Joe Biden, all kidding aside

Could it be true that Joe Biden has no idea what “all kidding aside” means? It’s a phrase he says often, along with “not a joke,” and I’d conservatively say that 97 times out of 100, he never uses either phrase at the right time. Just the other day he was callously trying to console the people in Hawaii who have suffered enormous loss because of wildfires. Biden, in an attempt to be compassionate, told the story about how he almost lost his Corvette when there was a fire in the kitchen of his Delaware home. Insensitive? Yes. Bad timing? Yes. Does anyone in Hawaii care about how he almost lost an antique car when they’ve lost everything? No. But then Joe Biden transitions from his little anecdote about the small house fire by saying, “All kidding aside…” So we’re left wondering which part of his house fire/Corvette story was a joke? It didn’t sound like a joke. Nothing about it was funny. When was he kidding at any point of that story, or any other “true story” about his childhood that qualifies a statement like “All kidding aside,” which is often interchangeable with “Not a joke!” which he uses often, too?

Unless he’s talking about his entire joke of a presidency.

-Out of the Wilderness

Bud Light Sunday Football Ad- The Song (Spoiler Alert, it’s NOT Etta James) and More!

Bud Light must’ve robbed a bank to get the money to produce their latest commercial. Nothing but controversy all summer from major backlash after a certain “influencer” used a personalized can in a social media post (It’s just one can!!!). Since then, Bud Light sort of (??) addressed the way they mislabeled their customer base. But also, they haven’t really addressed it at all. Nevertheless, they’ve produced a million commercials in hopes of burying the sins of the past while hoping people can just simply move on and be like Kid Rock, you know, drink their beer again. This is the first commercial I’ve seen specifically for the 2023 football season, so take a look then scroll down for more info about the ad!

The Music. The song is called “A Sunday Kind of Love” and it’s performed by duo The War & Treaty. This is one of the newest covers of the song which was made famous in 1960 by the great Etta James.

Other Covers. The song has been covered quite a few times. Here are renditions by Reba McEntire, Boyz II Men, and Jan and Dean.

Is Bud Light back at last? Get it, At Last by Etta James? Does the war continue, or has there been a treaty signed by fans and Bud Light? Get it, war… and treaty? I’m really trying hard here, people. Bud Light is trying hard, too, so time will tell if that’s the night the lights went out in Georgia Bud Light headquarters.

-Out of the Wilderness

Who the heck is Reneé Rapp?

I came across a tweet from Pop Crave that said Reneé Rapp is going to have the biggest pop album of 2023. I was so excited! Super happy for her! Then I thought, “Who’s Renee Rapp?”

She’s someone probably my generation and older have never heard of, and that’s true for me. No clue who she is. So I did a Google search and found out she’s an actress/singer and she’s into men/women. Is anyone surprised by that these days? Personal life aside, she released her first full length album just a few days ago and it’s getting great reviews online. Of course, who knows what kind of closed-door deals go on with labels, magazines, and websites, but I decided to listen to her top 5 tracks on Spotify. I wanted to know for myself if she’s going to be the next big artist of 2023.

Review. I listened to Too Well, Talk Too Much, Pretty Girls, Snow Angel, and In the Kitchen…. and I gotta say, I can totally understand how her music catches on with the 30-and-under crowd. Think about artists like Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, those types of lyrics. She sounds fine. I wouldn’t have a problem adding her to my Spotify beach playlist (I have 7 nieces under the age of 23, if that helps you understand the list a little better 😎). A few songs with the “explicit” marker which seems to be a goal of most female pop artists these days, 99% of the lyrics are safe but they throw in the f word for some street cred, I guess. How chic.

I’m clearly not her target audience and I’m totally fine with that. The music is professionally produced, lyrics seem to be genuine and creative. Five songs was enough for me, though. I wish her well and hope she finds success, happiness, and keeps doing what she enjoys!

-Out of the Wilderness

The Samsung Galaxy Flip 5 – I Don’t Care… Yet

I’ve owned a Flip 4 for less than a year and for the most part I love it. The color, the camera, the flippyness. The ability to fold it in half, propped up to watch YouTube, use the stop watch or the camera, has come in so handy at the perfect times. At this point in my life I don’t know if I can go back to a normal phone that doesn’t flip. At least not now. The next phone not on my radar (because I still have a bazillion months left paying for the Flip 4) is the Flip 5.

I’ve definitely flipped to the flip side but I checked and trading in my Flip 4 would nullify the sweet deal I got, so I won’t be going to the Flip 5 anytime soon. But I’m liking how the new phone looks. Do you like the Flip 5 enough to get rid of your disgraceful non-flip phone?

-Out of the Wilderness