This morning is the announcement of the Golden Globe nominees, will we see if Zodiac or John from Cincinnati is a part of that select group. Will this be a chance for them to celebrate their with their fellow cast members and crew? And maybe have a chance celebrate together? Guess we will have to wait and see. Zodiac has been getting great mentions on many best of the year lists, and JFC will be on many Best of TV for 2007 lists. The Hollywood Foreign Press might just recognize the both. The nominees will be announced 8:00 EST/5:00PST in Hollywood.But no worries, even not nominated these two are the only golden boy the other needs.
"Gyllen" of Gyllenhaal meanings golden of course, but now here's were school chemistry comes in... how is Austin a golden boy? The first to letters of his name - Au -- the chemical symbol for gold.
How is Austin a golden boy? The first to letters of his name - Au -- the chemical symbol for gold.
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Thanks for the song, Spesh! :) Now I want some snow. The New England area might get 2 feet this weekend. DC would close for YEARS over that!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday -- another year to be more Wicked than evah!
ReplyDeleteThey have increased today's snow to 6-10 inches with the Big storm on Saturday.
Hi Wicked,
ReplyDeleteWow, what a rousing Happy Birthday song! Happy, Happy Birthday and enjoy! Oh Man, as much as I love snow, I have to drive in this stuff, I'm gonna leave early! :*
Aww, Happy Birthday, Wicked! Hope you have a great day; all the best! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Wicked!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful day! :)
Happy Birthday, Wicked! I'd be more than happy to send our New England snow to you as a gift if I could. It sure is pretty, but the driving (or should I say sitting for hours in gridlocked traffic) ain't fun.
ReplyDeleteLove the "golden" from gyllen and au, special. :)
Happy Birthday Wicked!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Wicked!
ReplyDeleteHope you have lots of fun today.
Happy Birthday, Wicked!
ReplyDeleteI hope we'll see lots of gold today. Zodiac deserves some recognition.
You know what would be great for my birthday- a Jausty sighting!
ReplyDeleteI'd also be happy with JfC getting some Golden Globe noms. I really loved that show and thought it was criminally underappreciated!
GG noms were just announced. No nominations for JFC, zodiac or rendition.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Wicked! I'm sure the missus would say the same. And you can have our snow, especially since I have to run all over the place today.
ReplyDeleteI'm not too suprised about the GG noms, though I thought RDJ might be a supporting actor nod. It was released to long ago.
Special, I'm always amazed at your ability to think of things like au=gold. :-)
Special, I forgot to add, great post for our golden boys. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Wicked, a world of love for you (Jaustin Including...:P)
ReplyDeleteA very happy birthday Wicked! :* :* :*
ReplyDeleteMay all the great vibes you're sending out to us come back to you tenfold!
My 3rd favorite picture - the owl shirt and both with bedhead. I dont think I noticed bfore but Austin already has the ring on in this pic.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen Jake look more cool. Do his people not realize that Reese is sucking the cool out of him?
ReplyDeleteNothing against Reese, I actually quite like her, but they're clearly not together and I wish someone would shake Jake's manager and make her see that Jake's popularity was DUE to sexual amBIguity/amGAYity, not despite it. It takes a particularly blinkered, heterosexist person not to recognize that (i.e. most of the world.
Do you guys think that Jake, at heart, knew that too? It must cause him some sadness to have purposefully lost that "unique" popularity in the quest for hard gold. And can he ever recover it?
^^Oh I so agree, Go Back To Golden. I quite like Reese too - but Jake is fine just the way he is.
ReplyDeleteIt takes a particularly blinkered, heterosexist person not to recognize that (i.e. most of the world.
Well said! I wonder if he knew as well. :(
I think he knew it, and his people would have to be blind and dumb not to see it (not that there isn't a lot of that in HW). But HW would rather have a robot than a sexually ambiguous man.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Wicked. I wish you could have a jausty picture too. The last one was on my birthday, May 4th. Way to long!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteStopping by to wish you a wonderful birthday, wicked:)
ReplyDelete"I dont think I noticed bfore but Austin already has the ring on in this pic"
ReplyDeleteAustin's been rocking that accessory since January 06. Have a look at the premiere pictures of Glory Road if you want to see somebody who is very happy about getting a ring. Wonder what made him give it up this July?
I have a feeling Austin got that ring sometime in December 05. He was sure proud of it in January.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he gave it up, I think he might have just exchanged for the ring that he wears around his neck. Not that he is not proud to wear it, he just wants to keep this one closer to his heart.
What a surprise. After the pictures of Rince looking a lot more comfortable with each other than Reeke do most of the time we get this.
ReplyDeleteI can very much see Vince being laid back about filming and showing up late, so I can see that part being true.
But why does Reese always have to be portrayed as being so perfect? She is of course never late, never forgets her lines and never has to do more than one take...
Give me a break.
Reese has a very good PR team - I’ll give her that much credit.
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures of Austin at the Glory Road premiere.
ReplyDeleteHe is very clearly showing the ring off there. Hardly something you do with the ring of a relative that has just recently passed away as some have claimed.
He looks more like someone flashing their engagement ring, grinning so hard because they're just so happy.
And it always seemed to be very calming to him, every time you could see he was nervous he would just start playing around with the ring.
I don't think he got rid of it either, I think it's probably very prominently displayed in the bedroom.
They just went for a ring a little less obvious and one Austin can wear closer to his heart, as a sign where the guy he got the ring from already belongs.
I'm wondering if we will soon see Jeese pix with the kids. Nothing says serious relationship like the new SO photographed with you and your kids. We did get those pix with Ryan and Abbie, and Jeese is every bit as real and serious, right?. Maybe TPTB think these SF sightings have already addressed this issue. Problem is, the sightings weren't picked up by any major sites, so they weren't widely seen.
ReplyDeleteThat ring *spoken through gritted teeth* - the mystery of which drives me crazy. It fits in so well with the Toothy saga, but not at all with my recent thoughts that Jake finds it easier to be with a woman and sees Austin on the side. (Cos trust me people's lives are more complex than often appears.) Austin wouldn't be flashing it again at the JFC premiere in June if he and Jake had just given up. Far too recent to fit in with the Jeese antics.
ReplyDeleteThing is I think Ted was just as taken by surprise as anybody about the Jeese love-fest since October. He really believed his sources IMO. How good are they is the next question?
Happy birthday, Wicked. I won't ask the number.
That ring *spoken through gritted teeth* - the mystery of which drives me crazy. It fits in so well with the Toothy saga, but not at all with my recent thoughts that Jake finds it easier to be with a woman and sees Austin on the side."
ReplyDeleteWell, wasn't that the basic gist of the Toothy Tile saga when it began in 2005? Toothy had a public gf and a secret bf he saw on the downlow (and on the side) when not around the public gf.
^true, but I think most people are questioning how correct the more recent BIs about super-domesticating and Babytile were?
ReplyDeleteWhy did Ted seem so surprised about Reese? Because his more recent source (which changed from the initial one IMO) isn't from Jake's circle but Austin's?
I don't think Ted lied, and there are enough other sources pointing to a Jaustin r/ship, but I'm dubious about quite a few BIs from Jan onwards.
The NY write-up was different. Not in a BI, and from a different person I think, so it has some credibility for me.
The disappearance of the first ring happened between Austin's E! appearance, where E! made some capital of the Jake connection, and the Jimmy Kimmel show, where he was all for the front row ladies and Jennifer Esposito :) So I do think it's part of the overall project.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Wicked!
Of course, we know nothing about Austin's public life since his date with Jennifer Espisito. (I think if Austin were in Jake's place he would do just as much bearding.) Wonder what will emerge there in the next few months?
ReplyDeleteWell, wasn't that the basic gist of the Toothy Tile saga when it began in 2005? Toothy had a public gf and a secret bf he saw on the downlow (and on the side) when not around the public gf.
ReplyDeleteSo after all this time it is still at the same stage? Being seen on the side of a public gf? And Austin wears a ring around his neck to symbolize commitment, to what exactly? No wonder Ted says his actions make no sense! What a devotion the guy is just so madly in love cannot think anymore. Sad
Two things:
ReplyDeleteJake's song on SNL where he promises his "unique fanbase" he's not going nowhere.
Jake on Jonathan Ross - "Hey, it's your career - does it matter?" - "At this point in time, yes." (paraphrased)
Jake knew he was going in, deep in, to the bearding campaign and he and his management made that decision a long time ago.
The PR releases re. Gretchen Bleiler, Natalie Portman et al were not coincidences; they were part of an ongoing bearding plan since Kirsten Dunst.
Reese was attempted before, then "re-launched".
You may have thought he was playing both sides, but he wasn't. Jake has been closeted, and trying to beard with moderate and sometimes little success, for many years now.
He may still come out.
My opinion is that Austin is the one that can understand Jake really deep inside, where he is at as a person and in his career. Austin knows Jake is a very good actor and acting means the world to him. Besides, he is an actor too. They both know acting is a game you play by the rule as long as it last which can be short. I am sure the whole bearding is something Austin (and Jake) does not like but accept for what it is. He knows he is not the boy on the side for Jake, in spite of the appearances (which is all it matters really) He is THE person. That's why he wears a ring.
ReplyDeleteIn short, Opinion, you are saying that Austin should be content with the private role of a "mistress", not the public role of a "wife". He should hide his love and be content with the knowledge that at heart he is the one who is really loved. Well, if Jake's career is his "wife", then Austin should know that men only very rarely leave their wives for their mistresses.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't have said it better Opinion. Love isn't just all about "me", it's also about making sacrifices for your partner.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree that Jake has probably always done light bearding. I think that wasn't enough for HW, hence Jeeke
If there's one thing you have to give Reese, it's that she's very smart and business-savy.
ReplyDeleteNot for one second do I believe that Jake would be seriously dating her and be able to convince her that the whole thing with Austin was always just rumors while still seeing Austin on the side.
This is not like with Kirsten. There is no having a real girlfriend and seeing a guy on the side.
This is simply Jake having no romantic relationship with Reese whatsoever, he's just pretending to have one for the public.
And when the cameras and the general public are gone he goes back to his real life.
Austin isn't someone he sees on the side, as a second option to Reese.
Austin is the one he really is in a relationship with.
All just IMO of course, but I just really don't get where the "maybe he sees them both" idea comes from.
Sometimes you do things for love that you could never imagine you would do, or could do, but you end up doing, because the love is even greater than any sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteMaybe this is only option they feel they have; to pull back and go undercover. It might be reality or it might not, but it is their perception of what the reality is at this point in time. That is not to say things may change.
Stubborn, I don't get that either. In fact I think it's plain weird. Who would put up with that?
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to "coming out", i think "less is more". So I am still hoping few years (or 10) down the road, Jake will do a Jodie Forster or Leslie Cheung (Happy Together) - briefly thank their special one's support in a public occasion or interview.
ReplyDeleteI was not suggesting that Reese was Jake's "wife", I was suggesting that Jake's career was Jake's "wife". I think the only relationship Jake has is with Austin.
ReplyDeleteWinterbird, why do you think "less is more"? It seems like crumbs to me. Gay celebrities should be able to talk about their relationships in exactly the same way straight celebrities do. A mention once every 14 years is not what straight people do at all.
I agree with you Stubborn, and everyone. I think as well that this relationship is for the camera only, is not a romantic relationship but a business arrangement, and J&A are together in their private life, as they always have been. He's not seeing both of them. I think this is how it's a-gonna be for now, unfortunately. :(
ReplyDeleteWow, can OMG ring in a birthday or what? :)
I would hate it if it happened ten or fifteen years down the road, how meh would that be - I don't think anyone should have to come out, either. Or beard. It should just be normal! This is X my SO.
ReplyDeleteboth sides, the career was mentioned by let's call it ... but I've also read comments elsewhere to the effect that either Reese or Austin is being misled, I think that's what stubborn might be referring to.
both sides now, good points. I think the ultimate aim is within 5-10 years, enough HW stars are 'out' that coming out isn't actually necessary and same sex couples can be treated as straight ones are.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that Jake has been semi bearding for a while now (being seen with a woman for just long enough to look like they maybe went on a date) but public and private pressure made him make a decision to take the bearding further. Although I still admit I'm not entirely sure about the Jeese. Not in what they look like together or do but more in what extremes Jake will be prepared to go to for it. So jury is still out for me.
I do however believe that Jaustin existed and may still exist or at least will exist again in the future. If they are still together, then Reese is just helping them stay covered.
As far as Austin's motivations (if they are still together), I think that he understands this basically has to happen right now for both their careers, he has never officially been the public partner ever anyway and he knows who Jake truly loves.
Bearding actually involves a lot of people. All 3 of their families would have to have some kind of knowledge of it. I think the Witherspoons would have to be the ones most questioning it, if anyone.
With all the PR involved, Jake and Reese having to make decisions about how to present it etc, the actual only true control Austin has is in his decision to go along with the bearding or not. Besides love, that could be his biggest motivation. The only area he feels he holds some control in his own private life
let's call it, I never said Austin should be content with that. It is not a matter of what I think he should be content with anyway, is it? For Austin to be deeply involved in a seemingly contradictory situation like that and go around wearing a necklace all while bf is seen around smooching Reese, then he is either a painfully dumb love-struck doormat, drinking to forget the pain and getting arrested, playing mistress on the side, or he is not quite the boy on the side and has quite a role in it, which I think is closer to reality since I don't think Austin is dumb at all. His philoshophy is quite clear: do whatever it takes.
ReplyDeleteboth sides now, i actually hope straight couples would follow the "less is more" route too :) i don't understand why anyone needs to shove their SO in the spotlight all the time. and i agree, in a perfect world, no one should "need" to come out.
ReplyDeleteif J&A are still together and the "acting straight" decision is a mutual agreement, i'd just take it that austin thinks it's best for both of their careers and probably their covered domestic life.
i don't like the look of it, but they are the ones who have to live with it.
Gay celebrities should be able to talk about their relationships in exactly the same way straight celebrities do.
ReplyDeletePosted on WFT
The day Jodie came out (and became the accused)
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"It's a death sentence for your career," Eve Gordon, a (heterosexual) film and TV actress told me last year. "All my friends who are gay keep it secret. They don't even know where to draw the line socially ... It's like being a communist in the McCarthy era. It's a gigantic terror."
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/features/article3247737.ece
They both deserve Golden Boys, and then Emmy's to top those off.
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Peace and Happy Birthday to one that is having a birthday today!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes, guys! I appreciate it. :)
ReplyDeleteChatangel, many of us have been over to SaveJFC.net and really support the show. Check out Blue Velvet's avatar @ 8:01. I loved JFC and was hoping it would get some Golden Globe recognition.
Jodie thanking her gay partner is currently front-page news on CNN!
ReplyDeleteCNN video - Jodie Foster thanks gay partner
ReplyDeleteKiki King joins CNN to discuss Jodie Foster paying tribute to her lesbian partner for the first time publicly at an awards ceremony.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2007/12/13/intv.jodie.foster.king.cnn
Opinion, I agree with you. Bear in mind when Jake/Austin got together (if you believe the chronology), Austin was already in a serious, long-term relationship with his fiancee--who he had been living with for 8 years! She even moved to LA with him when he moved to LA.
ReplyDeleteJust received in the mail two DVDs from Spesh for my birthday- Bubble Boy and Holiday in the Sun, because you can't have one without the other! I can't believe she's gonna make me watch Bubble Boy! I have been avoiding it for so long. Thank you so much Spesh! :)
ReplyDeleteWicked Happy Birthday. I love you.
ReplyDeleteI told you something good was going to happen. Jodie ROCKS!!!!!
I can't believe she's gonna make me watch Bubble Boy!
ReplyDeleteYou didn't watch BB?
Mrs. Livingston: And then Pinocchio came out of his plastic bubble and touched the filthy little whore next door and died. The End!
I knew you wouldn't have those two in the collection. : )
ReplyDeleteAnd Bubbleboy is too fun. And according to my nephew one of the best movies ever.
And according to my nephew one of the best movies ever.
ReplyDeleteAnd Spesh's nephew is a well-known film critic! ;)
As I've said before, I'll be impressed with Jodie if she continues to not hide. One mention in 14 years is just not enough.
I've read comments about Jodie saying but she didn't come out she just mentioned her friend. Some people are blind.
ReplyDeleteTo me, coming out means living out. It remains to be seen whether or not Jodie will do that.
ReplyDeleteUS Weekly named Reese Best Rebound of 2007 in the magazine and included a blurb about her taking Jake to Nashville at the end of November to meet her family.
ReplyDeleteRevenge of the Exes in People and Best Rebound in US Weekly. Got PR?
ReplyDeleteI think I am going to have to sit down before I get vertigo from all this spin.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why it's revenge/rebound considering Ryan definitely moved on and doesn't seem to care one bit; ditto for Nick Lachey and Tom Brady.
ReplyDeleteHis philoshophy is quite clear: do whatever it takes.
ReplyDeleteI know it may sound cruel, cold ? cynical but I'd rather have a smart, calculating and patient Austin than a heartbroken doormat. Of course I still harbor the hope that all this calculation is short-term and that the ultimte goal is living that "normal" life we were told he's dreaming about with the man who captured his heart! :)
You lucky Wicked girl! I found Bubble Boy an absolute delight! My problem with this film is that since I saw it the hope of seeing Jake in a comedy again has become almost an obsession! Watch it first as a total newbie. Than treat yourself to the commentary. You won't be disappointed!
I don't understand why it's revenge/rebound considering Ryan definitely moved on and doesn't seem to care one bit; ditto for Nick Lachey and Tom Brady.
ReplyDeleteFeels like double standard to me. Also it looks like Reese has never been "alone" in her public life. Paired/married very young. Always somebody by her side. Is she one of those women who's terribly strong on the business front yet emotionally insecure? I'm throwing that question out. I also wonder why she had to grab the nearest HW actor (i.e. Jake) and not wait and find a more "realistic" partner. And that Rince thing? Another closeted gay man? (Sorry, I think VV is gay!) I'm starting to believe those who claim that finding a decent partner is quite a feat for some HW celebrities.
Speaking objectively, putting my dislike of Reese aside, I have to agree that the smartest thing she could do for herself is to just live alone for awhile, not date anyone seriously, and find out who she really is. She married young and to bounce into another relationship with anyone is not good. And I dont care how many mags say her kids are OK with a new man in the house. It's too soon and there will be a price to pay. Losing Daddy is a huge emotional time for kids. I think they need at lesat 3 years to adjust minimum.
ReplyDeleteI agree on some of your points m, but those kids have NOT lost their father, Ryan is a very present dad and noone will have to replace him. It is like saying Abbie is replacing Reese, ehich of course she is not.
ReplyDeleteIt's not even like saying Abbie is replacing Reese, because Abbie and Ryan are real.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, Jen and Vince are still bosom buddies after their affair. ;)