{"id":3550,"date":"2017-07-27T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T04:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2017-11-26T17:58:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T22:58:34","slug":"willie-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2017\/07\/27\/willie-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Alexander At Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A visit with the pioneering Boston punk rocker Willie Alexander at his Gloucester, Massachusetts, home on July 15, 2017. (Plus someone else&#8217;s video of him playing &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go To The Rat.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos copyright 2017 Greg Cook.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0bV3fyburg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3499\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0354w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3499\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0354w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Willie Alexander plays keyboard in the living room of his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0354w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0354w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0354w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0354w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Alexander plays keyboard in the living room of his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3498\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0437w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3498\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0437w-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Willie Alexander lyrics at his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0437w-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0437w-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0437w-508x764.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0437w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Alexander lyrics at his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3495\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0409w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3495\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0409w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Willie Alexander plays piano in the living room of his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0409w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0409w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0409w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0409w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Alexander plays piano in the living room of his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3493\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0440w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3493\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0440w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Willie Alexander in his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0440w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0440w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0440w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0440w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Alexander in his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3500\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0455w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3500\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0455w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Willie Alexander's Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0455w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0455w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0455w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0455w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Alexander&#8217;s Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3494\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0445w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3494\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0445w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Willie Alexander's Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0445w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0445w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0445w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0445w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Alexander&#8217;s Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3496\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0415w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3496\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0415w-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Willie Alexander plays piano in the living room of his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0415w-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0415w-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0415w-508x338.jpg 508w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/picWillieAlexander170715_0415w.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Alexander plays piano in the living room of his Gloucester home, July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A visit with the pioneering Boston punk rocker Willie Alexander at his Gloucester, Massachusetts, home on July 15, 2017. (Plus someone else&#8217;s video of him playing &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go To The Rat.&#8221;) Photos copyright 2017 Greg Cook. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,108],"tags":[35],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3550"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3556,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550\/revisions\/3556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}