Sunday, April 19, 2020

Narnia Says Save the Date for This One


First of all, M&M and I wanted to wish OMG/Narnia veteran "m" a belated Happy Birthday!  Hope you had a pleasant, albeit a different kind of day.  None of our birthdays is the same this year, is it?  But I just had mine a few days ago and I have to say, it was one of the most wonderful ones in a long time.  I heard from so many folks, an old college mate, my dog & cat people, lots of friends and family.  All via phone.  It was awesome and just kind of a Snap-Out -Of-It reminder how special our birthdays are. 



And so where are we today?  Well, since Jake's team wanted to start the ball rolling with a Countdown towards Austin's birthday, let's not shy away ourselves, right?  Because our Big Guy has a Big One coming this year. Ohhhhhhh yes.  So, shhhhh, this is just between all of us.  Keep this on the down low!

Now, shhhhhh.  Nothing big, nothing fancy. Drop in anytime for a little happy toast,




We can easily social distance and salute one of our faves on one of those milestone birthdays.

And as we were mentioning, one way we know this Big One is coming is because his better half's PR team has already begun their countdown.  Ten (10) days prior. Perhaps one day per head at their Gyllynichols dinner table?  ;D




*smirk*  Even after being a no-show attendee during Jake's Broadway performance of Seawall/A Life, despite a two month opportunity window of August and September last year,  now ten days before Austin's birthday, here comes Holland to trot out his I-miss-my-husband chatter??  Naw, I don't think that quite works...















lol.  Yes, pretty much.   And because the orders from the social media team to the interns were to deliver an even "bigger" blow, well, they added this little bit of "rapid-fire".



And it looks like maybe the hope was the "rapid-fire" would be a direct fire, causing Jaustinites to pack up our toys,








 


and go home or something?  LOL!  They don't know us very well to this day even, do they?   smh.

 ANYwayyyyy, that was entertaining.  

 And at the other end of the Gyllynichols "dinner table",  you've got the Birthday Boy to-be using his bro-in-law's (or ex-bro-in-law???) dog as a deard and place him in Austin, TX.   But it is a cute video and big dogs are fun to love on. Even IF the intern should've paid attention and used a video which showed "Willie" as he looks NOW and not several weeks ago because there's a bit of calendar inconsistency here.


 

VIEWER ADVISORY

On a more serious, but brief note, Narnia wants to issue a Viewer Warning for the following video, but feel it's important to note what Social Media teams stoop to or is it strictly the influence of a creepy ex-brother-in-law?  One has to wonder where Austin's sister is who allows their young daughter to be in a video where she is in a playacting of being kidnapped by an older man.  Or is it yet another sadistic maneuver by Jake's team of perpetrating that age-old projected and false image of Austin being a perv?

The manipulative video involves the youngest sibling. This is a trend noticed with both Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, who along with their beards, utilize the youngest and most innocent of their children to pose with in the non-manip'ed photos.  As the children get older, they do not seem to be brought into a situation where their self-awareness is compromised.  Children get wise pretty quick and there is an age where Dad and Papa cannot pull the wool over their eyes any longer.  It's a dangerous position they risk putting their children in, although with so much evidence now preserved on tumblrs, twitters and Instagrams, the children are all going to know the truth someday anyway, if they don't already and if they do, well....those will be some scars that will likely need some therapy.  
• Boy, this is all shaping up predictably, isn't it?  Of course a reunited One Direction 10th anniversary project is only going to benefit the very ones who have imprisoned or played along with forced narratives on these men:


I think Narnia feels quite comfortable in saying that Simon Cowell and James Corden are the unwanted dust specks on the pristine car windows of life after an unexpected rainfall.



We here at Narnia are unsure where this talk of a One Direction anniversary is going, but given that Sony/Syco have plotted out this Hiatus from Hell to primarily consolidate their power and control over the group (yes, plotted), as well as to frustrate and sandbag the Larrie fandom in the process, there is little likelihood that Reunion talk will lead to anything more than a similar demoralizing outcome. Here's a more than plausible theory of what's really going on behind the scenes. Let's have poor Liam begin spreading the idea (because officially anyway, he is the one member who is not tied to Sony/Syco at all).  As a result, fans naturally believe that the Reunion idea must be organic and pure, coming from the members of the group themselves. Conveniently that makes Sony/Syco appear to be innocent bystanders, passively sitting by. We feel your pain, Louis:




Fans naturally become excited to see their boys working together again and then suddenly something happens at the last minute that tanks everything or makes someone look like a hero. Pay attention to where this narrative might be going, given the previous four years of power, corruption, lies, and deception on the part of Sony/Syco. On April 13, 2020, James Corden interviews Liam Payne and here's the story that's presented:
Corden:  Liam I want to talk to you about this.   This July will be the 10th anniversary of One Direction. You’ve been speaking about this a little bit. Are there plans afoot for you guys to do anything special to celebrate this milestone?

Liam:  Uhm, well I’m not allowed to say too much obviously ‘cause I’d be giving it away. But we’ve been, we’ve been speaking a lot more at the moment. I think we're all feeling that, that the 10-year is a very special moment. Especially, at the age we are. I’m only 26 and we’re 10 years into this, which is amazing. Had a beautiful Facetime with Niall who I hadn’t spoken to in a long time and speaking with Louis. Uhm, yeah, it’s been really nice. It’s a nice moment.

Corden:  See, that’s really not, that's not the answer I, or any other Directioner wanted.  But I know it’s the only one you can give.  

Okay, what have we just been told? 

1)  Liam is the ringleader of this Reunion idea.
2)  James Corden knows nothing about the Reunion so he hopes, Liam will spill the beans.
3)  Liam reveals that he's speaking with members of the group a lot lately.
4)  Yet Liam only mentions Niall and Louis by name. No Harry once again. [Is this to plant the seed that if the 'reunion' falls through that Harry will be to blame, which will cause Larries to be bullied further in the fandom? One of Sony's favorite past times.]

 Then on April 18th (only five days later) here comes the Daily Fail with this "bombshell":

One Direction's rumoured comeback 'sparks battle between Simon Cowell and James Corden over who will host their return to TV screens'

By Jack Newman For Mailonline
Published: | Updated:

Really? Just five days ago, Corden knew nothing about this Reunion and wanted Liam to dish. Since Simon Cowell only owns 25% of Syco (that's right) this means that Sony now owns the controlling interest in the company, Narnia is not buying this friendly competition. We all know that Corden and Ben Winston have had a "special" public relationship (i.e., access) to Harry Styles since his 2017 one week residency. We also know that Corden and Winston have been consistently involved in selling Sony narratives about Harry like this nonsense:  Hmm

“Happy Together,” which has One Direction star Harry Styles as an executive producer and stars Daman Wayans, Jr., is also for E4. ... It is loosely based on the time when, at the height of One Direction's fame, Styles was living in the attic of Ben Winston, partner at James Corden's shingle Fulwell 73.Sep 27, 2018

Or, Harry and Ken-dull Jenner with this EW headline:

Harry Styles plays juicy rounds of Spill Your Guts with ex Kendall Jenner on The Late Late Show

"Which songs on your last album were about me?" Jenner asked Styles.
By Nick Romano
December 11, 2019 at 09:42 AM EST
 

Or Harry, the jet-setting 'vroom, vroom' international playboy,



Of course, we will have to wait to see where all this talk is going. But, Sony is most definitely behind this "rumor" about a One Direction reunion in July. Not Liam Payne. Not the guys. Not James Corden or Ben Winston. Sony Music Group are experts at wiping their fingerprints clean from the scene of the crime. And like always, we will be waiting and watching to see just how this narrative will evolve.  Although one thing is for certain-Sony will be the primary beneficiary, one way or another. If the reunion goes through, Sony makes tons of money. If it doesn't, someone will be blamed and why do we think it will be one, or more of the boys?

 • One thing Sony can't touch and that is the integrity and talent of these five men.  Here was Liam Payne yesterday performing on the 
One World:  Together at Home concert, hosted by Lady Gaga and telecast globally.  



  That was a fine performance of his latest single, Midnight which is written and produced by Alesso.   And there was another 1D'er.  Yes, Niall Horan performed Slow Hand.


The fund raising concert provided some very good performances and we're going to close the post with this one, The Prayer, sung by Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Lady Gaga and John Legend with Lang Lang on the piano.  Beautiful piece.





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