MR. PRESIDENT, BRING BACK THE BARBERS!

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Since our franchise, Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club® , carries the name of one of our most prominent presidents, we’ve got to take notice when a new President takes the oath of office, right?

Most certainly. And this recent inauguration is definitely one for the history books. Whistle-stop train tours, Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama bobble heads have all added up to an event of enormous magnitude.

With all that in mind, it was weird to read “The Washington Post” claim recently in this article that a vital component of Presidential Inaugurations has actually gone downhill in the past few decades. It’s just hard to believe after watching the tremendous crowds, the soaring speeches and the bootylicious Beyoncè that we’re not hitting new highs when it comes to swearing in the new head man.

It turns out it all comes down to the balls.

Get your mind out of the gutter – we’re talking about Inauguration Balls, first begun by the numero uno White House hostess of all time, Dolley Madison, in 1809. At first, the Inauguration Ball was a glorified version of Dancing with the Stars, except the stars were politicians, and, in those days, everybody actually knew how to minuet (a lost art if ever there was one).

By the time Dwight Eisenhower took office, however, there were too many people coming to the Ball for there to be room to even move, let alone dance. Even when the Reagans tried to bring back the classy ball tradition, they found themselves overwhelmed with guests – one of whom apparently stole another one’s $8,000 mink coat (don’t worry if you weren’t aware of this – “Minkgate” never really achieved the status of other major presidential scandals).

But we know where things really went wrong with Inaugural Balls. It was never the same after Grover Cleveland’s 1893 wing-ding. Not only did it have a 120-piece orchestra led by the March-meister himself, John Philip Sousa, 150 gallons of lobster salad and 1,300 quarts of ice cream…

…but it also featured a team of ten barbers ready to shave and trim up any distinguished gentlemen in the mood for a quick grooming session.

Now that’s the kind of tradition all of us at Kennedy’s could have gotten behind.

All of us wish the new commander-in-chief the best as he takes the highest office in the land in difficult times. And President Obama, should you ever need “The Best Haircut and Straight Razor Shave You’ve Ever Had or It’s Free”™ – we’d be proud to send one of our highly-skilled Kennedy’s barbers in to do the job.

Just don’t forget us at your next Presidential ball.

Look for the nearest Kennedy’s location near you – and find out about our profitable franchise opportunities – at http://www.KennedysBarberClub.com. And ask not what you can do for your Kennedy’s barber – ask what your Kennedy’s barber can do for you!

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