Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Did You Forget Lincoln’s Birthday?, Part 2

March 14, 2019 | by Al Hunter

In 1909, to honor the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, President Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in issuing the Lincoln head penny. It was a smash hit. But the new coins were not beloved by everyone. They were too thick for vending machines and, much to the dismay of the … Read More

Did You Forget Lincoln’s Birthday? Part I

March 7, 2019 | by Al Hunter

So, what did you do for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday? Go out to dinner? Go to church? Get together with friends and family? Wait, you knew February 12th was Honest Abe’s birthday didn’t you? Well, don’t feel bad, nobody else did either. But once upon a time, everyone celebrated Lincoln’s birthday. … Read More

Oscar Wilde in Indianapolis

February 28, 2019 | by Al Hunter

It would be harder to find a more quintessential Victorian Era Englishman than Oscar Wilde, especially if you were to ask a literate American. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854-November 30, 1900) was the flamboyant Irish poet and playwright. He became one of London’s most popular playwrights in … Read More

Muhammad Ali Meets The Beatles

February 21, 2019 | by Al Hunter

It is February in Indianapolis. As I sit at my keyboard in 10 below zero weather, my power is out, the candles are lit and my compy is running on battery power. So . . . time for a happy warm memory. Fifty-five years ago, on February 18, 1964, The … Read More

The Quiet Ronette and the Quiet Beatle

February 14, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Ten years ago, the dead body of a 67-year old woman was discovered in Englewood, New Jersey. Her death came sometime that week and, for the most part, her passing went unnoticed. It remains so a decade later. But, in the weeks and months before the British invasion hit our … Read More