Article Archives: Boomerang

Peter Lupus, Indianapolis’ Own Hercules

In 1960, after the success of American body builder and actor Steve Reeves in the Italian-made films Hercules and Hercules Unchained a number of body builders from the U.S. and elsewhere flocked to Italy and Spain to appear in what would become known as “Sword and Sandal Epics.” These movies … Read More

The Traveler in the Dark Forest: A Spooky Fable for Halloween

Long, long ago in a land far away a man made ready for a long journey from his village to the great capital city on important family business. He received a warrant from his noble baron that gave him permission to travel and went to the village priest for a … Read More

Close Encounters of the Bob Balaban Kind

It doesn’t seem possible that it was 17 years ago. The Boss and I were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary with a weekend at the Canterbury Hotel. It was an anniversary gift for us, arranged by my youngest sister, Robin who was a banquet manager at the hotel. Our anniversary … Read More

A Hot Time in the Old Car

Two weeks ago we loaded up the Town and Country van and headed south to Kentucky to attend a family reunion and enjoy a weekend vacation. Our Chrysler is now ten years old and has spent most of its life in town, so we thought it was time for it … Read More

Not-So-Silent Generation

Steve’s recent reprint of his first Boomerang column got me to thinking about the other generations living right now. The Greatest Generation, or the GI Generation, was born 1901-1927 and are almost gone now, with only 2.5 million still among us according to the latest census. Countless books, TV shows, … Read More