Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Glen Campbell, The Wrecking Crew and Alzheimer’s

April 16, 2026 | by Al Hunter

Glen Travis Campbell was born on April 22, 1936. He started playing guitar at the age of four. While still a teenager, Campbell moved to Albuquerque to join his uncle Boo’s band. By the age of 22, Campbell had formed his own band. In 1960, Campbell moved to Los Angeles … Read More

Reggie Harding & The Supremes, Part 2

April 9, 2026 | by Al Hunter

Detroit 7’0″ high school phenom Reggie Harding had a brief, but hauntingly promising, stint with our Pacers fifty years ago during the team’s first season in the upstart ABA. He had recently been cut loose by the Chicago Bulls after just 14 games into that milestone season of 1967-68. Harding … Read More

Reggie Harding: ABA Pacers’ 1st 7-Footer, Part 1

April 2, 2026 | by Al Hunter

The Indiana Pacers are celebrating the 59th anniversary of the franchise’s start in the old ABA. It was about this time of year a half century ago that the Pacers signed one of the most infamous names to ever blot the roster — a 7-foot tall high school star from … Read More

The Father of Notre Dame football and Mother’s Day

March 26, 2026 | by Al Hunter

Did you know that the “Mother’s Day” national holiday is connected to Indianapolis, Notre Dame Football and Monument Circle? Although others may claim to have started Mother’s Day, it was Frank E. Hering, former Notre Dame Football coach, who created the holiday. While Frank Hering’s name has been dwarfed by … Read More

The Paramount Music Palace

March 19, 2026 | by Al Hunter

While rummaging through a couple old boxes the other day I ran across a couple things that activated the launch sequence of my way back machine. One was a brochure and the other an old pinback button. Both were from the old Paramount Music Palace once located 7560 Old Trails … Read More