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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 05:27 PM Dec 2019

Say it ain't so...Eric Carmen has gone full-blown angry Chuck Woolery MAGAt on Twitter.

It came out of nowhere, a couple of weeks ago...he started tweeting about how he was going to block anyone who said anything bad about Trump.

Now he's re-tweeting Breitbart and Scavino's propaganda videos in a flood.

Some dust was raised with Steven Van Zandt...who is NOT a Trump supporter...which led Van Zandt to state that he's NOT in a feud with Carmen, that he respects his music while not agreeing with his politics.

Breaks my heart. Played The Raspberries to death in the 70s.

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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
7. His tweet:
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 08:35 PM
Dec 2019
Stevie Van Zandt
@StevieVanZandt

Just for the record, we are NOT feuding with Eric Carmen. We consider him a friend. We stay out of each others’ politics. This rabid tribalism has to stop. We have to stop the war of words and focus on our common ground and that begins with music. Without that there’s no hope.

12:41 PM · Nov 30, 2019·Twitter for iPhone


hlthe2b

(102,269 posts)
8. So Steven Van Zandt is immensely talented and SANE AND COLLEGIAL.
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 08:47 PM
Dec 2019

I have no such compunction toward Trump sycophants.

Good on Van Zandt, though, I guess.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
11. His wife Maureen tweeted that a newspaper started the "feud" rumor
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 09:04 PM
Dec 2019

He DOES discuss politics frequently on Twitter, but it's always his beliefs, never an argument with anyone. Of course, on his own Twitter feed, if someone gives him crap, he shoots them down...he loves the term "twidiots."

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
2. In the future, when Eric Carmen's concerts are unattended and Trump sits in prison
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 05:37 PM
Dec 2019

The two of them could do a duet: "All By Myself".

blm

(113,061 posts)
5. He started to lose it in the 90s. Got along with him great in
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 06:31 PM
Dec 2019

the years before that. There was a fairly large group of us Clevelanders in LA during the 80s.

hlthe2b

(102,269 posts)
10. I know the connection to Carmen, but I have to wonder how many (few) here do
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 08:51 PM
Dec 2019

When I was learning to play some classical piano, though I really wanted to learn pop songs, I have to say I was immensely grateful to Eric Carmen for somehow making it more "cool." LOL

Celerity

(43,356 posts)
9. I had to Google him, never heard of him, and listening to his music I can understand why, lolol
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 08:49 PM
Dec 2019

not my cuppa


All by Myself

is



inducing


not shocked he is a Rumper MAGAt

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