by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 8, 2026 | A Southern Soul
Tom: “I’ve been riding with the Condes since 2010. She bugged me for 13 years to join. The crown on my hat means my daughter was queen in 2015.” Cathy: “I get feathers every time Tom gets a new color on his Conde costume. This year, it was silver and black with...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 7, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“My best friend Patricia lives in Destin. We’ve been friends for over 30 years. Her birthday was on the 2nd, so I was like, What fun thing can we do to celebrate her birthday? Let’s dress up and take a train ride from Bay St. Louis to Mobile for the...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 1, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but my dad is from Mobile, and my mom moved us down to Mobile when I was young. I was splitting my time between school in Mobile and summers in Cleveland. I had to figure out how to navigate both. I started playing basketball in...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 1, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I’m turning 100 in January. My grandparents owned the property where the Dew Drop Inn is in Mobile. They had a big home and a small restaurant there. Back then, Old Shell Road was made out of shells. People rode horses on it; my mother and aunt would ride as fast as...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 4, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in California and was about 13 when I started working for music tours. There was a drummer at my local church who I consider to be like my uncle. He was playing drums with Rick James and Teena Marie. He saw this light in me and asked me to go on tour to set...
