Shot-and-a-Haircut, 96 Bits

"I hope it's okay to stare, because that's totally what I'm doing," says Sarah Langsmead.

Her husband, Ben, assures her that it is: "Ken's hair is formidable," he says, claiming it's only appropriate to "witness its felling with the community."

Rachel Adams, Quam's girlfriend, eyes the waitlist and decides that she'll sign up for a trim. She's encouraged by Quam's friend Hai Minh Nguyen, who has spontaneously decided to ask Cullen for an asymmetrical bob.

Over in the barber chair, Cullen makes a few final snips to complete the transformation of Ken Quam. He has gone from Danny Bonaduce to Noel Gallagher, with a fashionable Britpop shag.

"I think it's good," Quam says, but he needs the verdict from his friends. He heads back to the booth, and raises his eyebrows quizzically, awaiting feedback.

Silence. Silence. Silence.

Then, led with laughter by Ben Langsmead, the group breaks into Oasis's hit "Wonderwall":

Today is gonna be the day

That they're gonna throw it back to you.

By now, you shoulda somehow

Realized what you gotta do.

"Oh man," says Quam. "Is it bad?"

No, they say. It's good. But they had to give him a hard time. What else did he expect, after bringing his friends to see him get his hair cut in a bar? But it's good, really.

But the best reason to get your hair cut in a bar is not to get a great style. It's to get your hair cut in a bar, Man, and win storytelling rights for a future round of shots.