by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 30, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“This is a 1931 Model A Ford. We have had it for four years. I didn’t buy it new. We drove to Dearborn Michigan this summer and have taken it to Muscle Shoals and Gettysburg. We can go 55-60 miles an hour. It has the original motor but it has been amped up...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 29, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I was born and raised around the corner from Cathedral Square. This used to be my playground. There was a funeral home around the corner. I used to work for Red Cross picking up blood and icing it down. I am in the wheelchair because I played football and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 28, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am a third-generation firefighter. My dad was a chief in a Vermont and my grandfather was there for a time. I started at 16 as a junior member of that department. I just had my 20th anniversary in Fairhope. I have been chief for nine years. It was a big deal to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 27, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I fell into the hats. My sister and I were in a Mardi Gras organization for 20 years. I made hats each year to go with the theme of the float. The first hat was a top hat I spray painted white and added layers so it looked like a birthday cake with LED lights for...
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 26, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am a Santa in Indianapolis, Indiana. The first time I was Santa was 1972. My sister was four years younger and I dressed up for her while she still believed. I had a beard most of my life. In the early years it wasn’t gray so I had to put one over it....
by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 25, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I flew from Washington state to pick up my cousin in Chicago. We drove to the South the see the Angola Prison Rodeo. I have always been interested in prison things and saw a documentary about the rodeo and thought let’s do it. We are old enough to do...
