Alice's Restaurant

Alice's Restaurant: a screenplay | Arthur Penn, Arlo Guthrie

Does anyone else listen to Alice's Restaurant on Thanksgiving? I haven't heard it in a few years, but both WXPN and WMMR in Philadelphia have an annual airing of the "song" on Thanksgiving Day. I have a reminder on my phone to tune in tomorrow morning ??

willaful For sure! 3mo

Bookwormjillk Yup! Every Thanksgiving at noon it comes on the radio. Or at least it did when I was a kid. Now I stream it. 3mo

JoeMo I‘ve caught parts of it when out driving for work for many years…I‘ve never heard it the whole way through yet! 😂 3mo

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Amiable Yes! I‘m a New England native who lived in Massachusetts for nearly 20 years —this is a holiday tradition! 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly Always! WXPN ❤️ 3mo

AmyG I used to listen when I was much younger. It was a tradition! @Bookwormjillk Yes…on the radio. (edited) 3mo

Kenyazero My parents listen to it every year, so I do by association as I am in the same room 😆 3mo

Leftcoastzen I do ! Alice just passed away recently. https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/25/the-real-alice-of-arlo-guthries-alices-re... 3mo

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cathysaid

Alice's Restaurant: a screenplay | Arthur Penn, Arlo Guthrie

Am I the only one that thinks of Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant" when I see the group names (a, b, c) for the #LMPBC? For instance, Group W?

Just me? Okay.

Here's the link to the song; related lyrics start around 10:30. https://youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM

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suvata I had never made the connection but, I will now. LOL 7y

cathysaid @suvata Hehe...you're welcome. 🤗 7y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage

Alice's Restaurant: a screenplay | Arthur Penn, Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie is playing - for free - at our local park. He's a folk music legend and a gazillion people are here. It's a beautiful night. (And yes, I brought my Kindle.)

Centique I know two little boys named Arlo after him! 8y

cathysaid LOVE "Alice's Restaurant." Growing up north of Atlanta, a local radio station played the entire song every year on Thanksgiving day. The station exists no longer, but no matter where I am, I still play that song every year. Enjoy! 8y

CocoReads I'm so jealous! We listen to Alice's Restaurant every Thanksgiving! My dad used to have it memorized when I was a kid so I sort of continued the tradition with my own family. 8y

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Hoopiefoot I ❤️ everything about this post 😀 8y

Bookchipmunk @cathysaid @CocoReads We also always play Alice's Restaurant every Thanksgiving during the 'pie course'. The whole family sings along and we all have memorize the words. Glad to have joined you both on the virtual 'Group W bench'! 8y

CocoReads I was watching North Woods Law one day and they were investigating an illegal dump site. I said, "Kid, we found your name on an envelope at the bottom of a half a ton of garbage" and my husband just cracked up. 8y

ReadingsByTheC What a perfect summer evening. 😊 8y

OrangeMooseReads Love Arlo Guthrie 8y

DivineDiana Fantastic! Long ago, I had a pet monkey named Arlo after him! 8y

Cathythoughts Sounds pretty perfect to me❤️❤️❤️ 8y

Laura317 Did he play the motorcycle song? That one always made me laugh. 8y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Centique I know one also! Did you see that @DivineDiana named her pet monkey Arlo? 🤣🤣 8y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @cathysaid @CocoReads @Bookchipmunk You're serious fans! We played it again in the car on the way home. Maybe it'll be a new Thanksgiving tradition in our house! 8y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @ReadingsByTheC @OrangeMooseReads @Cathythoughts It was so lovely! 🎼🌔🌳👭👫👬💖 8y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Laura317 Truthfully I don't know. We were pretty far back, and my hearing isn't what it used to be. 🤔 8y

kspenmoll Sounds like a lovely evening. I heard him play once, ages ago... such fun!! 8y

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CocoReads

Alice's Restaurant: a screenplay | Arthur Penn, Arlo Guthrie

When you're watching North Woods Law and you can make an Alice's Restaurant reference and your husband gets it, it's a worthwhile hour of tv viewing. The reference was to the song, not the cookbook.

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