Gardendale? Herb Graham's wife still got all those horses?
Nice to meet ya man, you found a great place to hang ya hat. Get a cup of coffee and jump into the search engine, its fulla really good stuff from the how to's to the what to's. The tutorials with Q-view are exceptionally good. If you need help, those folks around here with either a Moderator or a OTBS tag are like gurus They converse one on one with the lords of the pit. If you can't tell you the right answer, they can get it for you. Totally amazing folks. Just don't feed them after midnite. And the normal folks here, we are not normal when it comes to smoking, we like to talk about it as much as we like to hear and see your ideas.
I recommend you get a little notebook, journal, cardex, whatever is permanent you can dedicate to taking notes.Use it like a snipers kill book, and keep it where you can take notes on your cook. Its how you get better. Since you may not cook the same meat every week and you think your memory is fine, it ain't. It may be a month between briskets and you might want to adjust something from what you saw with the last smoke. Not that you'd ever consume a long neck type beverage but those destroy first the BBQ braincells. Its why good BBQ is so hard to get! Take notes and you'll be happy you did someday. Here's a sample of a log form, make your own, but this is useful were you wanting to try that West Texas Cook-out. use 'em as a guide, or just use 'em.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/attachments/3
Looking forward to your cooks cause I know you'll be inspirational!
Have fun and enjoy the smoke!