"You can get anything you want
at Alice's restaurant
You can get anything you want
at Alice's restaurant
Walk right in, it's around the back
Just a half a mile from the railroad track
And you can get anything you want
at Alice's restaurant"
-- Arlo Guthrie
Over the past two years or so, I've become a huge Alton Brown fan, to the point that Good Eats is probably my favorite show currently on the air. Channel Guide has an interesting interview with him on their website.
Alice's Restaurant (Score:2)
Last night, I had Alice's Restaurant running through my head and started wondering where the Arlo Guthrie of the current generation is. Protesting Viet Nam was such a huge part of the music business 30 years ago.
Then I realized that there might be a modern counterpart - I hardly ever listen to any radio that could be called popular modern culture, just boring old CBC.
Re:Alice's Restaurant (Score:2)
Every time I hear someone trying to reinvent protest music, it sounds so trite, forced, and insignificant. Nothing like The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, let alone The Times They Are A-Changing.
There are likely many reasons why. One obvious reason is that counterculture has become