More Southern Souls
I’m turning 100 in January
“I’m turning 100 in January. My grandparents owned the property where the Dew Drop Inn is in Mobile. They had a big...
You can call it training. You can also call it trauma.
“I grew up in California and was about 13 when I started working for music tours. There was a drummer at my local...
I wanted to be where the action was
“I’m a child of the beat generation. I was influenced by beats, jazz, and improvisation. Jack Kerouac was a...
Why Be Sad When You Can Be Happy?
“I like to dress up and do this all of the time. I’m a member of the Prissy Peacocks. We are part of the Sweet Potato...
Music Became What I Give My Attention To
“I played music as a kid, but spent more time in the woods. We’d run off in the creeks, disappearing into the trees...
Bandit makes people smile. That’s why I like this job.
"I started ringing the bell back in 2012, or so. I was living in Oregon. The economy was still recovering from...
The Tenth Anniversary of Our Southern Souls
Today is the 10th anniversary of Our Southern Souls. I can’t begin to say what all of the 2,222 people and their...
I’m a descendant of the Pelican Girls. Helping Get this historic marker became my Eagle Scout project.
“I was looking through my mom and dad's room and found a photo that said ‘direct descendant of the Pelican Girls.’ I...
I believe in the open mouth, insert foot to work method. Who else is going to do it?
“I grew up with both sets of my grandparents and heard stories of how family members helped each other. My mama always...
I look at it this way: God opens doors for people who want to walk through them
“I lost everything in Hurricane Katrina: my house, my husband, everything. Before Katrina, we were doing great; we had...
Horses helped my heart heal
“I grew up here in Theodore. These pastures were full of cows. My granddaddy and daddy had cows at our cousins’ land...
I’m from Mississippi–that sings through me
“I’ve lived in California for 21 years, but I’m from Jackson, Mississippi. It’s like my accent—it’s always going to be...