann]

Not the first thread DD has hinted at going a step further and naming someone - come on DD, either convince us you are a benign sort or at least admit that you have an agenda against some people

[macroban]

This thread is making me feel uneasy. It has the whiff of stalking in a public forum.