OMG! MrSeattleGirl has NEVER heard Alice's Restaurant!

[SeattleGirl]

I could excuse it if he were in his 20's but he's just a few months shy of 50. :wow:

[Shine]

1. He's probably just not remembering it.

either that, or he's been living under a rock these past years. :D

on of our favorite local radio stations plays it several times, throughout the day, every Thanksgiving. It's a classic. :thumbsup:

hugs and love to you, darlin'! HOpe you're having a great day. I'm thankful for our friendship.

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

2. I played a little of it for him, and he'd heard OF it, but said he had

never heard it. Been tellin' him for years he would fit perfectly in a 1950's family sitcom -- guess I was right! :rofl:

I'm thankful for our friendship too, Shine. Have a great Thanksgiving! :hug:

[YDogg]

3. I saw the movie years ago, but don't remember too mucho about it.

Time to watch it again, I suppose.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

4. Neither have I.

But I am in my 20s. ;)

[SeattleGirl]

11. SA!

You should definitely take a listen.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

15. I will.

:hi:

Though I listen to music from all genres and time periods, I somehow missed this one.

[derby378]

13. Same here

I've heard nothing but good stuff about it.

[madrchsod]

5. he`s a bit to young to get it

ya got to be an old hippy like me to get alice`s restaurant. a lot of us lived in an "alice`s restaurant" at one time or another

[SeattleGirl]

6. Maybe I was a hippy before my time, because I remember when

that song first came out -- and I love it!

[hippywife]

7. We're listening to it now!

Can't let Thanksgiving go by without it! :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

10. You know it!

I've listened to it several times today, and then while I was doing the last-minute-before-company-comes thang, I was singing it to myself! :hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. I'm 50, and I'm hearing it right now for the third time

The third time today, that is.

That makes 81 8x10 color glossy photos with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explainin' what they was.

:hippie:



I gotta idea: For the remainder of the weekend, call your husband "kid."

[SeattleGirl]

12. Nah -- I'm a little older than he is, and he loves to tease me about

it. Of course, I can counter with how he needs to respect his elders. :rofl:

[freeplessinseattle]

49. You are so not near 50! what is your secret?

while it does seem like so much has happened since I met you a couple years ago on Inauguration/Coronation day it was only less than 2 years ago and I would've guessed you ten years younger. what is your secret? I'm nearly 35 and trying to stave off the wear and tear of the bushco years on my face!

[puerco-bellies]

16. The biggest, meanest, ugliest father raper of them all...

A must see folk-movie.

[Ellen Forradalom]

9. I played it for a French friend

who could relate to the passage about the visit to the draft board.

[GOPisEvil]

14. It was the subject of an extra credit assignment for me in college. (Late '80s)

I loved that Prof. :)

[SeattleGirl]

19. Damn, that's cool!

I love that Prof too! :-)

[Little Wing]

17. Never even heard OF it

:shrug:

[SeattleGirl]

20. You a youngsta?

:shrug:

[Little Wing]

22. Is 36 young?

[SeattleGirl]

23. Yeah, when you look at it from the perspective of a 51 year old

But then, I fell pretty young, my own self. All a matter of perspective. Look at my post further down the thread, as I have linked an MP3 and a video to Alice's Restaurant. The song is relevant to today.

[Jamastiene]

18. What have I missed?

All of a sudden there are tons of Alice's Restaurant references in threads. Did I miss something major?

[SeattleGirl]

21. HERE'S A LINK to an MP3 of the song.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2790431


And here's a link to a video of him singing it 40 years after it first came out:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1396279221

[Ptah]

24. He should be sent to the GWB

Group W Bench.

[SeattleGirl]

29. ROFL!

Good one, Ptah!

[momophile]

25. dang! I was raised on it and

at least one line goes through my head every couple of days.

[KitchenWitch]

26. Did he live under a rock during the 60s?

[SeattleGirl]

30. Nah, I think he was out playing with Wally and The Beav.

:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

39. Sounds about right

Did he have a beanie with the whirlibird thing on top?

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

40. ROFL!

It wouldn't surprise me! :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

27. Well, He Needs To Hear It Then!

one of the best songs of the Vietnam era.

[SeattleGirl]

32. I did play part of it for him.

That's when he told me he'd never heard it before.

[SPKrazy]

38. How Could One Have Lived Through That Time And Not Heard IT?

It's a classic anti war song! Or anti draft song, or something

It's hilarious

[Missy Vixen]

28. I've never heard it, either

Maybe it's a Seattle thing.

I'm in my mid-40's. ;-)

Julie

[SeattleGirl]

33. Look at my Post #21. It has the MP3 of the original and a video

of him singing it 38 years later.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear SeattleGirl!

I do not consider myhself exactly hip....but

Even I have heard it........and I loved the movie!

I used to have a mad crush on young Arlo! :blush:

[SeattleGirl]

34. I did too, Peggy!

:hi:

[speedoo]

35. I guess maybe it's a bit of a "cult" song then?

Never would have thunk it before!

[SeattleGirl]

36. I don't think he even heard about the "cult" song thing.

The song had never been on his radar. :rofl:

[sarge43]

37. Neither has Mr Sarge43 and he's well past 50

But then he loathes most pop music.

[SeattleGirl]

45. I'm not sure I would call that song "pop", but it's a good one,

whatever genre one would put it in.

[sarge43]

48. It certainly is

I dropped it in the general 'pop' bin because of what it isn't - classical, jazz, C&W, etc.

[caty]

41. I remember seeing

the movie when I was in college. I loved it.



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2273171725708978940&q=alice%27s+restaurant&hl=en

http://www.kornkult.com/artist_a/arlo_guthrie_lyrics/alices_restaurant_lyrics.html

[SeattleGirl]

46. Dang, but he was cute!

:hi:

[mitchum]

42. Well, he's a very lucky man

god that song is tedious

[SeattleGirl]

44. I've never found it to be tedius, but to each their own, huh?

Lots of folks love the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas", but I've tried to watch it twice, and both times fell asleep. I NEVER fall asleep during movies.

[gemdem]

43. I'll have to pull out the album later today

once the kids are up. My older two (13 and 15) have heard it before and enjoyed it. It's been while since I listened to it, and today's as good a day as any to do it.

[SeattleGirl]

47. Never a bad day for Alice's Restaurant!

:thumbsup: