Your Stories & Memories of Harry Chapin and his influence on your life.
When I was in college everyone knew I was a "Chapin Fan". A friend of mine often got us free tickets to concerts at the Saratoga Performing Art Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, New York, where her brother worked. She called me one day and told me she had ten…
It struck me harder and with more reaction than the death of my father 10 years later. I was 24, living in an apartment inside the stadium at Southern Methodist university. I lived with my brother and cousin who worked for the athletic department. I was working for Coca-Cola while…
I was at Berkley in the 60’s, so I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Harry playing in Coffee houses and the like. He was fabulous. Every now and again, if an early class wasn’t interfering, I had the chance to speak with Harry. We would discuss politics, the Vietnam…
Alone on a highway, driving into the city for an overtime shift, I heard Sequel for the first time. I was not a listener of the radio normally, music had always been my mentor. Many of my secret writings were inspired by the music. I held such hope that day,…