by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 14, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Florence, across the river from Muscle Shoals. I went to Auburn and majored in beer and girls. It turns out that Auburn didn’t offer that major. I quit school and went home for a few months. My aunt taught at the University of South Alabama. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 13, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“We were throwing beads on the lowest branch of my oak tree with friends to decorate for Yardi Gras. I am an artist and started thinking that we could donate a dollar per strand of beads people throw on the branch and turn this into something good for charity. My...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 12, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I have bartended at Haley’s for almost nine years, but I started bartending in college. It was a way to make the most money with the easiest schedule. I grew up in Texas and went to a two-year college on a baseball scholarship. After that ended I didn’t...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 11, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“My roommate vacationed in Mobile and wanted to live here. He lived in Birmingham, and I lived in Atlanta. He kept going on about Mobile but couldn’t afford to move here by himself. We both got jobs here and moved. We found this apartment in Oakleigh and the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 10, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“My dad worked for Brookley Field and had a partner, Johnny Pruitt. They named it Brookley Radio and TV. They worked there at night and my mom ran it during the day. They got their start by installing antennas. TV programming came from New Orleans from 7 p.m. until 10...
