A few days ago we walked down Russell Street in town from Lonsdale Street to Little Bourke Street and as we did, a memory kicked in. R, one of the shops we've just walked past is where Trevor used to cut our hair.
Back in about 1980 when we lived in a flat in Milton Street, Elwood, Trevor lived a bit further down the street. As well as being our hair cutter for a few years, we also socialised with him and he had a fling with a workmate of mine.
He was a meek and mild kind of a guy and quite nice looking. He knew how to dress to impress and had style with grace.
From his Russell Street salon where he first cut our hairs, he moved to the just renovated Gordon House, where we went quite a few times to have our hairs dealt with. I can't believe I used to pay $35 some forty years ago for a haircut and I now pay $20, admittedly a quick buzz cut.
Mimma was one of his staff and she opened a salon in Waverley Road, East Malvern. Her father had a make to order wrought iron business nearby. When we moved to East Malvern from Elwood, it seemed pretty obvious that Mimma would attend to our hair needs, and she did. From there my memory fails me until I saw bare topped hairdresser Simon opposite my workplace painting his soon to be opened salon.
But going back to Trevor's salon in Russell Street, it was opposite what is now called the Mantra Hotel. I think it had another name in 80s. Trevor told me about a nice looking guy with long blond hair who came into Trevor's salon for some hair touching up who was staying at the Mantra across the road. Trevor told me his name but I couldn't remember it as I was pointing out our history to R, who finds such reminiscing boring. I didn't Google who it was and I've now remembered it was pianist Richard Clayderman.
He was rather popular back then and everyone remembers his name...no? He is rather decorative.
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Was your hairstyle like Mr Clayderman's back then?
ReplyDeleteHe is a very pretty boy.
ReplyDeleteHe is pretty but doesn't float my boat.
ReplyDeleteYou and I must have crossed paths at some stage. Your residential history is so similar to ours (or friends of ours).
ReplyDeleteDo you not buzz your own head?
I've heard the name Richard Clayderman but have never seen a picture, he has a nice face and lovely hair. Though I bet he looks a lot different now.
ReplyDeleteI certainly do remember him, I have a music book of his for the piano and play it at times. Had a record of his also, he plays beautifully..he is now 70 years of age mind you.
ReplyDeleteYour story reads like a prose some time. I enjoy it as its setting is in Melbourne. That musician is Richard Clayerman?
ReplyDeleteI mixed him up with someone who had a sister whose name I cannot remember but probably will when I no longer want to.
ReplyDeleteIt's surprising to read of services reducing in price.
I can only imagine the memories flooding your mind right now. ~hugs~ Take care of yourself.
ReplyDeleteI think of Clayderman as a piano-equivalent of Andre Rieu (though less classical), so he's not really for me. And tbh his piano playing is not really very interesting as piano playing.
ReplyDeleteClayderman's "Ballade pour Adeline" is indelibly associated for me with totally charming film Tschick (German title)/ Goodbye Berlin, about two misfit-at-school teenage boys who "borrow" a car (an old Lada) and go on a road trip through eastern Germany.
With the car as 'found' is a Richard Clayderman cassette. I can't remember if it is stuck in the cassette player or if it is just the only cassette they have. Ballade for Adeline permeates the sound track and it oddly suits that feeling of cruising along with the windows open (it's a summer trip). It's a running gag really because it is totally not the sort of piece that you would expect them choosing for themselves.
It's a sweet film, crops up on SBS from time to time. A bit simple because based on a young adult novel, but I can recommend it as a gentle tonic.