Showing posts with label Jeff Bauman. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 6, 2018

Saturday Evening Musings - The Ackles' NYC Tour de Farce and Jake's Got Friends


Normally in an OTP world, fans are ecstatic for any kind of sign that their two faves are really together in a particular location and time, right?  Wonderful thought and win one for the boys!  Well, Sept. 29 looked to be just that kind of moment for OTP Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles [barring the unpleasant but seemingly necessary presence of "bodyguard" Cliff].

Jensen and daughter JJ were Instagram'd at New York City's American Museum of Natural History.  Here is Jensen and a fan, with JJ "accidentally included" into the picture to verify her presence.



Of course, a commenter asks the Instagram poster if Jared was present and (after stating in her caption that Jensen is her "favorite actor") she replies to their question:
 

Which is a bit puzzling.  If Jensen is one's favorite actor, I would think the fan would have to be familiar with his Supernatural work and if so, shouldn't she know who Jared was and what he looked like?  Just kind of a strange answer.  Oh - and this Instagramer had one post on their account and this Museum post was it.

 The inclusion of JJ in this picture is where Mgmnt made a questionable move since usually the children have not appeared in pictures taken with fans, not even accidentally as we're to believe this one was. 
It's interesting to wonder what JJ could be looking at so intently, not paying any attention at all to her father having his picture taken.  And it would seem that she is leaning on something - a ledge?  A railing?  That's really the key to this photo setting off alarms.   And is that the ceiling that Jensen's head is about to touch?  Hmmm....

 Any J2 believer who was wondering about Jared's whereabouts soon had their curiosity satisfied.  Not really anything hinky about this photo - Jared looking excellent (as Jensen was!)



The only picture of Jared at the museum though, that we have?  Could be valid, but again - the only museum attendee to recognize Jared and get a photo with him? This tweet sighting elsewhere in New York City is hardly convincing:




Nonetheless a believer's mind can't help being excited, right?  Jensen and JJ at the museum....Jared (plus Cliff) at the museum.....

 Jensen and JJ....

and Jared.....at the museum yesterday......



Why, it must have been a true Padackles family moment camouflaged by Cliff and separate pictures!  And as if this wasn't enough, we have lying "confirmation" by the fellas themselves later on at the New Jersey Supernatural convention.  It doesn't get any better than this!


 
Awww, "Uncle Jared".  So, het fans will squee over the "friendship" and "Uncle Jared" moment.  J2 Believers will squee over knowing that this was a now-rare moment when Jensen and Jared were publicly being allowed to nearly being photo'd together.  No money shot of course, but hey, close is close, right?

 But sorry, no dice from this corner of the fan-verse, fellas!  There were a few other notes to take down:  watching Genevieve locate herself in Austin TX, although with no sign of the three Pada littles, and Danneel placing herself in New York City attending a One Tree Hill Lifetime network Christmas reunion which began with reuniting in the morning and a party in the evening.  With Jensen and JJ supposedly at the museum, one kind of can't help but wonder where the twins were.  Nanny?  Possibly.  [we'll find out later where the twins were!]

Beard Genevieve not being allowed on this particular Big Apple trip helps to fit the popular narrative that Jared and Genevieve are bitter arch enemies and have been in such a state for awhile now.



Or could it be that the beams of JJ and Genevieve don't normally cross?   Possible. Were Jared and Cliff really the ones making an appearance at the museum, hiding the fact that Jensen and JJ weren't really ever there, but instead were located wherever the rest of the family (i.e. the boys and the twins) was hiding out? Is this why Genevieve was kept in Texas?  That would keep the boys and Odette presumed in Texas as well.  Gotta keep the two sets of Padackles children separated so that no one would suspect that all six were really in NYC somewhere.  Together. 
 
Nonetheless, just in time to get everyone in an excited mood for J2 time at the New Jersey Supernatural convention, let's offer a Milk Bone to the believers and bro-fans. No picture of Jensen and Jared together at the museum, but the "clues" were put out there so fans could see them and "fill in the blanks".  Was that a good feeding for believers?  It was supposed to be.




Exactly.

This was just Kibbles 'n Bits compared to Monday, however.  With the first business day of the week, came Jensen's turn to once again appear on Kelly and Ryan Live™! And his guest spot from the moment he was out of the starting gate, was all about "married", "my wife", "my family with my wife", "life with my wife and family", and lightly sprinkled with a mention of his role in the 14th season of the show, Supernatural.  His introduction came as being one of the stars, but Kelly's first question was not about his acting/profession. Instead, she couldn't wait to ask about his recently becoming a father for the second & third time. [Imagine if she could have been allowed to say, for the 4th, 5th and 6th time, right? :o ]

The second obvious purpose of this visit was for further maternal reinforcement.  Daughter JJ (led by beard Danneel) was paraded across stage for the future purpose of Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter.  She and Danneel weren't brought out to join everyone during the actual interview, but instead were seen prior to and "off to the side".  And they were seen plenty. Social media made sure of it. We see Ryan Seacrest introducing himself to JJ before the show:

 
and then he does it again after the show in this clip while the five year old understandably reacts shyly under the attention.

Narrative moments are reinforced through Tumblr posts such as this, which showed the presence of the beard and JJ and indicated they were reacting to the interview conversation, but if they really were just off to the side of the stage as it appears, why was Jensen initially looking to his right when he mentioned Danneel's presence, "my wife is here" and then "Oh, there she is" after "spotting" her to his left?  This author is just asking!

The Ackles (and Padalecki's) just keep trying and trying on this maternal proof issue like Charlie Brown going after the football.  It seems to be pretty important... 




Kind of another Louis Tomlinson - Freddie (is he or isn't he my kid?) television moment?


  

Apparently, there must have been some board room discussion about accounting for the twins' whereabouts because we had an Instagram comment "by Danneel" on her own post, letting everyone know:




Who's going to argue that point, right?  And hey, they were with Grandma and Grandpa!! I'm sure Danneel missed those adorable 22 month-olds as she mentions above and hey, she was working 12 hours with former One Tree Hill cast mates for one of those days of this NYC trip.  

So what does she do when she gets home?  Goes out to the Austin City Limits for additional me-time fun-time.



With Jensen and Mr. Steve Carlson (who provided the enabling Instagram account) sending out their hanky signals, Danneel does her part to keep tongues wagging about her and Steve possibly being more than just friends.  Yes, that is musician Steve Carlson whose lap it appears she's practically sitting in and on her further left, the man who is supposed to be her "husband".  Was this one of those Steve Urkel "oops, did I do that?" gaffe on their part? Makes one wonder, doesn't it?
Let's just say when the tail keeps wagging in your face this hard, it becomes a bit hard to dodge, doesn't it?  LOL!  Subtlety is not in PR Teams' vocabulary.  *sigh*

 Speaking of non-subtlety, Austin City Limits also seems to have provided opportunity for some lip-smacking testimony:


 

This story continues like one of those low-rated television shows which somehow seems able to avoid the Grim Reaper, also known as the cancellation notice.  And like highway rubberneckers, Narnia can't seem to stop watching and adding our two cents.  ;-)

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And in a case of Is It Real, Or Is It Memorex, after Narnia pointed out the flimsiness of Jake's penned love letter to Ryan Reynolds, this past week saw his team quickly get on the Bat phone to the Boston Globe and release this story about the relevancy of his relationship with Jeff Bauman, the biographical subject of his movie, Stronger.

Gyllenhaal, who played Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman in the 2017 local film said he’s still in touch with Bauman and that it has been easy to maintain a friendship. One year after the release of that film, they’re still texting and joking around.

“He is my friend,” Gyllenhaal said, of Bauman. “There’s a real ease and no force to our relationship, so we just are friends. I just [expletive] adore the guy. - The Boston Globe
Interesting timing of this quote; it supposedly comes a year later and when it really didn't have anything to do with the rest of the small blurb, which was about The Sisters Brothers and Jake's "absolute, rabid" feelings for his director-of-the-month, Jacques Audiard.  ;-)


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And Liam Payne has a new tune out called Polaroid - it's catchy and a collaborative effort with songwriter, record producer and DJ Jonas Blue and singer/actress Lennon Stella.  All of these One Direction members certainly have a wide range of professional contacts, don't they?  It's impressive.


However, it would seem that someone is trying to apply a "back story" to Liam's new single:  he's pining away over his "loss" of beard Cheryl as this article by Capital FM Music is implying.  But they seem to be missing the mark a bit since the lyrics are about ships passing in the night, in other words, more likely a one-night stand, not what is supposed to be a two-year "intimate" relationship with Cheryl Cole, one which was alleged to have produced stunt-baby "Bear". 

A weak attempt, as was this Daily Fail story this past week supposedly of Liam also being "sad" as he walked along the sidewalk.  The title rambled on as such:  "Liam Payne looks downcast as he steps out in London...amid claims ex Cheryl's new music will touch on their recent split".  


 Nice touch with the all-black ensemble, Mr. Payne.  ;-)

Liam has no control over the excessive spoon-feeding, so we see the trashing tabloidism for what it is and instead will simply turn up the volume on "Polaroid", no backstory required.  After all, he is Liam Payne.

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 Good luck to several ball clubs playing in the MLB playoffs, especially to Mr. Mike Moustakas, who has been doing quite well with the Milwaukee Brewers thus far.  We also want to wish everyone an enjoyable upcoming Sunday whatever your plans may involve.



pic sources:  gfycat, superfloraluk, Daily Mail, pinterest, reaction
                     gif, Giphy
our playlist:  Polaroid - Liam Payne, Jonas Blue, Lennon Stella
                     With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
                     Theme from the Courtship of Eddie's Father - Harry
                                 Nilsson

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Sunday, September 17, 2017

"A Mark, a Yen, a Buck, or a Pound; Money Makes the World Go Round"


Whether selling an obligatory straight image, an "it's not you, it's me" onliness, or an upcoming film project dropped just in time for an awards season consideration, Jake Gyllenhaal and the concept of subtly have never quite been the most compatible of companions. The most recent example of this assertion being the obvious juxtaposition of Jake with a surprising number of newfound African American pals, kindred spirits who are apparently nearby every time Jake gets near a camera.

The curious phenomenon actually began with Jake and an out of the sky date night affiliation with Jay  Z and Beyonce back in 2014.  The photo op ready moment was captured in a meme-inducing high profile appearance, the cozy  three occupying courtside seats at a Miami Heat-Brooklyn Nets NBA basketball game. That's some nice bookended symmetry from Sasha Fierce and the original Queen Bee, don't you think?  Or, was that self-proclaimed moniker from 2010, Pampered Princess, Jake?  Oh, and what a nice choreographed touch with Mr. Carter's hands clasped together as if he's a mere third wheel in this "girl talk" rap session. Camera? What camera? 

In this instance, Jake gets a two for one, without much effort. Selling his "I live in New York" narrative,  and his cool chumminess with the African American demographic. Jake didn't have a movie to promote at the time. But, the date gives away another reason for the stunt appearance. May 10, 2014. That fateful "The Day After Tomorrow" audition meeting between Jake and Paul Wesley's fake new "boyfriend" Austin Nichols! 



                                                           Just exchanging some tips on skin care products? 



Of course when The Daily Beast's Marlow Stern produced the photo for a Vanity Fair article on the actor, Gyllenhaal “lets out a hearty laugh,”and plays it coy.


Writes Stern:  “Right, right,” he says, losing his composure for the first (and only) time all interview. “I have no idea what’s going on there! I have no idea, man. We’re definitely in the midst of something, that’s for sure.”     

source:  "Jake Gyllenhaal Opens Up About His Meme-Inspiring Photo With Beyonce and JayZ" - Vanity Fair


Later on when the "Rihanna photo" appeared, the fertile soil bred yet another viral round of  "low-key" memes and robot tweets which were a little like...

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This time, however, the high-profile photo op with Rihanna occurred during the promo for Southpaw, at Jay Z's "Roc Nation Sports Throne Boxing Event" on January 10, 2015.  A movie heavily marketed to the black community so cha-ching definitely comes to mind here.


Several more Gyllenhaal movies have come and gone since that Roc the house encounter with RiRi:  Everest, Demolition, Nocturnal Animals, Life, and Okja to be specific.  Yet somehow no further promotional attempts to associate himself with African American celebrities took place. Well, that is until now.

Using his newfound New York stunt vehicle of the fashion show, Jake was suddenly seen after the Labor Day holiday with Lupita Nyong'o, Mahershala Ali and Trevor Noah at the Calvin Klein Collection event. Just after jump-starting his latest marketing efforts for Stronger, the biographical story of Jeff Bauman, a civilian who became an amputee as a result of a terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon in 2013. This cozy gathering of fashionistas seemed impeccably quaint and "fortuitous" don't you think?  *wink* 

 


 


  

 Then came the inevitable robot:



Another robot:

By the time Jake posed with Nikki Minaj backstage at Jimmy Fallon's Tonight show, the train was humming along on the tracks:


 






Then amusingly, there were tweets like these:





Suffice it to say, Jake's people have never grasped what it means to practice a less cynical, and slothful approach to selling their closeted client's professional wares. All they know is that movie attendance for Whites and Hispanics has actually declined in the last several years, while tracking data from 2013, specifically points to African Americans going out to movies 4.2 times more than the latter, paler demographic which clocked in at only 3.4 times.  Who cares if Jake looks Machiavellian and unbelievably conspicuous in his desperate search for black "friends," when he needs them. Although he doesn't seem to mind as he proudly smirks at the camera, and poses for yet another "candid" moment. Say, "Cheese, Everyone!" Or, is it fleece? In any event, black exploitation in films certainly has a whole new meaning in this contrived context, doesn't it?  

Hey, Jake! Isn't that Blac Chyna over there? An entrepreneur and a model. And, she's in the news a lot lately, with that Kardashian association. You might even be able to work her into one of those revealing interviews you love to give and talk all about how she used to be a stripper.  Let's face it, you can only be shipped as Jeff Bauman's boyfriend for so long before people start talking. Next!




Collaborated by: Methodical Muser and Prairie Girl
pic sources:  Gawker, popsugar, Giphy
Our Playlist: Dire Straits, "Money for Nothing"
                     Eric Clapton, "Pretending"
                     O'Jays, "For the Love of Money"
                     Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"

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