Buddy The Head Hunter

At a glance:
Who: Buddy's Barber Shop
Where: Sweet Home, OR

Buddy is known in Sweet home, OR, on Long Street where he states, "I'm very happy being Buddy, right here for thirty-nine years come this May 7, 2010. Buddy's Barber Shop, the owner, Buddy, has had his Barber Shop known for the town of Sweet Home, "The Head Hunter." Buddy's customers give Buddy quite a time coming to Buddy's Barber Shop. Buddy asks his customers how they are doing and quite a few say different things to the Barber. One particular customer answered Buddy by saying, "I'm doing fine, but I will get over it."

Buddy came to Sweet Home, OR, with his parents, from Wright City, OK, at nine years old. From Sweet Home, OR, back to Wright City, OK, at twelve years old, Buddy returned back to Sweet Home at nineteen, graduated from Eugene Barber Shop, married in Sweet Home, and bought Buddy's Shop in 1971.

One of the locals, Ron Watts of Sweet Home, OR, during a trim at Buddy's Barber Shop, Watts and Buddy discuss other interests in common. Both join the "Snow-Birds" in Quartsite, AR, around mid-January in a camp-site, set-aside just for campers from all over come to spend for vacations. Buddy's family and Watts' family have vacationed nine to ten years together at Quartsite. Buddy explains the "Snow-Birds" camping site is given this name because tourists vacation this area like migrating birds north to south for warmer weather. This campsite is located out in the desert of Arizona in a little town where camp trailers of all kinds vacation. During this seasonal vacation, Buddy exclaims some camp trailers on price range to the top of one million dollars.

Back when Buddy opened "The Head Hunter" Barber Shop, customers offered Buddy tokens for hairs-cuts. Tokens such as car license plates were collected and his special at the door is a hat rack.