The Beauty Bar is a name of a venue in other cities -- Austin and Las Vegas, for starters -- and now a "punk rock hair salon" in St. Louis. The grand opening is tomorrow, and will feature beer, BBQ, burlesque and tunes from Strawfoot. (I tried to continue the "B" alliteration, and just couldn't. Bummer.) See the poster! Check the MySpace! (Adorably, the playlist is all songs about hair and haircuts.)
Unreal just heard about some employees at a Chicago radio station who received an unexpected package last week, ripped it open and proceeded to laugh so hard that some of them peed their pants. The joke du jour: BLAGO Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner - For Really Big Hair. "IT'S BLEEP'N GOLDEN!" reads the bottle. It's no joke!A Chicago-area company called by Delta Laboratories is actually pitching the product across the country. BLAGO is available for sale on the web. Unreal scanned the s
Our wise Forefathers would express
Ev'n sensibility in Dress;
The modern Race delight to Shew
What Folly in Excess can do.
The honest Farmer come to town,
can scarce believe his Son his own.
If thus the Taste continues Here,
What will it be another Year?
-- Published by R. Sayer and J. Bennett in 1774, proving that big hair has terrified the establishment for more than 200 years.
