Thanksgiving 2020: Narnia is Thankful For...

You're looking good, Snoop!  Looking good.  😉  What's been happening lately with some of our faves?  PG is feeling all warm and fuzzy like Woodstock this wonderful holiday, so let's give some T-Giving shoutouts aka What We Are Thankful For's, shall we?  We'll keep what's in the hopper in the hopper for now.  No need to be in a rush to roast any turkeys...

What are we thankful for today?  We're thankful for those rare shout-outs, those winky-wink's or just those special moments and glimpses of what drew us to our faves to begin with.  Let's get out the Narnia Super-SizeMegaphone and shout them out.

 

•  As Jake and Austin enter the fourth quarter of 2020, one which sees multiple offspring birthdays as well as their eldest reaching teenage-hood, it seems a natural that Austin uses the deard to convey his thoughts.  What will go over most people's heads is that his caption had a double entendre.

"They grow up fast."

Indeed, Austin, indeed.  One minute they're being brought home from the hospital swaddled in a blanket, the next thing you know, they're asking when will they be able to take Drivers Ed.  That day will be the next moment that sends a wave of panic through Jake and Austin - when the auto insurance premiums start jumping.   LOL!

Seriously though, we love those kind of sly wink*wink's.  

 

•  We are thankful for new Louis Tomlinson content in the form of his own Livestream Show, coming to us all on Saturday, Dec. 12!

 

This is a step in a positive direction!  Where there's a will, there's a way.

• Huge congratulations to his partner, Harry Styles, who recently earned three Grammy nominations, his first ever.

- Music Video for "Adore You"

- Pop Vocal Album for "Fine Line"

- Pop Solo Performance for "Watermelon Sugar"

 

To be nominated is an accomplishment in itself.

 

• A salute to Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles for completing their 16 season journey as the co-leads of the CW's Supernatural show.  And while there was a major character death, there was a beauty in the fitting reunion of the two leads.  

 

Thank you to everyone who went on this 15-year journey. Stream the series finale of #Supernatural: https://t.co/qZmBzKkln2 pic.twitter.com/qlQBJsZHbX

— Supernatural (@cw_spn) November 26, 2020

 

•  We are thankful for the quiet and smart-i-tude of Zayn Malik,

yet knowing that he's fully capable of goofy, fun or shy.  We're so willing to wait for more of this.

• We're thankful for the 2020 season that #87 Travis Kelce is having.  He is lightin' it up and better yet, people are really giving him his dues this year.  Way to go, Travis!

 

• We are thankful for the longevity and love between Kevin McHale and Austin P. McKenzie.  May they cook it up this Thanksgiving!

 

• We're thankful for Jake Gyllenhaal liking cookbooks, advocating for garden growing (or at least he used to!), cooking on television and stressing out while Ellen DeGeneres caused havoc as they held a kitchen demonstration, and all of his farmers market trips.  Here he was waaaaay back in April 2007 during one of his many grocery shopping photo ops, which we look back upon very fondly.

No doubt he so enjoys cooking for his and Austin's kids, other members of his family and friends.  

 

• We are thankful for Liam Payne's clear and obvious pride in and love for One Direction.  In a time where there seems to not only be a Mgmnt narrative, but also a faction of fans who want to permanently separate the individuals from their years with the band, Liam has always been and continues to be very fond of and respectful of those years.  He supports all of his band mates' current projects and what a refreshing attitude when you consider how bitter some singing group members are after leaving, i.e. Guns 'N Roses, Sting and the Police, Diana Ross and the Supremes.  

 

• We are thankful for Niall Horan's good nature and positive attitude,

 

And then there was that political poke he made,

 
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Very thankful for Nialler's performance a few weeks ago at the Royal Albert Hall, such a lovely venue.

 

niall horan singing put a little love on me live at the royal albert hall. pic.twitter.com/XITEfqpuIj

— Niall Horan’s Vocals (@niallersvocals) November 21, 2020

 

And so those are just a few of our ...

What?   What's that, M&M?  Well, I know that I didn't get a picture of Harry into the post, but I wanted to emphasize the importance of the Grammy statuette and by then I had embedded a tweet and was afraid - what are you saying exactly about my having pictures of everyone else, but not Harry?

 

LOL!  Boy, that M&M, I tell ya.  She's passionate about her Harry.  And Bernie.  😉   And she's right.  The issue now is what picture do we choose to end with our faves?

*thumbs up*  That's a super one.  

And with that, we want to extend greetings for a Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers; hope it has been a wonderful day for the American readers who celebrate.  Stay safe this extended holiday weekend and de-compress.  

pic sources:  Schemmer, pinterest, giphy, metro co uk, Just Jared,

                     gfycat, rebloggy

our playlist:  Thank you very much (Scrooge soundtrack) - Albert

                                    Finney and cast

                     Thankful Heart (Muppet Christmas Carol) - Michael

                                    Caine and cast

 

Narnia "Pleats" the Fifth and Refuses to Engage in This Fashion Bait

 

A recent Instagram comment on the Kansas City Chiefs official page caught Narnia's attention, not because neither M&M or I saw it on Instagram, but because a fan provided a screenshot of the comment via Twitter.

 

The reply by Chiefs practice squad player Gehrig Dieter, who we introduced in the recent post, Sunday Musings:  The Swiss Cheese and Happy Clouds of OTP-Land Pt. 1,  was published not on a post made by the person he was poking fun at, Two-time All-Pro and 5-time Pro Bowler tight end Travis Kelce.  Which is where one would think the reply comment would be posted?

No, no...it was posted on the Chiefs football club's official Instagram page, in other words, for maximum exposure to 1.7 million followers.  And so just what was Dieter referring to, anyway?

The reply comment was in a post which consisted of a photo deck, including pictures of a few other players, but it's Travis' picture which is on top of the stack.  Now, everyone familiar with Travis knows that he is a fashionista.  In fact, Travis has been making style statements and expressing himself since entering the league.  And last summer, he traveled to Paris, France for their fashion week because he was taking steps to begin learning more about the industry and to see if it was a direction he may want to take post-NFL.  In this clip, Travis talks about his trip to Paris, while he was in the city.

Travis says he didn't get interested in fashion until he attended college and from there, he began noticing clothes and browsing in stores, although could not afford yet many of the styles which appealed to him.

So, he's kind of a self-made fashionista!  And now look at him, traveling to Paris and attending the Thom Browne and Casablanca fashion shows to do some research and test the waters.  Gifted with a 6'5" frame and listed online at 260 lbs., Travis has the frame and stature to explore a variety of styles and to paraphrase singer Rod Stewart?  He's worn it well.  Very well.  Here are a few of Travis' public appearance, game day and travel ensembles.

 

 

 

 

 

This sweater is to die for.

 

And who could ever forget the stunning chartreuse shade of this suit which was worn on the way to Super Bowl LIV,

 

Bienvenidos a Miami 😎 pic.twitter.com/oHvKCtbcMK

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) February 2, 2020

 

Aaaaah yes.  Point made by now, yes?   Because there are plenty more to draw from in that well.  

Travis is a man at total ease.  He is comfortable in his own skin and he capitalizes the "E" in the word extrovert.  All eyes are drawn to him, no doubt, when he enters a room.  He's loud.  He's lively.  Loves music, loves to dance, loves sports, enjoys food. And his confidence oozes in the way he stands, legs oftentimes in that A-stance of his.  When you watch videos of him with interviewers or fans, he looks like he's the one who knows how to put the other person at ease.  He's relaxed.  So you're not going to get the best of him.  

And again, Travis is known for being a fashionista.  But here comes Gehrig Dieter, Mr. Try-Hard to make the regular roster, and on the Chiefs official Instagram page, thinks he's going to hold Travis up to the class for laughs because he's wearing pleated pants.  And referring to them as outdated.   

Which goes to show what #12 knows.

In an article from May 2019, GQ said to watch out because pleated pants were being brought back from the brink of extinction.  

"But now they're back, far closer to their original Bogart-era sophistication than the aforementioned biology-class fustiness.  Pleats are still an unexpected move, the kind of calculated, in-the-know risk that kicks your whole style up a notch." - GQ May 1, 2019. 

And who is one celebrity who has quite often rocked the pleated pants on stage but one Mr. Harry Styles, himself widely known as a fashionista.

This coral suit with the short jacket is sweet,

 

Even Niall Horan has gotten into the act:

 

Let's throw in a couple more, like Ryan Reynolds,
 

"Captain America" Chris Evans,

Heh, not too sure about the colors of those pants though, Chris. 😉

David Beckham,

You get the drift.

And while Dieter's ridiculing comment encouraged a few other fans to join in, Travis let it be known that the words were actually rather an insult, because he wasn't giving up his pants, as seen below in his reply:

 

And that's how he took care of that.

 

 

 

 

Perhaps #12 might want to spend less time worrying about Travis' style and more thinking power on how he's going to crack that regular roster. 

Travis doesn't need Narnia's input, obviously.  As someone told me, he seems quite capable of taking care of himself.  😊 No, but Narnia is here to keep track of something which caught our eye and gave us cause to wonder Why? out loud.   This is one of those "for the record" kind of posts.  After all, Narnia has become an archive.  

And so now you know that pleated pants are back on the scene and if you wish to hit up your local consignment shop to dig a pair out; try them on, by all means, go for it.  Apparently, Travis Kelce is already a few steps ahead of many of us.  

 

 

 

pick sources:  wordpress, zimbio, fanpop, pinterest, Chiefs.com, 

                       Feedimo, marieclaire, VMan, facebook 

our playlist:  You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart

                      Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top

                      Boogie Shoes - KC & the Sunshine Band

                      U Got the Look - Prince and Sheena Easton

 

Sunday Musings: The Swiss Cheese and Happy Clouds from OTP-Land Pt. 2

 

Oh no, no, not around here. 😁 Show you the good stuff?  I'll show you some good stuff.  This is a Swiss cheese-free page!

 

 

 

 

 

 

•  Huge congratulations to Jake Gyllenhaal on his Tony Award nomination.  

-Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Sea Wall/A Life

In addition to this honor, Sea Wall/A Life was nominated for three (3) other Tony Awards:  Best Play,  Another Best Actor for Tom Sturridge, and Best Sound Design.  This is an impressive addition to Jake's list of accomplishments and Narnia wishes him our best in garnering a win.  Even if he doesn't though, it's a tremendous honor.  Of course, Narnia enjoyed writing up what we thought A Life was really about in our February 10, 2019, post entitled Sunday Evening Musings:  Is it Morf or More Like Morph? and we still stand strongly behind this belief.

The Tony's are to be rescheduled at a later date, due to COVID-19.

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• And because this has been a Baby Tile Birthday Week, we've had pictures and other content on either/or Jake and Austin so we are happy for that!  Did you know that Austin signed with a new agency?   We didn't either!  Just found this out.  Would've been nice had A3 Artist Agency's twitter account mentioned their own client signing!

We also have a few new pictures of Austin;
 

 

And on Oct 14, here was an attempt to place Austin in Texas.  Here he is allegedly with a gentleman with TX-based Whataburger.

And a couple of days before the Whataburger appearance, Austin was letting us know he was in Michigan.  Looks like Austy is going for the bare-minimum haircut and definitely looking like a daddy-o! ✂✂✂
 

Wherever he is, you know that today?  He was with his family, helping to celebrate his oldest son's birthday, the legendary Baby Tile, number 1 son.

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• And guess who's holding his THIRD live-stream concert?  Mr. Liam Payne, that's who.  *press applause sound effect button*  Yes, and it's going to be on Halloween, October 31.  What a perfect day to do it and tickets were flying as soon as he announced it during an Instagram Live Stream on October 9, where he spent time talking to his fans.  Here's a clip when Louis Tomlinson commented on the live stream:

their friendship is everything. i miss them so so so SO much. c’mon guys.. this is not the end. ❤️ @LiamPayne @Louis_Tomlinson pic.twitter.com/dpn83VVrGN

— i’m Calum Hood from 5sos, I play BASS (@1Dsclowningluv) October 10, 2020

 

Liam's going to have several special guests, including Harry Potter film actor Tom Felton and pop singer Carly Gibert.  He has since released a very entertaining video to promote his LP3 show.  Here's Liam in his gladiator costume, trying to get out of his car.

I got all dressed up just for that 🤦🏻‍♂️ #TheLPShow https://t.co/JByOhioUL5 pic.twitter.com/3q9DzPpy7E

— Liam (@LiamPayne) October 14, 2020

 

This author has her ticket already and cannot wait for his new show!

 

 

 

 

 

 

• And who else is helping out his touring crew with a virtual show?  Mr. Niall Horan will be performing at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 7, live streamed in four different time zones.  It's wonderful that both Liam and Niall are performing to help out those who have worked their shows, but have lost income due to COVID-19 causing concerts to be cancelled in 2020.

I'm trying to get a ticket, Niall, but the links aren't working for me, for some reason.  I don't know, might not get to see it.  😕  Will try again, though.

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And what does Kevin McHale + cinnamon rolls + mentioning Austin P McKenzie's "buns" add up to?   

Where was I when folks were registering for an online cinnamon roll baking contest with Austin P McKenzie instructing?!  😭  Looks like class went pretty darn well.  Apologies if you were expecting a different kind of picture.  This page is rated G today. 
 

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And Narnia loves that Zayn Malik cares enough about another country's well-being, that he tweets, encouraging the citizens to use their voice in their future direction.

 Short.  To the point.  Concise and with precision.  And although his tweet was minimal (although effective!), Narnia will use the opportunity to slip in a nice Zayn gif.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And while we're on the subject of Zayn, let's take a look at his SO's eye catching tweet/Instagram which was promoting his upcoming show on October 31.  I don't think Seinfeld's Cosmo Kramer would be a big fan because he was so scared of clowns, but we find it pretty slick.

 

liam posted this on tiktok!#LiamPayne #lp3 pic.twitter.com/CRBVUwTKCh

— 🕷🎃niallers93🎃🕷 (@esteewolfs) October 16, 2020

 

As Louis would say, "Siiiiiiiick!"   lol.   

 

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How ingrained are these two to each other and so familiar with everything about one another?  They have mirrored each other and just a simple answer to a question about the ending of Supernatural brings out how frequently in-tune their thoughts and reactions are.  It's like a rhythm.  A synchronization.  An alignment.

at 2:52, they both reacted with the same answer.

 
As I've said before, these two guys are so in rhythm, so part of each other, you can't tell where one stops and the other begins.

 

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And finally, a smack on the hand to this author for not getting the post up at least on Baby Tile's birthday.  But let's enjoy this salute anyway to, get ready for this one...

 

Baby Tile turned thirteen, that's 13, years old yesterday, October 17.  His birthday came and went, the world is still spinning on its axis.  The sun came up in some parts of this world and in my humble city, the clouds came out to cover the sky.  There was not any earth shattering photo op or stunt that happened.  No Just Jared post.  Thanks to the ongoing COVID pandemic, events such as this one can escape the need for distracting theatrics. And no one knows any better, imagine that!  Imagine that.

 

And so we salute these two guys, who can show their kids that they went on hot dates together looking nearly like whiskered kittens,

 

 

evolving into hot, young dads,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but now that one of their kiddos has crossed that no-going-back threshold known as teenager-dom, us Jaustin followers should prepare ourselves for some furrowed brows, tense jawlines and impulsive moves to pull out their wallets.  LOL!!

M&M and I have WAITED for this day.  The day that Jake and Austin became the parents of a teenager.  And we couldn't be more thrilled for them.  Because why?  Because they will see themselves re-incarnated and they'll hear some of their old youthful words thrown back at them as well as tell their kids some of the phrases that they used to hear from their parents.  Aaaaah yes.  

 

What an age-blended family they have right now, yes?  They have an official teenager.  They have tweens.  And they still have some pretty young ones.   

Happy Birthday, Baby Tile - belated greetings.  Go easy on your fathers.

 

This was before you were even born and your dads were over the moon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a great day and week, everyone!

 

 

pic sources:  IHJ, tenor, 9pickle, pinterest, twitter

our playlist:  What a Wonderful World - k.d. lang and Tony Bennet

                     A Whole New World - Zayn Malik & Zhavia Ward

                     Still Fighting It - Ben Folds