There were almost no other tourists, no tour groups, and certainly no T-shirt vendors.

"Mostly, he said he just stood on a hill overlooking the compound with a bunch of T-shirt vendors."

Media crews, picketers and T-shirt vendors circled the building.

But with only 853 licenses to go around, and a long waiting list of T-shirt vendors for the next one, becoming licensed is not easy.

"Fifteen ringgit," said the T-shirt vendor - about $3.80.

The autograph hounds, T-shirt vendors, street preachers and paparazzi who have crowded in front of the courthouse for months received a surprise this morning.

I want visitors to feel the ghosts of Knickerbockers past before the T-shirt vendors move in.

The disaster entrepreneurs - tree men, roofers, insurance adjustors, carpenters, T-shirt vendors - are hard at work.

The T-shirt vendors were late setting up at one end of the arena, telling the waiting customers to give them 15 more minutes.

They were from T-shirt vendors, direct mail houses, airlines, hotels, banks and print shops.