So, let’s say it’s your day off. You get some friends together, make some plans, and head out for a day filled with anything – anything – but work. You know what comes next, right? Your services are required. Duty…
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Let’s Eat: Anthony Catfish Woodward, “The Boy Who Cried Hollandaise”
All Y’all Podcast · Let’s Eat: Anthony Catfish Woodward, “The Boy Who Cried Hollandaise” As far as nicknames go, “Catfish” is as good a nickname as any for a young, Southern fellow with charm to spare. Anthony “Catfish” Woodward was…
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Podcast Exclusive: Big Daddy Yum Yum, “I’m Yummy”
All Y’all Podcast · Podcast Exclusive: Big Daddy Yum Yum, “I’m Yummy” For our 50th episode of the All Y’all podcast, we’re proud to present a podcast-exclusive interview with a genuinely fascinating Shreveport native: Byron Wilcott, who is better known…
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I Just Work Here: Luther Cox, “Take a Dance Class”
Luther Cox never intended to become a dance teacher. As an accounting student at Florida A&M University, he literally wandered into a West African dance class in progress and the course of his life was changed forever. Cox went on…
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I Just Work Here – April 1, 2017 – 7:30 p.m.
The 11th All Y’all live storytelling event, “I Just Work Here”, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 1 at the historic Woman’s Department Club of Shreveport. The event will feature six true tales of working for a…
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Brush With Fame: Wesley Hall Parker, “How I Wrapped Presents with Annie Leibovitz and We Became Buddies”
We’ve all had our “low points” on the job, moments when we were caught unprepared or off guard and we let our employers – and ourselves – down. Storyteller Wesley Hall Parker, who shared a story during the June 2015…
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Brush With Fame: Stephen Vekovius, “Game Changers”
Have you ever played a video game in which you saw the world from the perspective of your character, and you wielded some type of gun or weapon to fend off enemies as you explored the world of the game?…
Read MoreMistakes Were Made: Bruce Allen, “The Discount”
Bruce Allen is a professor of art at Centenary College of Louisiana (where, by the way, both All Y’all organizers, Chris and Sara, received Bachelor of the Arts degrees). He grew up in Shreveport, where he graduated from Centenary and…
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Episode 5: Jon Mackey, “Plus ça Cheng’s”
Jon Mackey is a naturally charismatic guy. Whenever I cross paths with Jon, he’s either returning from some thrilling adventure or planning his next personal or professional move. The world just seems like a more interesting place when he’s around.…
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