01540cam a2200289 i 4500 122767980 TxAuBib 20021115120000.0 221230s1994||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780060169992 0060169990 (OCoLC)778971224 TxAuBib rda Porterfield, Billy. Diddy Waw Diddy / by: Billy Porterfield. New York, NY : Harper Collins, 1994. 423 p : ill., HB ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier A Cadenza to the Day -- The Bark of Ra, Its Pilgrims and the first stage of the way -- Gladewater -- Father of my shadows, Grandfather of my light -- Music of the spheres -- Sunday Dickens -- Oil Fever --Carnical Malarkey -- On to the other side -- Diddy waw diddy -- Uncle John, FDR and the war -- Bad Karma and good, circles and squares -- Body of Christ -- Towns, gowns and liripoops at half mast -- Ma and pa -- PA -- Not so fast, my dear -- Again, the pilgrim -- Until death do thee part? -- A Cautious Ba. The Texas journalist recounts his boyhood growing up on the road during the Depression and World War II, describing his endless larks and capricious adventures and the extraordinary characters he encountered along the way. 20021115. Porterfield, Bill Childhood and Youth. Texas Social Life & Customs. TXING