by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 16, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“Hurricane Frederick came in and blew houses down, but it gave me a husband. I met Orazio after the hurricane. We went to the Prichard complex to get our food assistance and to fill out the paperwork to get our house fixed. Orazio was in the military and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 15, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I am walking around Mobile asking people to be my Valentine and find the live of my life. Sometimes I get on my knee. Four said yes. 11 said no. I have never had a Valentine’s Day or a girlfriend, so I am changing that today. I can’t have too...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 13, 2022 | A Southern Soul
Evelyn: I moved to Fairhope in 1978. My aunt and uncle took me in as their child when I was 17. Our family lived together in the neighborhood. My aunt passed and the house went to me. The house was built in 1960. It was an old house, but it was warm. Everyone came to...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 12, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I started working on standing on one finger in 1947 when I saw a circus performer do it. I couldn’t come close to being the balancer that he was. I worked on it for about 15 years and could finally do it for about 10 seconds. When I did it, there were only about five...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 9, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Atlanta. My dad was in the Army, so we moved around a lot. We settled in Memphis for my middle and high school years. I had a fabulous teacher in high school named Frank Bluestein. He was the drama teacher but taught a mass communications class. I took...
by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 6, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I’m originally from Northport, outside of Tuscaloosa. I grew up around food. My dad kept a small garden in the backyard. He’s a big hunter and fisherman, and we ate at home every night from something we picked or canned. My grandfather was a farmer. Every...
