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From/8Bgeneration gap,” A1 said. “During the 30 or 40 minutes that they’re here, adults become kids again, and kids become older. The only thing they’re going to remember is they bonded. If having the original Dr Pepper in the bottle is going to get people to bond, we are going to continue to doAL SAID Dr Pepper has returned the favor by putting his shop on an Internet list of places to get the Dublin-bottled soda pop The company also used a picture of The Main Street Barber Shop on the front ofits marketing plan.The shop is authentic down to music from the ’30s to the ’40s and to barbers who specialize in close-clipper work.“When you come in here, you know this is A Barber Shop,” Gonzales emphasizedMaybe that’s the reason the TV show “Barney” filmed a segment in the Main Street shopGONZA1.ES SAID hisdream is to put similar barber shops all across the country In 18 months, he plans to open a shop in Southiake, and he hopes to have a Flower Mound shopTHE GRAPEVINE SUN/HIRO KOMARAl Gonzales (right) and his son. Fred (second from right) along with fellow barbers (left to right) Guillermo Quin, Mac Mitchell, Valdo Hernandez and Audrey Garrett.Grapevine's Main Street Barber Shop attracts a lot of attention for its “lookwhich complements “the look that is bringing historic downtown Grapevine so much attention lately. Shown outside the local business are owner“We want to bring back to life the true reality of a true barber shop, Fred saidopen in 24 to 30 months.Fred Gonzales, Al’s son, has worked alongside his father for about a year as a barber Fred said the shop’s atmosphere is great, and people come in every day just to look around“I feel 100 percent, if my business is going to flourish and grow, it’s going to be because of Dr Pepper ”A growing number of com panies seem to feel the same way about Grape . vine’s “look *AL SAID he could survive without Dr Pepper, but busi ness just wouldn’t be thesame
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Grapevine Sun
Grapevine, Texas, US
Sun, Mar 22, 1998
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