The Bangkok Nation Aug 16, 2003 By Robin Ewing Elvis lives in Patpong. Tonight, he is sweating on the small stage of Radio City pivoting his red polyester hips with the music, rhinestones flashing. Brandishing an old guitar he doesn’t use, he sings “Blue...
By Robin Ewing Charles A. Roberts calls himself “the world’s first shave master.” He also calls himself the founder of the modern wet-shave movement. And he sometimes calls himself Chaz, usually when he’s signing off an e-mail or autographing labels for his homemade...
By Robin Ewing2004 AUSTIN, TEXAS — Romeo is all about accessories: the blue-metal rabies tag dangling from the zipper of his black hoodie; the two empty red shotgun shells swinging from his backpack; the pair of plastic banana-yellow sunglasses; the wide,...
Austin Business Journal May 29, 2005 By Robin Ewing For Ryan Denby, sales manager of Austin Rare Coins and Bullion in North Austin, business has never been better. Sales of gold, platinum and silver have increased 45 percent to 50 percent in the last year, he says....
Austin Business Journal May 15, 2005 By Robin Ewing In January, 8,000 employees at the Ford Motor Co. ditched their desk phones and went wireless. Sprint Corp. got the deal — the largest of its kind in the United States — and now it’s arming...
Austin Business Journal June 19,2005 By Robin Ewing Sherry Matthews’ house in West Austin was conceived on a napkin in the West Indies. Austin architect Dick Clark, her friend of 23 years, sketched it while the two were on vacation in St. Barts. “I saw him...
