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Sunday, March 26, 2023

This Week On
The Sound of Texas

Monday, March 27
Michael Johnson Campbell Horses, etc
Tuesday, March 28
R. Agrasanches Harlingen Posters
Wednesday, March 29
Lu Mitchell Dallas Satire
Thursday, March 30
Harry Bob Martin Spur Theater
Friday, March 31
George Hallmark Meridian Artist
Complete Schedule for March

Upcoming Events

Tumblweed will be speaking at

April 13, 2023
Henderson Women's Club
April 15, 2023
Texas Jewish Hitorical Society (Austin)
May 5, 2023
Lubbock Rotary District Connference
May 29, 2023
Memorial Day Service at the Lutheran Church in Erichsdahl
July 1, 2023
July 1 & 2 July 4th events (Ft Davis)
January 18, 2024
Grand Lodge of Texas (Waco)
March 30, 2024
National Vier Nam War Museum (Mineral Wells)
What auidence members are saying

What They're Saying
About Tumbleweed

  • You have done so much to preserve and share Texan's hilarious stories and insights.
    University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • “You were a smashing success. I don’t remember when I’ve heard so much non-stop laughter from a group of supposedly grown men.”
    Salesmanship Club of Dallas
  • “I heard people belly-laughing that at other times it would be hard to get them to smile.”
    Bridgeport Chamber:
  • “Everybody at our table laughed until it brought tears.”
    Glen Rose
  • “If people weren’t laughing out loud, they were sitting with big smiles on their faces…a sure sign of a good time.”
    Petroleum Museum, Midland
  • “To me it was like being at a party and listening to some tall tales from good friends.”
    Scurry County Museum
  • “Laughter truly is an elixir and we had a grand time imbibing your potent tonic.”
    Headliners’ Club, Austin
  • “People thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and the stories you told.”
    Kilgore Chamber
  • “It was a side-splitting, laugh-a-minute performance.”
    Fred McKenzie, Jefferson
  • “Keep doing what you’re doing. We need more of it.”
    Huntsville Leadership Institute
  • “He is the Mark Twain of the Texas Plain.”
    Society of Earth Scientists
  • “We have had several speakers but none have been received as well as you were. We continue to receive good comments about your presentation.”
    Rio Grande Electric
  • “One of our members said he has never enjoyed a chamber banquet or laughed as much.”
    Mills County Chamber
  • “You kept our governmental luncheon in stitches with your humorous stories.”
    Orange Chamber
  • I heard people belly-laughing that at other times it would be hard to get them to smile.
    Bridgeport Chamber
  • Everybody at our table laughed until it brought tears.
    Glen Rose
  • If people weren't laughing out loud, they were sitting with big smiles on their faces..a true sign of a good time.
    Petroleum Museum
  • To me it was like being at a party and listening to some tall tales from good friends.
    Scurry County Museum
  • Laughter truly is an elixir and we had a grand time imbibing your potent tonic.
    Headliners Club, Austin
  • People thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and the stories you told.
    Kilgore Chamber
  • It was a side splitting, laugh a minute performance.
    Fred McKenzie, Jefferson
  • We have received numerous calls commenting on how light-hearted and entertaining the banquet was.
    Jacksonville Chamber
  • Keep doing what you're doing. We need more of it.
    Huntsville Leadership Institute
  • Tumbleweed Smith is the Mark Twain of the Texas Plain.
    Society of Earth Scientists
  • We have had several speakers but none have been received as well as you were. We continue to receive good comments about your presentation
    Rio Grande Electric
  • One of our members said he had never enjoyed a Chamber banquet or laughed as much.
    Mills County Chamber
  • You kept our Governmental Luncheon guests in stitches with your humorous stories.
    Orange Chamber
  • If you liked Greater Tuna, you'll love Texas Stories.
    Southwest Theater Conference
  • So much laughter.
    Darlene Causey, Manager - Comanche Chamber of Commerce
  • Tumbleweed Smith exemplifies Texas.
    Rick Smith - San Angelo Standard-Times
  • Hearty laughter and applause during the course of Tumbleweed Smith's presentation.
    Lyndell Williams, Executive Vice President - Texas Press Association
  • A wise old editor, my first, once told me that people want to read stories about other people. He taught me to make school board stories and city council stories come alive by writing about the people. You do that very well. That's why my readers love you
    Scott Reese Willey, Publisher The Hometown Press Winnie, TX
  • His archive of Texas oral histories is so very important and will be a valuable resource for historians in the future. They tell how Texans live
    Dr. Doug Harman

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