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Think of Gabe Jaur茅guiberry as social media, in human form, for this small stretch of Fourth Street.

We鈥檙e sitting in front of his business, Ace Barber Shop, near Fourth and Central SW, and he has greetings for practically everyone who passes by. Many of them know him, including one who says he stopped by to 鈥渃hat with Gabe and find out what鈥檚 going on in my village.鈥�

Jaur茅guiberry opened his small shop 22 years ago, but it鈥檚 not just about cutting hair. He is a part-time professional DJ, so he has a record player and plays LPs for his customers.

He appreciates art, so a rotating display has turned the shop into a 鈥渓aunchpad鈥� for lesser-known talent. (And if you have no talent at all, you can still scribble on brown paper that covers one wall, in what Jaur茅guiberry calls a 鈥渇ree for all,鈥� with song lyrics, drawings and a random mix of thoughts and comments.)

Jaur茅guiberry studied audio engineering at Highlands University, but the program was canceled as was the radio station, so he ended up moving to Albuquerque to try his hand at being a DJ. The barber business evolved while he worked at Downtown coffee shop Java Joe鈥檚, sometimes ferrying coffee or a baked good to clients at the 鈥渇ancy鈥� Heart and Soul beauty salon upstairs.

An employee there encouraged him to apply when the business needed a new receptionist, although Jaur茅guiberry initially balked because 鈥淚 was just kind of a skateboarder who鈥檚 into art and stuff.鈥�

But, he says, 鈥淚t ended up working out.鈥�

At his own shop, the motto is 鈥淎ll Styles Welcome,鈥� and he says his clientele is 鈥渁 pretty crazy dynamic.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 people running for office and people who slept in the alley last night. It鈥檚 cool that there鈥檚 places where people can still rub elbows and even just kind of coexist, even for a little bit.鈥�

You have been at this location for a long time. What does it take to be successful?

Paying your taxes. Having a really, really good team. Just showing up (and) being consistent. You know, you could have boring white walls and just play the radio, but if you did really good haircuts, people would still call me. I couldn鈥檛 be here without all the really good barbers that have worked with me and the cool artists that have blessed us with their energy and had cool art shows鈥� because that鈥檚 a subtle way to tell people about Ace.

How did you find this space?

It used to be called Josie鈥檚 Swirl and Curl, and it was old school 鈥� like poodle perms. I was working at Heart and Soul salon above Java Joe鈥檚, and I used to skate over here to borrow color hair toner and seem to go back in time. Gerhardt Ackerman, who now owns and runs Anchor and Frame salon, is my old boss and was the owner of Heart and Soul. Gerhardt was inspired by Rudy鈥檚 barbershop inside The Standard hotel in downtown LA. I resuscitated the idea, five-plus years later, after many talks about a possible barbershop. I say I was 鈥渢he boy who cried barber,鈥� because it seemed like I would not ever go to school and become licensed. I graduated from Albuquerque Barber College in 2004.

What are you proud of?

I鈥檓 proud of not taking a cut from the art sales. It鈥檚 not like being a gallery, really, because we do it for free. I know it鈥檚 hard to make a buck and survive with art. Just giving a chance for someone to put their art up for a month and let people see it and like it. It does something for the artist. It鈥檚 transformative.

What words of wisdom do you try to live by?

I have this postcard from my dad that I have in my garage, and I just dug back to where it was on my wall. It鈥檚 like, full circle, because I have my son. 鈥淜eep pedaling and plugging along,鈥� he said. 鈥淜eep your nose straight.鈥� I think he was messing with me, because I broke my nose. And then just, 鈥淲ork hard, save your money and be content.鈥�

Do you have any future plans?

I鈥檝e been taking classes at CNM. I took a sociology class鈥� and last semester, digital studies. It鈥檚 all about technology and human interaction with it. Now, I鈥檓 taking two art classes. I鈥檝e taught myself a little bit, but it鈥檚 really cool to get theory. So I don鈥檛 know. I鈥檓 just kind of exploring.

What about the future of Ace Barber Shop?

The brown paper (on the wall) 鈥� is an interesting social experiment. I have replaced it and have all the (earlier) papers saved. I鈥檇 like to digitize it and make a book or something. Like a network. (The shop) has a really good following, and it鈥檚 almost like a brand. Even if we didn鈥檛 do anything, we could just keep it going. I'd like to not automate, but just make it work more efficiently, or maybe experiment with changing the structure of the way I run it. Just kind of fine-tuning.

What do you like about cutting hair?

Most of my clients I鈥檝e seen for a long time, so it鈥檚 like these friends that you make. They come and see you. It's cool to (help) people look good, clean them up with a haircut. I would do it for free, because I like hooking people up, making them feel good, making them look good, catching up, chit chat. I love that stuff.

Ellen Marks, a former Journal editor, writes One-on-One profiles and Scam Watch. You can reach her at emarks@abqjournal.com.