Archive for March, 2007

King of Starbucks by Richard Carey
I have met and networked with some really interesting people from Starbucks over the years. Anybody who knows me will attest to why they called me “King of Starbucks.” I personally think it is because I do not know when to shut up. Political correctness is not a part of […]

The “Almost Girls Only Book and Social Club” gets a real treat and a little one on one with Drew Pearson & his Hail Mary story.
By: Richard Carey

Drew Pearson recently spoke to an attending woman’s book club at Galleria Pierra, our stone showroom. It’s good business practice to cater to women and try to ingratiate ourselves gender […]

To our patrons past:
Like many Kings and Noblemen who came before us, it has been your vision we yielded to. Demanding the Legends be relived, you have (against much opposition) come forward, insisting there be someone to deliver stone, much like artisans of days past.
Ignoring the rhetoric of an industry bent on the status quo, […]

Once in a while and it is rare, we find ourselves pure enough at heart that something special happens. This is one such case. In speaking earnestly to our employees about how we had created a milestone in our industry, something profound happened. While praising the accomplishments of our staff and their contribution to what […]

Our job was to get people talking stone… With our stone language I think we have laid claim to being the first to do so. Dear Friends, Architects and Tradesman old and new: While browsing through the pages of this catalog, I hope that you will appreciate the time and energy that has been spent […]