I had just moved to Nashville and one of my first paying jobs was as a production assistant for a music video. I was so excited! I don’t remember many of the details that day, but I do remember The Jordainaires, and a tall, curly-headed blonde girl that I walked by a couple of times. She ended up being part of the music video along with a choir of singers and songwriters…
…but I had no idea who she was. You wouldn’t have known either because this was BEFORE her first album came out! Scroll down to check out a 17-year old Taylor Swift starting around the 2:10 marker in the Wayne Warner video “God Bless the Children.”
All the wildlife in Taylor’s “Look What You Made Me Do” video
SNAKES
BIRDS
HOUSE CATS
OTHER CATS
A LOBSTER AND A MOUSE
LIZARD
POLAR BEAR
ZEBRA
HOGS
-Out of the Wilderness
fun facts about Jon Pardi’s “Heartache on the Dance Floor” video
[also check out more info from Jon’s most recent video for “Ain’t Always the Cowboy”]
Jon Pardi has a popular video to go along with his huge hit song, “Heartache on the Dance Floor.” Here are some fun facts about the video.
First up, the female lead is Tasha Franken. More on her can be found here and on her Instagram @tashly_f
It was directed by Carlos Ruiz, who’s also worked with country artists Keith Urban, Eric Church, and Luke Bryan. He’s also a photographer.
The car Jon drives around is a 1970(-72?) Pontiac LeMans, possibly a GTO but some folks say it’s not.
The video was shot in California in the following locations:
You’ll see Jon driving the Pontiac mostly on Lincoln Boulevard in Marina Del Rey, California. Background locations include Penguin’s Frozen Yogurt (4023 Lincoln Blvd,
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292), MDR Bike Company, Brennan’s Pub (iconic location in Marina Del Rey and they race turtles here, evidently), in the parking lot beside the pub and next to a smog check station (see pictures), and a building at 100 Market Street. Here’s a gallery of those locations.
Of course, lots of shots in the video are on the beach. You’ll see Jon and the band on the Venice Beach boardwalk, walking near shops like Tuti Fruiti Discount Pipe Shop, and others as shown in the following photos. Notice the Tuti Fruiti sign on the Yelp page is the same one seen in the video below.
And when Jon is not driving on Lincoln Blvd., he’s driving on the Pacific Coast Highway, which runs north/south along the beach coast, and I believe the clips were taken north of Venice Beach where the terrain is more rugged and not as residential or commercial.
Thanks for checking out my post about this popular song and video!
-Out of the Wilderness
Affect of Hurricane Harvey on Google maps “traffic”
Take a glance at Houston, Texas on Google maps (with “traffic” selected) and you’ll see how much Hurricane Harvey is still affecting the area, 5 days after making landfall. The news this morning showed the storm over the Beaumont area, so I included a Google map of that town, also. The red-dashed lines are indicating road closures, which, when you see these images, is pretty wild to see how widespread it is. So many roads and highways are flooded.
I love clocks
I’m not exactly sure when my fascination started, but I love clocks. I have them all over my house. And the last picture is my collection of watches. Do you have an odd obsession with time, or timepieces? Comment below!
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