A thought on "The Drifter" Elias Sampson

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NWK2000
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A thought on "The Drifter" Elias Sampson

Post by NWK2000 » Apr 5th, '16, 19:31

So, a drifter by definition is someone who moves from place to place, usually on foot. When I think of a drifter, I think of a homeless guy, and, in Sampson's case, someone who plays music for money.

That said, Elias is suspiciously clean looking when he's on screen. He looks more like a hipster d-bag you'd see at a bar playing guitar to pick up girls. Is THAT where the heat of the gimmick comes from and I'm missing it? Other than that I don't see it
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Re: A thought on "The Drifter" Elias Sampson

Post by Big Red Machine » Apr 5th, '16, 20:24

NWK2000 wrote:So, a drifter by definition is someone who moves from place to place, usually on foot. When I think of a drifter, I think of a homeless guy, and, in Sampson's case, someone who plays music for money.

That said, Elias is suspiciously clean looking when he's on screen. He looks more like a hipster d-bag you'd see at a bar playing guitar to pick up girls. Is THAT where the heat of the gimmick comes from and I'm missing it? Other than that I don't see it
No. It's just that people don't like Elias Sampson because he's not very good.

What you suggest actually would be a pretty cool direction to take in the gimmick in to try to save it, though.
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Re: A thought on "The Drifter" Elias Sampson

Post by Serujuunin » Apr 5th, '16, 21:27

He looks like Scott Stapp, only less drug-y.

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