Tag Archives: Andy Griffith

It’s time for a remake of ‘A Face in the Crowd’

Posted on October 18, 2026 by oddmanout215

“This movie is good but it’s old,” I said to Swamp Rabbit. “It should be remade and updated.” We were watching A Face in the Crowd (1957), starring Andy Griffith as Lonesome Rhodes, a folksy drifter turned reality TV star … Continue reading →

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Regarding a (fat orange) face in the crowd

Posted on June 22, 2020 by oddmanout215

“I think he’s done. Can I stick a fork in him now?” Swamp Rabbit was reacting to Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, OK, where he managed to fill only 6,200 of the arena’s 19,000 seats after bragging that his campaign … Continue reading →

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Happy trails, Lonesome Rhodes

Posted on July 7, 2012 by oddmanout215

Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) Before Andy Griffith became the famously easy-going Sheriff Andy on TV, he shocked movie critics with his amusingly brutal portrayal of Lonesome Rhodes, the hick troubadour who ended up aspiring … Continue reading →

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