Alice's Restaurant

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskOldPeople/comments/1h25iid/alices_restaurant/

created by AbleButton4912 on 28/11/2024 at 20:55 UTC

123 upvotes, 56 top-level comments (showing 25)

One of my Thanksgiving traditions is listening to Alice's Restaurant. How many others include this for their Thanksgiving tradition.

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Comment by Zorro6855 at 28/11/2024 at 21:10 UTC

61 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Alice died last week. We liste N to it every Thanksgiving but this year was sad

Comment by Maleficent-Music6965 at 28/11/2024 at 21:40 UTC

32 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Every year tradition along with watching WKRP Cincinnati Turkey Drop episode

Comment by seeingeyefrog at 28/11/2024 at 21:22 UTC

17 upvotes, 1 direct replies

And I said, "yes sir, Officer Obie, I cannot tell a lie. I put

that envelope Under that garbage."

Comment by snoozer854 at 28/11/2024 at 21:16 UTC

13 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Proudly listening to Alice's Restaurant on Thanksgiving day since the 70's

Comment by Secure_Teaching_6937 at 28/11/2024 at 21:41 UTC

10 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I want to see

twenty-seven eight-by-ten color glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back

Comment by Alkivar at 28/11/2024 at 23:07 UTC

10 upvotes, 3 direct replies

I listen every year from the Group W bench.

Comment by meanjoegreen8 at 28/11/2024 at 21:01 UTC

9 upvotes, 2 direct replies

watch the movie

Comment by Fine_Cryptographer20 at 28/11/2024 at 23:23 UTC

10 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I've had Thanksgiving dinner with Arlo and his family at The Guthrie Center years ago! It's a beautiful old church.

Comment by Dhorlin at 28/11/2024 at 21:26 UTC

9 upvotes, 1 direct replies

You can get anything you want in Alice's restaurant.

Except Alice. :)

Comment by RedLensman at 28/11/2024 at 21:31 UTC

6 upvotes, 1 direct replies

just waitin for it to come around again on the guitar

Comment by ReactsWithWords at 29/11/2024 at 17:13 UTC

6 upvotes, 0 direct replies

In a warehouse I worked a few years ago they were going to upgrade the conveyor belts. They took several pictures of what improvements they were going to make. When they brought out these photos at the first meeting, I said, "Look! It's 27 8x10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows!" They had no idea what I was talking about.

Comment by waitforsigns64 at 28/11/2024 at 21:50 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Shrink. I wanna kill. Kill! KILL!

Comment by CannyAnnie at 29/11/2024 at 01:23 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I used to listen to it every Thanksgiving, but hadn't for the past few years and realized how much I missed it when I heard of Alice's death recently.

Comment by Jmckeown2 at 29/11/2024 at 17:28 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Mother rapers….

Father stabbers…

Father rapers!!!

Comment by RunningPirate at 28/11/2024 at 21:02 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I listen. Once or twice a year I visit https://alicesrestaurant.com[1]. (Not the one in the sing, but named after it)

1: https://alicesrestaurant.com

Comment by silent3 at 28/11/2024 at 23:19 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Watched the movie last week when Alice passed away, and listened to the song in the car yesterday while driving to get last-minute Thanksgiving groceries.

Comment by rickpo at 29/11/2024 at 01:42 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Our local radio station would do "Alice's Restaurant" and also the live version of "Mr Bojangles" by David Bromberg.

Comment by TheOldJawbone at 29/11/2024 at 03:14 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Nothing like seeing Arlo do it in concert.

Comment by gwcrim at 29/11/2024 at 03:16 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I listened to it so much when I was young that I still know it word for word. Today, I sang along as we prepared our feast. The younguns were amused.

Comment by Dmunman at 29/11/2024 at 11:18 UTC

3 upvotes, 2 direct replies

I often wonder if anyone even knows what it’s about? When I ask people they don’t know. Spoiler for the challenged. It’s about getting arrested and convicted of minor crime so you can’t be drafted into the military.

Comment by Njtotx3 at 28/11/2024 at 22:15 UTC*

2 upvotes, 2 direct replies

I used to play the song whenever. Then someone said to me, it's not Thanksgiving. I'm thinking what the fuck are you talking about?