Diane Wickliffe, Rhonda G. Churchill, and Brenda Ford react to a story being told by Darelene Woodson. All three have been customers of Darelene's Beauty Salon for over 20 years, and friends since they were little.

Regal as a queen being adorned for her coronation, 23-year-old Twala Litsey has her headful of rollers wrapped in a hairnet before going under the dryer at Darlene's Beauty Salon. Litsey has been getting a shampoo and set at Darlene's every other week for three years.

Rhonda G. Churchill, 45, listens to the neighborhood news being told by Diane Wickliffe, 49, while sitting in Darlene's Beauty Salon. Darlene used to live in the same neighborhood as the salon, and was a neighbor to Churchill. Churchill still considers Darlene a close friend, and comes every Friday to the salon for "tea parties."

William Phillips, 61, gets an "even" haircut at Joe Mudd's Barber Shop, a haircut Mudd has been giving Phillips for 20 years. Mudd uses steel blades instead of guards used by most barbers. Blades are more expensive, but Mudd believes this makes such a significant difference in the cut that he can identify hair that has been cut with blades versus guards.

Joe Mudd adds a customer to his appointment book before finishing a shave on Otis Mason, 42.

Robert Currie,5, amuses himself by looking through a men's magazine while waiting for his father to get a haircut at Joe Mudd's Barber Shop.