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Show WeekendDtwrsions Page 6 Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 Secrets come out at salons \['s excitin5 to couple. If you ore ready to | announce an en<a<ment or i| a recent marriage, let other/ j| know. It; OJ ecwy a; 5 o m 5 to your computer. Click on WEDDING NEWS @ www.ufcarukateiman.com and fill In your info. O f /end to office@jtateiman.uju.edu. Publiihed botn online ond in Ine 5tate;man. now, that t <Jood newj! JON SCHMIDT JAKE WHITE GUITARIST CUSSICAL / NEV; AGE PIANO EHTf RTAINER SPECIAL APPEARANCE by CELLIST STEVE SHARP IN CONCERT NOVEMBER 10TH - 7:00PM KENT CONCERT HALL On the Campus of Utah State Tickets On Sale Now Borders (435-787-0678) and Lee's Marketplace in Logan (435-755-5100) Advance Ticket Sales: $10.00 AtThe Door $12.00 Make sure to get your tickets...last year's show was a sollouti ATTENTION DRUMMERS By DEBRA HAWKINS staff writer Working in the hair industry, stylists hear it ali. Some say they have to be hair dressers and psychiatrists all in one. Cammie Toone, a stylist for the USU barber shop who has been cutting hair for 14 years, said clients will often spill news and information to their hairdresser they normally wouldn't tell anyone else. Sometimes it's to gain advice and other times just to talk their problems through. "We are the listening end of a psychiatrist," Toone said. "My dad is a psychiatrist. 1 guess I am following in his footsteps." Katie Meidell, a stylist for the USU barber shop who has been cutting hair for six years, said when clients tell things they wouldn't normally tell other people, it can be difficult. "People say too much sometimes," Meidell said. "You know what is coming when people start their sentence with, 'I was never going to tell anybody this, but... Marie Wiser, a stylist for Serendipity who has been doing hair for eight years, said she has heard it all since the time she started doing hair. "There is nothing I haven't heard," Wiser said. "People talk a lot about their relationships, anywhere from homosexual relationships, to marriage relationships, to raising their kids and dating." Meidell said she has pretty much heard everything, including the good news in people's lives. And some of the strangest things she has heard are what clients ask her to do. "One lady came the day she got out of prison and asked me to wash her hair quite a few times because the prison has nasty shampoo," Meidell said. "That was probably the most interest- SAMI ROSE, A H A I R STYLIST FOR JC PENNEY, cuts hair for TaSheena Bodily, sophomore in graphic design. Hair dressers often hear detailed stories from their customers that may be depressing. Some people just need to talk, stylists say. DEBRA HAWKINS photo ing request I have ever had." Wiser said her most interesting client problems have been Are you ready for the bjg DRUM-OFF? The 2007 TAMA Solo Drumming Competition! Saturday, November 17th 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Club NVO 339 N. Main (behind KSM Music) Sign-up now! KSM Music 50 West 400 North 435-753-6813 For more info, visit www.ksmmusic.com CUTTING HAIR AND DYING IT IS all part of a days work for a hair stylist. According to hair dressers, being a psychiatrist is also part of a result of what the clients have done to their own hair, rather than what is going on in their lives. "Once somebody put a blue direct dye into their hair, and other people have done perm after perm after perm," Wiser said. "I have seen hair fall out like cotton candy." Even though doing hair can result in some interesting requests, Wiser said she has also been told things that are disheartening and sad. "When people allude that there is abuse going on in their family somewhere, it is the saddest story," Wiser said. "One of the hardest things is I feel like it is not my place to help with situations like that unless they specifically ask for my help." Wiser said she thinks people come in and talk to the stylist because they need somebody who can listen but isn't a part of the situation, so they can get all of their feelings out without feeling guilty about it. "I think that women need sounding boards, because that is the job. DEBRA HAWKINS photo THE DIAMOND GALLERY CELEBRATION Jne DiamondStaffery ^ 30% OFF For USU Students SARA MCONAGH, A USU BARBER SHOP EMPLOYEE cuts 435.753.4870 • 45 North Main, Logan g iNt-st i N t I.I iiVr-Mii V ll\.k.'i.k \ k 66* ;n,in-. iin Tmi T.ik-iii:i<.li:) k l ) Visit our other Locations in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, & Rexburg ID a patrons hair.Working with scissors and electric razors also means hearing stories. Marie Wiser, a stylist for Serendipity, said one of her clients once told her about how she was kidnapped in Mexico for a month. She also said they tell her about having babies and getting married. DEBRA HAWKINS photo our nature, so sometimes people turn their stylist into their own personal sounding board," Wiser said. Cheri Housley, a stylist for the USU barber shop who has been ' cutting hair for nine years, said sometimes people tell stories about themselves or their friends just because they find the story interesting. "1 had one guy who came in tell me a story about how his friend's family had to escape Iraq and go into hiding because of their involvement in the Iraq government," Housley said. Wiser said she has heard her share ot fantastic stories. "One of my clients was kidnapped in Mexico for a month," Wiser said. "She had resigned that she was going to die until one day they just dropped her off and told her to start walking and she just kept walking until she found a phone. She said the worst part of being kidnapped was her parents would never know where she was and they would never get closure." Meidell said sometimes being told the sad things in the lives of others can start to weigh her down. "There have been times I have had to come home from work and tell my husband what 1 heard too," Meidell said. "Sometimes you just feel sad about it. You should have to get a counseling degree to do hair." Toone said even though hearing stories can be saddening, the most uncomfortable times are when she personally knows the people the client is talking about. "It is uncomfortable when 1 know the people," Toone said. "Sometimes people tell you about extramarital affairs other people are having and you know that person. It can be really hard to keep that quiet." Even with the sad things. Wiser said what she is told is overall positive. "I have heard negative things, but whether you consider something positive or negative is really up to how you interpret each comment," Wiser said. Wiser said talking to clients can also be uplifting and inspiring. "I love when people have big events like getting married and having babies, but what really inspires me is when people have triumphed over trials." Wiser said. "The most inspiring and wonderful thing is people triumphing over trials." - debrajoy. h @aggiemail. itsu.edu |