Larry Jones

Larry Richards Jones Jr, known to most of his friends as “Train", LJ in the shop, or just Larry, is originally from Trenton, NJ, now living in Tampa, Fl. Larry is an experienced licensed barber with a demonstrated history of working in the industry. Larry is always expanding his knowledge of the industry by watching various videos and staying up to date on the latest fashions. Larry is skilled at men’s haircuts, face and head shaves, beard grooming, hair color, hair lightening, facials, nose and ear waxing. He is a graduate of Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa Barber Program and is also a military veteran who served with the U.S. Army in Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. Larry is a dog lover and worked as an Animal Control Investigator with Trenton Animal Control in New Jersey and a motorcycle enthusiast of cruisers, tourers, choppers, sport bikes and customs. Larry was involved in a horrible accident on August 16, 2013, which he says it’s a blessing in disguise. Larry quotes  "I say its a blessing in disguise, because without the accident which almost cost me my life I wouldn’t be in this happy atmosphere. Larry also played Semi-Pro football for 14 years, coached children’s football, basketball and baseball. His other hobbies are traveling, working out, playing music with his DJ equipment, shooting pool, playing spades and dominoes, (although he is in the process of trying to quit) he still loves to talk about cigars paired with different drinks or coffee. Larry is also licensed by the state of Florida to work as a Financial Service Distributor. He is married to his wife, Nancy, that he has known for 23 years since they were in high school, a father to Crystal, Brian Sr, and Jesus. And grandfather to Adriel, Brian Jr, Adriana and Jayce. An avid sports fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Yankees, formerly New Jersey Devils (now Tampa Bay Lightening). College teams are Norte Dame Fighting Irish for football, North Carolina Tar Heels for basketball, and USF Bulls kind of grew on him. Although not perfect,  he is also a devout follower of Jesus Christ, "my Lord and Savior".