Saturday, March 31, 2018

March Madness with the Padackles Foursome: Birthdays, Promo, and Double-Dealing


The first couple of weeks of March for the Padackles foursome has become,



when you take a look at why:

Jensen Ackles birthday - March 1
Odette Padalecki birthday (allegedly) - March 17 
Danneel Harris birthday - March 18
Tom Padalecki birthday - March 19


And in 2018, let's add two more events which further crowded the first couple of weeks of the month:

Jensen appearance on Jimmy Kimmel - March 19
J2 at Paley Fest in Los Angeles with cast - March 20

What are the odds?  Kind of opportunistic like beard Chloe Bennet's birthday falling on April 18, six days before Austin Nichols' which would prove to be beneficial in helping to "book" Austin's calendar and distance him from wherever Jake Gyllenhaal was.

Kind of surprisingly, Jared and the boys were allowed to be seen at the brewery where Jensen's 40th family wing ding was held, although not without his beard. In fact, the birthday party proved to be a vehicle for selling the separate, yet cohesive duo-family narrative, as evident in this video:




What's in a location? What's in a date? Between both beards Danneel and Genevieve, it would seem they're beating down a well-worn path between Austin TX and Vancouver. By March 13, Danneel, daughter JJ and the twins are supposed to be back in Vancouver ON just in time for the beard to throw a big crew bash for her 'hubs', said to even include Canadian Sarah McLachlin.  On Mar 16, it's off to Los Angeles for the entire Ackles family and supposedly they miss Odette's first birthday which is said to take place in Austin, TX. 

While Genevieve's Instagrams/Stories did place her physically in Austin TX at a SXSW event on the 14th, nothing else places her in attendance at a birthday celebration except an "Austin TX" location, which frankly doesn't work as a valid back-up with publicists having access to their accounts.


http://spn-j2-blog.tumblr.com/post/171992641359

A few random social media sightings allegedly placing Jared in Austin, TX.

Only 1307 tweets to this account and a convenient Texas location. Other than that, this account is an awful lot of retweets.



Only 576 tweets to her account?  I'm sorry, but this looks like Green Screen city, even though it's supposed to be at an indoor trampoline park (what? Isn't that where you held your child's first birthday party?):



This picture was supposed to place them in Austin during this time period when really it could have been taken at another time and why taken from behind?



Oh, wait!  How could I forget?

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The fandom has plane!anon informants.


misc 5

(Anonymous) 2018-03-17 09:58 am (UTC)(link)

Vancouver - Austin 22m ago
 
Meanwhile, supposedly the Ackles are in the air at 37,000 ft with a glut of pictures like these to "prove" they're real time:


http://beefcakemish.tumblr.com/post/171934854380/httpswwwinstagramcompbgzcritahsg
 

And how could the Ackles have attended that big #1 birthday for Odette when there was flying and Disneyland to do?


But of course!  Complete with blog speculation about the obvious:



Re: JP: misc 5

(Anonymous) 2018-03-17 10:23 pm (UTC) (link)

I find it really interesting that Jensen (& Danneel) choose to miss Odette’s first birthday and instead go to LA.

It definitely goes against the whole BFF/commune image they’ve been trying to sell.
I even saw some hets on Twitter commenting that it was sad "the Ackles" were missing it.
From either a hat or het perspective, I find it to be an odd choice.



Re: JP: misc 5

(Anonymous) 2018-03-17 10:34 pm (UTC) (link)

na
It is what it is.


LOL, the sympathy was really there, wasn't it?

So following Danneel's celebration at Disneyland on the 18th,  the birthday train kept on rolling. It was Tom Padalecki's sixth birthday and once again, beard Genevieve had a slew of pictures to share, but nothing which time and date stamped the event.  And Jensen?  Well, doggone it, he had DVD commentary to tape and a show in L.A. to do!









So, was the timing of the Kimmel appearance something which just couldn't wait? Let's check the topics discussed: the four birthday parties, the brewery, the upcoming Scoobynatural episode.  Well, promo is promo after all....Darn the luck, Tom and Odette.  

Unless, like we at Narnia, you also find it hard to believe that papa Jensen would really miss that big Number 1 and a Number 6.  "But, but, but - Disneyland! Kimmel! Da plane, da plane!"  How could this be?

Well, number one, it's extremely doubtful Jared was ever in Austin, TX, but instead was in Los Angeles along with Jensen. The DVD commentary time certainly did not have to have taken place on the 19th, which opens up the day's schedule for a party for Tom.  IF Tom's birthday is even really on the 19th.  It likely is because I don't know if there was date-playing going on back then, but it's always possible the date is not true.

But Odette's is a different story.  From the very beginning, the gestation periods for Odette Padalecki, Arrow and Zeppelin Ackles were filled with suspect photos, wild rumors and OTT social media activity.  

Her birthday is supposed to be March 17. What if she was actually  born earlier than that, like we suspect was the same case for the twins?  Looking back at February 2017, the J's were both incognito the week of February 6 with a thread on Spn_Goss titled "Jensen and Jared time off".

Threads continue to read of an old January sighting, Danneel posting a brewery Instagram, and Jensen tweeting. In other words, zilch-o sightings of the two men until the following weekend when the Vegas Con occured and even then, only a few Jared sightings in Vegas. In the early midnight hour on Saturday the 12th, Jared had a very vocal social media rant allegedly with a hotel employee, a run-in the likes of which fans have seen before.




Aaah yes.  J2 fans had become familiar with these social media "eruptions".  In the past, they appeared to serve as a means to place Jared where he really wasn't.  Was that the case again last spring?  Could it be that Odette was really being born at this time or had she been born earlier in the week and Jared was providing cover for he and Jensen to sneak into Vegas?

Why Vegas?  Las Vegas is only a little over an hour's flight from southern California. Why is this a key? Because we've stated this before:  the state of California is the Cadillac of surrogacy friendly states for same-sex couples. When the baby is born, that baby is theirs, hands down and no fear of losing custody.

Sidenote: the week following Vegas Con was also without sightings of J2. They did not show up on set until the 20th. This would have given both men about two weeks devoted time with the new baby.

And what about this year?  What happened around this same time period in 2017?  Well, there was no filming on 2/9 and 2/12 due to the Canada Day holiday.   Oh look - here's a plane!anon to tell everyone what's going to happen next.



Re: Misc

(Anonymous) 2018-02-09 05:36 pm (UTC)

they are still in van but a private charter is gonna depart soon so to Austin.


*eye roll*

What then followed? The livestream with Genevieve, Danneel and Genevieve's mother, remember that one?  The Valentine's "hockey game" family date with the floating cell phone photo? Jensen incognito?  

Could it be that a big No. 1 birthday was really being celebrated during this time instead of the noisy "March 17" surrounded by plane rides, Disney and Kimmel?


Same with the birth of the Ackles twins.  In fact, Narnia did a post on the Big Hinky which took place during a similar "Look Over Here, Not Over There" entitled "It Was the Biggest, Secondest Wedding of the Year "

That escapade began on Friday, November 18 and brought both Jared and Jensen to where?  To Los Angeles, CA.  The big distraction that time was Mark Sheppard and his bride's second wedding, which was Big. Lavish. Cast-Filled.  Everyone was there and they were tweeting, Instagram'ing and Facebook'ing.  Pictures everywhere!  This "second" marriage event was even covered by eonline.  

The wedding was then followed by an MIA Jensen Ackles and soon, the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas for both men to bond and care for the new twins.  Nice piece of scheduling!  [I think we've noticed another gay couple taking advantage of the winter holidays to also have some of their children born. *wink*]

And could it be that the cover Mark Sheppard's wedding provided for Jensen and Jared, was one reason why Mr. Sheppard left the show on such bitter terms?  Even if the wedding expenses were covered by the Padackles in exchange for the cover, one could imagine feeling betrayed in a sense if let go by the show.  

All things to think about the possibility of, if you're open minded enough to realize that the public lives of J2 have been nothing but out of pattern since the fall of 2016.  But perhaps the reason is because they are hiding something rather big, such as the realization that these two men are indeed following in the footsteps of Jake and Austin.   That's a pretty darn big secret.

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Monday, March 26, 2018

Jake Gyllenhaal Is Changing Faces - Watch Him Go!


It was just last October that Jake was announced as the new face of Eternity Calvin Klein:
 

"The company announced today that Jake Gyllenhaal will star in a new series of ads for Eternity by Calvin Klein, appearing alongside supermodel and advocate Liya Kebede and four-year-old Leila as a thoroughly modern 21st century family.


The trio will also appear in commercials that will debut later this month. In a press release Calvin Klein said that the new Eternity campaign focuses on “Calvin Klein’s longstanding ideas of romance, love, intimacy, and commitment. Today, those values continue with the focus very much on contemporary life.
- Jake Gyllenhaal is the New Face of Eternity Calvin Klein 


While Narnia is still waiting for the follow-up Calvin Klein ad to the October 2017 debut, we'll admire this new venture of Jake's for Cartier.


 
Let's get a better look at that picture since Twitter seemed to take editing into its own hands:



From WWD, the accompanying story -


WATCH FACE: Jake Gyllenhaal is joining forces with Cartier as the new face of its Santos de Cartier watch, WWD has learned exclusively.



The star of films including “Brokeback Mountain” and “Stronger” will appear in a film advertisement for the timepiece due to be released this spring in movie theaters and online.



“Integrity, dedication and boundless curiosity: Jake Gyllenhaal embodies the Santos de Cartier man. A man who commits utterly and does nothing by halves. A man who defines fearless as honest and true to himself,” Cartier said in a statement on Monday.

“Jake Gyllenhaal reveals a new side to his talent with every film, performing a wide variety of roles. Cartier was drawn to his invincible style and fearless spirit,” it added.

The endorsement marks a departure for Cartier, which has not previously featured a celebrity in its advertisements, although it has close relationships with film industry figures like Sofia Coppola, who as a “friend” of the house was pictured wearing its ClĂ© de Cartier watch in 2016 and last year directed a commercial for the Panthère watch.

Though considered one of Hollywood’s most stylish leading men, Gyllenhaal has been highly selective in his brand endorsements.
source -  Jake Gyllenhaal is the New Face of Santos de Cartier Watch




Well, it does look like this time around, Jake's team steered away from the high diving board and chose the safe side of the pool:


"will appear in a film advertisement"


We at Narnia are thankful for this kind of clarification.  You know, so we aren't waiting for a sequel or a.....campaign™.  ;-)

On a side note, it is interesting to look at the differences between two write-ups on this Cartier story, that which is between WWD and The Hollywood Reporter.  Narnia has noticed for a while that The Hollywood Reporter has lost much of its "independent" edge and it could not be more evident than in this Cartier story.

Two eyebrow raising inclusions in this HR version :

1)  a reference to a recent bot stunt that was carried out by Drew Barrymore on the James Corden show: 

"Gyllenhaal, a person that Drew Barrymore loves, most recently starred in a Calvin Klein campaign for the Eternity fragrance"

The hyperlink "Drew Barrymore loves" even takes you to The Hollywood Reporter's version of the story.

2) the usage of a photo from the alleged "fan" Instagram account jakebullshittingovereveryone, I mean jakeovereverything.

 

This is followed with a post of humble "stokedness" by the surprisingly privileged social media account:


 Oh, and another slip-in of the Drew Barrymore "story".  It's a two-for-one!  How organic.



Nonetheless, Narnia will enjoy the new picture of Jake, which features one of his most graceful assets - his hands, which have always been eye catching.  The hardware from Cartier isn't too shabby either!  And not to mention, the extra "spending change" will come in quite handy for the Gyllenichols household.

As a fellow OMG friend of mine has said,

"New shoes for everyone!"

;-)

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