Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Beatles, John Lennon, WIFE… and Irvington, Part 1

May 6, 2021 | by Al Hunter

Last winter, I was contacted by Irvingtonian Bill Price with a story idea. Bill is journalist Nelson Price’s cousin. Nelson is a good friend and host of the Hoosier History Live radio show that airs live from noon to 1 p.m. each Saturday on WICR 88.7 FM in Indianapolis. I … Read More

Breakfast with Neto: Bobby “Slick” Leonard, Part 2

April 29, 2021 | by Al Hunter

Bobby “Slick” Leonard, an ABA Pacers legend, Hoosier institution and Naismith Hall of Famer, died Tuesday, April 13. After I received the news I spoke to Neto and he recommended that I call some other people Slick was close to and gauge their reflections as well. I spoke to three … Read More

Breakfast with Neto: Bobby “Slick” Leonard, Part 1

April 22, 2021 | by Al Hunter

I’ve known Bob Netolicky for well over 25 years now. Neto has a reputation as one of the greatest “flakes” in pro basketball history. In fact, he routinely turns up in the top 5 of sportswriters in charge of tabulating such lists to this day, pretty impressive when you consider … Read More

Galileo’s Bones

April 15, 2021 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in December 2010. Some of the most popular articles I have written for the pages of this newspaper in the past concern the fascination with the public sale at auction of macabre relics associated with American pop icons. You might remember columns devoted to the sale … Read More

John Dillinger, the Ballplayer

April 8, 2021 | by Al Hunter

Despite John Dillinger’s meteoric rise to infamy and spectacular headline grabbing death, his Indianapolis boyhood was unexceptional. He attended public schools for eight years in the Circle City and was a typical student. His teachers recalled that he liked working with his hands, was good with all things mechanical and … Read More