I was surprised to see that on my PDA yesterday too! What timing? But reading through the review, I'm pretty sure this is the ORIGINAL review of the ORIGINAL Alice's that they've published. It still sort of sounded like the reviewer was scratching his head over the story, while discovering (after listening to the other side) that maybe this 'kid' could really write/sing/play after all... time will tell!

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Thanks for the link to the review. We don't get the Post here as we're too far south lol.

News from Sun Valley (with photo):
http://www.woodriverjournal.com/article ... story3.txt
"Celebrate Officer Obie's 40th anniversary with Arlo"
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"Some people think a folksinger is someone who just sings their own songs. That's a shame. It's like being of the tradition, rather than in it," he says. "I've taught myself to make any song I like my own. This is the secret of all great spiritual teachings: claim nothing as yours and everything belongs to you."

Concert a prelude to Depression-era exhibit

Arlo Guthrie's concert will kick off the Sun Valley Center for the Art's upcoming exhibition, "Defining America: 1935-1940," which explores the legacy of the Great Depression and FDR's New Deal programs.

It was the Labor movement that developed after the Great Depression that proved to be fertile ground for Arlo's father Woody Guthrie and a whole new genre of music.

The exhibition, which opens Sept. 14, will feature photographs taken by Works Progress Administration New Deal photographers.

It also will feature a lecture, Woody Guthrie sing-along and concert featuring Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert of The Weavers in early November.

The exhibit will also feature two films: "Riding the Rails," about the hobo experience, and "Roll On Columbia," a tribute to Woody Guthrie's involvement with the Pacific Northwest's Grand Coulee Dam.

Folk musician Arlo Guthrie took audience members down

memory lane last week at the Birchmere in Alexandria

By EMILY GILMORE

It was 40 years ago on Thanksgiving that folk musician Arlo Guthrie "took the half a ton of garbage, put it in the back of a red VW microbus, took shovels and rakes and implements of destruction," and sparked a chain of events that have come to be known as the "Alice's Restaurant Massacree."

Guthrie is commemorating this anniversary with a national tour that stopped at Alexandria's Birchmere last week.

Seated on a wooden stool, with curly silver hair flowing past his shoulders and four acoustic guitars at his side, Guthrie stated that the venue is one of his favorite places to play, then launched into "Ridin' Down the Canyon."

Backed by his son, Abe Guthrie, on keyboard and Gordon Titcomb on pedal steel, mandolin and guitar, Arlo played some of his older songs while amusing the audience with hilarious anecdotes in between.

He faltered during "When a Soldier Makes it Home" and remarked, "My brain only operates on a limited amount of juice," before starting the song over and finishing strong.

Guthrie joked several times that it was hard enough for him to remember his four- and five-minute tunes, and that he might have trouble with the 17-minute-plus "Alice's Restaurant," but he didn't have anything to worry about.

With only one minor slip-up, Arlo was on a roll as he related the story of how he visited some friends for Thanksgiving, took out their garbage, got arrested for littering and went to court, which ultimately resulted in Arlo being rejected for the draft.

The audience happily sang along at the end and gave Guthrie his first standing ovation of the night as he left the stage for a short break.

The second set included two of Guthrie's best-known songs, "City of New Orleans" and "Coming into L.A.," which he preceded with another uproarious yarn.

Arlo wrapped up the regular show with "This Land Is Your Land," written by his father, folk god Woody Guthrie.

He stopped in the middle of the song to dispense, with his characteristic humor, the Bible story of Joseph. In a roundabout way, the tale illustrated just how much difference one person can make, sometimes without meaning to.

Guthrie used to be one of those "peace and love types," who wanted a perfect world, he said. But in a world like that, a person would have to go above and beyond to make a positive contribution.

In a world that has its share of problems, "like this one," he said, it's a lot easier to do good, so maybe this is the world we've been asking for all along.

A lot has changed in the past four decades, but Arlo Guthrie has remained charmingly humble and down-to-earth, and his music and wit are still as relevant as ever.

Article on upcoming Arlo Nashville show:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... llins_dc_1

Arlo Guthrie will lead a group of the evening's performers in singing Hartford's Grammy-winning "Gentle on My Mind," which has been recorded by countless singers, most famously by
Glen Campbell.

Someone needs to film or tape that as we've never heard him do that before. ::) The new songs are always done at gigs I'm not gonna be at lol...

Maybe you can see or hear this show Cheryl, It will be broadcast on GACTV (Great American Country TV, check your cable listings, ch.167 on Dish Network, ch.326 on Direct TV). It will also be broadcast live on XM Satelite Radio, and on Sirius and BBC Radio 2 at later dates. (If anyone has an opportunity to tape Arlo's appearence I'd sure like a copy) BTW the show airs Friday, 9/9 at 7pm Central time.

Thanks for the info! Sadly we don't have Great American Country & neither do my folks. Oh well...

The most recent issue of Relix Magazine (with Carlos Santana on the cover) has a nice Arlo interview/feature - and some words about The Church.

This is the same magazine that reviewed the Guthrie/Bromberg Grand Opera House a couple of issues back (the one with Jack Johnson on the cover).

I have been trying to find this & everywhere that should have it only has the old August issue. Sigh...

I haven't found it yet either... and I hear I've been quoted in the article!

I'm really looking forward to seeing what Arlo had to say!

If someone has a copy, can you scan it so we can see it? I'd love to read what Wyld has to say... is there a pic of her too?

I finally found it at Books-A-Million. I think them, Barnes & Nobles, Borders & Tower Records carry it. No pics of Wyld in there tho but do they do have a few of Arlo. I was dissapointed that Arlo wasn't on the cover. Carlos Santana was on there tho. I think he's been in Relix before but I forget which issue. I think some Grateful Dead Hippie type stores carry it so you could try there. When I get a chance I want to scan it. It may be quite awhile before I can scan it as I am gone off somewhere everyday for almost a week & no time to scan it sadly. I'll just have time to read & arnd write on here & do e-mails etc. I sure stay busy lol...

Here is a link to it on their site. I think you can order it from there:

http://www.relix.com/magtoc.phtml

They do have it at Borders. I just went there. It took some searching, wandering back and forth in front of the "music" magazines, but just as I was ready to give up, I found it.....in a place I'd already looked several times. Funny how that happens. But anyway, after reading it I realized that the reporter was the guy who showed up at the Church on Sunday afternoon of the 4th of July weekend. I met him. Nice young guy, and he did quote you right, Wyld. I was mentioned, too: "In the kitchen several women prepare dinner......". I was one of those women!

I picked up a copy for you, Wyld!

i found a copy at barnes & noble...i thought, wow, a nice long interview to read, but by the end of it, it was way too short. great article (and a nice one to be included in m' ladies)