He and his band mates in the Kelowna-based rockabilly group The Dragstrip Devils often didnB次元官网网址檛 have enough money on the road for haircuts.
So guitarist Brett Kelly took up barbering.
Since then, the co-owner of VernonB次元官网网址檚 highly popular The GentlemanB次元官网网址檚 Shop and Shave Parlour, when not laying down grooves with his magic fingers with the Devils, is slicking back, cutting and styling menB次元官网网址檚 hair.
To the point the 29-year-old with a barber pole tattooed to the left side of his neck, and rockabilly legends Stray CatsB次元官网网址� mega hit Stray Cat Strut music notes tattooed over most of his body, has become one of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 top cutters.
Kelly is a top-10 finalist for CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Best Barber of the Year Award, which will be presented in February at the Manology Convention in Montreal, put on by BaByliss4Barbers.
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CanadaB次元官网网址檚 best barber will be determined in an online vote at . Kelly is up against two other B.C. barbers B次元官网网址� Matty Conrad of Victoria and Drich of Vancouver. The other finalists are from Mississauga, Winnipeg, Montreal (2), Toronto (2) and Ottawa.
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Kelly, whose current hair is dyed platinum blond, went to a local barber to have his hair cut in a rockabilly style, ie, slick-backed or in a pompadour.
When the Dragstrip Devils hit the road, money was tight or, as they discovered, salons wouldnB次元官网网址檛 cut their hair.
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While working in Kelowna, he met fellow barber enthusiast Andrew Pye and, together, they opened their shop in Vernon two years ago.
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No argument there from Barrett.
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George Arambasich has been travelling from Kelowna to Vernon to have Kelly cut his hair.
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