I’m not gonna lie, man...other than the ass-backwards politics, I really loved growing up where I did and enjoy every return trip, sparingly though they’ve become. Birmingham is a hell of a city, little more progressive ideologically AND culturally than a lot of places in the South; Montgomery’s not too bad, Huntsville has a rad air and space museum, and pretty much anywhere that isn’t Mobile has at least one redeeming quality/attraction.
Also, your bit about enjoying the night sky was oddly poetic, nice work