I was born in Alabama, as were both my parents, and my mother was a UA grad. My parents took me up north when I was young and tried to raise me as a yankee. It didn't take. When I was old enough to make my own choices in life, I came home to stay.
I've always detested punching someone else's time clock and doing what everyone else does for the sake of conformity. I chose instead to make my own way in life and to live it the way I choose. Even growing up I was always sort of a rebel, and that continues today. Hence, Bama Reb.