There was always some form of excitement...

when the Burrough family came together.

When the local television stations heard the Burrough siblings were coming to town, they would call to book them on their television shows.

Alice was still singing around town but she felt that there was something more she wanted to do. So, at the age of forty-five, she decided to go to barber's college.

After Alice successfully obtained her barber's license...

Alice and her sister Estelle Reese opened up their own barber shops.

Alice had been in business for a few years by the time Gene and Toni met. Toni was wearing her hair short during the time Gene wanted Toni to meet his mother. Toni needed a haircut and Gene felt this would be a great opportunity for the two to meet. Oh boy...was he wrong!

Gene arranged for Toni to get her hair cut at his mother's barbershop. Toni wasn't aware of how strongly Alice felt about Gene and Patricia getting back together. She knew they had two children and they were Alice's only grandchildren and she wanted the best for them and what grandparent or parent wouldn't for that matter. Toni had no knowledge of Alice's feelings. As far as Toni knew, Gene and Patricia were not together and had not been together in years, you would have thought most people would have adjusted by now. Oooh nooo…… not Alice Burrough! When Toni met Alice it didn't go as well as she had expected.

It was obvious Alice didn't approve of Gene and Patricia getting a divorce. All she talked about was how she wanted them to get back together. Toni felt like a deer caught in the headlights of a car.

Toni wanted to get out of there, but it was too late. Thank God Gene didn't introduce her as his girlfriend. You can't even imagine the hair cut that Toni received that day!

Let's just say the scarf she wore into the barbershop was the same one she wore out. Toni's hair looked as if it had been plucked by a chicken.

Now just try to visualize someone trying to look cute and act cool with gaps of hair missing from their head. But you have to hand it to her she tried although it didn't work.

All she could say was "that's all right it'll grow back", while putting the scarf on her head. Toni smiled and went on her way.

Needless to say Toni's hair did grow back, but she never sat in that barbers chair again.