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Alice's Restaurant: An American Thanksgiving Tradition

##By Paula Cummings On Nov 25, 2021
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On a fateful Thanksgiving Day in 1965 in a Norman Rockwell town in
Massachusetts, events began to unfold which would alter the life
course of Arlo Guthrie in unexpected ways. He documented his story in
a finger-picked folk song with the well-known chorus, "You can get
anything you want at Alice's Restaurant."

What starts as a kind-hearted gesture to take out the garbage for
friends Alice and Ray on Thanksgiving turns into a  humorous romp
through legal and bureaucratic systems, with a punchline about being
deemed ineligible for the Vietnam War draft. Lasting in excess of 18
minutes, "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" filled up an entire side of
Guthrie's first album. He never expected it to gain any airplay.
However, in the politically-charged climate of late 60's and early
70's, the song became an anthem for war draftees and protesters.
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The 1969 film Alice's Restaurant features some of the people who were
involved in the events, including a cameo by Alice Brock, who is
immortalized in the song's title. Radio stations began to play the
song every year on Thanksgiving, a tradition that continues half a
century later.

Today, Guthrie operates the Guthrie Center, which promotes cultural
and spiritual experiences. The Institute is located at the church
featured in the iconic song, and remains a pilgrimage destination for
fans around the world.
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