Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

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

Genesis: Lennon and McCartney

July 2, 2015 | by Al Hunter

Fifty-eight years ago this Monday, the headline on the front-page of the July 6, 1957 Liverpool Evening Express read “MERSEYSIDE SIZZLES.” England was in the 10th day of a heat wave that had enveloped all of Europe. The day before it reached 98 degrees in Vienna and a staggering 125 … Read More

Suicide Knobs

June 25, 2015 | by Al Hunter

I lost a favorite uncle last month. David A. McDuffee was my mother’s brother and a helluva man. He graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1958, as did my mom two years before him. He was a fixture in my life for as long as I can remember. I … Read More