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And You Want to Travel With Her, And You Want to Travel Blind, And Then You Know That She Will Trust You

And You Want to Travel With Her, And You Want to Travel Blind, And Then You Know That She Will Trust You

on long ago Saturday mornings, haircuts, fathers, and Sports Illustrated

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My dad used to take us to get our haircuts on Saturday mornings. The barbershop was this small little place on Edgebrook off of the Gulf Freeway, and I’m pretty sure it went out of business many, many, many years ago. I remember that it was always bright inside, that there were about four or five barber chairs, and for some reason, I remember it always …

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