Hey! Who are you Knotty Boy people anyway?

Knotty Boy Lock Shop and Salon: Becca | Kris

Becca

Well, howdy doodie, who’s this little chica? It’s Becca, rockin' member of the handsome crew at the Knotty Boy Lock Shop & Salon! Not only is Becca a dream to get your hair done by, she's also one of our Knotty Girls in a Band here at Knotty Boy. Her band Vancougar was the first-place winners of the 2005 CITR Shindig Battle of the Bands – and we ask you, how cool is that? When she's not kicking-ass on her bass, she's kicking ass on extreme cuts, colors and dreadlocks, both synth and natural, in the Knotty Boy Lock Shop. She's an all around supa lady, and in the words of one of her own clients, 'Becky rocks at dreads, thanks for the transformation!'

Kris

The latest stylist-addition to the Lock Shop crew is the loverly Kris, who hails from right here in East Vancouver! Her spitfire wit and fun-loving personality will make you feel right at home in our little Shop. Not only is Kris an awesome scissor-ninja and Master of All Things Knotty, she also happens to be a very skilled photographer. Just don’t ask her about her cruise ship days.

Adrianna

This is me, Adrianna, owner/operator/numba-one-chief-rocka of this company called Knotty Boy DreadStuff! So we've been doing this Knotty Boy thing since 1998 – wow, that’s a long freakn time! - and I'm happy to say things just keep getting better and better. We're still a little company, but that's the way we like it, and I get the feeling that that's the way most of you Knotty kids like it, too. Things have changed a lot around here since we first started but again, from all the feedback you all give us, it sure sounds like we're still on the right track, which is great. Keep letting us know what you think and how we can improve! How the heck will we know if you don't tell us? Take five seconds to fill out our fabulous Knotty Boy Five-Second Survey and let us know your opinion on what we're doing right, and how we can be even better for you!

Anyway it's been a blast making this baby grow the way it has... I wouldn't trade this job for the world!

EMMA

Hailing from London, ENG-ER-LAND, and having recently ascending the Throne as Office Manager of the Good Ship Knotty, located waaay up in the crows nest, is our resident Piratess/Punk-Rock Princess Knotty Emma!

When she's not busy puurrring into the phone with her enchanting English accent and making everything Knotty-related flow smoothly, Emma's busy being a Mommy and making teeny tiny little punk jackets for teeny tiny punks (including her 3 year old son), strolling along Commercial Drive dreaming about all the tattoos she will someday have, bossing her husband around and creating masterpieces in the kitchen. A regular rock n’ roll Martha Stewart!

Kelley

Recently joining Emma's crew is Southern Belle Knotty Miss Kelley all the way from Nashville, Tennessee! (Sadly - mostly for Kelley - neither Neil Diamond nor Elvis Costello is currently working for Knotty Boy.)

Kelley is fitting in ever-so-nicely into her new roll as Wholesale Sales & Customer Service Manager - feel free to give a very warm sun-shiney welcome when you call us and hear her lovely Southern accent on the phone. Watch out, you might die a little bit from cuteness!

Kelley also loves big, juicy secrets, sushi and The Scorpions. All pretty delicious, if we do say so ourselves!

*By the way, if you know of a store close to you that should carry Knotty Boy, hey, so you don't have to order online anymore, drop Kelley a line with the store details: kelley@knottyboy.com When that store places its first order, she'll send you $50 worth of Knotty Boy gear of your choice, for free! See See Job Ops for more details. *

Dan

Who is this international man of mystery? He’s Dan the Man in Asia-Land! Dan is our Number Cruncher Muncher and Sayer of Financial Whatfor, currently doing good deeds in Thailand but normally resides in Canada. How does he work for us, you ask? Well, this is the computer-era, people. He uses the internet! Got a money/number issue? Dan’s the *come on now, say it with us* MAN!

Josh

Josh!

Josh is our esteemed General Manager inspiring us with his ‘get-er-done’ work ethic. With more energy, smiles and corny jokes than you can shake a stick at, this sweetie is a force to be reckoned with as he has about a million great ideas for the future of Knotty Boy, and big plans for getting our products to all the ends of the earth. Welcome, Josh!

Michael

Meet Michael down at Zee Varehaus, our Distributor Sales & Packer/Shipper-in-Chief of your much-anticipated orders. (He also requested that we add 'Dark Lord of All Address-Finding Trickery' to his title - your wish is our command, sovereign master.) He’s doing fabulous stuff with packing tape for us these days, whilst battling the twin-headed dragon of Ship To and Where To. We let him out once a month for our Knotty staff breakfast, but then back into the dungeon he goes! All kidding aside, we couldn’t be more happy having such a reliable dude managing the Beast that is Shipping for us.

Apparently, Michael has also become a pirate.

Adam

Adam, musician and Michael's right-hand man as Warehouse Assistant, has dropped straight in from Terra Incognita (a place he calls Manitoba - we suspect it’s somewhere east of here). Knotty Boy couldn’t do better than such an intelligent and hardworking young man for packing and shipping your highly-anticipated Knotty Boy orders out!

bill

Zoe Dreadlock Stylist Extra Ordinare! This handsome devil is Bill, and was working as both our Systems Administrator and a key member of our sales team since 2002. He is also Adrianna’s dad! In April 2004 he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in his jawbone (highly unusual as it is a form of skin cancer) and was battling this very agressive cancer until Spring 2006. Through a move to India combined with diet change, conventional treatments, Ayervedic medicine and much prayer, the tumor has disappeared and no cancer has been found in his body. A true miracle, considering it was the fastest spreading cancer his oncologists had encountered in their careers. He now lives in Florida with his wife, Sandra, to continue with the Ayervedic treatments and focus on healing through positive thought and relaxation. By the modern wonders of telecommuting, Bill now works with Web Direct, our Knotty Boy UK distributor, and we are so happy for his current health. Please continue to send Bill your positive thoughts and prayers for his continued healing – and if you are interested in learning more about Ayervedic medicine or treatments for squamous cell carcinoma, feel free to find out more and contact him through his blog here: http://indialiving.blogspot.com/. He would love to hear from you!

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Andrew

On a heartbreaking note ... as you may know, Andrew Power, aka Jakob the Baker, aka Knotty Andrew, aka The Original Knotty Boy, with whom I (Adrianna) started Knotty Boy from the very beginning and who had been acting as our wonderful chief Knotty Kid email person, passed away from this world May 10, 2003 at 1am, after peacefully saying goodbye to his family. Andrew suffered for a very short time from a rare and deadly form of heart and lung cancer, and his passing was sudden. Thank you all so much for your prayers, emails and thoughts for him and his family at this time - please continue to keep his family and friends in your hearts as they continue to pick up the pieces, and us here at Knotty Boy, too. He's resting now - and as hard as this is for all of us to understand, who knows what worse thing in his future he was perhaps being mercifully spared from in all of this. Maybe we'll know one day, when you'll all have the chance to meet this wonderful, amazing young man who's sense of humor, wisdom and faith was a bright spot in many a Knotty kid's day out there.

We all miss you so much, Andrew, but it won't be long before we see you again.

All our love, Adrianna and all the Knotty kids whose lives you touched in one way or another. xo

Andrew Power - rest in peace
May 10, 2003

Click here to read some of the many emails we've received from friends and the Knotty family in tribute to Andrew.

(updated August 2007)

We also couldn't go on without mentioning the extended Knotty Boy Family.

From our extensive and fabulous team of product manufacturers and developers, to our order packers, graphic designers, web-developers and maintainers, our amazing accounting team, retailers/distributors, screenprinters, tam-crocheters, peyote-sleeve makers ... AND how could we possibly forget you Knotty Kids out there that are always letting us know what you think and suggesting new products you would like to see! If you've ever sent us an email, pictures or artwork, filled out one of our survey forms or just bought some of our lovely stuff, you are most definitely a part of our Knotty Family, too! It's all love, ain't it?

And now you can even meet each other at our new MySpace page! Clicky here!

Thank you, one and all, for the support, help, dedication and love you put into this little company that has been nothing short of a success story from day one. Because of you, and a lot of strength from above, we've survived some of the toughest things we could go through and still come out on top. We most certainly couldn't have done any of this without you!

And just so's ya knows where we are ... the Knotty Boy DreadQuarters is now based in Vancouver , BC , Canada . Yeah, yeah, we miss Salt Spring Island somethin' fierce, and some of the team is still working from there - but the Dreadquarter-move was a smart business decision on our part, as we had REALLY outgrown what we could do from that little island. And I guess that's a good thing, right? So it was back to the big, bad (but more potential-filled) city for Knotty Boy. And now we gots nothing to do but grow, grow, grow! YAY!

For even more insight into what makes Knotty Boy tick, check out our Knotty Boy Values and Vision page here.