So Long, Sammy

Goodbye to a true Indiana legend! Sammy Terry died on Sunday evening.

You kids are too young to remember Sammy Terry (a.k.a. Bob Carter, no relation), but if your parents grew up in Indiana, they definitely know who this guy is. I remember, even as a child, thinking his jokes were a little too cornball, but in the years since then, I came to appreciate him for what he was doing.

Sammy Terry acted as host to whatever 1950's or 1960's horror movie was on display on any particular Saturday night. He would do little short bits at the beginning, and then before and after commercials.

Bob Carter was a music store owner in Indianapolis during the week, and when I say music store, I mean the kind that had sheet music and instruments. 

For a few generations of Hoosiers, though, his laugh is something we will always remember.

Thank you, Sammy! And rest in peace.