Al Hunter’s Story Archive

99 Birthday Cards for Doc

February 2, 2023 | by Al Hunter

A   friend of mine is turning 99 this weekend. I’d like to ask you if you would join me in wishing him a happy 99th birthday by sending him a card or a note congratulating him on this milestone and thanking him for his service. Dr. Wayne C. “Doc” Temple … Read More

Wendell Ladner The ABA’s Brawling Burt Reynolds, Part 2

January 26, 2023 | by Al Hunter

I grew up a gym rat. I’ve mentioned before how my parents used to take me down to the Fairgrounds, drop me off at the player entrance at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum and leave me there for an hour or so while they traveled over to the TeePee Restaurant for … Read More

Wendell Ladner The ABA’s Brawling Burt Reynolds, Part 1

January 19, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This weekend, Rhonda and I headed down to the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the Greater Indianapolis Garage Sale. We hadn’t been to that show in a couple of years, mostly due to Covid-19 concerns. We enjoy that show simply because it is one of the true flea market-style gatherings left … Read More

Ted Beard

January 12, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in January 2012. With all of the end-of-the-year news we were all inundated with over the past few weeks, I caught a glimpse of a news tidbit that saddened me a little bit. Ted Beard died on December 30, 2011, two days before the New Year … Read More

You’re So Vain, 50 Years On

January 5, 2023 | by Al Hunter

Fifty years ago this week, Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” hit #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 list. The song, track # 3 on side one of the album “No Secrets,” was released by Elektra Records, on November 28, 1972. The album spent five weeks at #1 on the U.S. … Read More