Wow, well the truth is I could write a book that consisted of nothing but my experiences with Terri. I have always had these bizarre relationships my entire life with the people that cut my hair, but Terri, she is my all-time favorite. Funny and whip smart, and just a fountain of interesting comments. Her clients tend to underestimate her because she is this little woman (always wearing ridiculous high heels or lifts) with a heavy accent. She dresses like she is attending fashion week all the time. I asked her why she wears such nice clothes when she is going to get them covered in other people's hair and she said "You think people trust a person that looks like a slob to make them look beautiful? These people in this area judge you by how you look. Many of them think I look too wild and they are afraid of me...but I like that." she gave me a big smile at the end of that. 

She actually had to interview me to accept me as a client. My first appointment with her she had me arrive in the morning before she opened and met me in the parking lot. She walked in circles around me as she asked me a variety of questions. I kept trying to turn to face her and she said "You stop moving, just face the building."

When she was done she said "OK, I accept you as a client. You can come in." 

Once I was inside she said "You've been getting bad haircuts. You want to continue that or you want me to fix?"

I laughed and said "Do what you think is best, Terri."

I asked her what the deal was with meeting me in the parking lot and asking me questions while she walked circles around me. She said "Reggie, I don't accept everyone as a client, if I think you are an asshole, I won't cut your hair. I also like to look at a person and see what they have been doing and to know the proper way to style hair you have to see a person standing. Head attached to neck attached to body. Your head is not a separate thing." 

She used to live and was trained in New York, Manhattan. She left New York because she said it was going to kill her. She cut hair all day, partied all night. Ran in a lot of wild circles. Honestly, I love the woman. We are best of friends. She tells her clients that are there when I am getting my haircut, "This is Reggie, he is like my best girlfriend, we talk about everything."

I always ask, "Can you put that another way? Best girlfriend?" and she just says "No."