The characters / Likely connection
Philly Loubird
A likely identity connection, supported by compatible details but not established as one person.
Reveal identity notes · spoilers
Craig’s father recalls Philly from his own boyhood in Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. Two Talented Bastids names a farmer in the Castle Rock area. The unusual name and Maine setting support the match. The passages do not state matching ages or dates. It’s Uncle Phil is a Tucson lawyer and remains separate.
Separate catalog identities: Philly Loubird (Mr. Harrigan’s Phone) and Philly Loubird (Two Talented Bastids).
Stories and supporting passages
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
… He told me about how his mother overheard him call old Philly Loubird from Shiloh Church Big Chief Wampum and washed his mouth out with soap, ignoring his promises to never say anything like that again. …
Craig’s father recalls Philly from his own boyhood in Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. Two Talented Bastids names a farmer in the Castle Rock area. The unusual name and Maine setting support the match. The passages do not state matching ages or dates. It’s Uncle Phil is a Tucson lawyer and remains separate.
Two Talented Bastids
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
… When Philly Loubird had a heart attack with his field half-hayed and thunderstorms in the offing, Pop took him to the hospital in Castle Rock while Butch marshaled a few of his dump-picking buddies and they finished the job before the first drops hit. …
Craig’s father recalls Philly from his own boyhood in Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. Two Talented Bastids names a farmer in the Castle Rock area. The unusual name and Maine setting support the match. The passages do not state matching ages or dates. It’s Uncle Phil is a Tucson lawyer and remains separate.