Trump\Lonesome Rhodes

Pretty self-explanatory
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ice nine
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Trump\Lonesome Rhodes

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Watching Trump speak today, I could see a similarity between him and the folksy, average-talking-guy Lonesome. Do you think the reason Face In The Crowd did not come to fruition is political?
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Re: Trump\Lonesome Rhodes

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When he spoke about A Face In The Crowd, EC has always avoided to compare Trump with Lonesome Rhodes: http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB3 ... p#p7734822

He spoke about AFITC in Steve’s Immobile Tour: http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB3 ... 6#p7745171
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Re: Trump\Lonesome Rhodes

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ice nine wrote:Watching Trump speak today, I could see a similarity between him and the folksy, average-talking-guy Lonesome. Do you think the reason Face In The Crowd did not come to fruition is political?
My hunch is no. I suspect the reason Face in the Crowd did not come to fruition is that, in the whole world of music, media and popular entertainment, arguably the most difficult, expensive and time-consuming thing to do is to get a stage musical off the ground and into theatres. You'd think EC would have learned his lesson from The Secret Songs. :D
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Re: Trump\Lonesome Rhodes

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On the contrary, my hunch is that pre-COVID the plan was for it to reach the stage pre-election but who knows??
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