$750 gets you a cut with the master, Jonathan Antin. Here’s the thing. Having quite a few homersexual tendencies myself, I don’t mind if a gay guy cuts my hair… or a straight guy for that matter. But when the sexuality of my hair stylist is in question, that’s when I start to get sort of antsy. Think I’m crazy? Well, what do you think about $750 a haircut?

Discounted by some as a soulless hipster Purgatory, Rudy’s nonetheless offers stylish haircuts by skilled practitioners for reasonable prices. True, you will have to deal with lots of scoffing and rolled eyes when you tell them how you want your hair styled, but in the end, it all comes out just fine.

You know how some people bring in pictures from fashion magazines to show stylists how they want their hair? A few months back, I brought in a picture of Kim Jong Il to this Koreatown salon and asked them to emulate “The Great Leader’s” magnificent bouffant. As far as I know I’m still banned from the premises, but I was totally just joking.

At first I thought it was extremely entertaining that the owner of this salon is named Jez Coxon. As if the moniker “Dick Hardy” was already taken, and he gave himself the next most flagrantly gay name possible. I also like his wildly optimistic mission statement on his website with various misspellings and bold claims about getting your money’s worth. So I tried it out once. Jez… you’re a funny guy. I like you. That’s why I’m going to kill you last!

Expect to pay at least $95 for your hair cut (the cheapest cut they have) but you figure much of that is subsidized by the complimentary herbal tea or wine served in the anteroom. This is one time where I don’t mind waiting a while. Another glass of your Malbec, garcon!

This is definitely a no frills barber shop. The only question the owner/operator asks you is, “What number you want?”. After dialing it into his razor, it rarely takes him more than ten minutes to finish the job. Junior Seau with his strange Jheri curl/fade hairstyle would approve.