Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Angel of Oak Ridge Cemetery, Part 3

August 13, 2015 | by Al Hunter

By the late 1920s, the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois was literally crumbling away, threatening the largest collection of Lincolniana in the world contained within. As the reconstruction was getting underway in May 1930, the body of the President’s grandson Abraham “Jack” Lincoln II was removed from the tomb and … Read More

The Angel of Oak Ridge Cemetery, Part 1

July 30, 2015 | by Al Hunter

Sometimes things happen for a reason. I can’t explain it. Call it fate, kismet, karma, serendipity, whatever. I can’t explain it but I know enough by now not to question it. Last weekend my obliging, dutiful wife took me back to Springfield, Illinois for my birthday. Our plan was to … Read More

Tricky Dick Nixon and the Hook Up

July 23, 2015 | by Al Hunter

Last week I tried, perhaps in vain, to make President Richard Nixon’s eldest daughter Tricia seem cool. Her musical choice for a July 17th, 1970 party in honor of Britain’s Prince Charles and his sister Princess Anne was a Canadian band known as the Guess Who. The band was scheduled … Read More

Guess Who’s Coming to Nixon’s White House? Part 1

July 16, 2015 | by Al Hunter

If you were born after 1970, this story probably won’t mean a thing to you. But if you’re a Baby Boomer like me, you might get a giggle out of it. First families seem boring nowadays compared to the 60s and 70s. Caroline, John-John, those strung out Ford kids, Amy … Read More

The Mets, Bobby Bonilla and Bernie Madoff

July 9, 2015 | by Al Hunter

On Sunday, October 7, 2001, 6-time All-Star Bobby Bonilla of the St. Louis Cardinals stepped to the plate before a crowd of 47,518 fans at Busch Stadium. The 3-time Silver Slugger award winner appeared as a pinch hitter and struck out in the 9-2 loss to the Houston Astros. It … Read More