SoSoConfused: I knew Aurelius Ransom and his wife very well. Surprised that he is not at the house anymore. For awhile, he was putting out hints that he wanted to go into the circuit work eventually. Aurelius was OK (could sometimes be a little arrogant), but his brother in law Michael Watts, who was also there at the time, was so COOL. He left shortly after he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Watts is back in Michigan, and was getting around on crutches and a wheelchair for awhile, but he and his wife were truly nice people.
And ahh yes - I remember the haircut issues with black brothers well! After they jacked my haircut up, I would go on my lunch hour to a "secular" barber shop on Fulton Street (called Nappy Roots) to get my hair cut. Got lectured for it eventually, but even they knew my deep seated anger at having my haircut jacked up by Bethel.