Michael Barnes descended on Austin in 1984. He has been exploring its multiple personalities ever since. For 15 years, he wrote about the arts for the American-Statesman. Now he's the Entertainment Editor, overseeing XL, Movies and Television. When not in the newsroom, he's sampling restaurants, clubs, bars, coffee houses, museums, movies, galleries, theaters, concerts, DVDs, CDs, parties, festivals, outdoor activities and sporting events. Michael lives with his partner, Kip, two dogs and two cats in South Austin.
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By Michael Barnes
| Friday, June 30, 2006, 12:11 PM
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Style: The Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams debut party matched pretty people with pretty furniture on Bee Cave Road. The light, airy store with the classy, pricey pieces was mobbed with the curious and curiosity-seeking.
DJ Robbie Hardkiss provided the smooth tunes, although some of the older patrons (not me) complained about the din. We searched and searched from Austin shop owners Greg and Joni Greeson, and just before we left …
Co-owner Jody Greeson
We ran into scads of people, including the folks who illuminate One World Theatre. (We traded Canada stories with native maple-leafer Stearns.)
Iluminada and Hartt Stearns
Not the least, we glommed onto our everywhere-all-the-time Fortunate 500 reporter and her charmer hubby Roy. (We traded Canada food and wine stories with Roy.)
Karen Odom Spezia and Roy Spezia
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