Razor-sharp insight from barber, buddy

Barber Luigi Venti, and his buddy, Gene Koscinski, a retired hair dresser, published a book in 2006 from comments and observations of customers called the Coming Recession of 2007.

[Jill Garabedian]

It's too bad they don't have sensible guys like this in Washington. They have a finger on the pulse of America!

[DICK JACKSON]

GENE KOCINSKI IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE,,,I WAS IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND PRODUCE BUSINESS IN SYLMAR FOR 35-- YEARS AND OVER 10--YEARS ON VANOWEN ST. IN CANOGA PARK. GENE USED TO PAINT ALL OF MY SIGNS FOR MY PRODUCE BUSINESS IN CANOGA PARK AS HE OWNED A SIGN STORE ON VANOWEN ST. GENE IS A WORLD WAR -2- VETERAN AND IS ONE OF THE MOST HONEST MEN I HAVE EVER DONE BUSINESS WITH. HE LOVED PLAYING THE STOCK MARKET ON A SMALL INVESTMENT AND ALWAYS HAD HIS TELEVISION ON THE STOCK MARKET NEWS AT HIS SIGN SHOP. GENE AND HIS WIFE GOLDIE ARE A WONDERFUL COUPLE AND WE KEEP ALMOST A DAILY INTERNET CORRESPONDENCE SINCE I NOW LIVE IN TENNESSEE.