Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Abraham Lincoln and the turkey

November 23, 2023 | by Al Hunter

While Abraham Lincoln is credited with creating the Thanksgiving holiday as we know it today, historians differ on the question of whether he was the first to “pardon” a turkey for the holiday he created. Laying those two issues aside, as a native Hoosier, I believe the true genesis of … Read More

Washington Irving’s “A Christmas Carol”?

November 16, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in December 2010. Perhaps no single Indianapolis community has a stronger connection to the Victorian Era than Irvington. Irvington was founded in 1870 at the height of the Victorian Era. The man widely acknowledged as the most prolific chronicler of this era is English novelist, Charles … Read More

Walt Disney Meets LBJ

November 9, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in November 2014. One of my favorite political stories involves a pair of Baby Boomer heroes on the eve of the seminal 1964 Presidential election. On September 14, 1964, Walt Disney received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, from Lyndon B. … Read More

Neto Comes Back To Irvington Sunday!

October 26, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This Sunday (October 29th, 2023) perennial ABA Indiana Pacer fan favorite Bob Netolicky is coming back to Irvington. At 5:00 p.m. inside the Irving Theatre, as part of Kevin Friedly’s Firehouse Irvington podcast, Q-95’s Jay Baker, Bob Netolicky, and I will gather in the Irving for a fun and informal … Read More

Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Poem

October 19, 2023 | by Al Hunter

During this, the month of October in Irvington, I am near-constantly surrounded by reminders of the dead. While Irvington celebrates Halloween with little door-knocking ghosties and goblins gliding from door to door in search of treats, it does nothing to dispel the fact that Halloween revolves around the spirits of … Read More