Alice's Restaurant (1 Viewer)

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

That didn't seem like much of a contest when I thought Louie Anderson was dead. Why did I think Louie Anderson was dead? And why do you seem to be suggesting the two are mutually exclusive options? Variety in entertainment is important.

You confused him with John Pinette, who is dead.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

That didn't seem like much of a contest when I thought Louie Anderson was dead. Why did I think Louie Anderson was dead? And why do you seem to be suggesting the two are mutually exclusive options? Variety in entertainment is important.

You confused him with John Pinette, who is dead.

I would never confuse John Pinette with anybody else. I love John Pinette and knew very well that he was dead. Also thought Louie Anderson was dead.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Well, if you haven't seen a morbidly obese entertainer do something in a while, it's not a bad assumption.

 

[Willie Neslon]

I'd rather listen to a farting contest between Louis Anderson and Gabouray Sidebe

To be fair who wouldn't want to listen to that? It'd be riveting. You'd be hearing things you never heard before, things you never thought possible.

 

[Apple Jack]

Reminds me of driving between mom and dad's as the car is the only place I ever heard it and it's constant on tgiving. Nice little tradition I guess. But as far as tgiving entertainment traditions go:

Last Waltz > West wing shibboleth ep > Alice's Restaurant

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

The song isn't good and I would never listen to it on any other day but as a tradition you could do a lot worse. As AJ indicates above, The Last Waltz is a much better Thanksgiving tradition even if Marty did #### up the film.

 

[Rove!]

Is this some kind of odd tradition? My old man used to play Alice's Restaurant (and Lake Shore Drive, incidentally) more times than I could count every Thanksgiving I can remember.

That enough to move anybody to the right politically...

 

[lakerstan]

Never heard it before, but just listened with video lyrics on you tube. Thanks for this!

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

Louis Anderson is dead? RIP :(

 

[heckmanm]

Where it all began

 

[Das Boot]

I guess you have to hearken back to the sixties to be able to really appreciate a genuine draft protest folk song.

With a paragraph on the back.

 

[Tom Servo]

I've turned all you pot-smoking hippie deadbeats names in to your local draft boards. I hope you enjoy your SE Asia vacation.

 

[dino259]

Special about this on PBS right now. Arlo singing!

 

[NCCommish]

Local station plays it every year, love to hear it.

 

[cstu]

The military sucks, amirite?

 

[Binky The Doormat]

The military sucks, amirite?

No.

 

[Zow]

Cool song I had never heard before. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Tick]

Ugh, I was subjected to 20 minutes of this at a friend's house on Thanksgiving. Served the food, turned on the music, and we sat like idiots with the hosts staring at us trying to will us to laugh at something they thought was funny when they were 8 years old.

I hope that was the first and last time I hear that song.

 

[Tick]

Ugh, I was subjected to 20 minutes of this at a friend's house on Thanksgiving. Served the food, turned on the music, and we sat like idiots with the hosts staring at us trying to will us to laugh at something they thought was funny when they were 8 years old.

I hope that was the first and last time I hear that song.

You sound like a really fun guy.

The rest of the week was great, just that 20 minutes stunk. I thought it was really weird to shut down all conversation as the meal was served and make us listen to that awful song.

If you want to throw it on while food prep is happening and people are milling around, fine - people can listen if they want to. But having everyone sit down and get stared at expectantly stinks as much as the song does.

 

[Zow]

Ugh, I was subjected to 20 minutes of this at a friend's house on Thanksgiving. Served the food, turned on the music, and we sat like idiots with the hosts staring at us trying to will us to laugh at something they thought was funny when they were 8 years old.

I hope that was the first and last time I hear that song.

You sound like a really fun guy.

The rest of the week was great, just that 20 minutes stunk. I thought it was really weird to shut down all conversation as the meal was served and make us listen to that awful song.

If you want to throw it on while food prep is happening and people are milling around, fine - people can listen if they want to. But having everyone sit down and get stared at expectantly stinks as much as the song does.

Yeah, I really like the song, and would still find the forced listening to be weird.

 

[cockroach]

I think it's actually Mel's Dinner (not restaurant) and Alice just works there. HTH

 

[Mjolnirs]

I have a friend that had an extra ticket to Arlo's show last night. It was an entertaining evening.

He could just sit on stage and tell stories and it would be entertaining.

 

[Sinn Fein]

I think it's actually Mel's Dinner (not restaurant) and Alice just works there. HTH

No, you are thinking about Flo, and she now works for an Insurance company.

 

[Das Boot]

I think it's actually Mel's Dinner (not restaurant) and Alice just works there. HTH

No, you are thinking about Flo, and she now works for an Insurance company.

 

[Jaysus]

Is anyone else listening to Alice's Restaurant while cooking Tofurky and drinking bourbon right now?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Is anyone else listening to Alice's Restaurant while cooking Tofurky and drinking bourbon right now?

Probably not

 

[Parrothead]

tomorrow-  I will play it on repeat until I hear cursing

 

[Leroy Hoard]

My favorite Thanksgiving song.

My favorite thing about Thanksgiving music vs. Christmas music is that it doesn't take long to listen to all the Thanksgiving songs.