HONOR ARLO GUTHRIE!
Hey friends. Time for some fun. I started a Change dot org petition to get President Biden to name the pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys "Arlo" and "Alice" this year.
Honor this iconic Thanksgiving story in it's 55th year. Please sign and pass it around! THANK YOU!!!
Here's the link: https://chng.it/YMCZKf5F
Text on petition:
"Alice's Restaurant" was performed on July 17, 1967, at the Newport Folk Festival in a workshop or breakout section on "topical songs", where it was such a hit that Arlo Guthrie was called upon to perform it for the entire festival audience. The song's success at Newport and previously on WBAI radio led Mr. Guthrie to record it in front of a studio audience in New York City and release it as side one of the album Alice's Restaurant in October 1967.
The song became an anthem in the anti-war movement and the phrases "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" and "the Group W bench" became ingrained in the lexicon of the counter-culture.
In 1969, the song was adapted to create the movie "Alice’s Restaurant."
In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."
Many Americans have made the playing of "Alice’s Restaurant" on Thanksgiving an essential part of their holiday tradition.
Therefore we, the undersigned, ask President Joe Biden to honor the significance of this song in our American culture and celebrate its 55th year anniversary, by using the names "Arlo" and "Alice" as the names of the pardoned turkeys for the November 2022 holiday.
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Please pass this around as much and as quickly as possible. Thank you.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Thursday, October 27, 2022 – 02:36 am
Done. I like your idea,
Done. I like your idea, Slickrock.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Thursday, October 27, 2022 – 08:57 am
I think I did. WTF kinda
I think I did but WTF kinda fuckin bullshit is that link ? Clicked sign for Arlo but then it kept asking me to sign and pass on all kinds of shit. I bailed out after the 2nd one. I'm not into mass sign up for email scams.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha Slickrock
on Thursday, October 27, 2022 – 09:01 am
Ras, calm down. That's what
Ras, calm down. That's what "Change dot org" does. They send ya 2 after. I just delete 'em. The first sig is good enough. Do whatever makes ya happy.
Thanks for the reminder I wanted this in the petition. I just added it: "There is no need to donate money to anything. No funds are needed, just word of mouth, so please share."
Thanks Judit. Thought it'd be kinda fun but should of started it a couple of weeks ago.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Thursday, October 27, 2022 – 09:23 am
No prob, good effort getting
No prob, good effort getting this out. I'm just super selective who gets my address and email, you give it to one good effort next thing you know yer gettin bombarded by every Tom Dick + Harry with a cause. I'm too old for that much involvement.
I hope this fucking turkey deal doesn't end up being worse than giving money once to the Dems. Give once and the solicitations don't fucking stop.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha Slickrock
on Thursday, October 27, 2022 – 09:30 am
I understand. I signed up for
I understand. I signed up for Change dot org and I get occasional e-mails announcing a petition. I often ignore them, but if I do sign, I don't donate or pass it around. I usually just delete the subsequent messages. I like privacy too.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha Slickrock
on Friday, October 28, 2022 – 10:55 am
Any fellow freaks wanna help
Any fellow freaks wanna help spread this to all of freakdom?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind mikeedwardsetc
on Friday, October 28, 2022 – 03:07 pm
As an honorary member of the
As an honorary member of the Group W bench, I gladly signed this petition.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha Slickrock
on Monday, November 21, 2022 – 07:21 pm
Chocolate and Chip? Oh man.
Chocolate and Chip? Oh man.
Well, I decided to leave this petition up for as long as I can and shoot for 2023. Petition is edited for that now. Here's the link. https://chng.it/BjC6FQQYfX
Thanks to those who signed. Happy Thanksgiving all! As Cubs fans say, wait'll next year!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: DNB - Best band & fans in the land! GaryFish
on Monday, November 21, 2022 – 09:45 pm
done and done
done and done
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: aiq aiq
on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 – 01:11 pm
Have you rehabilitated
Have you rehabilitated yourself?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha Slickrock
on Friday, November 25, 2022 – 04:54 pm
From Arlo's Twitter feed
From Arlo's Twitter feed
THANKSGIVING 2022 - reunion of old friends. Alice Brock, Rick Robbins and Me 57 years after the crime.