Barbershop conversation

I tried a new hairdresser yesterday - my usual chap was not available for weeks, the hair in my eyes was becoming a hazard, and the general look was probably inappropriate for someone nearly fifty.

This guy plays good, soothing music, which is great for someone who does not like to get their hair cut. Instead of some loud techno which leaves fingernail impressions in the palms of your hands, he was playing the soundtrack to Thicker than Water by Jack Johnson.

"But the customers really like Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos," he said.

In the old days, barbers gave you sensational stock market tips and sold you a pack of prophylactics on the way out the door.