{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Stories from the man behind the chair","description":"Today on Life in LA, I sat down with a man who\u2019s been part of Magnolia\u2019s story for nearly six decades. Don Higdon began barbering on the square back in 1966, when a shop might have just one pair of electric clippers that all three barbers shared. Since then, he\u2019s seen every hairstyle imaginable come and go \u2014 from the flat top and the GI cut to the mullet and beyond \u2014 and he\u2019s had a front-row seat to the conversations, laughter, and life stories that passed through his chair. But there\u2019s a lot more to Don than just a good haircut. In our conversation, I learned about the wedding he once kept secret from his father-in-law, the seasons he spent working in the oil field between barbering, and even his hidden talent for writing \u2014 short stories, a novel, and a little freelance journalism along the way. These days, Don and his wife, Carla, still keep busy helping their daughter and son-in-law, Sunny and Jack Daniels, at the Pumpkin Patch at Miracle Farms in Bodcaw. The old sign for Don\u2019s Barbershop still stands on North Vine Street, though the building now serves as a deer camp \u2014 a fitting reminder of a long and colorful career. I really enjoyed visiting with Don, swapping stories, and reminiscing about what it was like to get a haircut in the good old days \u2014 and I\u2019ll admit, I wish I still had as much hair today as I did back then. So, settle in and enjoy this conversation with Magnolia\u2019s longtime barber and storyteller, Don Higdon. ","author_name":"Life in LA Today","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/460782","html":"