http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/03/05/funny-bones-1927-3/ Where our past is never very long ago Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/03/05/funny-bones-1927-3/comment-page-1/#comment-51184 Velikiye Kniaz Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:32:25 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=10005#comment-51184 Brigham was a believer in having his hair singed to prevent him bleeding from the cut ends of the hair. Nearly every morning he had his personal barber come by the Beehive House so that he could be “barbered” for the day. This daily ritual likely took place in his bedroom just to the left of the front door of the Beehive House.

]]> http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/03/05/funny-bones-1927-3/comment-page-1/#comment-51177 ErinAnn Sun, 06 Mar 2011 05:54:25 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=10005#comment-51177 Cute to see that the same stereotypes are in play today. I’m thinking mostly of the two poems. And I love the Abe Lincoln bit.

]]> http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/03/05/funny-bones-1927-3/comment-page-1/#comment-51115 Ardis E. Parshall Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:48:50 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=10005#comment-51115 Yes, he did it on purpose. It was to prevent the hair from bleeding. No, really!

]]> http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/03/05/funny-bones-1927-3/comment-page-1/#comment-51114 Carol Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:35:35 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=10005#comment-51114 Why does a barber singe his customer’s hair? Is he doing it on purpose?

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