Saturday, August 10, 2019

Weekend Musings: It's All In the Wording, Austin P McKenzie's Melancholy Release & Sea Wall / A Life's Second Opening Night


shhhh.  

look.  and listen.




It doesn't get any better than that in this unsettling world, does it? [Although stay tuned for the end of this post because we're going to have another great twitter moment that is just about as good in a different way!]

Look and listen.  Well, that's what we do alot of around these parts.  A lot of studying and ear perking at familiar phrases and things unsaid.

 For instance, look at what actress Michelle Williams said recently, mentioned in a Just Jared post called "Michelle Williams on Fosse/Verdon: "I'm Always Looking For An Excuse to Sing and Dance".


“When I had first met Lin [Manuel Miranda], I sat next to him at an awards thing — I screamed when I saw him, but I thought it was going to be my only chance to ever interact with him. I had to make sure that I came back with a lot of things for the children in my life,” Michelle explained, but then he was an executive producer on the limited series: “Then when I realized we were going to be working together, I had to calm down.”

Most likely this interaction with Lin Manuel Miranda took place at the 2017 Oscars?  Which were held in Los Angeles.  And "I had to make sure that I came back with a lot of things" would indicate returning to New York City?


 
"the children in my life".   Huh. Where have we heard that phrase before?  


"I have nieces who I love deeply and I have children in my life I love deeply" - Jake Gyllenhaal in 2015 during the Southpaw press tour.



On another note, looks like her long-time friend Busy Phillips and daughters Birdie and Cricket are in the Big Apple concurrently.  For?  The Rockets Awesome Back-To-School Pop-Up Event.  Rocket of Awesome is a pop-up children's clothing store and they were going to have a collection for new & used clothing.

 Kind of attention-grabbing that the event is in New York City.  Perhaps it was a "before school starts" fun trip.  Or perhaps.....these could be a couple of the other children in Michelle's life - as in more routinely than anyone might think?  

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 Donde esta Liam?  Nah, we're not going to pester the young man.  He is in a quiet mode and that's okay.  Both he and Louis seem to be in a holding pattern, don't they?  Teasing, mentioning, talking up their future solo projects, but as yet, not releasing.  And I know fans are waiting and they keep asking them both about the "when?!", but isn't it obvious by now?  And wouldn't it be better for them to be able to release their long-awaited solo projects without having to deal with the abuse and PR-bombs that Sony/Syco seems to like dropping whenever either man has any kind of promo event?  

 Look what they did to Liam just as he released his great Hugo fashion wear.  The photo of Liam allegedly nude sitting in a chair is released, instead likely a composite? 

And no, we're not showing the photo on Narnia.

This headline from rag site The Sun tells us all we need to know:

 "Strip That Down Liam Payne Poses Totally Naked for Cringiest Picture Yet" - published July 10 in The Sun.


The photo was not posted on Liam's Instagram, but instead was posted on the Instagram of fashion photographer "Mert Alas" and features Liam's face on what is supposed to be his nude form in a director's chair.

 Liam was also tweet-shamed by louse Piers Morgan. 
What does this tell us?  Look at the parties involved and look at the timing.  Liam's Hugo collection was released on July 4 and was a shining moment for him.  It was HIS moment. 
And only days later, here comes the picture and the internet shaming by the rags who are always swarming around like buzzards every time a member of 1 Direction (with the exception of teflon Niall) tries to have some solo success.  The timing is everything.   The distraction is all-telling.
While Liam loves his body and doesn't hesitate to take off a shirt and he once posted a "nudish"-blurry photo on a boat, he hasn't gone as far as this photo took it.  Why would he take attention away from his own Hugo launch?

Enjoy your summer, Liam.  Your Hugo collection is sharp and well done!


 

Looking fantastic.  


 


 
A cute quote from Liam about his Hugo collection:


 

And here is Liam blowing my "Donde esta" right out of the water by stepping out in London, lol.   Aw well, so worth it!!


 
REVISION 08.10.19:

 Well, this entire twitter account is gone now.  lol.  I mean, whaaaa? The tweet was gone this morning, now the entire account is gone. Is he not supposed to be in London right now?  Perhaps just a personal decision?  Anyway....here is Liam James Payne passing that bright white T test with flying colors.





Good morning, Mr. Payne!  08.10.19

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The side benefit of a Baby Tile birthday or a Jaustin birthday/anniversary date is we can expect photographic content!  And this week's past Baby H Tile birthday event brought some preceding content, for one - in the form of Austin appearing at AMC's TCA event in Los Angeles for the show This Close. This was on July 25.



































KNOCK us out, Austin!!  We're always happy to present Actor Austin content.  :-)

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Speaking of Austin, another Austin has an album out - Austin P. McKenzie!!  Now available on Spotify and iTunes, his work is called "Melancholy".   Here was his boyfriend, fellow actor Kevin McHale helping to promote Melancholy:


 




Whoa.  And wow!  #sizzle
Congratulations, Austin!!   Austin and Kevin are so beautiful together.   Pardon this author while she takes a longer look at those lyrics again...
https://dailygleecast.tumblr.com/post/186379730985

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 And let's start the post wind-down with a look at Sea Wall/A Life's second opening night.  

 Here was Jake in a nice photo with Tom "Homewrecker" Sturridge on Thursday, Aug 8 (yes, Baby Tile's 9th birthday!):



Beautiful, beautiful suit on Jake!

And then there was the beard, Jeanne "Homewrecker2" Cadieu who is photo'd below in front of the back drop:



Jake and the beard....together on the red carpet?   Well, no.  Rather, a side-by-side.

And the after party?  Well, where was Jake coming from in the limo video  (the link will take you to the Daily Fail article that has the video)  Jake only appears from behind the second SUV limo and he probably got out of that vehicle, not the one Cadieu exited out of. There's a reason why we see her getting out on the street side.  He doesn't walk with her up to the Redeye Grill (where the after party took place).  Once he's up on the landing, Jake is hidden by an unknown male.  Then he brushes past her and goes on to exit the "conversation" with another unknown male.  Pfft! That was it.  Kind of a "brush-by", if you will.  Here we go, no need to go to the link:




 There were a few zoom lens shots inside the party, of Jake's profile  - four pictures on IHJ which all looked exactly like this one below:



And yet, they have this undeniably Jake pic from the same event:



And then there was Big Sis attending:


Bro in law???


And what about original playwright Nick Payne?  A Life is really his play.  Was he....



Hmm, guess not.  Looks like a couple of notable folks were missing, doesn't it? 

But seriously, Jake can't have a regular kind of premiere, can he?  His people have to have it scheduled for the night of his kid's birthday to try and make it look like he has no family commitments.  They have to invite the beard for "homewrecker" photos.

They have the sibling's account post an Instagram like this with the "find yourself someone who looks at you like Jake looks at yeah, yeah, yeah we know how it goes":


 

Wondering if Big Sis let her brother-in-law Austin know about her contribution to his public burial at the breakfast table the next morning?

Not that he should be too hurt, lol.  Get a load of this.  Now, why would one need to mash up two photos together to produce this?  Sturridge's image is pasted on top of Jake's.  Not only that, but if you look at the feet, one of Sturridge's feet is practically on top of Jake's.  These are the things you look for. Not only that, but look at how the back of Sturridge's hair/head is abruptly cut off. What in the heck is going on there?

 
smh.  Until Jake learns to stand up for himself and tell his team No Mas, all of this extra-curricular undermining will always surround his professional activities.  


Their romance is said to be going from strength to strength.



And Jake Gyllenhaal and his rumoured other half Jeanne Cadieu marked their first public appearance together as she supported him at his Broadway opening of Sea Wall/A Life at Hudson Theatre on Thursday night. - The Daily Fail 08.09.18
 

"other half"

It's not a whole lot unlike the Director's Chair photo sabotage that was done to Liam around the time of the release of his Hugo collection.  It's all about being a reminder of who's ultimately in control.

 And posts like this one will continue to be taken down under the assumption that it was a mere illusion of a very select few:


Unlike the members of One Direction who have been caught in a long-term contract that they are still under a degree of control of, Jake and Austin are going to be 40 years old in another year.  They have choices they can make on behalf of their family.  

Not Naomi Foner's family.  Not Maggie's family.  Not Sony or Marvel's family.  Not Jeanne Cadieu's family.  Not Tom Holland's family.  Not Tom Sturridge's family.  Not Chumley Harrison's family.  Not sister Ashley's family.  Not Patrick Whitesell's family.  Not Riva Marker's family.  Not WME/Endeavor's family.

 Their family unit. Jake and Austin's.  Born from both of them.

 But unless that day were to ever come, we're just here to show what the general viewer may miss - the signs that all is not as it is portrayed to be.  And while sometimes it can be hard-hitting, we try to have some fun at the same time.

 Apologies for not hitting upon everything that happened this week.  Time is of the essence!  Let's end on this wonderful note - if you love the sound of an old steam engine train, these two videos are for you.


Big Boy!  The locomotive's name is Big Boy!

How about that?  What a shout-out to the past.  Magnifico!




 pic sources:  IHJ, Just Jared, zimbio, Daily Fail, Dissolve
our playlist:  I Belong To You - Austin P McKenzie
                     Melancholy - Austin P McKenzie  
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Saturday, August 3, 2019

Juuuuust a Bit Outside






As we deal with the temporary vapor fall-out from Far From Home, there has been one "just a bit outside" post in particular which caught Narnia's eye and well....we thought it a great excuse, er, - OPPORTUNITY! to enjoy this fine August Sunday with a "I think you meant" correction to this graphic mistake:


https://gaybuckybarnes.tumblr.com/post/186728569076/jake-admiring-toms-body
 

Because Jakers sure knows how to pick them.  And no, we're not talking about Peter Parker.  We're talking about someone else.  Not that it sounds like he "picked" Austin.  (Unless the entire coconut tree getting struck by lightning and falling on your head means you had any say in picking out your life's soul mate, heh heh heh.) 

We heard how that went down one day in May during The Day After Tomorrow auditions, Jake.  *wink*

But if there's any cause for great admiration, we at Narnia think this will prove it's a no brainer. Are you ready?



















































Doing a wetsuit proud:





Even the common apple stands no chance:



Always the ultimate test, the plain white T:


Spandex?  Pffft!


Leather:


The smile:



















(get a load of this one)  Comin' at ya:


 

Or goin':



None finer than Jaker's hubs!



























 
 






































 

























You've gotta love a man who can consume large amounts of liquid!




We cannot ignore the obvious:






It was that smirk, wasn't it?  And then all the rest fell into place.




There's nothing outside of the plate with these two.  It's a direct strike.





pic sources:  jackttwist tumblr, giphy, pinterest, austinway, Maxim,
                    austinnichols fan
our playlist:  My Favorite Mistake - Sheryl Crowe
                     It's a Mistake - Men At Work
                     Fooled Around and Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
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