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I had a dream that my niece said this about her boyfriend, “He and his mates are on their way.” I don’t remember the context, but I DO remember thinking, “What are they, pirates? Who says ‘mates’??” What, are they on their way to plunder the town square? Where will they dock their ship? Do they like the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?
But it was all a dream. My niece isn’t dating a pirate… but in case she is and they happen to read this post, I’m just joking around Mr. Pirate Man! Don’t make me walk the plank!
Who doesn’t love free stuff, right!? But instead of wondering when I should open it, I’m wondering why? Why did they send me this? And a more chief concern, how much have they already eavesdropped THROUGH THE UNOPENED BOX??????
The joke would be on them, though, because I basically only talk to my dogs! But if I start seeing ads in my Facebook feed or spam emails about dog treats or brushes to use for dog belly rubs, something is up!
I sorta wish “Yummy” never happened (for my blog about that video, click here), but this song/video from Justin Bieber makes up for it big time! The lyrics of “Intentions” are sweet, smooth, and it’s got a nice melody. Nothing over the top. The theme reminds me a little of Omi’s “Cheerleader,” which was a gigantic hit a few years ago. This video is touching… and, well, he gave one woman studio time and another a car! I guess Oprah’s not the only one giving out cars. OK, OK, that reference is as old as the hills, just like saying ” as old as the hills,” but he DID give a deserving person a hand to help her get ahead. And it’s a nice looking Fiat 500!
Just when I think Justin hasn’t grown up (did I mention “Yummy” yet?) he goes and does a video like this. Kudos, Mr. Bieber!
Here are a few stats and pieces of info I found out about the video…
Justin’s red sweater is Flaneur brand, retailing under $75. Justin seems to gravitate towards a wardrobe that us regular folks can afford.
A couple of locations for this shoot were libraries. One was the West Los Angeles College Library. The other was the Delmar T. Oviatt Library on the campus of California State University, Northridge. Delmar Oviatt was a native of Canada, as is Justin.
Who is Quavo? His full name is Quavious Marshall and he’s from just outside Atlanta, GA. Need more info? Check Wikipedia!!
A clever ad appears about a minute and a half in on the back of a bus stop bench. “Get over your SELFie / Send it later”… which I’m guessing is a plea to stop texting and driving. Amen!
Peanut butter and jelly– woot, woot! Yummy.
Thanks for stopping by! What did you think about the video? Comment below 🙂
I haven’t watched the Bachelor since the producers were so sinister towards Bachelor Peter. What they did on his date with Victoria F. was so uncool. Actually, uncool isn’t even a strong enough word. It was just dirty. Here’s a recap if you missed it.
For a show that claims they want folks to find love, they have a funny way of helping. Now, I’ll admit this isn’t the first time they’ve orchestrated events just for the sake of causing drama. I mean, in the reality TV world drama often equals ratings and at the end of the day ratings are all that matter. I was in television for over 10 years and as exciting as it can be, the most important numbers were ratings. Nothing else mattered.
This show is no different, no matter how they promote it. I think it became more obvious when Chris Harrison started using his all-too-familiar phrase, “The most dramatic season ever.” Drama equals ratings. Love does not. No one really wants to watch a real relationship form. Why? Because unless you’re in that relationship, it can be boring to watch. But fights, lying, throwing people under the bus, champagne exploding in someone’s face… that’s what keeps viewers coming back.
I guess if the producers would simply stop pretending they care about an actual, real relationship developing and call it was it is… maybe people would be less upset when they script drama on a show that’s supposed to be unscripted.
For now, let’s join the #BachelorBoycott …who’s with me??
Boasting 24 million views in only a few days on YouTube, this video is a gigantic hit from an extremely popular group… BTS. I don’t understand most of what J-Hope sings in this song, or the text in the video, but I’ll do my best to bring you some interesting bits and pieces from this video! Thanks for stopping by!
The “RS” sweater J-Hope is wearing at the beginning of the video (0:37) is made by Raf Simons. This type of outwear from RS will set you back hundreds of US dollars, and can be found online here.
His next shirt (below) is Human Made brand. These types of shirts retail around $100.
The red car he’s driving is a 1973 Mercedes 450SL. These can sell around $6,000 or up to $20,000.
The license plate on the car says, “BTS 13613” which represents their debut… in the US we’d write it like this: 61313… June 13, 2013.
The clock he walks by is a Skilcraft, which most likely retains around $20.
All the brands in the store window (pictured below) were “established in 1994” …this is purposefully done, as J-Hope was born in 1994. His Korean name is Jung, so J’s Tailor is most likely a nod to that.
Lastly, here’s a behind the scenes video from the video shoot.
Out of the Wilderness 