Alice's Restaurant

"Tom Deveson" <all.RemoveThis@devesons.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > Martha Bridegam wrote:
 >
  > > I nearly forgot to post this. It's the complete lyrics to the definitive
  > > Thanksgiving song:
  > >
  > > <http://www.arlo.net/lyrics/alices.shtml>
 >
 > ...as taught by me -- the chorus at least -- to several generations of
 > South London eight-year-olds. Nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but
 > because the tune and words can be taught in three minutes, while the
 > simple enjoyment lasts for years.
 >
 > Tom (remembering it from first time round)

Anyone here seen the film? I never have.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Tom Deveson wrote:

 > Martha Bridegam wrote:
 >
  > > I nearly forgot to post this. It's the complete lyrics to the definitive
  > > Thanksgiving song:
  > >
  > > <http://www.arlo.net/lyrics/alices.shtml>
 >
 > ...as taught by me -- the chorus at least -- to several generations of
 > South London eight-year-olds. Nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but
 > because the tune and words can be taught in three minutes, while the
 > simple enjoyment lasts for years.
 >
 > Tom (remembering it from first time round)

Best place we've heard "Alice's Restaurant" is on a college radio station in
the country-western wilderness north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Almost magic to
hear that come through in the middle of nowhere, and so disappointing every
time a depression in the road would start to take us away from the signal.

/M<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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ROBBIE wrote

   >> > I nearly forgot to post this. It's the complete lyrics to the definitive
   >> > Thanksgiving song:
   >> >
   >> > <http://www.arlo.net/lyrics/alices.shtml>
  >>
  >> ...as taught by me -- the chorus at least -- to several generations of
  >> South London eight-year-olds. Nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but
  >> because the tune and words can be taught in three minutes, while the
  >> simple enjoyment lasts for years.
  >>
  >> Tom (remembering it from first time round)
 >
 >Anyone here seen the film? I never have.

I saw it when it first came out. I can't remember much about it. Arlo Guthrie
plays himself. Officer Obie plays himself. There's a funny scene of the
physical exams at the draft board. On the other hand there's a lot of smug and
self-righteous hippie stuff.

Gene<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Gene Zitver wrote:

 > ROBBIE wrote
 >
   > >> > I nearly forgot to post this. It's the complete lyrics to the definitive
   > >> > Thanksgiving song:
   > >> >
   > >> > <http://www.arlo.net/lyrics/alices.shtml>
   > >>
   > >> ...as taught by me -- the chorus at least -- to several generations of
   > >> South London eight-year-olds. Nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but
   > >> because the tune and words can be taught in three minutes, while the
   > >> simple enjoyment lasts for years.
   > >>
   > >> Tom (remembering it from first time round)
  > >
  > >Anyone here seen the film? I never have.
 >
 > I saw it when it first came out. I can't remember much about it. Arlo Guthrie
 > plays himself. Officer Obie plays himself. There's a funny scene of the
 > physical exams at the draft board. On the other hand there's a lot of smug and
 > self-righteous hippie stuff.
 >
 > Gene

And a lot of sad hippie stuff in which the attempts at magicalness seem lost more
than anything else. There's a gratuitous funeral with a kind of gratuitous guitar
solo that is nevertheless one of the few things I remember clearly from the film.

I didn't know that was Officer Obie playing himself. Wonderful.

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Martha Bridegam <mabjo RemoveThis @pacbell.net> wrote in message news:<3FC905B8.3F7BAFC6 RemoveThis @pacbell.net>...
 > Tom Deveson wrote:
 >
  > > Martha Bridegam wrote:
  > >
   > > > I nearly forgot to post this. It's the complete lyrics to the definitive
   > > > Thanksgiving song:
   > > >
   > > > <http://www.arlo.net/lyrics/alices.shtml>
  > >
  > > ...as taught by me -- the chorus at least -- to several generations of
  > > South London eight-year-olds. Nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but
  > > because the tune and words can be taught in three minutes, while the
  > > simple enjoyment lasts for years.
  > >
  > > Tom (remembering it from first time round)
 >
 > Best place we've heard "Alice's Restaurant" is on a college radio station in
 > the country-western wilderness north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Almost magic to
 > hear that come through in the middle of nowhere, and so disappointing every
 > time a depression in the road would start to take us away from the signal.
 >
 > /M

And at least one recorded version of "Alice's Restaurant" is exactly
the same length as the deleted sections of the Watergate tapes. Go
figure.

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