It's Break Time! - Time for Narnia's Appreciations: Part Two

 

Hahaha, yes there is!  We just have so many favorite guys, what can we say?  Let's get going!  There's turkey to eat.

Let's start off with Mr. Louis.  Louis Tomlinson - don't believe everything you're seeing on this guy right now.  Except for how awesome he is.  Because he's being sabotaged (as usual???).  But Narnia salutes Louis.  We're with him - and hoping 2026 brings better treatment for him and Harry.

 

2025 - looking fantastic, Louis!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a clip of Louis singing "Lemonade" for Amazon Music UK:

 

 

And we are thankful for Harry Styles, who has to be one of the best sports around.  Has GOT to be with all the mis-handling of his image constantly going on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You really realize how there are so few photos of Harry really smiling in a simple outing.  Let's go back in time.  Here's a nice smirk. 

 

 

And from a couple of kings to another on the football field, here's Mr. Patrick Mahomes.  Talk about a guy who's had alot of outside interference the last several years with his career and yet he still manages to move up in the record books.

 

Here he is arriving today for the game vs. the Dallas Cowboys:

 

credit:  Farzin Vousoughian on X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this old favorite - LOVED this jacket on him.  Never forgetting this jacket!

 

 

and let's sneak in this eggplant number from 2019 at the 101 Awards:

 

Phew!   Hey, and how about Travis Kelce?  The grand classic tight-end:

 

 

 And an oldie but goodie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While we're on another "athlete" track, let's move to NHL hockey and be thankful to see Jonathan Toews back on the ice, now playing for the Winnipeg Jets.  The NHL have arrival photos, too!  You cannot beat the "arrival" pics.

 

from this year, 2025 - gameface

 A vintage!  Look how young he was here:

And Patrick Kane:

 

from 2025 this year, now playing for the Detroit Red Wings

 

 credit:  Toewsy tumblr

 

And last but certainly not least, I, I mean Narnia has two "new" faves because this author has been binging on the 70's TV show, Emergency! and it's a re-discovery and obsession.  If you haven't seen the show, it is available on the streaming platform Peacock, as well as FETV and METV.  It's a show about Firehouse station 51 and features their two paramedics, Roy DeSoto and John Gage, in addition to the medical leaders at the fictional Rampart Hospital.  In the time period of the show, paramedics were a relatively new and approved addition to fire houses.  If you watch the first two episodes of Season 1, they are called The Wedworth-Townsend Act, named after the law which started the ball rolling.

A change in state law was necessary to allow personnel other than doctors and nurses to render emergency medical care. Hahn recruited two state legislators who wrote the Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act of 1970, signed into law by Governor Ronald Reagan on July 15, 1970, despite opposition from doctors, nurses, and attorneys. Paramedic training began the next month at the Freeman Memorial Hospital under Graf’s direction. It was the first nationally accredited paramedic training program in the United States. – via Los AngelesCounty Fire Museum

And so these two guys' characters are very brave and impactful paramedics. They couldn't be more different in personality and already having watched some personal interviews, the behind-the-scenes of the show have been quite impressive already.  

So, quickly, here they are - Roy DeSoto played by Kevin Tighe and John Gage, played by Randolph Mantooth.   They are seniors now but still quite active, as they both have been working on a documentary about paramedics and Kevin was recently in the movie One Battle After Another. 

What a smile "Roy DeSoto" has!

 

the wire rims on Kevin!

 

And the spicy, fireball Johnny Gage:

                                                  don't fool with this guy!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here the two guys were as their own guests from the Into the Unknown podcast, talking about their experiences on the show.   I have not listened to the podcast yet, but can't wait to.  They look terrific, don't they? 🙌🙌

 

 

 So, there we have it!  So many, I mean, so much to be thankful for.   Their teams can give us numerous headaches, but we're still here and it's worth it.  We celebrate them all.

We at Narnia Dispatches want to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating today.  

And for all of us - we're all hanging in there together, okay?  A day at a time!

 

pic sources:  Farzin Vousoughian twitter, pikbee, KC Chiefs, eltravedor twitter,  Fashion Ref,

                     whydisignupforthisgodforsakenplace, Winnipeg Jets NHL,  pka-boo, toewsy

                     tumblr, TV Gems, emergency51_lacofd, johnnysgreenpen, pinterest,

                     Into the Unknown.com, giphy

our playlist:  We Have Each Other - In Paradise

                      Kind and Generous - Natalie Merchant

                      What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

                      Every Day - Rascal Flatts

                      All That I'm Allowed (Thankful) - Elton John 

It's Break Time! - Time for Narnia's Appreciations: Part One

 

It's Thanksgiving here in the wild a** United States, which is where we at Narnia Dispatches are located, so we say it's BREAK TIME!  As we break for the holiday of giving thanks for all we've been blessed with over the years and the present time, it would be easy to say, "Yeah, but..." considering all that's been going on in this country.

Then, throw on top of that, watching some of the continued nonsense of celebrity/athlete publicist teams, sports leagues and record companies, well, it would be understandable to be a bit frustrated.

That's why we say it's time for our break.  You just throw the palm up and say "Oops, sorry!  I'm off the clock.   It's time for break; it's in my contract and I've gotta go."  😚

Let's head to the break room where no one can bother us and give thanks for all these guys who give us so many headaches, I mean, give us or have given us so much enjoyment over the years!  (Could be a couple of new/old ones as well!)  😄   

We are thankful for ...

Adam Lambert.  

Did you see any of the video from his August performance as Judas in Godspell?   They blew the doors off at the Hollywood Bowl.

                                                      credit: martingerardogarc8 TikTok

 

November 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Austin Nichols has been all over the place, only God knows the true time stamps on the videos and photos he posts.  😉  It's anyone's else's guess, but here he was for a Gio photo shoot that published this past June '25.  We're always happy to see Austy tho.

 

And here's his hubs, Jake Gyllenhaal, from last month, for Ginori1735.  We just don't see this guy much anymore, but still a joy when we surmise it's actually him.  

 

An oldie but a goodie,

 

 

And we've seen a very fair amount of Zayn Malik thus far this year, when he was in Mexico in March:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're not excluding Ziam, either:

oh yes, alive and well 😉

Some of my fave Royals' baseball players!  They are so fun:

 

This guy Michael Wacha?  What a quiet, exemplary leader.  I think he must be a great listener. 

Michael Wacha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vinnie is a leader.  He'll step up unasked and he's a considerate person.  And needless to say, his sense of humor is top notch. 

Vinnie Pasquantino in the specs!

Seth Lugo is a serious student of pitching.  He's a teacher and seems no-nonsense.  He is upstanding.

Pitcher Seth Lugo - a rare arrival pic!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cole Ragans is a fierce competitor.  He seemed a little quiet when he first came to the team, but has gradually shared more of himself and he's a participater.  If you haven't heard him speak, check out an interview because he has a gorgeous baritone. 

                                                   Pitcher Cole Ragans - last year's spring training

And let's go to pre-beanie-in-90° heat era Jared Padalecki, how about it?  Congratulations to him on his new series that will be on CBS, by the way.

Alas, my files are full of so many great Jared and Jensen photos. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a favorite, early family photo with half of the Padackles kids:

 

I know it's kind of a poor edit here, but that's the way it goes

                                                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we can't end part 1 without Jensen following Jared.  It just isn't right.  This was from an article this year in Entertainment Weekly - great smile on this guy.

 Let's go back a few; this is a really good one of Jensen:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and with half of the Padackles kids (JJ, Arrow and Zeppelin in 2020)

  

 

Okay, one more before we move on to Part II (because we just have too many fave guys at this point and we don't need to exhaust the clock waiting for a post to load), how about Nialler?  Niall Horan, everyone - and he's speaking frankly and simply about men and moisturizer from several years ago!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we cannot leave out Shiall.  From August 2025, we are thankful for these two sharing their joint talents with fans.   Niall and Shawn Mendes!

 

                                                       twitter video/edit by harrylvr_ot5
 

Please join us for more in Pt II!

 

pic sources:  tenor, Tyla, Gio, Ginori1735, pinterest, KC Royals, Entertainment Weekly,

                     heartbreaklore, NHGallery93, harrylvr_ot5, Details 2015, and some uncredited 

                     not by purposeful intent, but just poor, early archive practices!  😂😕 

our playlist:  We Have Each Other - In Paradise

                     Kind and Generous - Natalie Merchant

                     What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

                     Every Day - Rascal Flatts

                     All That I'm Allowed (Thankful) - Elton John