[ale] OT... Security black humor...

[Scott Castaline]

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Wed March 8 2006 4:56 pm, Bob Toxen wrote:
>   
>> Check out the movie from Netflix!  I thought it was all made up
>> until I heard on the radio that "Officer Obie of Alice's Restaurant
>> fame is retiring today"!
>>     
>
> really???
> http://brainyhistory.com/events/1994/september_11_1994_170739.html
>
> September 11, 1994 in History
> William Obanheim, actor (Officer Obie-Alice's Restaurant), dies at 69 
>   
note actor for the movie... song was based on actual facts, probably 
stretched a little bit, but is based on actual events in Arlo Guthrie's 
life at that time. The movie was based on the song. I'm not sure about 
the actual name of the police officer.