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Rick owns and operates the Roosevelt Barber Shop,
in the Roosevelt Shopping Center, in Des Moines. He works
alongside two other barbers, Rory and the venerable Jack. The shop has been
in the same location for more than seventy years. Founded in 1927, the shop has
been owned by only four fortunate barbers, with Rick assuming ownership in
1998.
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What made you decide on a career in
hairstyling/barbering? |
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| My own barber suggested that I look into
it. I'd been thinking about doing something different for
several years. |
| What were you doing before you entered the
American College of Hairstyling? |
| I was working for Fawn Engineering in
Des Moines, in the factory. |
| Where did you work after graduation? |
| After graduation, I went to work for a
shop on 42nd Street, called Productions. It's no longer
there. I wasn't making as much money as I expected, so after a
year, I came across the street to the Roosevelt Barber Shop. It
wasn't until I made the move that I started to get comfortable with
the pay I was earning. |
| How many hours a
week do you work now? |
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| I work about fifty hours a week. |
| What kind of car do you drive? |
| 1990 Honda Accord |
| What advice would you give new students to the
American College of Hairstyling? |
| Work hard. They need barbers out
there. They really do. |
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