JoJo Siwa isn’t in on the joke, I guess? Her new music video…

I can’t decide if the people around JoJo are treating her like a Make-A-Wish kid or they all know this whole charade is a joke but they’re genuinely hoping JoJo doesn’t find out. Of course, it might be difficult to be in on a joke when you ARE the joke. If “Karma” wasn’t embarrassing enough (read my recap here), she’s back for another round of good old-fashioned American roasting after posting her latest music video called “Guilty Pleasure.” Every single person who keeps telling her she has good ideas needs to be fired. No no, that’s too generous. They need to be locked in a room and forced to watch this video all day for 7 consecutive days. Then for 4 days they have to let a fully-clothed JoJo hump them while she smiles and says “Kaaarrrrma.”

Here’s the video her ‘yes’ people apparently think is a sure home run.

JoJo’s trying way too hard and it’s coming across as the most inauthentic thing since your last order from Temu. You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? You bought something late at night and it’s just like the name brand stuff except made with questionable materials and it lasts about 3 days. You rascal!

JoJo also has a 10-minute reel from her “Guilty Pleasure” release party– oh, excuse me, it’s the release party for “Guity Pleasure,” my bad. Wait, did they really misspell the name of the song!? Temu, y’all.

Yep, THEY MISPELLED THE NAME OF THE SONG!! There’s a proverb that fits for JoJo at this stage in her embarrassing “bad girl” career. Fish or cut bait. For her, the time to cut bait has come and gone, huh? Here’s the clip of her release party where she interacts with approximately 7 people who fit another old proverb: I’m with stupid.

If you watched those videos, God bless you. You didn’t have to endure such torture so for that you deserve something better as this post ends. Here’s a picture of a house fire.

-Out of the Wilderness

No Holds Barred: Hulk Hogan Tells the Republican National Convention Something, Brother!

Say my prayers. Check. Eat my vitamins. Check. It’s gonna be a good day, brother! Hulk Hogan appeared at the Republican National Convention and you can bet your bandana I’m writing about it! I was transported back to my youth as Hulk Hogan took the stage in an epic moment full of signature Hulk moments — twirling his hand up to his ears as the crowd bursts with cheering, tearing his shirt off, posing to show his muscles. It was such an entertaining, feel-good moment at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Here’s the minute-long intro to his time on stage…

It was nostalgic, sure, but also a moment of immense American pride watching and listening to the Hulkster present his case for electing Donald Trump in 2024. At one point, he even stopped being Hulk Hogan and spoke to the audience as Terry Bollea. This video should be queued up to the part of his speech when he transitioned from actor to proud American.

Anyone thinking about a Trump/Hogan ticket in 2024? Instead of debates where candidates recycle the same old information, winners are determined by a steel cage match. No holds barred!

-Out of the Wilderness

The Samsung Nature Boy Galaxy Fold 6 Bird Commercial

There’s a “nature boy” in this commercial but before you start jumping from the top rope, spoiler alert it’s not Ric Flair. Woooooo!!! But also booooooo 😦 …

The Samsung nature boy is walking around with a nature girl when he whips out his Galaxy Fold6 to identify a bird because the display is in Spanish. This wooooooos nature girl. Take a look.

She’s clearly impressed so nature boy gets a wooo thanks to the Fold6. Birds are real (I think?) and I really enjoy getting photos of some of my favorite types– eagles, pelicans, seagulls, and more. Inspired by the el verderón europeo in the ad, here are a few photos from my bird collection. Take a look at the full gallery here and if you’re looking for some pics to hang in your home or office, all of these are available for purchase. Wooooooooo!

-Out of the Wilderness

That time Taylor Swift sang the National Anthem

Country music has some strange things going on these days. On one end you have the more traditional sounding hitmaker Lainey Wilson (check out my take on her video for “4x4xU”) but at the very same time, there’s the TikTok propelled “Bar Song” by Shaboozy and the country song nobody was really asking for in 2024, “Overdrive” by Thomas Rhett (a breakdown of its blandness here). Then there’s Zach Bryan splitting credits with John Mayer on a song called “Better Days.” It’s a new wild, wild west in C&W music and yes, I called it country & western because some of these singers are putting the western back in country, and I like it! But just like many entertainers who get the opportunity to sing a beloved song, Ingrid Andress (I wrote up a post about her song “More Hearts Than Mine” awhile back) stepped up to the mic to perform the National Anthem recently.

People aren’t holding back in their comments, either. Although, as one who’s graced the stage of a local restaurant for an energized performance of Dolly’s “9 to 5,” nerves can get the best of the best. Also, I sucked and there was nothing energizing about my Dolly performance. But I didn’t let fear keep me in my seat. Neither did Ingrid and her stage was much bigger than mine! The negative comments are peppered with some positive, but few and far between are those.

I recently wrote about a few American entertainers that have gained international fame (check out that post here) and of course Taylor Swift was included. It reminded of that time she sang the Star-Spangled Banner before a Miami Dolphins football game way back in 2006. She was just a 16- or 17-year-old and, oh yeah, she was country! Remember the adorbable C&W version of Taylor Swift? If you can endure the shots of Nick Saban 🤮, watch the clip below…

Nick Saban made it clear he was not leaving the Dolphins– “I’m not going to be the Alabama coach”– and then, of course, he quit coaching the Dolphins and went to Alabama. What a doofus. Can you tell I’m still bitter and I despise Nick Saban? “He told us a couple weeks ago that he’s proud to be a Dolphin and he’s going to be sticking around,” Dolphins quarterback at the time, Joey Harrington said. “So I take him at his word.”

Ingrid’s performance, while a little hard to bear, could’ve been worse. They could’ve cut to shots of Nick Saban. So let’s just be glad it is what it is, am I right?

-Out of the Wilderness