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from Mankato Magazine
AUGUST 2021 • VOLUME 16, ISSUE 8
PUBLISHER Steve Jameson
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EDITOR Joe Spear
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Diana Rojo-Garcia
COPY EDITOR Kathy Vos
CONTRIBUTORS Bert Mattson Dan Greenwood Jean Lundquist Kat Baumann Leticia Gonzalez Ann Rosenquist Fee Pete Steiner Nell Musolf Jane Turpin Moore
PHOTOGRAPHER Pat Christman
PAGE DESIGNER Christina Sankey
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By Diana Rojo-Garcia
Good hair, don’t care
Like most students, each August I began to gripe and moan at the thought of heading back to school. My main beef? Getting up early after months of sleeping in on most summer days.
But unlike some students, I actually enjoyed going to school. Particularly, I liked the back-toschool shopping that took place yearly.
The first indication summer would soon be over was when stores began to fill their seasonal aisles with school supplies — a smell I can never really place but transported me to fall’s chilly breeze and the good vibes from the Scholastic book fair.
Apart from hand-selecting each type of pencil I’d inevitably lose by the end of the year or which Rugrat character would be on the cover of my English notebook, I was preparing that new drip for the school year. The fresh new sneakers, a T-shirt with a sassy quote paired with those sequined pants Mom always thought were cute. (I didn’t … but I wasn’t buying it, so I lost that battle each time.)
Donning the back-to-school outfit wouldn’t be complete, however, without a fresh, slick cut. Fortunately for me, Mom didn’t want my hair to be cut short. For years, my hair was cut to have a few layers with a V shape. And since we went to the same hairdresser all of my life, she knew exactly what to do each year when we geared up for back-to-school haircuts. Plus, I was in elementary school — hairstyles weren’t a big thing for me such as, let’s say, making sure I had the coolest mechanical pencil. As long as the hair stayed out of my face in a ponytail while I was swinging away on the monkey bars, it was a good haircut.
My brother, on the other hand, always kept up with the latest trend. He took pride in what he wore — cleaning his shoes to be squeaky clean, freshly ironed his plaid shirts and always looked fresh with his hair. Two decades later, he’s still the same.
It’s always been his hair he’s taken the most pride in. Over the years, it’s changed drastically. Looking through photos, we can pin the year the photo was taken by looking at his hair — almost like an archaeologist relative dating an artifact.
There was the accidental buzz cut in the early 2000s in seventh grade, performed by an older gentleman. (It didn’t go well … My brother remained upset until his hair grew back.) There was the emo phase beginning circa 2005 — spiked hair in the back and hidden eyes in front; the buzz cut during his punk phase around 2010; the slightly longer, flat-ironed style late 2012 during his hipster phase, and finally, his primp and crazily expensive fresh fade.
For me, a relatively lowmaintenance kind of gal, I’d never understood his obsession with his haircut. Especially because I only get my haircut once a year … OK maybe once every two years.
That obsession, he said, was more than just being trendy. It was a statement in which he’d express himself through hair.
And, most importantly, he felt good — especially important on the very first day of school.
This month, writer Jane Turpin Moore spoke with four local barbers who’ve helped people feel their very best when getting their haircut. Learn the new trends coming up and about their perfectly honed craft that is hair, and book an appointment before school starts or heading back to the office!
Also in this issue: ■ If you have some spare time in your schedule and not sure what to do with it, head over to this month’s Community
Draws. Cartoonist Kat Bauman tells us all about Mankato Area
Newspaper for the Visually
Impaired — volunteers are needed! ■ Got a craving for some burgers but not sure where to go? Check out Let’s Eat, Dan
Greenwood speaks with St.
Peter’s Flame Bar & Grill. ■ Find your next adventure — art museums! Nell Musolf rounds up a few museums for your next trip in this month’s
Day Trip.
Diana Rojo-Garcia is associate editor of Mankato Magazine. Contact her at drojogarcia@ mankatofreepress.com
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