Interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday.

It’s a profile of a new and somewhat upscale barbershop in Center City called “Blind Barber,” which features Bryce Harper as a spokesman.

Writes Michael Klein:

Center City Philadelphia is now home to the improbable pairing of an old-time barbershop and a low-lit, speakeasy-ish cocktail lounge. It’s the Blind Barber, a few days old at Juniper and Sansom Streets. It’s down the block from Time, Bar, and Opa, right next to the rear door of West Elm.

Blind Barber, now in five cities, started a decade ago in New York, with two guys from the Philly area among the four partners. More recently, they cut in follicly blessed Phillies star Bryce Harper to serve as spokesman.

Klein notes that a haircut goes for $55, which includes a cocktail as well. They have a line of grooming products, too. Place looks way too fancy for me, but maybe it’s up your alley. I go to this spot in Port Richmond.

The Harper connection comes from the idea that co-founder Jeff Laub was looking for an athlete spokesman, and they stumbled upon Bryce one day and decided to reach out:

…I did a little more research on him and, obviously, he has a fantastic head of hair. He’s also going to be, probably, the best baseball player that ever exists. Then I started digging into the work that he does with charity, and it was immediate. It was like, “This guy is another one of us, who wants to do some good things in this world.” He was about something more than just hitting home runs. I said, “If we can get ahold of him, this fits what we’re trying to achieve.” So we sent him a package of products and a note that said, “If you want to make some cool [stuff], let us know.” And a year later he got back to us, after a little bit of hounding.

So there you have it. Bryce Harper is a spokesman for an upscale Center City Philadelphia barber shop. Here’s one of the videos they did, featuring the Phillie Phanatic:

https://youtu.be/_1IO6_Bm5ZU