Hoosier Heroes......or at least Hoosier Famous Bad Guys who ask us to test the theology I grew up with that everyone is actually good, they just do really bad things sometimes. This one may or may not be my favorite, as it is yours, Bob, because I cannot pick a favorite! They're all worth reading many times, in my humble opinion. Oh wait....I've never HAD a humble opinion, have I? But this one is a gem, I'll say that ever so humbly ..... and important for every Hoosier to read. BRAVO again - I liked it even more than my comments below from January 2024 indicate. Happy 2025.
Quite the stroll down the Hoosier Sidewalk of Stars, Bob. Well written, as always. My mom met Jim Jones before he was (in)famous, and felt something sinister even before his big hoorah. The Calcutta monkeys was a new bit of info I'd never heard. Though I've asked myself before the question of how Hoosierdom could produce such a panoply, I still don't have an answer. Thanks for thought stimulation.
Let’s not forget disgruntled Hoosier, Tony Kiritsis, who, in the late 1970s, expertly rigged a sawed-off shotgun to the neck of a hapless executive at Meridian Mortgage and marched him down Market Street. Seems like Tony could’ve chosen a better way to address his grievances, but maybe that’s just me.
I knew of these people, of course, but I had no idea they were all Hoosiers. The biographical details are hilarious. (Jim Jones sold monkeys? For $29? And by this (as we used to say in the Catskills) he made a living?)
Joyce, I'm sure you've had this experience, where your research turns up something 20 times better than anything you could dream up. All I had to do was stand back and watch.
Hoosier Heroes......or at least Hoosier Famous Bad Guys who ask us to test the theology I grew up with that everyone is actually good, they just do really bad things sometimes. This one may or may not be my favorite, as it is yours, Bob, because I cannot pick a favorite! They're all worth reading many times, in my humble opinion. Oh wait....I've never HAD a humble opinion, have I? But this one is a gem, I'll say that ever so humbly ..... and important for every Hoosier to read. BRAVO again - I liked it even more than my comments below from January 2024 indicate. Happy 2025.
Sandy, I simply cannot believe what great taste in writing you have! This isn't your first experience with good literature, is it? Be honest...
One of your best and an admirable research effort.
Sure those weren't flying monkeys? Hard to imagine Jim Jones selling monkeys that were anywhere close to normal.
Mercifully she did not accept ANYTHING from him, Bob. 🥴😆🤣
Who are you trying to fool, Bob? That's George Santos with those monkeys, back when he was a professor of anthropology.
Okay, you're right, Dave. Just before he went to court to defend Scopes in the Monkey Trial, in your home state....
Those monkeys were FRAMED!
Speaking as a ‘decent and honest’ fellow Hoosier, this was one of your best.
Thank you, fellow Hoosier...
The monkeys. I can’t get over the monkeys
Quite the stroll down the Hoosier Sidewalk of Stars, Bob. Well written, as always. My mom met Jim Jones before he was (in)famous, and felt something sinister even before his big hoorah. The Calcutta monkeys was a new bit of info I'd never heard. Though I've asked myself before the question of how Hoosierdom could produce such a panoply, I still don't have an answer. Thanks for thought stimulation.
Thank you, Sandy. Your mom didn't accept a beverage from Jim Jones, I hope...
Let’s not forget disgruntled Hoosier, Tony Kiritsis, who, in the late 1970s, expertly rigged a sawed-off shotgun to the neck of a hapless executive at Meridian Mortgage and marched him down Market Street. Seems like Tony could’ve chosen a better way to address his grievances, but maybe that’s just me.
Not forgetting Kiritsis, Nathan, but I mean, we've all been there, haven't we?
Fair point, sir. Fair point.
Makes you proud eh?
Loved this one!
I guess you won’t be volunteering at the tourist bureau hotline any time soon ...
funny you should say that. don't you think there's potential here for a great tourist attraction?
Bob,
I knew of these people, of course, but I had no idea they were all Hoosiers. The biographical details are hilarious. (Jim Jones sold monkeys? For $29? And by this (as we used to say in the Catskills) he made a living?)
Joyce, I'm sure you've had this experience, where your research turns up something 20 times better than anything you could dream up. All I had to do was stand back and watch.