by Lynn Oldshue | May 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Mobile and started working in restaurants when I was 18. I thought I was going to school for music, but that didn’t go my way, so I went to culinary school. I worked at Ox in Fairhope and opened Cereal Killer with a friend when a spot opened at The...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 4, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I worked at Ruby Tuesday for almost 20 years. First at the Foley store, then Fairhope. It was my life. I did anything and everything in the kitchen and I was the salad bar guy. I worked 40 hours a week and took the bus to work every day. $2.50 each way for the first...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 3, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I was about 12 when I picked up a clarinet for the first time because I liked the way the case looked. I joined the band and was last chair all year long. My parents were going through a bitter divorce. As their problems became worse, I retreated into the clarinet....
by Lynn Oldshue | May 2, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Ethiopia and lived there for 22 years. I went to German School and by the age of 13, I spoke five languages. But that was everybody. My parents‘ friends owned hotels and I got to run around in them. It was a great adventure and I dreamed of owning my own...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 1, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am the son of a cop and a lunch lady from Chicago and followed my dad’s footsteps into public service. After moving to Alabama for a paramedic job in Huntsville, issues arose with my wife. I became a divorced single father with custody of four children, two...
