Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83.

Arlo Guthrie’s antiwar staple “Alice’s Restaurant” was inspired by a Thanksgiving Day visit to her diner in western Massachusetts.

Alice Brock was a pioneer in Berkshire County's restaurant scene, an artist, and the title character in Arlo Guthrie's biggest hit. But friends say her larger-than-life personality, wise counsel and