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The Ways Of Barbers

http://www.vimeo.com/2372615

B50 Note: After 60 years of cutting hair at the same location on Colfax, Walt Young hangs up his scissors on September 30th, 2009. You can read more about Walt at 9news and the Denver Post. Walt Young’s digital story was produced by Daniel Weinshenker and the Center for Digital Storytelling in conjunction with the “Imagine A Great City” exhibit at the Colorado Historical Society. More stories from the series are available at the Mile High Stories website.

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One Response to “The Ways Of Barbers”

  1. daniel Says:
    September 29th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    i miss uncle already.
    so does my hair,
    or what little of it i have left.

    anyone have a recommendation
    for a social justice-minded barber
    with his father’s shears?

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