Dude Ham was a retired King Ranch cowboy who opened a diner in Bliss, Texas. Dinner music was provided by a tuba player who performed all kinds of music, even Italian love songs.
The above is from a fictional story in a book of short stories titled KING OF THE LAKE AND OTHER STORIES written by Temple author Kira Marie McCullough.
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