Talk:Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein is the coolest guy in the world. It is a proven fact. I bet he liked marshmallows.
- So now we know that Homestar Runner is a fan! How do you type with no arms, Homestar?
The article says that Silverstein started as a Playboy cartoonist in 1952, but the magazine didn't begin publication until December 1953. Can anyone correct Silverstein's starting date? --Metropolitan90 June 29, 2005 03:17 (UTC)
And he had to be forced to write children's books!
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[edit] From the article...
- "He also co-wrote several songs with David Allen Coe, including the controversial 'Nigger Fucker.'"
Is that true? The only sources I can find online saying that Silverstein helped David Allen Coe write that song seem to be other wikis and Wikipedia mirrors. --Aquillion 06:17, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
- Good question! Coe is listed (on the Wikipedia David Allan Coe page as having written that song and 3 others in collaboration with Silverstein, but the BMI database doesn't mention Silverstein's collaboration on any of them. Both Coe's titles and Silversteins are in the database, but I never see them mentioned together.
- Can anyone do better? --Steve Rapaport 10:25, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
- Well, I trawled through allmusic.com, and Silverstein did write a couple of songs for Coe, most notably "If You Ever Think Of Me At All", but none of the ones mentioned. Certainly, it was nowhere near as important as Silverstein's collaborations with Cash or Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, which really merits a mention. RMoloney (talk) 18:01, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
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- There is no way he wrote "Nigger Fucker." Deleted until evidence is given. 65.115.176.43 15:55, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
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- How about mentioning the fact that the rumour exists but is probably not true, to avoid people (like I did) re-adding the claim that he wrote Nigger Fucker? If it's been established that he wrote some songs with Coe, how about something like this:
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- "He also co-wrote a number of songs with David Allan Coe. Some sources say he co-wrote Coe's controversial song Nigger Fucker, but this is disputed." (Entheta 00:11, 20 February 2006 (UTC))
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- http://www.banned-width.com claims to be a complete list of his adult songs, and it is not listed there. Turtleboy 00:32, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
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Is Shel Silverstein an African American?
- you don't get more jewish than Shel Silverstein. what an inane question from IP 66.30.26.109 above. --Snottily 12:39, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
- Considering it seems the only photo used in his press releases are B&W photos like in this article, it's not easy to tell. Furthermore, "African American" and "Jewish" are not mutually exclusive states. Given that the answer to his question is not apparent in the article, or a quick Google search, his question is perfectly understandable, and could have done without such an asinine response. Hell, I've also wondered what ethnicities might be present in his ancestry, based upon the photos on the book jackets, and I know that I'mnot the only one. --Reverend Loki 18:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
- It's a common rumor that he's African-American, generated by the cover image. But he's just Jewish (Ashkenazi) Mad Jack 22:10, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
- Considering it seems the only photo used in his press releases are B&W photos like in this article, it's not easy to tell. Furthermore, "African American" and "Jewish" are not mutually exclusive states. Given that the answer to his question is not apparent in the article, or a quick Google search, his question is perfectly understandable, and could have done without such an asinine response. Hell, I've also wondered what ethnicities might be present in his ancestry, based upon the photos on the book jackets, and I know that I'mnot the only one. --Reverend Loki 18:46, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Birthdate
On Find-A-Grave he was born in 1930 (as seen on his grave), is this right or is WP right? Lincher 03:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sentence needs rewritten
From the Personal bio, there is ths sentence: "Shoshanna's mother Susan just 5 years later: June 29, 1975, also in Baltimore. " Even in context, it doesn't make much sense. I'd fix, but I have no idea what it is trying to say. --Reverend Loki 05:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
Does anyone know why The Missing Piece Meets the Big O redirects here? All of the other books have there own pages, even if most of them are still blank. Yoyogod 18:15, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
