Contents

Preface

Part I - Family

1 - Beginnings

2 - 159 Shelby Street

3 - Momma and Aunt Lucille

4 - Tootsie and Sister

5 - Maggie

6 - Ancestors

7 - Alan Mahan

Part II - Neighbors

8 - The Elite of Shelby Street

9 - Other Shelby Street Neighbors

10 - Frog Holler

11 - Highland Avenue

12 - Alabama College

13 - Country People

Part III - Businesses on Shelby and Main Streets

14 - Shelby Street Business and Medical Center

15 - Main Street

Part IV - Getting Out of Town

16 - Wanderlust

17 - Montebrier

Part V - Living the Life

18 - Schooldays

19 - Music

20 - Having Fun

21 - Alcohol

22 - Girls

23 - The Military

24 - Masonry

25 - My First Jobs

26 - The Organ Business

 

Afterword

Index

About the Author