Nobody in their right minds would do a concert stop in Ketchikan. Even if you could draw the 30% of the town not passed out in the bars in town, you wouldn't have much of a crowd to brag about. That didn't stop Harry Chapin from stopping in town and…
It was 1979, and as a 19 year old fan of Gordon Lightfoot, Harry Chapin, Neil Diamond, Credence, and more... I attended a few concerts. Each time feeling special that I was getting to just be there. I had come from a poor family who had to scrounge for whatever…
Don't quite know what brings me here .. now. But I'll tell you my story anyway. Thinkin' 'bout it, it's kinda ironic. I've been sittin' and talkin' with a wonderful lady. And I'm dreaming about what our life could be. Yeah, I've had a bit to drink. But I feel…
Ever since my friend John introduced me to the greater powers of Harry Chapin (I had already learned Vacancy at about 14 years old) I have been playing his stuff for anyone who professes to be a fan, and delighting in playing it for first-timers. I have soothed pissed-off bikers,…