[Mb-hair] Alice's Restaurant

[Little Birdie]

Hi Barbara,

I'm a little more than half an hour east of Stockbridge. Alice had at least 
three restaurants that I am aware of. The first was a tiny place "around the 
back, just a half a mile from the railroad track" in downtown Stockbridge, 
down a short alley off the main street. Same street as the Red Lion Inn. 
This is the one made famous by the song, but I don't believe it was around 
that long. The last one I went to was about 25 years ago, called Alice's at 
Avaloch, near Tanglewood, a much more upscale restaurant than the original, 
or the one you went to. Perhaps she had more than these three...? Not sure 
what she is up to these days.

Nina

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>From: barbarasiomos38 at webtv.net (Barbara Siomos)
>Reply-To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>Subject: RE: [Mb-hair] Alice's Restaurant
>Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:09:05 -0500
>
>Nina..
>
>Are you near W. Stockbridge Mass.? When I stayed there one summer
>(approx. 1971 or 2) I went to Alices restaurant which I was told was NOT
>the original, it was on this great country road (near w stockbridge),
>sort of like a roadside type of restaurant..... She was cooking in the
>kitchen and the food was awesome... she oversaw everything and was busy
>as a bee, I had great respect for her hard work. Just wondering IF it is
>still in the same place?
>
>peace,
>barbara
> >From: "Little Birdie" <lbirdie at hotmail.com>
> >To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
> >Subject: RE: [Mb-hair] Alice's Restaurant
> >Date: Fri, Nov 26, 2004,
>
>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
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