Al Hunter’s Story Archive

The Great One, Part 1

March 10, 2016 | by Al Hunter

How do you define cool? Luckily, when it comes to people, we Hoosiers have a strong list to choose from: James Dean, Steve McQueen, Kurt Vonnegut. Other answers would vary: Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Greta Garbo, Humphrey Bogart, Thelonius Monk, Marlon Brando, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, Rosa Parks, Paul Newman, … Read More

Plunk Your Magic Twanger, Froggy!

March 3, 2016 | by Al Hunter

To say that my dad’s sense of humor was dry would be like saying water is wet. Every Saturday morning for a half dozen years or so, I met my dad at Pleasant Run Golf Course for 18 holes of golf. Robert Eugene Hunter was an Arsenal Technical graduate and … Read More

John Mathews, Lincoln, Booth and Six Degrees of Separation

February 25, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Remember the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” that was so popular a few years back? It was a parlor game based on the concept that any two people on Earth are six or fewer acquaintance links apart. The winner is determined by the person able to use the least … Read More

The Lincoln Mallet, 1829

February 18, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Tuesday February 9th was an especially busy day for Governor Mike Pence. It was also an especially happy day for our state’s history-loving Chief Executive. That afternoon, he proudly watched as his protege, Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, became president of Ivy Tech Community College. Governor Pence then introduced his pick … Read More

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