Thursday, February 9, 2017

When It Was a 5 O'Clock World for These OTP's

Just think - at one time, these guys looked forward to a 5 o'clock world on Friday.

In no particular order, we present:

Kris Allen - shoe salesman [He dropped out of college in the middle of his junior year to pursue music professionally, performing in local bars and working as a shoe salesman to make ends meet. wikipedia]

Adam Lambert - Starbucks employee [While he lived a normal civilian life, Adam Lambert hustled his way by working at Starbucks.  ppcorn.com]




Harry Styles - a baker [We came to W. Mandeville to be honest because Harry Styles used to work there. facebook]





Louis Tomlinson - worked at Toys R Us [He used to work at Toys R Us. wattpad, This is Us movie]


Jared Padalecki - it would appear Mr. Jared went straight to acting out of high school.  However...how about parade grand marshal? 
[Jared was the grand marshal for a parade in his hometown in 2000. Quora]


Jensen Ackles - model [After modelling on and off since the age of 4, Ackles began to concentrate on an acting career in 1996. wikipedia



Jake Gyllenhaal - restaurant busboy [Gyllenhaal also took summer jobs, including working as a busboy and lifeguard.  [LAtimes]
[He said he was kind of a brat. What happened?
Well, he was very young. I think he had just turned 16 at the time. On Martha’s Vineyard in July and August, it’s crazy-busy. Every night is like a busy Saturday night, so you need everybody to show up to work, right? He had his mother call into the restaurant to say that he was sick for the day. My buddy and I who ran the place were like, “Oh my God. I can’t believe that Jake’s mother just called to say that he’s home sick and can’t come to work.”

So the next morning, we went to the drugstore and bought a baby bottle and a little pacifier, and when he came back to work, we gave him so much shit. We just didn’t let up. Every day for the rest of the summer, we kept on giving him water in a baby bottle. He was just telling me how that kind of resonated with him in terms of work ethic, so I thought it was kind of cute. grubstreet]

Austin Nichols - movie note taker.  No seriously, I have been unsuccessful finding any kind of job other than acting that Austin has had.

Zayn Malik - wanted to be a boxer.  [The 1D star just recently revealed that he wants to become a boxer. musictimes]

Liam Payne - fancied being a firefighter because he liked the idea of saving people.  [Liam once revealed that his dream job (aside from ‘globally successful boyband member’) is a firefighter. metro.co.uk, gif by mikkipedia]



You've gotta love the baker, shoe salesman, Starbucks barista, Toys R Us employee.  Here's to you, fellas.  Don't forget the joys of what a 5 o'clock world was.  :-)

It's a 60's FRIDAY!!!  Enjoy!

via GIPHY

pic sources:  all credited in the text
our playlist:  5 o'clock world - The Vogues
                     Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors
                     What Does It Take (To Win Your Love For Me) -
                      Junior Walker & the All Stars






2 comments:

destiny said...

I'm digging the 60s Friday.

prairiegirl said...

You know it!! I was digging it just downloading the songs into the player. LOL!! Some great stuff. I think we'll do 70's today.

You know what I always loved, was when the cast of The Drew Carey Show did their opening number to 5 o'clock World. Sooooo awesome. Music is meant to be sung by us all and hummed, tap the steering wheel to, karaoke to and dance to. No matter if it's on a dance floor or in your home while you're just hanging out.

Who wrote 5 o'clock World anyway? They should be enshrined and saluted. What a wonderful song.

Our heater was broken in the office for the past two days and on Thursday, while it was in the teens outside, our temp inside was 61.something or other. It was darn miserable. Yesterday, I couldn't wait to leave. 3 thirty and I was out of there, ON THE DOT. 3 thirty world, lol.