Charlie, How very interesting to read your story. It sure brings back memories. I well remember Underwood's barbecue. Wasn't his house made of rocks? I also knew Shorty Jew. Once when I was attending Howard Payne, I went into his store and wanted to buy something that I didn't have enough money for and wanted to buy on credit. His assistant asked him about it. Shorty was up on a ladder and turned around and said in his curt voice, "That's Jess Sutton's daughter; let her have anything she wants." My cousin June Freeman had a beauty shop, and her mother, Nettie Garrett, my aunt, owned a beauty supply store. These were on Center Avenue. Does anyone remember the Bowie Theater? Also I spent many a Saturday at Mineral Wells swimming pool. I'm older than you, Charlie. I was born in 1932. We moved to May, TX, when I was 10, but all our relatives still lived in Brownwood and we visited there every week or two. My grandparents were Nat and Kate Gotcher. I had about a million 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th cousins. I always thought I should move out of state to marry. Billie Sutton Jefferies Albuquerque, NM