A Mullet Explained

My aunt Mary asked what exactly was a mullet. I thought that I would give a little tutorial in case anyone else out there had the same question but didn't want to ask. A mullet is a haircut that was popular in the early 90's whose popularity peaked with Billy Ray Cyrus. It is what many refer to as "business in the front and party in the back" which means short hair in the front of the head while the back is allowed to grow as long as the wearer likes.

It is an amazing thing when one is given the priviledge of seeing the "mullet" in person as it is becoming more and more rare. But, in certain locations in the South and among the Italian and Latino populations, it remains a staple. One of the most important features of the mullet is actually the accessory the has to accompany it which is usually a gold chain and a mock turtleneck with tight acid washed jeans and a really REALLY bad sparse mustache (this applies to men or women).

Although, the wearers of the mullet very rarely make public appearances in places that those who would love to see the mullet frequent. You have to seek them out and it turns out that I hit the jackpot at the Weaverville Fantastic Sams! I feel very fortunate.

(all of the picture above belong to the website: www.mulletsgalore.com)

Thanks for asking

Haircuts in Weaverville are FANTASTIC!

I took Asher to get his haircut today. We went to the Fantastic Sams in Weaverville. Guess what? It turns out that Fantastic Sams in Weaverville is also known as the best place in town to get your mullet trimmed (well not the mullet part, the business part needs trimming). This is the second time that I have taken Asher here to get his haircut and during our first trip, every single chair was occupied by a mullet head. Men, women and children were all getting their mullets trimmed. It was amazing.

So I made myself very clear that the back had to be cut short and they did a good job, so we returned today. This time with my camera. Proof that the above paragraph is not an exaggeration. Sorry about the picture quality, I was trying to be discrete about snapping a picture and it was nearly impossible. (I had to take a million stupid pictures of Lucy and Asher that all turned out terribly.) Also, I don't know if you can see it or not, but this guy had an amazing cowboy mustache that you can barely see.

I didn't manage to get any pictures of Asher getting his haircut because he threw a WORLD CLASS fit while in the chair. I gave him a lollipop to start the haircut off and then he went beserk. Crying so hard that snot was everywhere. Yucky nasty snot. I had to run to the bathroom and get tissue and he kicked the tantrum into fifth gear. Somehow our stylist managed to get Asher's hair cut pretty decently. I think he might have been having a fit because she called him "Austin" at least 75 times in our 11 minute haircut. But maybe not.