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Washington Post
In Pennsylvania, a haircut to rememberTime after time at hair salons in Washington, my requests for a pompadour have produced only puzzlement followed by a standard trim.
BaylorLariat
Want to tick John Scioli off? Call one of those mahogany-paneled, manicure-offering, $60-shave-and-a-haircut men’s salons a barbershop…
Denver Post
Pennsylvania barbershop is the cutting edge of retro
If you really want to needle John Scioli, a burly, tattooed, Pennsylvania barber, call one of those mahogany-paneled, manicure-offering, $60-shave-and-a-haircut men’s salons a barbershop.
“Any fool can cut hair and overcharge,” the 39-year-old scoffs. “All these guys think they’re doing something new.”
Inquirer Posted on Sun, Jan. 23, 2011 By Jeremy Roebuck ~ Inquirer Staff Writer
Want to tick John Scioli off? Call one of those mahogany-paneled, manicure-offering, $60-shave-and-a-haircut men’s salons a barbershop.
“Any fool can cut hair and overcharge,” the 39-year-old scoffs. “All these guys think they’re doing something new.”
At John’s Old School New Skool Barber Shop in Schwenksville, the sartorially inclined gent won’t find hot-towel facials, salon-trained stylists, or flat-screen TVs eternally tuned to ESPN.
Instead, Scioli has been churning out pompadours, slicked-back greaser ‘dos, and straight-razor shaves the way your father and grandfather got them for years.
Lansdale Patch
Photo Gallery: Killer Billy Tour
A trio of West Coast rockabilly bands made their way to Third and Walnut Monday night, as John Scioli of John’s Old School New Skool Barber Shop hosted the 2011 Killer Billy Tour.
Perkiomen Valley Patch
Cameras Will Not Roll at Schwenksville Barber Shop“I broke my clause and contract, and I am being pursued still by this network,” Scioli wrote recently on Facebook. “I love my life, but I refuse to have my profession made to look like a spectacle for something it is not. I do not wish to exploit my Tourette’s syndrome, and I certainly do not wish to have people on my show that I am supposed to pretend to have been friends of mine for years; it is another scripted reality.”…
Roadside America
Schwenksville Museum Of NostalgiaSchwenksville Museum Of Nostalgia is being touted as Pennsylvania’s smallest museum of nostalgia. There are items related to Schwenksville, a stellar toy collection, as well as other oddities, ephemera and esoterica…
Retro Roadmap
The Coolest – John’s Old School New Skool Barber ShopI don’t think it’s hard to believe that Mod Betty has never been in a barber shop- beings that I’m a lady and all. However after visiting my first barber shop - John’s Old school / New Skool Barber Shop in Schwenksville PA I think I’m spoiled forever, since I’ll be thinking that all barber shops are as hip, cool and happening as John’s!…
Tru TV
51 WEIRDEST TOURIST TRAPS IN AMERICA Schwenksville Museum Of NostalgiaBe sure to take a picture so you can remember the time you wanted to remember the time.
Philly.com
The cutting edge of retro“Any fool can cut hair and overcharge,” the 39-year-old scoffs. “All these guys think they’re doing something new.”
PerkiomenValleyPatch
‘Awesome Cuts’ at John’s Old School New Skool Barber ShopJohn’s Old School New Skool Barber Shop in Schwenksville is just like any other barbershop, except store owner John Scioli looks more like a tattoo artist than a barber.
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