RIP Vidal Sassoon
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ShayneJ

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1,073 posts

210 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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BBC Breaking News ‏ @BBCBreaking

Renowned hairdresser Vidal Sassoon dies, aged 84, Los Angeles police say

From Twitter.

Rip the face that launched a thousand hairstyles.

BOR

5,154 posts

286 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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How did he dye ?

V88Dicky

7,373 posts

214 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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BOR said:
How did he dye ?
That's a cutting remark.

dandarez

14,041 posts

314 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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BOR said:
How did he dye ?
Actually, he rather cut it.

Another great now gone, who made it in the best era, the 'sixties'. Fabulous time.

Smiler.

11,752 posts

261 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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BOR said:
How did he dye ?
Bastid

hehe

nellyleelephant

2,711 posts

265 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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Shouldn't this be in the Mazda/MX5 section? (sorry!)

RIP

The Hypno-Toad

13,347 posts

236 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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I guess they'll be going through the highlights of his life.

Bet he made a bob or two.

There will probably be a couple of stories coming out that will make us want to curl up and die.

But lets face it, he stood head & shoulders above the competition.

Errrrrr..... nope thats it.

You've been fabulous, I've been The Hypno-Toad and I'm here all week. Tell your friends, try the veal, don't forget to tip your waitress, I'll get me coat...getmecoat

Biker's Nemesis

41,485 posts

239 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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He was a cut above the rest. <sniff>

RIP

3000GT ANT

347 posts

187 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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laugh
The Hypno-Toad said:
I guess they'll be going through the highlights of his life.

Bet he made a bob or two.

There will probably be a couple of stories coming out that will make us want to curl up and die.

But lets face it, he stood head & shoulders above the competition.

Errrrrr..... nope thats it.

You've been fabulous, I've been The Hypno-Toad and I'm here all week. Tell your friends, try the veal, don't forget to tip your waitress, I'll get me coat...getmecoat
Haha the old ones are the best

hornetrider

63,161 posts

236 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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He's really dead? That is rather permanent.











bowtie

Pints

18,451 posts

225 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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I'm not one to split hairs but some of these puns are cutting it fine.


anonymous-user

85 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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I liked his poetry.

y2blade

56,322 posts

246 months

Wednesday 9th May 2012
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Hair today, Gone tomorrow.

audidoody

8,598 posts

287 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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Not your average hairdresser. Veteran of battles in the East End against the Black Shirts and fought int he Israel War of Independence in 1948. And married four women (at different times).

TwigtheWonderkid

49,263 posts

181 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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audidoody said:
Not your average hairdresser. Veteran of battles in the East End against the Black Shirts and fought int he Israel War of Independence in 1948. And married four women (at different times).
Shame he won't see the Champions League final...he was Chelsea thru and thru.

DonkeyApple

70,832 posts

200 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
...he was Chelsea thru and thru.
Easy does it. He's only just died and you're out there calling him a !!!! wink

thehawk

9,335 posts

238 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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Why did he have to die Sassoon?

Blib

48,356 posts

228 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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My mum went to school with him.

Carry on.

furtive

4,503 posts

310 months

Thursday 10th May 2012
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There was a barber in Marylebone station years ago (looking at StreetView the barbers is still there) who used to spout the most incredible stories

One of his favourites was that he saved Vidal Sassoon's career by inventing the bob haircut for him. Vidal apparently wanted to go into business with him and share the wealth, but he said he was happy to stay where he was.

He also claimed to have invented the numbered hair lengths that electric clippers have. He said he get fed up with people coming in and asking or their hair to be "this long" so he invented numbered lengths, so they could just ask for "a number 2 all over"

Every time I went he had a different completely unbelievable story that he told in incredible detail.

TwigtheWonderkid

49,263 posts

181 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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I watched the funeral on the news...they only showed the highlights. getmecoat