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hwp Memory is a funny thing.
Recollections slip in and out
and around in time...
...leaving plenty of room
to weave and backtrack...
...and drift and glide.
In my life, Ive found that...
...memories of the spirit
linger and sweeten...
...long after memories
of the brain have faded.
My fondest memories are
of my childhood days...
...back in Yazoo, Mississippi.
I can still see the town now.
Ten thousand souls, and nothing doing.
Where the old men sat drowsily
in straw-bottom chairs...
... watching the big cars
with out-of-state plates whip by.
Drivers hardly knowing...
...and certainly not caring
what place this was.
There was a war going on then.
And it touched our lives every day.
War, President Roosevelt
reminded us...
...required everybody to make
sacrifices. And boy, we did.
The cotton grew tall that year,
the summer of ...
...but I sure didnt.
Matter of fact,
I stayed so small and puny...
...l was a target
for the neighborhood bullies.
Fortunately, I lived next door
to Dink Jenkins...
... Yazoos best athlete
and favorite son.
Dink?
Where do you think theyll send you?
Probably Fort Benning for basic,
then overseas, I reckon.
How long will you be gone?
Thats hard to say.
If youre not home, who will
show me how to throw a curve ball?
You promised to show me.
Partner, youre gonna do just fine.
While Im gone, youll make
friends your own age...
...and who knows,
you might even meet a girl.
Will!
Suppertime!
This was a time of large families.
Four or five kids, sometimes more.
So needless to say,
ours was already unusual...
... what with me being the only child.
My mother was lively and talkative.
Certainly didnt fit
the housewife mold.
And my daddy....
Well, my daddy was
stern and overbearing.
He was a war veteran
and had lost his leg in battle.
And from most accounts,
it changed him.
Sometimes it seemed that
along with that leg...
...hed also lost
a piece of his heart.
You know l.C.? Colored fellow
at the service station?
Sure.
-His son came back from Europe today.
-Wonderful.
In a box.
Somebody around heres gonna
be having a birthday pretty soon.
You been thinking about
how you want to celebrate?
A party maybe?
Will, your mother
asked you a question.
Stop. Youre lucky to have
that food, with the rationing.
Would you like a party?
I guess.
I picked these up today
at Carrs drugstore.
Invitations?
You cant very well have a party
without guests, now can you?
After supper, you fill them out and
give them to your friends tomorrow.
Like who?
What about John Abner?
Hes . He still wets his pants.
There are plenty of children
who would love to attend your party.
Your mother went to a lot
of trouble to get invitations.
And you will fill them out.
Can I be excused?
Yes, you may.
Dont forget your invitations.
What are we gonna do?
Hes gonna be so lonely without Dink.
Maybe we should reconsider
what we talked about before.
Absolutely not.
Weve been over this already.
It is not a good idea.
Not for Will, not now.
He is still too young.
-Yall be careful.
-All right, we will!
Hey, you wait for us!
Smile.
You take care, you hear?
Come on, Jenkins!
Cant keep old Adolf a-waitin !
Fellas, yall want to come?
We was wondering... .
We wanted you to sign our football.
You know, as a souvenir.
All right.
Beside Slingin Sammy Baugh.
His name came with the ball.
This might be a little soon,
dont you think?