Both seemed cute in our youth: neither needs to be heard from any more. A historical curiosity that is now dated, corny and grating.
It came on some college radio station we were listening to today in the car on the way to a high school football game, and my brother-in-law and I smashed hands in our simultaneous haste to change the station.
I'd have to say, based on the group I brought this up with after seeing this post before dinner, is that Alice's Restaurant fans seem to be split 50/50. Some people love the tradition, some hate it. I missed it today, and part of me didn't care, but I just bought it on iTunes to make up for it. Hope everyone had a great day with family and friends.
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Alice's Restaurant: the movie
By Dave Alpert (not verified) - 11/26/09 - 1:56 pm
The movie version isn't playing on one Comcast TV station today. OUTRAGE!
movie used to play at the Somerville Theatre on Thanksgiving
By Ron Newman - 11/26/09 - 8:50 pm
many years ago, when Garen Daly still ran the place.
Home Skoolin'
By SwirlyGrrl - 11/26/09 - 7:53 pm
We played our very own LP copy fer the little critters. Now they wander the halls yellin "muthur rapers! Father rapers!"
Nice work, Eeka
By Will LaTulippe - 11/26/09 - 9:05 pm
Two heritage rock stations up here in Burlington shitcanned the tradition this year. Happy Thanksgiving, honey.
Alice's Restaurant = stop-motion animation Little Drummer Boy
By MC Slim JB - 11/27/09 - 12:14 am
Both seemed cute in our youth: neither needs to be heard from any more. A historical curiosity that is now dated, corny and grating.
It came on some college radio station we were listening to today in the car on the way to a high school football game, and my brother-in-law and I smashed hands in our simultaneous haste to change the station.
I'd have to say, based on the
By chrismatth - 11/27/09 - 3:58 am
I'd have to say, based on the group I brought this up with after seeing this post before dinner, is that Alice's Restaurant fans seem to be split 50/50. Some people love the tradition, some hate it. I missed it today, and part of me didn't care, but I just bought it on iTunes to make up for it. Hope everyone had a great day with family and friends.
I'm currently bleeding gravy.
Dated?
By SwirlyGrrl - 11/28/09 - 12:57 pm
Not if you have young anti-war gentlemen in your house rapidly approaching draft age.
Alice's Restaurant
By new resident (not verified) - 11/28/09 - 12:14 pm
In addition to the radio stations mentioned on that list, WROR 105.7 FM in Boston played the song on Thanksgiving at about 6pm.
I hadn't heard that song in at least 20 years, and it was fun to hear it again.