Arlo Guthrie and Alice had Thanksgiving dinner together (first since 1965)
Arlo Guthrie, woman who inspired ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ hold 1st Thanksgiving together since 1965
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Folk singing legend Arlo Guthrie had a sentimental reunion on Thanksgiving Day with Alice Pelkey Brock, the woman who was the inspiration behind the singer’s 1967 spoken-word anti-war song about littering, “Alice’s Restaurant” (also known as “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”). The song also led to a 1969 movie of the same name directed by Arthur Penn that starred Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, and James Broderick and had a cameo role by Brock, now 81.
Thursday’s dinner was held at the Massachusetts home of Guthrie’s friend, Rick Robbins, The Berkshire Eagle reported. Robbins also figured prominently in the November 1965 adventure that eventually became Guthrie’s opus, which ran for nearly 18 1/2 minutes. Even though they have remained friends and have kept in touch, it marked the first time the trio enjoyed Thanksgiving together since 1965, according to the newspaper.
Obanhein, referred to as “Officer Obie” in Guthrie’s song, played himself in the movie, according to IMDb.com. Guthrie was reunited with the police officer during the filming of the movie.
“He said to me, ‘Well, if you hippies can get up at 4 a.m. to do this movie, you can’t be all bad,’” Guthrie said during a 2015 concert stop, according to The Eagle. “And we started talking and we eventually became good friends.”
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