Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Janis Joplin at Indiana Beach, Part 1

August 13, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This article first appeared in the August 15, 2014 issue. As the last gasps of summer slowly wheeze out of our lungs, I wanna take you back to 1968. America seemed to be coming apart at the seams. It was a presidential election year in the United States. The nation … Read More

A Haunted Antique Mall

August 6, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This article first appeared in 2010 Here’s a one tank trip that might just help make your autumn season a little bit better. It combines many things that I like and perhaps a couple of things you might fancy as well; History, antiques and ghosts! Recently my wife Rhonda and … Read More

A Hoosier Guard on Alcatraz, Part 4

July 30, 2020 | by Al Hunter

I asked guard Jim Albright what he remembered about the closing of Alcatraz prison in March of 1963, in particular the visit by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. “Oh yeah. I remember. He toured the island and had about 50 bodyguards all around him. He didn’t want any of those … Read More

A Hoosier Guard on Alcatraz, Part 2

July 16, 2020 | by Al Hunter

A couple of weeks ago, with COVID-19 restrictions finally easing up, I traveled west on the National Road to Terre Haute with my wife Rhonda and friends Kris and Roger Branch to see a couple of Hoosier legends that I hadn’t seen in almost a decade. Jim and Cathy Albright … Read More

A Hoosier Guard on Alcatraz, Part 1

July 9, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column was first published 11 years ago. Last weekend, I traveled to Terre Haute to check on it’s subject. Next, week, in Part 2, I will bring you up to speed on Jim Albright, the last guard to leave the notorious San Francisco Bay island prison know as “The … Read More