Saturday, October 16, 2021

Baby Tile Turns 14: *Sniff* - They Grow Up So Fast

 


 

 

Can you believe that this guy,

 





Jake the Hellion


and this guy,

 


 


 


look at that blond hair on Austin


That these two guys,

 


 








conjoined photo from Berlinale


Memorial Day wknd 2010


SXSW 2016


are the parents of a fourteen year old, today?

 

*hint* - stroller alert (from 2008 in Paris)

 

"This boat could tell some stories" - Austin Nichols Jan 23, 2011


 

Happy Birthday to the firstborn of many, Baby Tile - born October 17, 2007.   As Dad Austin said last year, November 4, 2020, exactly one week before the believed birth date of another Baby Tile on 11-11-11, "They grow up so fast..."

 


 


 

 

 

pic sources:  IHeartJake, axsoris, ClarkSpirit

our playlist:  A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

                     Never Ending Story - Limahl

                     Once in a Lifetime - One Direction

                     They Don't Know About Us - One Direction

                     I've Always Loved You - Third Day

 

 

                    

                     

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Wednesday Musings: Following the Clues with Jake Gyllenhaal and His Publicity Team

 

Jake Gyllenhaal's Team to his fans

 

Well, it looks like our next stop on the Jake Gyllenhaal Road to Fatherhood has pulled up at this stop (via CNN Entertainment):

 


 

CNN Entertainment = should be credible.  "is ready" - we're now in the present and this is an active state of being.  Jake is ready now!

So, this is moving along after the media stop in March, when Jake was telling us, "it's getting to be time":

 


 

Things are moving along and Jake's team has us by the hand and is not only leading us across the finish line. They've taken the wheel of a Little Tyke car and offering to give us a ride!  Forget the walking.   

So Mara Buxbaum and her team had Jake making a stop at The Howard Stern Show where he professed his love for beard, I mean girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu:

 

 

And now after this interview with Stern, we can envision Jake being ready to ring shop and thinking about purchasing that five-bedroom house. 

Narnia does have to chuckle a bit because Mara and Jake seem to have merely dusted off the press release PDF from 2017 which sent this headline to media outlets:

 



 

They simply dusted off that PDF and made a few cut/paste adjustments to names and dates.  Of course, Narnia had blown holes in, I mean taken a look at that whole Calvin Klein ad nonsense in our post from October 7, 2017, entitled "Going Down the Rabbit Hole (Once Again) with Jake Gyllenhaal" and we find this stuck-in-time scenario rather interesting, down to the exact same day - not only the exact same day of the month, but also same time period of the year, of what?  A week and a half before Baby Tile Number One Son's birthday, October 17.  I know, you're shocked like we are!

An entire post could be written on all the "ready to be a father" campaigns and interview fodder from Jake and Mara's Team over the decades; we'll save that for a day in perhaps April, which is National Humor Month.  😂

The best thing about a lot of Buxbaum's "Cruella de Vil" publicity antics is when Jake's real life husband quietly posts one of his passive aggressive Pssst's.  Like he did yesterday, October 5, the day of The Howard Stern Show quote rapid-fire:

 


 

A direct shout-out (who cares if he and the doggo were manip'd in?) to Jake, who was just recently seen in a widely publicized Prada campaign.  This "Prada Marfa" that Austin used is a permanent sculptural art installation located about 26 miles from Marfa, TX, a favorite city of Austin's (as well as one of the stops for that infamous train tour of Mumford and Sons that Jake rode along on in 2011).

And who could ever forget Austin's classic finger poke at the chest of Tom Holland after all of the "ma husband" theatrics during Spidey promo?  Let's re-visit that one because it was absolutely awesome.  Although someone took it down from Austin's account and had an intern "re-write" it, Narnia proudly re-posts the original:

 


  

CLASSIC moment in Jaustin history.  So, at times when pushed far enough, Austin has picked up Liam and Louis' baton and taken a lap with it.

Not that things will change because the road looks to be on a stern path.  But we have to acknowledge and cheer on these rare moments when it comes to Jake and Austin. 

 

•  And another publicity team might also be re-visiting a tired, old narrative.  This one is for Jared Padalecki and his manufactured "mentally fragile" public image.  Just in the past couple of days, we see these tweets from Jared:

 

in reply to Netflix, who had tweeted about Gilmore Girls anniversary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and more apologetic, sorrowful tweeting:

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And as if that wasn't enough, his publicist and her team had to take it to Just Jared, Jr. (the kids' table, mind you, not the grown-up's table even though original watchers of Gilmore Girls are now adults much like Jared!).

 


 

 

"Jared Padalecki Says Sorry" - those lead-in words right there tell you the purpose of the story release.   Jared's sorry.  Jared feels bad.  Poor Jared.

If Spn Gossip were still around today, no doubt "Made From Texas" would be wringing her hands, along with many others, worrying if Jared was about to have another "break-down" moment and fretting about how unfortunate it is that Jensen is far, far away from Jared and unable to offer chicken soup for his soul.  In Spn Gossip's now torpedo'd absence, the interns on twitter can do the fretting for Team Spn Goss.  

And like has happened many times before, fans will fret and days later, Jared and Jensen will soon be known to be golfing together at a course near you.  LOL!

It's a bizarre strategy, to be sure.  Perhaps Jared wouldn't need to worry so much about his forehead if he had a stylist who might be able to come up with a different haircut adjustment?  Isn't that what stylists are for?   Narnia thinks he looks pretty flat-out fantastic here:

 


And that twit pic is likely from this year of 2021.   So stop fretting, Jared.  

Too much fretting going on around here!  I think we need Mr. Liam Payne to pull on his cape like he always does and offer some positive, vibrant vibes like he has that very special touch to do.   








 








Aw, just having some fun with that one.  😉  


Until the next post, Narnia bids you good evening!  

 

pic sources:  pinterest,  Just Jared, CNN Entertainment, Entertainment Tonight

our playlist:  Superman - R.E.M.

                     Supernova - Ray La Montagne

                     Sorry - Buckcherry


 

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Happy Birthday to Travis Kelce - Great Player, Admirable Man

 


Today is a special day - it's the birthday of Travis Kelce, All-Pro, Pro-Bowler, 2021 Walter Payton Man-of-the-Year nominee and Super Bowl Champion!!!

Narnia salutes Travis, who loves life, loves his family and hometown roots, loves sports, loves teamwork and giving to others.  He gives terrific interviews, fesses up to side steps in his life, has pulled himself up by his boot straps and strives to always do better (we are right there with you, Travis!), loves fashion and has spoken loudly without speaking at all.  

We love that he makes us laugh and look forward to seeing what he accomplishes this season on and off the field.  We know it's not always easy in the NFL.  

Happy 32 year of life, Travis.  You are in your prime years and Narnia asks for a blessing of good health, safety and happiness.   

Big love to this Big Guy.    Love you, Travis!!

 

Travis and 49'ers George Kittle on their way to TEU '21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travis Kelce - "Cleveland Heights OH"

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY


 

pic sources:  archerygamesdenver, gifer, Heights School Dist. News,  postermywall,

                     pinterest, tumblr

our playlist:  True Colors (Live) - Cyndi Lauper

                     Try (The Voice performance) - Tessanne Chin

                     Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder

 

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Harry Styles: Loving You's the Antidote - Always in My Heart... The 10th Anniversary - October 2, 2011

 Sweden, October 2, 2011

 

Bring 1D to Me Stockholm, Sweden Oct 2, 2011

 


 


October 3, 2011, Italy [National Boyfriend Day]

Spot the couple

Spot the couple #2


Spot the couple #3

 

October 5, 2011 Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

Louis and Harry at Dinner
 

With all the drama that came from Friday's Love on Tour show in Nashville, the time seems right to examine why Harry Styles suddenly chose to explicitly address the alleged "inspiration" behind "Watermelon Sugar." The question seems particularly salient after nearly two years of Harry's trademark zigging and zagging, contrasted by Sony's nearly year long indoctrination campaign to spoon-feed their preferred meaning to the unsuspecting public.

This song is about…it doesn’t really matter what’s it about…It’s about, uh, the sweetness of life [sing it to me - audience starts singing lyrics back to him]. It’s also about the female orgasm but that’s totally different. It’s not really relevant.

Okaaay. Let's first try to tackle the most obvious question of what that unexpected overshare moment even meant?  

"But that's totally different. It's not really relevant."  

What's "totally different," Harry? What exactly is "not really relevant"? Are you trying to suggest that the song is about the male orgasm?  LOLLLLL! Considering Harry went on to sing, "I'm holding a banana," one does have to wonder if he was told to personally "clear things up" but consistent with his RBB ways, more ambiguity was the predictable result from the Cheshire wunderkind.

 

Furthermore, as one tries to sort things out about the Summer Feeling artist, don't forget that this 16-year old lovesick fool also tweeted these lyrics out less than a month after One Direction came in third on the X Factor and during a time when Louis and Harry were known to be inseparable:


We also know who Harry was having a romantic Italian dinner with during this time.


While Louis used his twitter to GPS their comings and goings

 

Then, on the fourth anniversary of Louis' AIMH pronouncement, Harry decided to take to social media once again,

Seems like when Mr. Styles expresses his enthusiasm about summer and the warm feelings associated with that liberating, optimistic season he has a history of associating himself with a certain someone. A certain someone who he met at the X Factor in June/July 2010 and was subsequently placed into a singing group with on July 23, 2010. A time that changed Harry's life forever. In other words, the summer feeling that's so wonderful and warm that Harry sings about in "Watermelon Sugar" has consistently been associated with one person and one person only - a singular "faith in the future" Yorkshire lad who underneath the crafted image of the closet has absolutely no association with female orgasms.
    🍌🌞🌻


For this reason, Harry's Friday night cryptic "clarification" seems even more confusing in that Harry shows up the very next day wanting to be photographed wearing a provocative BSDM t-shirt, along with the I-am-a-Louis "girl" blue bandana that dates back to One Direction days. 

"You can wear a certain type of bandana...to symbolize what kind of girl you are"

 

 

 

 

 


 

Hmm. An inflatable banana (while Harry still wears a necklace that speaks to the male anatomy), a Louis blue day collar, and sub vibes.  I don't know, Harry. This kind of messaging sure seems pretty darn gay to Narnia. 



 

 

 

 

Therefore, the question still remains. With Harry signally all over the place, from his flamboyant clothing and accessories, to his green and blue lighting on stage,  

 

Love on Tour Stage, Nashville October 1, 2021

 to his coquettish drop-it-down-low dance moves towards men, 

 


and, his celebration of colors every night,


why would Harry suddenly publicly "confirm" the Sony official het narrative surrounding "Watermelon Sugar"?  Especially when he had remained intentionally vague about the topic for nearly two years, and with his Fine Line tour scheduled to end next month?  

Well, first and foremost the 10-year anniversary of Louis' declaration of love for Harry, "Always in My Heart" was about to be celebrated on Saturday. Remember, Sony loves nothing more than to unleash the hounds on Larries, particularly during happy times. The strategy steeped in homophobia intent to make the fandom even more toxic than it already is. The goal, a simple one: to rid the fandom of as many LGBTQ+ friendly fans as possible, because those fans are Louis and Harry's life support. If, however, Sony is allowed to bully those fans off social media and from wanting to stick around, Louis and Harry are stripped of their power base, and the ability to express their truths as members of a community and as a proud, sappy couple in love.  

Secondly, Harry is about to embark upon two-days of sold-out Madison Square Garden performances. No doubt the perfect venue, along with his Forum gigs at the end of the tour, to push the beard and any other high profile media narrative Sony sees fit. The "Watermelon Sugar" stunt, perhaps just a intro of what is yet to come.

Thirdly, Louis allegedly had been seen by a fan in a small town in Wisconsin on September 26...well-timed to coincide with Harry's  three day break from his tour.



Considering that Harry was playing in Chicago, which is just under 200 miles away,



And, Louis had just liked a Cal Aurand
(One Direction's Tour Photographer and the person who turned Harry into a Green Bay Packers fan) Instagram post on September 25,

...it's quite possible that Louis and Harry were acting out because of what Sony was about to make Harry do in Nashville. Narnia would also like to remind the naysayers who think that Louis and Harry couldn't possibly be getting together in Wisconsin right before their special day of September 28 [click the link below for details].

Larryversary

...that Harry just so happens to have spent many a summer in that northern area as a result of his public friendship with Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber. Does Lake Muskoka (the Malibu of the North) ring a bell, for instance? In fact, there's lots of private islands up near the coastlines of both Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. A perfect picturesque love nest for two camera shy, closeted lovebirds.

 

And finally, 

Harry delivered these lines because Sony wanted to take the smoking gun out of their own hand by making the victim of their p*ssy campaign, (i.e., Harry) publicly "confess" to the narrative they, in fact, formulated, packaged, and sold to the public. Don't forget that Sony/Syco has used this bullying tactic for over a decade regarding many topics related to both Louis and Harry. How many Larry denials have we had to be subjected to from Louis’ own mouth? How many times has Zayn or Liam had to “explain” how those awful Larries ruined Louis and Harry’s friendship? How many times does Liam have to mention "Freddie Reign"? 

The debasement and humiliation go on and on. Remember this mental abuse is essential to the closet. Try to shut the fans up by directing the victim of the closet to pull the rug out from under their own supporters.  Strategically followed by massive headlines (many including the video) to “document” what, in fact, Sony conjured up behind the scenes.  I believe Mr. Tomlinson calls that PR technique lies, corruption, and chaos. 

Here’s just three examples of the "organic" headlines that immediately began to explode appear overnight from just 10-seconds of concert video. To date over 20+ headlines ranging from Billboard to CNN to Buzzfeed to USA Today. For a song that was debuted on Saturday Night Live nearly two years ago in November 2019:




 

 

 




Oh, and if readers are still not convinced that something nefarious was going on in Nashville the other night, there's a few more clues that Sony was behind that "female orgasm" line. In other words, it wasn't Harry going rogue, but rather Harry countering their attempt to push him further into the closet. First, Harry wore an outfit that he made sure displayed a substantial number of his well known complementary Larry tattoos. In fact, during the last two nights, Harry even went shirtless to achieve that end on both nights.  On Night 2 in Nashville, he went one step further and wore a sleeveless, fitted vest top which even allowed us to see some of his laurel (Larry) leaf crown tattoo. (Thank you, Harry.) Just like Louis' triangle-shaped ankle art work, we hardly ever see that laurel leaf body art anymore.  Gee, we at Narnia probably can guess why, without even having to buy a vowel.


Just a little peek, babe

All in all, despite years of harsh closeting, these guys continue to fight back and to speak to all of those fans throughout the world who want to hear their story. Louis and Harry could easily go silent. But they don't. They never have. 

And they aren't the only ones battling the industry. Nearly two months ago, Rebecca Ferguson, who came in second to One Direction's third place finish on the X Factor, an individual who has been openly battling the music industry for years, tweeted the following question about her music mysteriously ending up on One Direction's YouTube channel,



Interesting, right?  Even more eyebrow raising about her tweet was that Rebecca added a gif of a regular guy in a Guy Fawkes mask: the rogue hero from the film, V for Vendetta. Someone now perceived as a champion for human rights rather than as a traitor. 



The mask representing the powerful idea that doing the right thing is not the same as following the rules. Narnia is sensing Louis Tomlinson vibes here.



At the time of Rebecca's tweet in August, there had been chatter on social media about abuse in the music industry, accompanied by hashtags like, #cancelSonyforSilencing; cancelSonyforCloseting; AzoffsIsNewCowell. Like so many things 1D-related, we'll have to see if this goes anywhere, but if Louis and Harry show up with a shaved head, maybe we'll know something is changing/shifting. Joking. Not joking. After all, the scene where Evey Hammond's character shaves her head in the movie is a climactic one in terms of her personal transformation. Stripped of all pretension. An indication that she is ready to move forward from her connection to her old life. Reborn as a warrior against the Totalitarian State (Establishment). In this case, the Music Industry. Just something to ponder.

In the meantime, while we wait for something consequential to happen, let's continue to help Louis and Harry keep their voices and their spirits strong. Despite the game being rigged. Despite the deck stacked against them. Remember, the fans are the ones who help them to be themselves and, in turn, they help us be better versions of ourselves. More forgiving. More compassionate. More understanding. Kinder. Wiser.

 Happy Anniversary, fellas. And thank you for the joy, and the love.



Pics:  Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Harry Styles Fashion Archive

Playlist: Perfect Now (Live London Livestream) - Louis Tomlinson

              Golden - Harry Styles

             A Love that Will Never Grow Old - Brokeback  Mountain  soundtrack    

             I'm Still Standing - Elton John

 

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Never forget that Harry loves his seeded fruit.  Almost as much as he loves his bananas. Along with his “medicine”proclivities.   👬  An all around wholesome boy, really.  😂

Strawberries = seeds;  Watermelons = seeds; Kiwi = seeds; Cherries = seed

The English word semen comes from the Latin word sēmen, which means "seed".[1] In fact, seed was an old-fashioned name for semen.[2] The Latin word sēmen itself came from another Latin word, serěre, which means "to plant (a plant into the ground) or to sow (seeds in the earth)".