-=> Quoting BRUCE METCALF to KEN NABBE <=-
 KN>BM> * and maybe--just maybe--my friends will be able to convince me
 KN>BM> into visiting the Harmony Barber Shop on Main Street, letting
 KN>BM> them shave my upper lip for the first time since high school, and
 KN>BM> presenting myself to the Disney Casting Center for an audition!
 
 KN> This might be a little hard Bruce, since Harmony has [not] done
 KN> shaves for almost five years now.  Blood born pathagens will do that
 KN> do ya.
 BM> Perhaps not, but as of last week, they are again permitted to trim
 BM> women's hair.
 BM> For those not aware of this particular controversy, a woman who is
 BM> *extrememly* active in the rec.arts.disney.parks usenet newsgroup was
 BM> at the park one day, and at a friend's urging, got a simple trim on her
 BM> fairly short hair.  It was just what she needed that day to pull her
 BM> out of a small depression, and she raved over her treatment on the
 BM> 'net. 
 BM> As if were didn't already suspect the suits were lurking, word quickly
 BM> came down from on high that women in a barber shop in 1890 were not
 BM> appropriate and would thereafter be considered "bad show" and cause
 BM> for diciplinary action.  This too quickly hit the 'net with a major
 BM> SPLAT! 
 BM> Funny, but once again, women may now get trims so long as it doesn't
 BM> require any fancy work.  Vive le differance!  Vive le indecision!
        Quite interesting that I was speaking of shaves, and you reply
        about Women's hair.  The reasoning of the ban on both is quite
        different... Shaving due to a health issue of blood born pathogens
        (i.e. HIV, Hepititus, etc)  Cutting womens hair due to a theme
        issue.  Easy to change theme, quite hard to change health codes.
        About the lady and the trim.  Dean (him and Ed are the only two
        I let touch my hair), was talking about it.  Thought it was
        a hoot, and we were both perplexed at the stand management was
        taking on the issue, but Dean used to cut the hair of a female
        Cast Member with about 3 1/2 feet of straight hair.  He would
        just trim the 1/2 inch to cut the split ends off.  Didnt ever
        charge her a thing, if I remeber rightly.  It was quite interesting,
        Dean would have her stand in the middle of the shop, and he would
        crouch down and trim the edges off.
        -Ken
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