Talk:Harry Chapin

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[edit] DJ

Can't attribute it, but I heard Harry was a morning DJ at WOLD. Trekphiler 10:43, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

No, he was never a DJ. The call letters WOLD are a reference to getting OLD. He also was never a Taxi driver, although he did apply for a hack (Taxi Driver's) license before his music career took off.

OFG I love Harry Chapin sooooo much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.63.156.46 (talk) 04:56, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 16 Parkside Lane

I know Harry lived in Point Lookout, NY and I am almost sure he lived at 16 Parkside Drive. This is where he got the address in Taxi.

65.54.155.55 18:31, 15 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Chapin showed Compassion for less fortunate; Same cannot be said of today's American recording artists...

For some reason I started thinking of the Taxi song today; then 'Cats in the Cradle' as well. It's been soooooo long ago since Harry Chapin died, and today the world hurries on ever faster, more materialistic and self absorbed than ever before. When I look at Harry Chapin, performing celebrity of the 70s: he actually cared about other people! He cared about people going hungry and did something about it. So did George Harrison with his Bangladesh concerts. Now let's fast forward to 2006: comparable young performers of our day include Britney Spears; Ashlee Simpson; or Eminem. It appears we have actually 'devolved' as a society, as the popular artists of the day are a certainly a reflection of who we are collectively. Zamboni driver 03:03, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Poor driver--source

According to the biography by Peter M. Coan, he lost his license many times and had to be driven around by others, and was widely regarded as a poor driver. JJL 13:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

ur soo right, that should be in the article because it's all true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.63.156.46 (talk) 05:00, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Peter Morton Coan book

Why did the family try so hard to stop this book? Harry and the family fully co-operated with the writer during Harry's lifetime so why should the resulting book be inaccurate? Is the truth really the opposite, it is too honest? Harry seemed the sort of person who would insist on the biography being an honest, "warts & all" account. After his death such an account would not fit well with his portayal as some kind of saint. Is that why the family didn't want the book to be published? Any thoughts on this theory? Keithmall 21:42, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

This might be a better discussion for a newsgroup or web forum. JJL 00:04, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if this is the correct place to write this but it seems relevant. My father knew Peter Morton Coan personally and apparently he was very jealous of Harry and they had a very bad fight one time. I am almost certain it was about socks, that's what my father said I think. I tried to look this information up on the internet but I can't find anything solid to back it up. Does anyone else know anything about a sock fight, or why Peter Morton Coan was so jealous of Harry, or his socks? I have tried to find pictures of Harry's socks because I think there might be a clue but I cannot find any pictures. I hope this is helpful though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.248.133.122 (talk) 05:12, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Relation to Kenneth Burke (Philosopher)

According to second-hand personal sources, Harry Chapin was a close relative, perhaps by marriage, to the philosopher Kenneth Burke, who was greatly saddened by Chapin's death. Can anyone clarify and document their relation? 128.135.204.78 22:47, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Grandfather--maternal, I presume [1]. JJL 01:56, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Address in Ithaca

Chapin lived at 311 Dryden Road in 1963. I leave a white rose on the porch whenever I'm up there. RahadyanS 18:58, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cat's in the Cradle

Does anyone have a source about CitC not being about Harry? I've never heard that, I'll have to find my copy of "Taxi:The Harry Chapin" Story to see what it says there. For the time being I've marked it for citation needed. CitiCat ♫ 02:25, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Citations & References

See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 08:53, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Does anyone have a better picture of Harry? Maybe less "spur of the moment"? Its been bothering me for a while. M173627 (talk) 04:21, 26 February 2008 (UTC)