I have learned to stick with what I do and cook it the way I like it because when it is over, the leftovers go home with me

by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 15, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I have been cooking barbeque for 8 years. I am a plumber, but I do this for fun. On my birthday, my wife asked me what I wanted. I had just built a new grill and told my wife I wanted to be in the Hog Wild barbeque competition. That was the first contest I ever...

I trust that she is going to make the jump if I don’t make her make the wrong decision. My coach tells me to ‘hang on and kick’

by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 14, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I started riding horses when I was 7. I have a chestnut mare named Walker. I also have a resell project named Benny that I still have over two years later. My dad said he knew that would happen. I got my dog, Basil, from the flea market in Mobile. I put her...

I want to be a crime scene investigator and help deliver justice. I hate evil and crime. I have seen it way too much.

by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 13, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I grew up in foster care. I was snatched away from my mother when I was six-years-old when she went to jail. I bounced around to every family member and couldn’t tell you how many places I have lived. I was bad when I was kid. I was going through a lot...

My brothers played basketball in high school too, but I am the youngest son and I had to be better than them

by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 12, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I work for the city, but I want to own my own pressure washing and landscaping business because I enjoy making things look good. I played basketball all of my life. It was my dream and I tried to make it at the Junior Nationals, but I didn’t get picked...

he best part of this job is hearing someone coming through for the first time. They are so humble to just have 15 or 20 people in the audience

by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 12, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I can put on music and it is the timeline of my life. I have the throwback records. In ’94-95 it was the British pop era and I put on “What’s the Story Morning Glory” by Oasis and go back to boarding school. For me it is how I measure...