Chris Janson’s tattoos

Chris Janson has made his mark on country music with hits like “Buy Me A Boat” and “Fix A Drink,” but the singer/songwriter also has a bit of country marked on him. The Missouri-native has a tattoo of the 24th state admitted to the union, Missouri, tattooed on the inside of his left arm. Georgia, as corrected in the comments below. Take a look.

 

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photo from MusicMattersMagazine.com

Here are a few of his other tattoos. Photo credits are in the captions. Also check out Nathaniel Rateliff’s tattoos here.

 

photo from Idaho State Journal, Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP
photo from his wife’s Instagram page
photo from Wes Langeler, WhiskeyRiff.com
photo from Today.com
still image, video from his YouTube page
still image from music video via YouTube

The tattoo on the inside of his right arm says, “He who has the Son has life.” Confirmed in his interview here.

And finally, here are screen shots from his music videos, all via his YouTube channel.

 

Who’s the dude in Ingrid Andress “More Hearts Than Mine” music video… and more info!

-Out of the Wilderness

 

 

Game Night: Redux

chris ledouxNo, Redux isn’t the name of a game, a Subaru, or a country singer, I just figured since this is my second post about a game night, I’d label it as a part 2…like Scream 2, or Home Alone 2, or Hot Shots! Part Deux.*

My friend B hosted his monthly game night and it was a real scream! I have a feeling lots of inside jokes are going to spring up out of this one. Even when I’m home alone I’ll chuckle about things that happened or things that were said there. Aside from the games, B has four rabbits and makes a killer quesadilla (he’s a real hot shot!), so they (the rabbits) were entertaining and tasty (not the rabbits!!!). We started off with a game called Pit, then switched over to Werewolf, which is a lot like Mafia, if that rings any bells for you. Our next game was Heads-Up, the Ellen game where you have to guess what’s on your phone as everyone else describes it to you.


We finished the gaming with one called Nouns. Really fun as each person comes up with 16 nouns and puts them all in a hat. Then you form teams and draw the slips of paper out one by one in a matter of three rounds, trying to get your teammates to guess the correct noun…

round 1: describe the noun as best you can

round 2: describe the noun with only 1 word

round 3: act out the noun without any words

This one is great because it’s free, you can be creative/silly/saucy with the nouns you come up with, and it can get challenging.

After the games, B sat down at his keyboard and began playing his medley of Disney tunes. It was so good! For a few seconds I got lost in the magic 🙂 I guess we were all still feeling a bit competitive, though, so we tried to guess the song titles and what movie each one was from.  B then tried out another medley he’s working on, a mashup of Bruno Mars songs. I guessed, maybe 3 out of the 9 or 10 songs he played. Clearly, I need to brush up on my Bruno Mars catalog.

I’ve always liked game nights, and last night is a good reason why.

-Out of the Wilderness

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The stars of Lukas Nelson’s “Find Yourself” music video

I heard a song the other day on Nashville’s Lightning 100 and, thanks to Shazam, found out it was Lukas Nelson “Find Yourself.” Love the song, love his voice, and now, I love the music video, too… check it out:


Through a bit of research and a kind director willing to share more about the video, I can tell you that it was shot on Leo Carrillo Beach in Los Angeles. Just off the Pacific Coast Highway, the beach is part of Leo Carrillo State Park, where you can surf, swim, hike, explore caves, and…. shoot music videos. Plus it’ll only set you back two Grande Pumpkin Spice Lattes to park there all afternoon. Nice!

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image via Google Maps

Evidently the sandy coastline is a great location for movies, too. Just check out it’s wikipedia page. Here’s the trailer for Live A Little, Love A Little, an Elvis movie with scenes on Leo Carrillo Beach.


Side note: Did Elvis know dogs can’t be on this beach without a leash? Oh, Elvis! Or maybe back in the 60s that wasn’t a rule? Or perhaps they decided since Elvis was one of the most famous people of all time, his dog can run on the beach without a leash, but just this once! Either way, I hope they… ya know…

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All of that to say, while Lukas Nelson is the obvious star of his “Find Yourself” music video, it’s easy to see that the beach itself is quite famous in it’s own right. There’s another star of the video, too, though. Recognize this woman in the colorful sweater?

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She’s an actress from Los Angeles named Juliette LaBelle. Her cool, laid back vibe, along with the same attitude from the rest of the folks in the video, plus the shot of the kids hitting the tambourines (I love that this shot was used in the video, it’s very endearing), all work together to make up a great video.

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In fact, the video makes the song even better, which is a tricky accomplishment for any music video director. We’ve all seen good songs with bad videos, right? It’s so common, VH1 even put out a list. So major kudos to director Gus Black for making sure this one will never be on any such list.

Gus Black is also an accomplished musician and a professional photographer. For more on his varied work, click here.

To follow the colorful Juliette LaBelle on Instagram, click here.

You can also follow @LukasNelson on Twitter here, find his website here, and for another great song of his, check this one out:


-Out of the Wilderness

The phone number in Luke Combs “When It Rains It Pours” video

You may not have noticed, but at the 2:53 mark in the video above a “waitress” (if that’s her real job, I’ll get to that shortly) is carrying a notepad with a phone number on it.

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Assuming it’s a Charleston area code, where the video what shot, the number would be…

843-555-3825

A search for this number returns nothing significant. But since she didn’t include the area code on her slip of paper, I also looked up:

800-555-3825

I can confirm without a doubt this number is, how shall I say this, an adult chat line. I hope I wasn’t charged because who has two thumbs and dialed the number? This guy! So was the woman in the restaurant where he ordered chicken wings, extra ranch, Miller Light actually a waitress? Perhaps. Or maybe this was her way of making more money after she clocks out of her “day job,” hmm?

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-Out of the Wilderness

Coming out

A friend of mine (let’s call him T) and I were talking the other day. It was a pretty tame conversation by all accounts. In fact, some may think chatting about cryptocurrency is about the most boring thing you could ever talk about, but it fascinates both of us. We covered topics like Bitcoin, mining, government involvement, and the possible future of digital currencies. T mentioned that there are already thousands of different currencies and that coders are coming out with new coins every day.

His phone then lights up to interrupt our conversation:

OK, OK! We get it! T hit the button to stop the explanation and we both had a good laugh. From everything he said, his phone picked up on “coming out” hahaha!

Have you ever had something like that happen? Where you’re talking and out of nowhere your phone chimes in something embarrassing or inappropriate? Feel free to share your phone fail in the comments below!

 

-Out of the Wilderness