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Trolling at it’s finest CB - noticing no one will have a serious conversation with you?

I thought I'd humor those who choose to read with some of my thoughts on this fine morning. As anyone who reads my posts is aware, I'm not big on political parties. I consider myself a conservative libertarian. I believe in free markets and free people. I believe in individualism and personal liberty. My personal belief is the current political parties have long ago left their purpose of serving the people, and exist now only to collect power and stay in power. They exist to protect themselves, and the power they have--and can--accumulate. These are their primary drivers. The future of our--and our kids/grandkids--way of life seems to have been turned into nothing more than a sporting event by the two major parties. They've minimized it to the point where we can literally gamble online about the future direction of our country. As a cynical view, I'd think they were doing it on purpose to simplify, divide, and distract. With that said, I thought I'd post some quotes from one of my personal, favorite thinkers. If you've never heard of her, I'd recommend a quick look at some of her thoughts. If you have heard of her--but it's been awhile--it may be a good time to refresh your memories on some of her thoughts. No matter which Party you choose, I'd hope that some of these quotes strike a nerve, help remind us all of what's made America great, why she was founded, and what can be accomplished when our freedoms are actually unleashed. I'll step off my soapbox, and hope the below quotes are meaningful to everyone in some way. If you feel it's worthwhile, please post thoughts and/or quotes that are personally meaningful to you as they relate to our current political atmosphere. It would be interesting to me to see where people stand--aside from the specific headlines discussed in other threads. I'm curious if we all aren't closer in our beliefs than what we may think, or further apart. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ All quotes are courtesy of Ayn Rand America's abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes. They did not starve the people to pay for America's industrialization. They gave the people better jobs, higher wages, and cheaper goods with every new machine they invented, with every scientific discovery or technological advance- and thus the whole country was moving forward and profiting, not suffering, every step of the way. Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual). Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification of his existence is his service to society, and that society may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own tribal, collective good. Whoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel. It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.

I didn't miss that - my point was "While the Senate was probably never in play for the Democrats, looks like Trump has a really good chance of keeping the house" - nothing guaranteed, but a better chance than he had 6 months ago. I know you guys like to think Trump does not plan, and dumb luck had him win 2 elections including the popular vote. However, I'm more than positive the timeline of the Iran mission and to include mid-terms was not overlooked. Underestimating Trump has caused a lot of heartaches.....I mean Virginia actually thought about lowering the mandatory retirement on Virginia SC to fire all of them for upholding their own constitution.

If the front office views this as a lost season then they'd probably try to get a haul of high-end prospects, especially since Yordon is under contract thru 2028.

Hamshire-Fannett vs. Salado Game 1- Thursday, May 14, 5pm, Huntsville HS Game 2- Friday, May 15, 3pm, Huntsville HS Game 3- 30 minutes after Game 2, Huntsville HS, if needed Overton vs. West Sabine Game 1- Thursday May 14, 6pm at Nacogdoches Game 2- Friday May 15, 5pm at Nacogdoches Game 3- If needed, follows

I always wonder who did the counting. Takes 11 days to count to 1 million. There were about 60 in Beaumont…..big crowd. Lmao.

Tell them your screen name before you changed it. That should set the record straight.

They’re just sick of me being right on EVERYTHING. I can’t blame them… I’d hide if I were them, too

Did you get your $100 back, or are you still holding out hope that it will someday actually produced?

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Biased and a lie, I would expect nothing else from CB - the website states $100 refundable deposit. It also states the generic Offer subject to change or cancellation at any time. Additional terms apply. I love my iPhone and don’t have plans of changing, but a $500 smartphone is not a bad deal if you don’t want to pay iPhone prices.

Reagan is this true? Please tell me you didn’t buy one of these phones. lol

[email protected] Tom Halliburton’s Track Volume 38, No. 11 ____ _May 10, 2026 First off, these are excursions which fans, coaches, athletes and friends remember for the rest of their lives. There’s a job to be done in Austin but have some fun too. The pressure is greater to reach the UIL state championships than to compete at it. Second, expect it to be windy. Don’t be intimidated by the wind or the large crowd at Mike Myers Stadium. This facility was built on a hillside and the typical prevailing south wind will surprise if you’re not ready for it. Third, don’t be intimidated or feel over-confident due to any regional qualifying times. every region contains different climate conditions – different humidity, wind and temperature can make the individual performances vary a whole lot. Our immediate Southeast Texas area is entered in seven events in 3A, eight in 5A and nine in 4A. The following pages contain the events for our area athletes in the lane assignments for running events in all classifications. Class 5A field events are listed in the order of participation. The athletes in Class 3A and 4A field events are not listed in the order of their participation. on Thursday. Thursday morning Thursday at 9 a.m. -- 3A Boys Pole Vault 1 Eli Garcia 11 Dalhart 15-06.00 2 Riley Blackmon 11 Troup 15-03.00 3 Tyler Richey 11 Bowie 15-00.00 4 Max Garvin 12 New Diana 14-09.00 5 Brody Fizer 11 Marion 14-06.00 6 Pacer Aguilar 10 Tuscola Jim Ned 14-06.00 7 Mason Barr 12 Hondo 14-03.00 8 Mason Moncrief 12 Scurry-Rosser 13-06.00 9 Gavin Gravett 11 Orangefield 13-06.00 Thursday at 9 a.m. -- 3A Girls Discus 1 Simone Maiden 12 Village Tech 134-04 2 Breeley Lively 12 Franklin 133-09 3 Ellie Shea 11 Early 131-07 4 Haylee Spears 12 Orangefield 128-00 5 Jaycee Crawley 11 Ingram Moore 126-11 6 Kennedy Simon 12 Ponder 125-05 7 Addison Yendrey 11 Goliad 125-03 8 CariAnn Foster 10 Cameron Yoe 125-02 9 Tyla Blackstock 11 SANorthernOaks 112-02 Thursday at 9 a.m. – 3A Boys Long Jump 1 Carter Pape 12 Comfort 23-08.00 2 Dalton Walker 11 Elkhart 23-00.00 3 Keegan Hicks 12 Edna 22-11.00 4 Jager Thompson 11 Wall 22-07.25 5 Jayden Phelps 11 Hardin 22-03.00 6 Dylan Garfield 11 Hempstead 22-03.00 7 Micah Timmions 12 Gladewater 22-01.00 8 Camden Capehart 12 Winnsboro 22-01.00 9 Joel Medina 12 Rio Hondo 21-08.50 Thursday at 9 a.m. – 4A Boys Shot Put 1 Sanders, Dashon 11 Bellville 53-02.00 2 Brister, Creece 12 Stephenville 54-08.00 3 Sundheim, Kaden 12 Godley 51-07.25 4 Burdick, Shawn 11 Tuloso-Midway 53-07.25 5 Edlin, Nathan 11 Ingleside 55-04.00 6 Nickerson, Nathan 12 Anna 52-06.75 7 Goode, Keaton 10 Decatur 48-11.25 8 Dean, Demetris 11 Jasper 52-11.00 9 Nelson, Braydon 12 Kilgore 56-02.00 Thursday at 9 a.m. -- 4A Girls High Jump 1 C.Enyinna-Okeigbo 12 Sunnyvale 5-09.00 2 D. Porter-Moore 11 Dallas Carter 5-09.00 3 Rocsan Hadnot 11 Jasper 5-08.00 4 Ryanne Meyer 12 Sealy 5-07.00 5 Ava Green 10 Decatur 5-06.00 6 Kaylee Bragg 11 Salado 5-06.00 7 Harper Phillips 10 Lago Vista 5-05.00 8 Hannah Dean 12 Brownwood 5-05.00 9 Ellen Watson 11 Wimberley 5-04.00 Thursday at 9 a.m. -- 4A Boys High Jump 1 Brycen Williams 12 Canyon WestPlains 6-10.00 2 Sevin Reed 9 Paris 6-09.00 3 Brix Machen 11 Hereford 6-08.00 4 Kobe Prejean 12 Hamshire-Fannett 6-08.00 5 Jesse Barnes 11 Stephenville 6-06.00 6 Mason Johns 11 Floresville 6-06.00 7 Ethan Parker 11 Alvarado 6-05.00 8 Brayden Henderson 9 Jarrell 6-02.00 9 Bo Wheeler 12 Devine 6-02.00 Thursday at 9 a.m. – 4A Girls Triple Jump 1 Naliyah White 12 Brazosport 40-06.00 2 Madison Cuplin 11 Marble Falls 39-07.75 3 Kerrington Bell 9 Kilgore 39-01.50 4 Marlie Morris 12 Krum 39-00.25 5 Jaislyn Heater 10 Vidor 38-08.00 6 Rylie Wells 11 Devine 38-06.50 7 Eleanor Kazanjian 11 Kingsville 38-03.25 8 McKenzi Crawford 11 Van 37-10.75 9 Kara Heckler 12 Krum 37-07.00 Thursday at 9 a.m. -- 4A Girls Shot Put 1 Aubrianna Jordan 11 Hillsboro 45-01.50 2 Madagyn Boudoin 12 Lumberton 43-06.00 3 Bailey Murray 11 Waxahachie Life 41-11.25 4 Brinley Hall 12 Stephenville 40-10.50 5 Nikia Mack 12 Stafford 40-08.00 6 Destiny Arinze 12 Sunnyvale 40-06.75 7 Kelby Glass 9 Andrews 40-01.75 8 Brady Stickler 9 Fredericksburg 38-10.50 9 Keilani Nunez 11 Sinton 36-11.00 Thursday at 10:45 a.m. – 4A Girls Long Jump 1 Madison Cuplin 11 Marble Falls 20-02.50 2 Eleanor Kazanjian 11 Kingsville 19-10.25 3 C.Enyinna-Okeigbo 12 Sunnyvale 19-09.75 4 LaBrayia Waalee 11 Jasper 19-07.50 5 Marlie Morris 12 Krum 18-11.75 6 Ella Patek 10 Wimberley 18-07.25 7 Madison Holmes 12 El Campo 18-06.50 8 Jailynn Willians 10 Lake Dallas 18-01.75 9 Kara Heckler 12 Krum 17-06.75 Thursday evening Thursday at 5 p.m. -- 3A Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 1 Stockdale 49.42 2 Gladewater 47.90 3 Atlanta 48.29 4 Gunter 47.43 5 Tuscola Jim Ned 48.04 6 Crockett 48.47 7 Orange Grove 48.99 8 Newton 48.51 1) Kialand Alfred 9 2) Jaci Murchison 9 3) Estazha Green 9 4) Madelyn Foster 11 9 Wall 48.67 Thursday at 5:10 p.m. -- 3A Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 1 Tuscola Jim Ned 42.09 2 Edna 42.11 3 Little River Academy 42.20 4 Newton 42.00 1) Braylen Patterson 12 2) Cavland Hunter 12 3) Ronnie Ashworth 10 4) Kendray Porter 11 5 Wall 41.68 6 Paradise 41.68 7 Randolph 42.01 8 Daingerfield 41.80 9 Texarkana Liberty-Eylau 42.08 Thursday at 5:55 p.m. – 3A Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 1 Seth Wilde 10 Gunter 15.36 2 Kaden Campbell 12 Little River Academy 14.72 3 Kamden Ray 11 Jourdanton 15.13 4 Vaughn Westhoven 11 Warren 14.38 5 Jay Lambert 10 London 14.70 6 James Pierce 11 Troup 14.49 7 Slayton Hallmark 11 Wall 14.65 8 Gavin Sisson 12 Wall 14.74 9 Cade Leopold 12 East Bernard 14.80 Thursday at 6:50 p.m. – 4A Girls 4x200 Meter Relay 1 Midland Greenwood 1:41.87 2 Dallas Lincoln 1:38.54 3 Madisonville 1:41.12 4 Waxahachie Life 1:38.37 5 Brownwood 1:40.79 6 Canyon Lake 1:41.46 7 Little Cypress-Mauriceville 1:41.08 1) Le, Janet 12 2) Tippins, Dinah 12 3) Amaya Meadows 12 4) Brianca Barclay 12 8 Tyler Chapel Hill 1:38.51 9 Wimberley 1:42.81 Thursday at 7 p.m. – 4A Girls 400 Meter Dash 1 Kinley Bozeman 12 Idalou 57.82 2 Ady Stoltz 12 Paradise 56.62 3 Ja’Mya Anderson 12 Kountze 60.01 4 Kai Stockton 12 Holliday 57.01 5 Brylee Weddle 12 Whitesboro 56.50 6 Carleigh Roznovak 9 Thrall 57.34 7 Skye Thompson 9 Randolph 58.38 8 Gretschen Grosch 12 Blanco 57.52 9 Kristyn Ybarra 12 Hondo 59.18 Thursday at 7:50 p.m. – 4A Boys 300 Meter Hurdles 1 Brodie Ferguson 11 Vidor 37.56 2 Steven Schwartz 12 Sealy 37.23 3 Tyson Sullivan 12 Glen Rose 37.99 4 Colt Wallace 10 Celina 38.11 5 Avonte Earl 10 Hou. Worthing 39.86 6 Matthew Purkey 12 Lago Vista 39.77 7 Dylan Payton 12 Midland Greenwood 37.87 8 Peyton Coffey 10 Celina 38.51 9 Adam Holt 12 Lago Vista 39.88 Thursday at 8 p.m. – 4A Girls 200 Meter Dash 1 Madison Cuplin 11 Marble Falls 24.38 2 Aryssa Cooper 11 Tyler Chapel Hill 24.43 3 Adalia McNeal 12 Lubbock Estacado 24.57 4 Alysson Nwabueze 10 Prosper Rich 24.20 5 Kaya Phillips 11 Brownwood 23.99 6 Tiana Peck 10 Katy Freeman 23.95 7 Eleanor Kazanjian 11 Kingsville 24.03 8 Maliya Curry 11 Manor New Tech 24.27 9 Dinah Tippins 12 Little Cypress-Maur. 24.36 Thursday at 8:10 p.m. – 4A Boys 200 Meter Dash 1 Jam Richardson 12 Tx.Pleasant Grove 21.37 2 Josh Moore 12 Lake Dallas 21.41 3 Christian Flowers 12 Kingsville 21.36 4 Bryce Mack 11 Sealy 21.58 5 Ivyrson McGuire 11 Lubbock Estacado 21.38 6 Rashad McCoy 11 Tx.Pleasant Grove 21.36 7 Jah’Quan McAfee 10 La Marque 21.06 8 Sage Gilder 11 Hamshire-Fannett 21.66 9 Eduardo Hernandez 12 Fort Stockton 21.52 Friday morning Friday at 9 a.m. -- 5A Girls High Jump 1 L.Lopez-Castillo 9 McAllen Memorial 5-02.00 2 Audrey Popp 12 Colleyville Heritage 5-04.00 3 Kinley Stevens 11 Lubbock Cooper 5-04.00 4 K.Johnson-Gilmore 12 Midlo.Heritage 5-05.00 5 Isabella Meggiato 12 Lufkin 5-04.00 6 Addelyn Hooper 10 PortNeches-Groves 5-04.00 7 Isabella Parker 12 Mercedes 5-04.00 8 Taylor Vett 11 Georgetown 5-04.00 9 Aniya Huddleston 10 Porter 5-05.00 Friday at 9 a.m. -- 5A Girls Shot Put 1 Macee Walters 9 Liberty Hill 41-02.25 2 Briana Davis 11 Red Oak 46-06.25 3 Alyssa Smith 12 FW Wyatt 43-02.25 4 Brielle Lawson 11 Lamar Consolidated 41-00.00 Alyssa Smith 12 FW Wyatt 43-02.25 5 Kendall Jones 11 Midlothian Heritage 44-03.00 6 Ava Rushing 12 Plainview 43-06.00 7 Kaitlyn KIlgore 12 Gregory-Portland 42-04.75 8 Sophia Gonzalez 12 Harlingen South 41-01.00 9 Tatiyana Crain 11 Port Arthur Mem 40-05.50 Friday afternoon Friday at 1 p.m. -- 5A Girls Discus 1 Teni Segun 12 Lucas Lovejoy 137-06 2 Ava Rushing 12 Plainview 145-04 3 Destiny Ojo 9 Mansfield Timberview 149-10 4 Brielle Lawson 11 Lamar Consolidated 142-06 5 Jade Martin 10 Lubbock High 139-06 6 Piper Moeller 10 Smithson Valley 130-00 7 Tatiyana Crain 11 Port Arthur Memorial 145-08 8 Briana Davis 11 Red Oak 137-06 9 Macee Walters 9 Liberty Hill 142-09 Friday at 3 p.m. -- 5A Boys Discus 1 Jett Harrison 12 Liberty Hill 169-06 2 Hudson Blackburn 12 Crosby 166-06 3 Graeme Osteen 10 Amarillo High 174-03 4 Justin Bordelon 11 Liberty Hill 186-02 5 JamarrWeathers 12 Mansfield Tim’view 174-03 6 CJ Williams 12 Frisco Heritage 186-03 7 James Callier 12 Tyler John Tyler 152-05 8 Jackson Kerth 11 Kerrville Tivy 189-01 9 JosephBowser 11 Beaumont West Brook164-08 Friday evening Friday at 5:30 p.m. – 5A Boys 800 Meter Run 1 Michael Castillo 11 CC Flour Bluff 1:53.45 2 John Fowler 11 Beaumont West Brook 1:52.60 3 Roy Ramirez 12 La Porte 1:53.03 4 Dylan Grzywinski 12 Frisco Wakeland 1:52.62 5 Colby Huntress 12 Austin Anderson 1:52.41 6 Channon Davis 12 SA Wagner 1:52.64 7 Braylon Kinzie 12 WF Memorial 1:53.23 8 Noah Converse 12 Lewisville Colony 1:53.10 9 Nolan Werth 11 FW Paschal 1:55.45 Friday at 6:50 p.m. – 5A Boys 4x200 Meter Relay 1 Amarillo 1:26.36 2 Port Arthur Memorial 1:25.69 1) Payton Bell 11 2) Cam’Ron Roberts 9 3) Alex Eugene 12 4) Richards, Brandon 11 3 San Antonio Wagner 1:27.74 4 Boerne Champion 1:27.17 5 Frisco Heritage 1:25.33 6 Denton 1:25.27 7 Iowa Colony 1:25.11 8 Richmond Randle 1:25.51 9 Anna 1:25.64 Friday at 8:35 p.m. – 5A Boys 1600 Meter Run 1 Andrew Malan 12 Lebanon Trail 4:15.97 2 Adrian Rangel 11 Seguin 4:17.45 3 John Fowler 11 Beaumont West Brook4:12.91 4 Jaxon Asbill 12 Dayton 4:13.74 5 Colby Huntress 12 Austin Anderson 4:12.45 6 Andrew DeYoung 12 Grapevine 4:16.53 7 Joshua Loera 11 North Mesquite4:17.26 8 Tyler Connelly 11 Aledo 4:18.09 9 Nathan Salinas 12 Sharyland 4:17.38 Friday at 8:50 p.m. – 5A Boys 4x400 Meter Relay 1 McAllen 3:15.38 2 Port Arthur Memorial 3:12.46 1) Matthew Christian 12 2) Cam’Ron Roberts 9 3) Jaylen Gibson 10 4) Brandon Richards 11 3 Iowa Colony 3:10.97 4 Lake Belton 3:16.88 5 Smithson Valley 3:14.82 6 Mansfield Timberview 3:14.19 7 Texas City 3:10.42 8 Canutillo 3:14.41 9 Red Oak 3:16.96 TAPPS 2026 STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS AT WACO, HEWITT MIDWAY H.S PANTHER STADIUM Events Completed on Saturday, May 9 Only Top Six Places Are Listed 2A Boys 100 Meter Dash Tye White, Bmt Legacy Christian, Freshman, 11.08, 3ND Place Bronze Medal 2A Boys 200 Meter Dash Tye White, Bmt Legacy Christian, Freshman, 23.19, 5th Place 2A Boys 400-Meter Relay Bmt Legacy Christian, 44.59, 2ND Place Silver Medals Jaden Rizzato , Tye White , Disiah Jones , Mitchell Henderson 5A Girls Shot Put Jerika Roberts, Bmt Msgr Kelly, Senior, 38-0.5, 2ND Place Silver Medal 2A Boys Discus Devon Doe, Bmt Legacy Christian, Junior, 126-3, 3RD Place Bronze Medal

Should have kept Dubón. Correa (even though he is now hurt) is not a leadoff batter, Alvarez should bat 3rd. Now we have rumors of trading Alvarez.

WooHoo, we won the series vs the Cubbies!!! Friday L 1-7 Saturday W 6-0 Sunday W 3-0 The diamondbacks are coming to Arlington Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Season record: 19-21

I've heard Rich has was putting in for some of the vacant jobs around texas but got denied by 3 schools.

Pending eligibility of course

I was disappointed in the Brooks’ firing because I like the man a lot and thought he had earned at least another year. Having said that, Jeff hasn’t whiffed on a hire yet and has gotten in the weeds to find some. I would expect this one to be no different.

I’m actually excited for this series with the cubs. These are my 2 favorite teams playing against each other. Go RANGERS!!!

W25 Spurger Vs. R28 Medina Medina 10 Spurger 7 Medina advances W22 Douglass Vs. W24 West Sabine Game 1: West Sabine 11 Douglass 1 Game 2: West Sabine 9 Douglass 3 West Sabine advances W22 Kirbyville (18-10-1) vs. East Bernard (19-8-3) Game 1: Kirbyville 5 East Bernard 3 Game 2: Friday, May 8 @ Barbers Hill HS, 7:00 Game 3: Saturday, May 9 @ Barbers Hill HS, 3:00 (if necessary) Bullard (22-9) vs. W19 Livingston (24-6) Game 1: Bullard 5 Livingston 0 Game 2: Friday, May 8 | 7:00 PM | @ Nacogdoches HS Game 3: Saturday, May 9 | 5:00 PM | @ Nacogdoches HS (if necessary) W18 Vidor (20-8-1) vs. R19 Huffman-Hargrave (21-8-1) Game 1: Huffman-Hargrave 4 Vidor 3 Game 2: Friday, May 8 | 7:00 PM | @ Deer Park HS Game 3: Saturday, May 9 | 1:00 PM | @ Deer Park HS (if necessary) W18 Silsbee (24-5-1) vs. R19 Hamshire-Fannett (11-20) Game 1: Hamshire-Fannett 7 Silsbee 6 Game 2: Friday, May 8 | 7:00 PM | @ Lamar University Game 3: Saturday, May 9 | 1:00 PM | @ Lamar University (if necessary)

IMO, this is the greatest post ever made down here in this political forum. So much so that this thread probably should be pinned up top of the forum so it won't be pushed down the page. The best perspective ever posted down here which is so refreshing considering some of these other posts being made that I consider complete garbage. Thank you sir for this post. Very much appreciated.

[Hidden Content] I’m inviting all Jasper Parents, Alumni, and Community to come out to Jasper Football’s first College Day which will be held on Tuesday May 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM at Bulldog Stadium. My staff and I have held this event for the past 15 years in May at both Beaumont Central and Killeen Shoemaker l, and it is very similar to a pro day for a college prospect or a collegiate camp held by the universities. We have 8 college staffs who have already confirmed their attendance. My staff and I both share the same common goal which is to promote our outstanding student athletes in every possible way. Feel free to send this information out to any collegiate contacts you may have and come out and support The Dawgs! Thank you for all your support! THE CHANGE IS NOW! Toby Foreman #dawgfamily #J’sUp

[Hidden Content] Coverage area players on these teams: Large School Yellow Elijah Garret Beaumont West Brook Small School Orange/Blue Jaden Scales Orangefield Devon Vienneau Onalaska Garrett Sanford Chireno Small School Lime Green (Head Coach Dalton Flowers, Big Sandy) Jamesly Flowers Big Sandy Landon Smith Brookeland