by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 16, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I am sixth generation of born and raised in New Orleans. I have lived there my whole life. I went to Springhill College in Mobile for my undergraduate degree. I have wanted to come to Joe Cain for 20 years, but normally I would be doing Bacchus, one of the biggest...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 15, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“We are the Pelican Girls. In 1704, Fort Louis at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff was full of young, French soldiers who were harassing the native women. Bienville wrote to the king asked him to send nice young women to marry the men. They scoured the orphanages and found 23...
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...