Welcome to Cole's Place.  I live in Lubbock, TX where my father and I own a Saddle and Tack shop. I attended college at  Texas Tech University and am a huge Red Raider supporter. I'm  an former member of the Virtual Naval Command where I commanded the USS Dallas(SSN700). I hope to return to return to the VNC soon.
    I love sports. All of them, mostly, but my passion is NASCAR. It all started as a joke between myself and a few of my buddies. That all ended when we went to our first race at Texas Motor Speedway last March. They gave me a hard time about Jeff Gordon crashing in both races, but I'll never miss another race there. (Danny....Ralph, you better be working on securing us an R.V. ...............hehehe). "You might be a redneck if.......you think the last three words of the National Anthem are, "Gentlmen......start you engines!" ."
    About my business: Dad retired from a NASDAQ listed company in 1993 after 27 years of service. He started the business (something he's wanted to do all of his life) out of the back of a trailer with 3 saddles and a small amount of other equine products. The business began to grow. Life on the road was rough, so dad decided to get his own place in 1996. A year later, my father asked me to come onboard part time. Part time soon turned into full time, which brings us to 1999. We now carry over 100 saddles from just about every saddle maker in the country, including our own brand of custom made saddles. We also carry a full line of just about every other type of equine product. And, as we like to say, "If we ain't got it, we'll sure try to get it for ya.". If any of you have any equine needs, E - Mail me for more information. I can assure that we can beat just about any price in the country. I hope to have some pictures of our saddles online soon, so stay tuned.
    Alot of people ask me online, "Are you a cowboy?". The answer is no. I wear boots and a hat, drive a truck, and we even own a couple of horses. However, I am not a true cowboy. A cowboy is a guy ( or gal), who rides fences 12 hours a day. His best and only friend is often his horse.  He get's up at 5:00am, and does not get back home till after dark. He doctors a sick cow in the mud and the rain. He checks on a cow that's having trouble giving birth at 3 in the morning. He get's to go to town, if he's lucky, maybe twice a month. He is paid very little and he works harder than most. He lives for the brand. Sadly, this type of man is slowly dieing out in America.
    I do, however, try to live up to the image. I believe in God, Family, and my country. I try not to complain too much ( believe me folks, there's a bunch of people in this world that got it alot worse off than you and me). I respect my elders, and I address people I don't know as Sir and Ma'am. I tip my hat to the ladies, and I give a firm handshake to the men. I believe that racism and inequality is a bunch of bull - hockey. A far as I'm concerned, you're a man, until you do something to prove yourself otherwise. My parents instilled these qualities in me (yep, I got my fair share of beatin's) and for that, I am truly greatful. I love you mom and dad.
        Anyway, now you know just about the whole poop on me. I hope you enjoy the rest of my site.

Brian Cole

Here's a few of my favorite Links:

My Pics

ESPN.com

Yahoo Spades

Nascar Online

Jeff Gordon's Official Web Site