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...Today, visitors to the property are greeted by the Burton name flanked by a shamrock. A small helicopter (all stock mustering is now done with choppers) is parked not far from the old house. In a nearby paddock, a dozen fit horses graze; breathy plumes escape from nostrils in the cool early-morning air. Burton points out a rust-colored old shack. Surprisingly sturdy, it was built by Aboriginal workers out of anthills and spinifex. "This is where they'd sleep when they weren't camping out," says Burton. Those stockmen may have been flint hard, he says, but they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning Grass Into T-Bones | 8/7/2006 | See Source »

...Bambi says. They bond over the Wendy’s and convenience store fare that they find late at night en route to the next show. The women often come in to the office to help fold t-shirts or go to Fenway to pass out Shamrock beach balls and business cards, even though they don’t get paid...

Author: By April H.N. Yee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What Her Skin Doesn’t Show | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

...passion for arts and crafts. Fifteen years ago, she was painting murals over the windows of McDonald’s outposts all over the state. But the odd jobs weren’t enough to support her and her college fees, so she started stripping. Like Bambi, she left Shamrock for a few years, but the easy cash drew her back to John and Louie. On the side, she works in landscaping, but she still maintains her dream of living just...

Author: By April H.N. Yee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What Her Skin Doesn’t Show | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

...she’s got a long path before she can sit in the pilot’s chair. With just one year of intense stripping at another agency, she has already dug herself out of $80,000 of credit card debt. Now, she’s at Shamrock, saving up money for her apartment and for future tuition for schooling in aviation science. She took a couple flying lessons, but they were just too expensive. By the time Chanel realizes her dream, she’ll be rounding...

Author: By April H.N. Yee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What Her Skin Doesn’t Show | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

Still, she might return to Shamrock every now and then to make a few bucks, she says. Sage and the other women might try to leave Shamrock’s world, but they almost inevitably return, lured back by the quick...

Author: By April H.N. Yee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What Her Skin Doesn’t Show | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

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