Al Hunter’s Story Archive

Paul is Dead — The Rumor Revisited, Part 3

Last week, we once again visited the famous “Paul is Dead” rumor that haunted the Beatles rock band for many years. Obviously, the rumor that Paul McCartney died in a November 1966 car accident was just a rumor, but to many Beatlemaniacs during the final years of the turbulent Sixties, … Read More

Paul is Dead — The Rumor Revisited, Part 2

Last week, we revisited the famous “Paul is Dead” rumor swirling around the Beatles rock band during the last few years of the turbulent sixties. The rumor that Paul McCartney died in a November 1966 car crash seems silly to us now, but it was pervasive back in the day. … Read More

Paul is Dead — The Rumor Revisited, Part 1

It has been over half a century since one of the most famous hoaxes in rock n’ roll history began. On Wednesday November 9, 1966 at 5 a.m., Paul McCartney, while working on the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” stormed out of the studio during a recording session … Read More

The Band — Woodstock Comes To Irvington

You are cordially invited to come over to the Irving Theatre, 5505 E. Washington St. (corner of East Washington and Johnson Ave.) this Saturday, April 13th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and talk about music. This is the 50th anniversary year of Woodstock, the concert that changed both the … Read More

Coughing up Bullets — A Civil War Tale for the Ages

So you say you have a scratchy throat? Runny nose? Nagging cough? Blaming all those hugs, handshakes and office hours for catching a bug? Well, here’s a reminder that it could be worse. This reminder reaches all the way back to the Civil War and comes with a twist that … Read More