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Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

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Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by Deleted User 15905 » Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:50 am

The Thanksgiving tradition “Alice’s Restaurant” by Arlo Guthrie will be airing today at 10am and again at 4pm on WCSX 94.7. This morning I came across this website www.alicesrestaurant.com yes there’s an actual Alice’s Restaurant. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and may it be a safe one for all.



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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:24 pm

Sister station WRIF did it yesterday and has done it for years as well.



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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by paul8539 » Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:11 am

What is 'Alice's Restaurant'?



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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by Fidem Scit » Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:29 pm

paul8539 wrote:What is 'Alice's Restaurant'?
Let me Google that for you

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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by Ben Zonia » Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:38 pm

It was a whole album side, 18 1/2 minute track from the Vietnam War Era, about Arlo Guthrie getting arrested for illegal dumping on Thanksgiving Day, which alongside murderers and rapists, made him ineligible for the draft, which he found highly ironic. DJs on "Underground" format stations used to put it on when they wanted to goof off, or whatever.


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Post by Ben Zonia » Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:56 pm

There are MANY Alice's Restaurants, at least one in Northern Michigan. They are not a chain to my knowledge.

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Post by TC Talks » Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:56 pm

I saw Arlo in 2018. He's awesome in so many ways.


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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by riggs » Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:08 pm

Ben Zonia wrote:
Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:38 pm
It was a whole album side, 18 1/2 minute track from the Vietnam War Era, about Arlo Guthrie getting arrested for illegal dumping on Thanksgiving Day, which alongside murderers and rapists, made him ineligible for the draft, which he found highly ironic. DJs on "Underground" format stations used to put it on when they wanted to goof off, or whatever.
Goof off?

LOL...........You mean smoke a joint.


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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by matt1 » Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:46 am

Back in the Summer of 1979, 96 WHNN in Saginaw, MI (when it was a hard rock station), they played the complete album version of that during "Comic Section" with former DJ J.P. DeSantis (which was an hour from 9:30 till 10:30 Sunday nights till around the Spring of 1980 & was cancelled). Also W106 FM (WIOG) in Saginaw, MI also on Sunday nights at 10:00, they had "Comedy Hour" show BUT they took the dirty language out while 96 WHNN did NOT!!! Back on Sunday, August 26, 1979, W106 played the final swan song of the "Best Of Comedy Hour" BECAUSE W106 (instead of an Album Rock station), WIOG (known as "ROCK 106") took over on Tuesday morning, August 28, 1979 & became a Top 40 hit station (with the reel to reel master tape with the same male DJ who named the songs while it was finished).



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Post by matt1 » Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:51 am

The original ran 18:37. Arlo did the remake in 1995 (full album) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=O ... fKEDCmYDJY



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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by matt1 » Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:54 am

Another recut from 2016 (2 CD set) which also has his other big hit "City Of New Orleans" live in concert: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=O ... EEusubV3cc



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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by Ben Zonia » Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:04 am

riggs wrote:
Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:08 pm
Ben Zonia wrote:
Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:38 pm
It was a whole album side, 18 1/2 minute track from the Vietnam War Era, about Arlo Guthrie getting arrested for illegal dumping on Thanksgiving Day, which alongside murderers and rapists, made him ineligible for the draft, which he found highly ironic. DJs on "Underground" format stations used to put it on when they wanted to goof off, or whatever.
Goof off?

LOL...........You mean smoke a joint.
Like I said, whatever. That's one thing they might do, especially on Underground stations. In the movie "Play Misty For Me", Clint Eastwood made a long reel to reel tape, and went out to do something. Can't remember all the details.


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Re: Alice’s Restaurant on WCSX

Post by matt1 » Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:01 am

I think Arlo said "fag--t" in the 1967 original!!



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