Ovechkin Saluted by Hair Cuttery
The dangers of leaving town for a week....you just never know when a hair cutting chain will stop by Caps practice with a cake for the best-paid athlete in D.C. history, an athlete so rich that he still pays $14 for his haircuts. From the e-mail I received from a Hair Cuttery PR manager:
Several Washington Capitals players visit our Ballston Commons location because it's so convenient to the practice arena, and it was great to see someone share that news with DC hockey fans.
To thank Ovechkin for his customer loyalty, we're going to present him with a giant cake...after his practice session at Ballston Commons. We borrowed your editor's math on how many haircuts he could buy with his new contract and wished him "8.857 Million Good Wishes." Thanks for the idea!
Sigh. You're welcome, Hair Cuttery PR Manager. The cake will be cut with all the dexterity of a master stylistic trim in 30 minutes; there's no way I'm getting from some strip mall Starbucks in Phoenix back to Kettler in 30 minutes.
By Dan Steinberg |
January 30, 2008; 11:29 AM ET
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Posted by: NW | January 30, 2008 11:48 AM
"the best-paid athlete in D.C. history"
Sugar Ray doesn't count?
Posted by: Unsilent Majority | January 30, 2008 11:48 AM
"Best-paid athlete in D.C. history"
That assumes the Caps won't move or go bankrupt before the contract expires.
Posted by: PowerBoater69 | January 30, 2008 11:54 AM
Ha, thats funny. Id appreciate a millionare's loyal service too.
Posted by: captnclark | January 30, 2008 11:56 AM
NW, it's not a typo.... see Dan's first post here:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2006/09/what_the_heck_is_this.html
Posted by: No Typo | January 30, 2008 11:58 AM
Guess they purposely left out the part where Backstrom says of the haircut "it's terrible."
Posted by: on ice | January 30, 2008 01:45 PM
THANK GOD! Now we just have to get the boy a dentist!
Posted by: caphcky | January 30, 2008 03:14 PM
Abe Pollin would like a slice of that cake, by the way.
Posted by: | January 30, 2008 03:25 PM
Ovy likes his teeth the way they are. he's said so before. Why didn't Traik mention any of this?
Posted by: EricS | January 30, 2008 04:50 PM
Nicely done, allegedly Alex now wants to be a spokesman for The Hair Cuttery. Hilarious!
Posted by: Puddin_an_Semin | January 30, 2008 09:55 PM
AO also enjoys pretzels from Union Station, but you don't see Auntie Annie riding in on a tricycle, do you?
Posted by: ScottVanPeltStyle.com | January 30, 2008 11:08 PM
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Why, why, why is this called the Sports "Bog?" Is this a typo, or is it intentional?
(Drives me crazy every time I see it. Sorry for the off-sports subject question.)