[Mb-hair] Alice's Restaurant

[Doris J. Brook]

Cool, Nina & Leo.  I remember WNEW (?) in NYC used to play it every year,
which is where the tradition began for me.  (No one seems to do it here in
Portland, though I bet KBOO might).  We've managed to reach the critical
mass point of wretched-but-wonderful-excess tonight, and everybody sang
along, too, between the salad and the pies.  Also, as to Hair trivia,
Shelley Plimpton from OBC was, of course, in the movie of Alice's
Restaurant.  (It's all always connected...)

I had read about Arlo buying the church, which seems totally appropriate.

Good night to all- don't shop tomorrow!

-Doris


----- Original Message -----
From: "Little Birdie" <lbirdie at hotmail.com>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 9:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Mb-hair] Alice's Restaurant


> As we live about a half hour from the scene of the real Thanksgiving Day
> masacree that the first part of the song is about we can always count on
it
> being played on the radio here several times every Thanksgiving Day. I
make
> sure to catch it every year while baking pies.
>
> Alice's church is now the home of the Guthrie Foundation, Arlo's
foundation
> which is involved in many wonderful things, many musical. Her restaurant
is
> still a restaurant, although much more upscale than hers was. Arlo, Alice,
> and Officer Obie are all still around...
>
> Happy Thanksgiving all!
> Nina
>
> The Hair Archives
> http://www.michaelbutler.com/hair/holding/Hair.html
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Leo" <peacefreak at metrocast.net>
> >Reply-To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
> >To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
> >Subject: [Mb-hair] Alice's Restaurant
> >Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:28:59 -0500
> >
> >
> >Ya know Doris, we have a local classic rock radio station here out of
> >Portland, Maine who play Alice's Restaurant every Thanksgiving at noon.
Not
> >only do they play it, but it's the original vinyl copy replete with pops
&
> >scratches. TRUE music to my  ears!! It has become a tradition for me to
> >listen to it every Thanksgiving while I peel potatoes. Now leaving the
> >Group
> >W bench.
> >
> >PEACE,
> >Leo
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:09:14 -0500
> > > From: "Doris J. Brook" <djbrook at hevanet.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] Greetings
> >
> > > And this year, especially, everyone should cue up Arlo Guthrie doing
> > > "Alice's Restaurant."  Get your kids to sing along.  Sad as it is that
> > > Arlo's words seem even truer now than they did then, it'll still make
> >you
> > > feel better.  Remember, "ya gotta sing loud, if you wanna end war 'n
> > > stuff..."!
> > >
> > > Peace and blessings to all,
> > > Doris
> >
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