“Black Chukkas” – Gilbere Forte

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AJ the Barber
I know I’m a little behind here, but Recently while watching MTV Jams, I noticed the homey Gilbere Forte‘s video “Black Chukkas” came on. Here’s a screenshot from the Blackberry. Here’s another Blackberry pic, from the last time I gave Gilbere a Ceasar while I was Still at Frank’s Chop Shop. He has yet to Check your Boy (Me) at the Blind Barber. What’s up with that, Mr. Forte?! Lol Maybe next time you visit New York. (BTW, You are more than Welcome here, one of the owners is from South Jersey near Philly.) Check out one of his latest tracks, “Born In ’87″ below. Been bumping it all week at the Blind Barber. Gilbere Forte’ – Born In ’87 by gilbereforte Click the down arrow on the player to DOWNLOAD.

Blind Barber: One of America’s Best Men’s Barbershops | Travel + Leisure

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AJ the Barber
So We’re One of the Best Barber Shops in America, at least according to Travel + Leisure Magazine. Congrats, Bros! Shout to the homey, Jason Simao, Head Barber at Baxter Finley in LA, with the Photo Love Above. I See you Player! The place looks Beautiful via the pics on the Internet, I Have to make the trip out west in the near future to check out the space and see him for a trim. (pause) via Travel + Leisure

“DAPPER” – Today’s the Last Day! Going on Right now till 6pm!

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AJ the Barber
The good folks from Find and Dandy have a Pop-Up Shop at the Blind Barber which will be open Today and Tomorrow. TODAY’S THE LAST DAY!! GET THOSE XMAS GIFTS FOR THE IMPORTANT MEN IN YOUR LIFE. :) My friend, the very talented, Richard Haines (What I Saw Today), who created this portait of me from a couple of posts ago, will be present doing $50 black and white portraits from 1-3 pm and 4-6pm. I’ll be cutting hair at the Blind Barber today from 12-9pm, but not tomorrow; it’s my day off. ;) See you later! Check out: FineAndDandyShop.com & What I Saw Today Via Blind Barber

Calabrese x Garbstore Bag / Calabrese’s Barber Shop

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AJ the Barber
I’ve heard of Garbstore a while ago, but I must admit that I’m not too familiar with the brand Calabrese. But it did remind me of a good friend, fellow batber and old coworker, Chris Calabrese.

I used to work side by side with Calabrese at Frank’s Chop Shop but now he’s on to bigger and better things. He now has his own shop, Calabrese’s Barber Shop, in his hometown Keyport, NJ. The homeys from BarberStyle featured Calabrese’s Barber Shop a few months back. Check out the post here. they also had a brief interview with Chris for their Heads Up column, here. Unfortunately, I still haven’t gotten a chance to make the troop out to Keyport to check out Chris’s Shop. :( I plan on doing a more detailed post on Calabrese’s Barber Shop in the near future but seeing this bag made me think of him (pause) and I had to Shout the Big Homey out. Good work Chris! Keep bringing fame to that Calabrese name! Oh, and the other Calabrese, you guys are alright with me, too. ;) via Selectism via BarberStyle

Terrell Owens x Blind Barber Charity Event

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AJ the Barber
Last Wednesday, Terrell Owens and Alzheimer’s Association hosted a charity event at the Blind Barber to raise funds that would aid in research for the disease. Here are a couple of photos from that night.

Pras (Fugees) came through, it was kind of random but nostalgic.

It was definitely a success. View more pictures from that evening here.

via Blind Barber Here’s are a couple pics from my Blackberry of Terrell Owens and the babe from Jersey Shore, who also made an appearance.