Shake, Rattle and Stroll: Narnia's Faves Visit the Ol' Malt Shop

 

 

Greetings and welcome to Narnia's Diner where our faves "shake our nerves and rattle our brains", as Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer once penned.  Grab your sweater and enough money for an ice cream float and a few tunes on the Wurlitzer.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Narnia has called out the word and we've got RSVP's from just about everyone!  Who's comin' for this bash?

Well, gotta have your letter men.

 

Harry Styles (from SNL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travis Kelce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the private school, look who's swinging by,

 

Austin Nichols (as J.D. in TDAT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we were able to pull these three cats away from their studies,

 

Mr. Liam Payne

 

and,

 

Zayn Malik

 

and,

 

Jensen Ackles

 

And looks like a few fellas from our rural areas came in to join the blast!  😁

none other than Mr. Blake Shelton

and,

Jared (as Cordell Walker)

 

Yes, there is going to be full representation at this malt shop, and that's the way it should be!

 

 

And at every malt shop gathering, you know there have to be some gate crashers, you know, those dark and dangerous rebels that the Shangri-La's sang about.  And to be honest, we don't mind at all.  😉🔥

Louis Tomlinson,

 

 

Bad, bad boys.

Adam Lambert

Badly behaved boys,

Adam Levine

And there has to be the dreamboat who will loan you that quarter for the jukebox,

Niall Horan

Now we see trouble coming!  Looks like we have a watchdog wanting to check out our scene!  Someone grab the door - oh no, too late.   It's Old Man, Daddy-O Gyllenhaal!  He's going to cramp everyone's style by showing up to pick up his vanilla cone (plain cake cone please!) for the drive home, while giving us all the spying eye...just be cool, just be cool.

Daddy-O Jake Gyllenhaal (in Enemy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, we won't let Old Man No Fun Gyllenhaal put a damper on THIS gig, no sirreee!   This place is too swingin'.

 

 

 

Aaah yes, good times for sure.  No Monster Energy, no Tik Tok.  These were filter-free days!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and, we know that with pictorial reminders like this, that Narnia can be a "diner" where all can pause for a few minutes and feast our attention on our fascinating faves.

 

 

LOL!  Figuratively speaking, of course.  And now it's time to blow this joint 'cause we gotta keep moving, know what I mean?  Freddie, do you have any words for everyone as we leave this diner?

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, no, no, no!  This was not that kind of Narnia post.  Another time, buddy!  

 

Happy Sunday, everyone and well.... back to 2021 now.  😉

 

 

pic sources:  reddit, 123rf, gifer, wallhere, giphy, weirdland, wheretoget, pinterest,

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                    Heights school district news, fanpop, jitterbuzz, the daily meal

our playlist:  Stagger Lee (band remix) - Lloyd Price

                     Long Tall Sally/Lucille - Little Richard

                     Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson

                     Sh-Boom - The Crew Cuts

                     The Leader of the Pack - the Shangri-La's

                      Blue Moon - The Marcels

                     Denim Jacket - Maroon 5

 

 

Watermelon Sugar High and Other Random Hallucinations

 

 

Harry Styles Performing, "Watermelon Sugar" on the Grammy Awards, March 14, 2021

Following Harry Styles' first ever Grammy win in the category of Best Pop Solo Performance for "Watermelon Sugar," Sony Records should have been quite pleased with the results of their relentless PR campaign of mass deception throughout 2020-21. Headlines similar to the one below reappearing at periodic intervals to amplify the message and steer the public away from any kind of independent interpretation to take hold:

What Is 'Watermelon Sugar' About? Harry Styles On The Meaning And Lyrics

11 May 2021, 09:43 CapitalFM

 

 

This week the Brit Awards also recognized "Watermelon Sugar" as the Best Single of the year (2020) at Tuesday's ceremony on May 11. And it wasn't just the awards, and the No. 1 Billboard achievement, that should have brought a smirk smile to the label's collective, self-satisfied faces. Rather, the grand accomplishment of convincing the general public that the "subliminal" meaning behind one of the gayest songs ever was actually about Harry's insatiable het appreciation of oral sex, is a feat truly worthy of a different kind of prize. One that starts with the letter "B" and ends with the letter "T". But, then again, that may explain why Harry wore that banana-shaped phallic pendant, or what has been fondly referred to as his "dick" accessory, on both nights - perhaps a cheeky reminder of what the real meaning is behind the song's fruity inspiration. "I don't know if I could ever live without," indeed, Harry.

The tubular pendant might even help to explain yesterday's massive dump of some fairly provocative unseen photos from Harry's November 16 2019 Saturday Night Live hosting/musical guest gig. Images that hardly supported Sony's subsequent hard sell narrative about how much, "Harry loves to celebrate oral sex with lots and lots of women."

Ever see a sashaying watermelon? Work it, Harry!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mouth open, ready to "taste" it

It's so wonderful and warm

And it sounds just like a song

Breathe me in, breathe me out

Getting washed away in you

Well, hello there, Cowboy

 

That's right, eighteen months after they were taken, these and many more pics (outtakes) from an SNL photoshoot appear on Twitter, almost like there might have been an embargo until after the 2020 music awards season. Hmm, seems like Sony may not have liked the possible counter narrative of Harry just being Harry. They also probably didn't much appreciate that he failed to thank Sony or his management team during his Brit acceptance speech last week either. Instead, Harry chose to show his gratitude to the fans and, this time, certain someones behind the scenes,

"I want to thank my friends for being so generous to me always. And everyone in my life who has my back. 

Thank you so much. I love you...."

 

"I love you."

Or, besides the possibility of a photo embargo newly lifted, these SNL outtakes might have been portending some new hammer about to drop relative to a certain tabloid fauxmance, which will remain nameless for obvious reasons. The prospect of another humiliating, four-month old "candid" waddling "penguin" video, targeted to provoke more fandom dismay, and just plain face-palming embarrassment, clearly cannot be ruled out either.  Especially, given Sony's past track record when it comes to exploiting marketing Harry's closet.

 

 

 

Then again, there is always the tried and true explanation of leaked or stolen photos to create even more confusion about what's really going on here.  Conceivably, just more chaos to distract from that very loud, "I love you," from Harry. Along with the inevitable fandom speculation about who he will give that second statuette that was bestowed upon Brit recipients to give to someone else as "an act of kindness." 

 

A second award to give to someone worthy. "Maybe for a reason completely unrelated to music." Possibly someone who has his back.

On the other hand, given Louis Tomlinson's announcement that he is becoming an "independent" artist (yet to be seen), followed by Sony being removed from his website (the act obviously meant to convince the public that Louis' situation is changing) , there certainly could be other happenings associated with this newfound Sony nonsense. Maybe something like that ridiculous manufactured twitter trend last week about how Harry is *gasp* losing his English accent because he's around Olivia Wilde so much. That's right, although some outlier tweets began to be seen right after his speech, for the most part, 24-hours later, people suddenly "realized," that Harry's losing his English accent!🤯 *shakes head* Talk about gaslighting of epic proportions. The kind of strong arm collective push to convince the public to not believe their own ears. Rather believe all these tweets of seemingly panicked "fans" suddenly obsessed with the Americanization of Harry. 

Flashback to the Big Lie Trump recently claimed, exhorting the world to not believe their own eyes about those January 6 insurrectionists, insisting instead that these rioters were not violent at all. Seriously, don't you know those "patriots" were actually "hugging and kissing" the police. In other words, let's be real. Gaslighters, got to gaslight. It's simply what they do. And, liars got to lie. That's how we know Sony hasn't gone anywhere yet when it comes to Louis Tomlinson.

In fact, the insistence that Harry is losing his accent was even more absurd considering he is currently on location in London and Brighton, filming a very English gay love story, surrounded by fellow countrymen and women.   Then again, My Policeman, just might be part of the reason for all of this duplicity in the first place.

 

Of course, for those paying attention, Sony can't help but show their hand, the clear reason for their deception eagerly provided in the coordinated articles being circulated. Articles at the ready, to spoon-feed the public with the "right" answer. At least, the right heterosexual...Harry can't-be-with Louis Tomlinson...answer.

Maybe it’s because he’s dating Olivia Wilde, who directed Harry in the upcoming movie “Don’t Worry Darling,” filmed in America.

Ah yes, the ol' America-California-Los Angeles nexus. In other words, never forget that Harry is nowhere near his very English arch nemesis, Louis Tomlinson.

As the 'Golden' singer has said, he feels most at home in his house in London, but, he spends so much of his life on the road and recorded loads of his second album, 'Fine Line' out in California where so many of his friends live.

Remember, being an independent artist does not mean being a free one. Although we here at Narnia recognize progress when we see it and cannot deny that Louis' announcement is most definitely a step in the right direction.

 

May 11, 2021

 

So congratulations, Louis. And congratulations, Harry. Two very special men who keep walking that fine line and strategizing how to best climb those high walls and embrace the future together. You two are incredibly brave, and inspiring. The dream team in every way.

 

Pic sources: Harry Styles Fashion Archive, Twitter, Tumblr, Music Week, The Brits - ITV, The Grammys - CBS

Our Playlist: Drag Me Down - Louis Tomlinson (Live from London) 

                     Ultra Light Beam (Kanye West Cover, The Garage) - Harry Styles 

                     Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band

                     Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen

 

Jake Gyllenhaal and Austin Nichols' Merry Month of May Strikes Again - Pt II

 

(To start at the beginning, start with Part 1 - click here)

 

Jake and Austin's Month of May - Timeline continued.

See below excerpts from 2004 interviews where people try to explain why Jake didn’t get cast for The Dreamers. The problem is Jake was cast for The Dreamers and it was announced on April 22, but suddenly something changed between that date and June 19^th. My conclusion: Austin Nichols entered Jake’s life like a bolt of lightning.

[Note: for the sake of space, only one excerpt is given]

 

INTERVIEW: Bernando Bertolucci of "The Dreamers"
POSTED ON 02/06/04 AT 9:00 A.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

Q: Can you talk about casting and how that came about? Why, for instance, Michael Pitt in this picture instead of Jake Gyllenhaal?

BB: I thought he was good as the provincial, innocent, naïve boy. I got to him after I had been in this country, Los Angeles and New York, to do the casting sessions. [I saw] him and two or three other kids. I liked him. But then, in London, before I decided to do anything, I met Jake Gyllenhaal. I liked him very much. I saw him on stage and then it was clear that Jake would have been so tortured about showing his body. It became clear almost immediately after a few days. I know that he was one of those very meticulous actors who wants to know everything and wants explanation. Every time there was a scene that was sexy, I would see myself trying to explain [to him.] It was impossible. I don’t blame him because I would have reacted in the same way. I cannot be naked in front of a camera. So then, I thought about this kid in New York with big lips. I saw Michael Pitt in “Bully,” which was really good.

 Jake "so tortured about showing his body."   Hmm.   That was kind of an interesting take, wasn't it? 😉   But the more important point is The Dreamers was to film in Paris.  Was Jake so smitten with Austin that the idea of leaving for Paris was deemed to be out of the question?  Aah, young love.

Jake and his novio Austin would not let the general public know they were "socializing official" until November 2005 when they accompanied one another to the premiere of Heath Ledger's film Casanova.  Where?  At an Arclight Theater, a group of theaters frequented by both men and a particular favorite of Austin's. Lucky for them!

 

Date Night for Fetus Jake and Austin

 

 

Clearly, this narrowed time in May has special meaning to Jake and Austin.  In an excellent post by the Grand Poobah, Special K, on her blog Oh My Godot entitled When They Met...Ten Years Later, the comment thread discusses an extremely rare tweet sighting of Jake and Austin together at an In-N-Out burger joint in Los Angeles, late at night the previous day, Saturday, May 11, 2012.  The encounter was told by the girlfriend of the one involved in the run-in.  Her twitter handle was "Allybunny" and she tweeted about it only hours after the sighting, in the wee hours of the morning.

 

 

 

As an interesting aside, a couple of items could be noted about this account and that is 1) although the twitter account is still online, there have been a couple subtle name changes. She is now Ally Mays, @allybunny and 2) her account has been wiped clean.  Not only wiped clean, but her twitter creation date is now July 2012. At the time of her tweets above, they were published in May 2012.

 

 

It's interesting for an account to delete all of their tweets, yet leave the account up with an empty slate.  There's not one tweet listed.  And to show a re-creation several months later?  Just some unavoidable observations. 😉  It's nice to look back and reminisce about a rare Jake and Austin sighting, which occurred in May.

And so now we'll circle back around to these new pictures of Jake and Cadieu, allegedly together in New York City last week while Austin is...we have no idea where Austin is.  😁

Jake's social media team may wish to work a little harder on the "hand holding", perhaps consult with Liam Payne's team.  Oh wait.  That may not be a good idea after all as they don't quite seem to have the hang of that demonstration of light PDA either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Narnia finds it a tough sell.

 

holding onto that thumb!

 

And then a few more "new" photos were released the next day, supposedly of the twosome going "solo", but with Cadieu reportedly walking behind Jake, although she is not visible yet with what has been provided up to this point. 

Even the Daily Fail seemed to provide conflicting accounts of were they or weren't they together on the streets of New York:

"And Jake Gyllenhaal, 40, and his French girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu, 25, kept a low profile as they were spotted out separately in Manhattan." - Daily Fail, May 08, 2021

vs.

"The actor strolled ahead of his model girlfriend and chatted away on the phone while his partner strolled solo behind through NYC." - Daily Fail, May 08, 2021 (same article)
 

His publicity/social media team throws another ineffective piece of kindling on the Coleman fire, by having a few intern accounts speculate about a ring on Cadieu's finger.

 

 

So the purpose of the meal leftovers in aluminum foil was to draw attention to the beard's fingers, an increasingly familiar tactic seen on Just Jared which is to use Instagram or other social media to plant "speculation" about a ring.

 

Zach Braff and Florence Pugh - are they or aren't they

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly - "THAT finger!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was not a similar Just Jared post for Jake and Cadieu, only leftovers in aluminum foil and mild Instagram "ring" speculation.  Perhaps another NYC stroll may need to be taken to fuel stronger word buzz, but in the meantime it would seem that May 7 was the day to bring us some Jake paparazzi content.

Again, according to the timeline,  

• 5/06/2002 20th Century Fox picked up The Day After Tomorrow after an aggressive bidding war that included offers from five studios (HR 5/6). An immediate preproduction start is promised. Preproduction means that the script is finished and now location scouting, assembling the crew and casting begins. Production for TDAT set to begin in the fall.

• 5/6/2002 – 5/26/2002 Jake disappears from public view for 20 days.

 

In typical publicist fashion when it comes to Narnia's couples, special events, moments or anniversary dates are all prime targets to be replicated and tainted by beards or meards.  And in this case?  The planets are aligning and narrowing down the heart-eyes 😍 meeting between Jake and Austin at The Day After Tomorrow auditions more and more....to May 7.

Was it May 07?  Let's just say, 

 

 

😊

 

 

Happy Anniversary of First Meeting, Jake and Austin. 💘

 

 

pic sources:  holyclip, Just Jared 

our playlist:   - Across the Room - Odesza (featuring Leon Bridges)

                      I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher

                      The Day we Fell in Love - Nick Kingsley and Danny

                                                                  Farrant

                       I Live for Your Love - Natalie Cole