>> Barbershop, as Steve mentions there, is almost assuredly Steve snarking and playing into the conflated ideas of the past he's probably still not sure how they happened. <<

Huh, I read it as a reference to how social activities have changed over time.

>> It wasn't that it was a raked stage, it was a warped stage. And off they started drifting, iirc towards the rear. <<

Yikes, that's worse. O_O

>> I have performed dance on a concert stage. Turned my foot landing on the cover plate for the outlet.<<

Bummer. I'm reminded of the "murder box" in swimming pool skateboarding (the drain holes).