Narnia can't let this day go by without wishing a very Happy Birthday to the Daddy-o, the Gyllynichols patriarch, Austin Don Nichols, who turns 46 today!!
Now, Narnia has long learned, that we can't hardly believe either him or his hubs Jakers, wherever they're saying they are. 😂😂 That's why at the present time, Austin is Nomad Austin.
And so wherever he and the fam are, Narnia sends the happiest of birthday wishes for the years accomplished and a blessing for the upcoming year.
Let's have some pictorial evidence of his 46 trips on Earth around the Sun.
Austin and his mom
who could ever forget this one? 😉
2004
2014
2011
2017
2016
2023
Dad in his specs in the library! '24
2026
2018
It doesn't matter what year, Austin always looks better than ever!
Happy Birthday wherever you are. We love ya!! 💖
This was Liam Payne last Saturday, Aug 29, which was his 27th birthday. He held Act 2 of his LP Show on the evening of his birthday and his fans were all the more blessed for his excellent performance. Again, like its predecessor LP Show, ticket proceeds benefited members of his performance crew, who have seen tour earnings come to a screeching halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So not only did ticket proceeds (which have been on a "pay what you can" basis and could be as low as $10) benefit the crew, but the shows provided work for these same stage workers to provide technical assistance during the show.
Act 2 revealed a full band, different stage, and I was glad to see Liam wasn't trying to read the comments and messages on the small screen of his phone, but this time he had a mega tablet going on. What in the heck model of tablet was that anyway, Liam? Lenovo Yoga? Samsung Galaxy? It was huge, whatever it was, and PG is allll about the electronic toys! 💻😉
Check it out:
I don't know, I'm just fascinated by the size of that tablet, lol. Love it! Liam performed a great set which included many of his singles or collaborative efforts like Slow, Familiar, Midnight and Polaroid. He also included several One Direction songs like Night Changes, What aFeeling, Drag Me Down and ended the show with a bit of an emotionally nostalgic rendition of Best Song Ever (that is, if a bopper can be 'emotionally nostalgic'!).
Liam manages conversing one-on-one with the video camera very well and once the music starts, he slips right into stage mode and one forgets all about the pandemic for awhile. The LP Show series was a wonderful idea and no doubt, there has an enthusiastic and appreciative audience. Despite a 1 1/2 hour delay with so many fans trying to enter the Veeps site for the LP Show, everyone's patience was rewarded as Liam & Co. waited until the site had recovered from the crash. This fan's tweet reflects all of us who were struggling to log in on August 29, doesn't it?
😂😂 Right? Anxiety was reigning online at the time, but Liam tweeted to everyone they were aware of the delay and not to worry. So his fans remained patient and kept a cool head.
Soon, expressions of relief and excited anticipation began to take over as fans began to gain access to the site. It was refreshing to see how eager the fans were as they celebrated and looked forward to the start of the show. This is the kind of devotion and enthusiasm any artist would greatly appreciate from his or her fans.
Fans were watching from all over the world. I was like this fan below - once I got in, I was even afraid to refresh my screen like many fans were recommending! But I did and thankfully, it was the right move.
The calm expressed by many fans was impressive,
They also promoted his guest Mae Muller, who opened the show:
Technical delays? Pffft! Liam's fans say, "Stream while you wait!"
So in brief summation, #LP Show Act 2 was trending, the concert venue website was crashing, the concert's merchandise was selling, Liam was singing and dancing in unabashedly free and outstanding fashion and fans were loving it and loving the event.
Not only did Liam nail every song in his set, but he performed a cover of 'Best Song Ever' to end the concert. LOVED your small improv's in this, Liam:
And that wasn't even the end of the evening (as he told us, "It's stillmy birthday!" LOL!) Liam shared an after-show birthday party on the TikTok platform where he celebrated with a monstrous birthday cookie cake, hosted games for Zoom fans to play and win prizes, and introduced his family and friends who were there. And there were some birthday wishes from colleagues and friends, like Zedd and someone named Niall Horan...
As mentioned previously, there was the celebratory birthday cookie,
No, no, no, lol! No, THIS birthday cookie,
And Narnia loves that he felt the occasion called for a suit - which he wore with fashionable execution and utter aplomb. What a proper gent! We just do not deserve Liam, do we?
This was a nice photo of him and DJ/songwriter/music producer Deewaan Singh who has DJ'd now at both of Liam's LP concert shows:
Liam is to be commended for reaching out to his fans through the LP Show, whether via You Tube or Veeps, for sharing his time and birthday, for thinking of his crew members and wanting to help, for donating to the Trussell Trust with proceeds from the sale of some of his clothing (through The Closets) 😉. His fans crashed the Veeps site as the show tried to lift off the ground. Over 135,000 fans were online on Tik Tok to see Liam give away prizes, greet callers and dish up the cookie.
Liam also set up a tandem shoutout with his better half, Zayn Malik as the 1998 song, The Boy is Mine by Brandy and Monica played in the background during the after party. Then two days later, Zayn made a request to hear a song during a Verzuz battle between Brandy and Monica. What was the song he requested to hear? The Boy is Mine.
Thanks to the tumblr Ziam fans who caught that one! Way to go, boys.
Narnia is not going to sully the post with any named mention of Management's shoehorned "party guest" at the after party. Liam has his ways of standing on his own and he stood tall all night long with an outstanding performance and we hope he had as much fun as he looked like he was having.
We're super proud of this young man and he is no doubt growing as an artist. This kind of venture like the LP Show on You Tube and now on Veeps stretches his creativity and keeps his performance chops tuned. Singing some of the One Direction songs solo had to have felt a bit lonely at times, but he knew that the fans were going to love hearing them. And he smashed them, striking emotional chords in the hearts of his fans while doing so.
Can we look forward toan LP Show, Act 3??
Singing Night Changes:
And Midnight (again - LOVE the improvs!):
Let's hope the 27th year is full of many blessings for Liam Payne.
That's...Liam James Payne, for anyone curious as to his middle name. *wink*
pic sources: zaynieswolfie, liampics, gifer, the sun, tumbral
Blue, huh? We have to wonder if those stunning eyes had something to do with the name? Or, perhaps the moniker might have been inspired by the signature blue eyes of someone else Austin knows? Ayyyyye... Regardless of the origin, this is a very important day for Mr. Austin Nichols, a special birthday because today is a milestone. In celebration, and with a tip of the hat, Narnia just wanted to look back at some of our favorite pictures of this remarkable guy throughout the years.
Fetus Austie
(He cute!)
Engaged Austin, Big Blue
Wild Austin
(We'll let you guess whose legs those are!)
Austin OTH Utah Slopes, 2010
Nothing better than Austin in motion
The man behind the man
Camera Shy, Austin
(Side benefit, Jakey in his twirly coat!)
Fashionable Austin (Italian Vogue)
Monochromatic Austin
(There's Big Blue again!)
Just chillin' with the boyfriend, Austin
Studious Austin
Surfin' Austin
Strong, standing-by-his-man Austin
Tree-climbin' Austin
Quiet, in-his-own-world Austin (while wearing Big Blue)
Cuddle-bug Austin
Truck Tough Austin so he can haul stuff
Directing Austin
Aaaah yes, so many Austin's. Someone that his real life partner Jake has known for very close to 18 years, and who knows other sides that we never see. They have shared many life-changing events together and raising their offspring together has formed a tie and bond that will remain for the duration of their lives.
As Austin looks back at his life as he celebrates his 40th birthday, he should see himself as a blessed man. It's not everyone who is both a gifted athlete and intellectual, meets the love of their life by chance at an audition, surviving the kind of outside challenges that he and his partner have faced, while managing to raise a large family.
Good health. An abundance of friends throughout his life and career. A mother so well spoken of and obviously a big influence on his life. World travels - Austin has been fortunate to visit places all over the globe, stayed in a treehouse, enjoyed the lake life, dined in Paris, walked the streets of Israel and London, bunked with the love of his life for months in the beauty of Canada while they worked together on a film. He's swam in the oceans of France and been privileged to live on the oceans of California.
But best of all? He has his family and Lord willing, down the road 🠆 many grandchildren. Austin, you are a blessed, blessed man. What lies ahead for you?
Narnia wishes you continued good health and enriched self-love, the kind that hits us all in our 40's as we learn what's important, how we want to spend our time, and are there any changes we wish to make before the sun begins to set. Enjoy this day and Narnia wishes you nothing but forever happiness.
So don't fret over a number, on April 25, you'll forget allllll about it.
Everyone, wish Austin a very Happy Birthday!! It's a Big One.
collaboration: PG and M and M pic sources: giphy, tenor, tvline
In 1980, the cost of a new house averaged $68,700. The cost of a gallon of gas was $1.19. The Rubik's Cube made its debut at a toy fair in London. CNN began broadcasting on June 1. Post-It Notes were introduced in stores on April 1. The first fax machines and domestic camcorders were made available in Japan.
And one young man made his earthly debut in Los Angeles on a somewhat chilly, mostly cloudy day in December, the 19th to be exact.
Yup, there he is, the lil' rascal!
There he is again, little did we know what an exasperating lil' sh*t he was going to grow into, huh? LOL!!!
No, no, no, no!! This is a birthday post - just having some #38 birthday chuckles here. Today, Jakers is king.
It's his day. And Narnia extends our heartiest best wishes, blows air kisses, bows and salutes, and celebrates this complicated, ornery, talented, reclusive, irrefutably spoiled, stubborn and devoted man.
Let's look at a few of our favorite Jake moments.
;D
Hope it's a fun day for you, Jake. All our best for many, happy returns.
