Butcher Shop Abantu

[ICLigt]

So I'm at this whack ass barber shop called ABANTU, I call it A BAD DOO BUTCHERSHOP, in METROTOWN yesterday afternoon. This is the third time I've had to go there since moving here because I've had no other options. And each time I've gone, my haircut was very subpar as the unskilled barber would cut my hair uneven and fuck up the front, yesterday was no diffferent. In NYker lingo, I got ZEEKED and paid $25 for it.

So he finished my haircut, or reasonable facsimile thereof, and I already noticed the mistakes but let them slide cause I know he can't do better and pushing the issue would only make matters worse. My suspicion was aroused when he didn't show me the back with a mirror as he and every barber should and yesterday didn't, more on that later. I noticed and pointed out that one sideburn was lighter and shorter than the other, something told me not to do that and just leave. But I was like fuck it, I'm paying $25 for this shit and should get some kind of money's worth. After giving me some lame reason why he couldn't make the sideburns even(I was gonna let it go), he took the scissors (sharp as they are) and was making an attempt to fix the lighter and shorter side, why? Beats the fuck out of me. All I heard was SNIP! And pulled my head back. Too slow that fucker caught the left side of my jaw with it. I didn't feel or see anything initially. But this idiot saw it and attempted to cover it up with the powder brush choc full of powder. Once he moved out of my way I notice a red drop on my white hoody. "What the fuck is this?" I asked myself investigating the red drop. It was blood, my blood. I now see a red hole with parts of white meat on hte left side of my face.

"Oh no this mutha fucka didn't just zeek me like this." I shouted outloud. Now the entire shop was quiet and focused on me.

"Look at this, look at it", I shouted at him angrily as I pointed to the red gash on my face.

"Don't worry 'bout it mon, it's just a lil cut." He replied in his Jamaican accent.

" A little cut? This shit is gash man, this shit is deep and it will scar." I was now livid.

So this fuck takes a dab of tissue and soaks it with this barbicide-alcohol concoction he made and dabs the spot with it. FUCK THAT SHIT BURNED. So I took it off and it now revealed how deep the gash was, shit made me even angrier.

"Yo money, this gash is deep, you fuckin cut me. This is bullshit. Is this the best Canada can offer a transplanted NYker?" I now challenged the entire barbershop. "I'm 36 years old and never got this in NY. This is fuckin bullshit and I will not pay for this." I now declared.

"Sorry sir, please put this on." The hostess or whatever she was kindly offered as she dabs my face with some ISOSPRYN or some thing like that. I was too pissed to notice. Now I'm giving this noob ass barber nothing but dirty looks cause I wanna kick his ass and was hoping he would say something stupid. The lady was again apologizing for his and he was steady defending his actions rather than apologize.

"How can you sit there and actually try to defend this? This is a barbershop not a butcher shop money. Your ass should either get a new job or go back to fucking barber school cause you aint shit. Where I come from barbers like you don't last long. And you're lucky I aint got my papers yet cause I would be on yo ass like stink on shit right now If we were in NY." I snatched my money off the counter, grabbed my knapsack and bounced after I told the lady to expect a dry cleaning bill from me.

FUck man. I am now asking any FNKers that read this if they know a barber or barbershop where a black man can get a good, smooth ass haircut to make him feel pretty again. Cause this is brutal man. I didn't even bother asking for this cat to do a fade on me cause the first time he tried...real hard to do a fade, shit had all kinds of lines on it. In dj terms this dude would have nothing but trainwrecks on a set. It wasn't until I saw my wife later when she told me that I had a bald spot. It wasn't a bald spot, this fuck fucked it up, that's why he didn't show me the back. Please FNK help a brotha out. I know some of you out there know or go to a SKILLED barbersomewhere in B.C. Please let me know. Thank you for help.

Zeeked and Bleeding
ICLigt

[Jen-E-03]

lol didnt u learn ur lesson the first time?

[ICLigt]

I desperately made attempts to find a new barber but couldn't find any. Like I said, I had no CHOICE. Going to this barber shop was the last thing I wanted to do yesterday. :068:

[diva]

i'm black and was always used to my mom braiding my hair and stuff

i went to this awesome salon last week and paid $300 to get it done

i was cared because like you, i have no confidence in the ability of black hair salons in vancouver. she did an amazing job.

it's called vanessa's style studio.
on 4th and commercial drive in vancouver.

there were black men coming in throughout the day as i was getting my hair done.

there's also another place on 4th and commercial (this one is on commercial, while vanessa's style studio is on 4th), that has a pretty good reputation in the black community.

Abantu is usually overpriced and i've never really heard of anyone getting stellar service from them.

Hope that helped.

[TrYpTaMiNe]

your 36?

[Cdn_Brdr]

Originally Posted by ICLigt

"Yo money, this gash is deep, you fuckin cut me. This is bullshit. Is this the best Canada can offer a transplanted NYker?" I now challenged the entire barbershop. "I'm 36 years old and never got this in NY. This is fuckin bullshit and I will not pay for this." I now declared.
ICLigt

Come on now friend.... don't take it out on the entire country. :)

[ICLigt]

Originally Posted by tekno_balla

your 36?

Yes I am TEKNO. :139:

Oh and CDN BrDr, I wasn't taking it out on an entire country, I was actually simply asking a good question. Because this hair cut issue has been a concern of mine even before moving here. I've asked all of my wife's friends/co-workers and even people I know. Seems like a barber shop with skilled barbers that caters to black men is very rare in these parts. It was more like a cry for help than an insult. Now that I've cleared that up, I went in a barbershop to get a haircut and came out bleeding, exactly what kind of compliments did you expect me to give him?

Oh and DIVA, thanx for the info, I will definitely be checking those two spots out. I hope I can find a skilled barber in either of those places. If not, looks like I'lll be growing hair long enough to get it braided. Wifey does an excellent job of braiding hair.

[Cdn_Brdr]

Hey psssss..... it was a JOKE ;)

[ICLigt]

Originally Posted by Cdn_Brdr

Hey psssss..... it was a JOKE ;)

Come on now I'm not that sensitive. I know it was a joke. ;)

[Cdn_Brdr]

^Hahaha... fair enough.

BTW..... If I remember rightly I promised you a beer when you moved out here. Heading out to Sonar tonight?

[ICLigt]

Originally Posted by Cdn_Brdr

^Hahaha... fair enough.

BTW..... If I remember rightly I promised you a beer when you moved out here. Heading out to Sonar tonight?

Oh so you were the one that offered me the beer. LOL. I wondered what happened to you. I won't be heading out to SONAR tonight, I will be spinning at THE MARINE CLUB (573 HOMER St. 3 blocks down from TRIBECCA)for the opening of NAUGHTICAL FRIDAYS there. RHia Wellbelove, MOTOMASA, WILSON HART and myself will be spinning soulful elements of HOUSE not often heard around these parts. If you watched PUMP UP THE VOLUME-THE HISTORY OF HOUSE MUSIC(posted on FNK earlier this week), you know exactly the kind of stuff I will be armed with. So come on down tonight and so we can finally meet, split that beer and laugh at my bad hairdo...LMAO.

[crookedking]

they cut you up! lol i'm sorry, but i've never heard of something like that and it's pretty funny (from my point of view...not yours, i'm sure).

it's shit like that that makes me have clippers at home.

[bebu*funfun]

murv LOVESSSS vancouver. ;)

[ICLigt]

Originally Posted by bebu*funfun

murv LOVESSSS vancouver. ;)

HAHAHA DESPITE that lil incident I'm developing some kind of love for this place :somatic:

[bebu*funfun]

do u love vancouver as much as you LOVE carrot cake?

haha serioulsy i hope you find more positive things in this strange city...we're no new york thats for sure. ull adapt soon....hopefully. just stay away from raves ;)

[Cdn_Brdr]

^Everyone who comes here does!

Once you go Canadian Left Coast you can never go back!

[mojo]

is a black persons hair different then any other shaded persons hair?

[ICLigt]

Originally Posted by mojo

is a black persons hair different then any other shaded persons hair?

Ummm yes. To start with a black person's hair is alot kinkier than another shaded person' hair and also has a different texture. If you were to look at it through a microscope the black hair is flat, hence why it's so kinky as opposed to the tube like structure of the other type of hair. Also there are some barbers, hair stylers that don't deal with black hair as well as salons that don't cater to blacks because they don't have the staff available to deal with black hair and visa versa.

[crookedking]

Originally Posted by mojo

is a black persons hair different then any other shaded persons hair?

black people have the best hair in the world.

if i had black person hair i'd have a nice afro.

[ICLigt]

Originally Posted by bebu*funfun

do u love vancouver as much as you LOVE carrot cake?

haha serioulsy i hope you find more positive things in this strange city...we're no new york thats for sure. ull adapt soon....hopefully. just stay away from raves ;)

HAHA Hey Bevs, I've found a lot of positive things in this city(I found you right? :PartEkid:. Yeah I know it's not NEw York(sniff sniff I miss it so) but I don't expect Vancouver to be NY. I just want a damn nice haircut to make me feel purty again, is that too hard to ask? HAHAHA.

And I will heed your advice about raves...lmao. Although I think I might go to another one just for entertainment purposes. I still laugh at CHARLIE TUNA dancing to the hardcore jungle beats because he was f'd up...HAHAHAHA. Hey will you be coming to NAUGHTICAL FRIDAY tonight Bevs?

[mojo]

Originally Posted by ICLigt

Ummm yes. To start with a black person's hair is alot kinkier than another shaded person' hair and also has a different texture. If you were to look at it through a microscope the black hair is flat, hence why it's so kinky as opposed to the tube like structure of the other type of hair. Also there are some barbers, hair stylers that don't deal with black hair as well as salons that don't cater to blacks because they don't have the staff available to deal with black hair and visa versa.

hmm. i see.

[Jeaninah]

Originally Posted by tekno_balla

your 36?

your 36 and carry a backpack?? thats kinda cute... lol

[crookedking]

Originally Posted by mojo

hmm. i see.

smoke will stay in their hair FORVER!

edit-i'm such an idiot. that's supposed to be FOREVER!

[ICLigt]

Originally Posted by Jeaninah

your 36 and carry a backpack?? thats kinda cute... lol

HA! I will forever carry by backpack and shoulder bag for records, magazines, books, dj gear or any other I may have to carry cause I hate carrying store bags...LMAO.

[TrYpTaMiNe]

i know the saying "rave to the grave" but i dont take it seriously, when im 36 i plan to be somewhere else lol