Al Hunter’s Story Archive

Charlie Osborne and the Hiccup

February 11, 2016 | by Al Hunter

I love trivia, but frankly, who doesn’t? Trivia occupies the mind, makes you feel smarter than you really are, and sometimes leads your mind down totally different paths than you first started out on. For example, it was almost 94 years ago that the longest attack of hiccups ever recorded … Read More

Whatever Happened to John Brisker? Part 2

February 4, 2016 | by Al Hunter

For three seasons (1969-71), John Brisker ruled the ABA. He averaged 26.1 pts per game, which is crazy good, but more importantly, he led the league in fights and his intimidation factor was off the charts. In an outlaw league filled with castoffs and misfits, John Brisker topped them all. … Read More

Whatever Happened to John Brisker? Part 1

January 28, 2016 | by Al Hunter

I was an ABA fanatic when I was a kid. Of course, it didn’t hurt that I was growing up in the greatest basketball state in the nation and the hometown of the American Basketball Association’s greatest team. My parents did not necessarily share my rabid enthusiasm for the Pacers. … Read More

The Lyric Theatre, Part 2

January 21, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Frank Sinatra’s career began at the Lyric Theatre in Indianapolis on February 2, 1940 with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Sinatra stuck with Dorsey for a couple years before he went solo. Allegedly, Dorsey only let go of Frankie at the gentle urging of Ole Blue eyes’ Mafia Godfather, who was … Read More

The Lyric Theatre, Part 1

January 14, 2016 | by Al Hunter

This week the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. will open a new exhibit called “Sinatra at 100″ honoring Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday last December 12. The National Museum of American history will surely put up a classy display, but I seriously doubt that our fair city will be mentioned at … Read More