Congratulations to WDW friend Linda for her question to Jake Gyllenhaal! Plus a certain cover...

One of the many aspects of doing WDW that I adore is when one of us here gets the chance to see, speak to or interact with Jake Gyllenhaal, the person who brought so many of us together from across the globe. Today friend and WDW reader Linda got to ask Jake her question on a CNN International video.


And it's a goodie. Linda asks Jake if he's anything at all like Jamie. You can see his response here. It's also lovely to see Linda from Mexico City in person! If you can't see the video below, try this link instead (thanks to Linda for sending it to me).



You would have to be in the Arctic, under an icecap in a wetsuit with walruses, not to have noticed US Weekly's new cover today. Not only does it introduce Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift as a couple with the hint of a spread of Thanksgiving pics, it also promises to reveal secrets of the Royal Wedding Stag Do.

However, more serious is the return of The Hat, reminding many of us, I'm sure, of Hatgate, Winter 2008/2009, when it was more likely that we would see Jake without clothes than without a Hat of some description..


Includes scan by WDW.

Behind bars - Jake watches Reese play a type of cricket

Yesterday, Jake Gyllenhaal went along to watch Reese Witherspoon play a game that is a mystery to many of us on the sunshine and showers side of the pond. I like to think of it as a bit like cricket but without the cucumber sandwiches, victoria sponge cake and real ale. Although called softball, this seems inappropriate, as Jake and his hat spent much of the time behind bars.




Many thanks to IHJ for the new pictures. There are many more there.

Jake, Reese, Bag and Hats arrive safely at LAX, 4 May

The good news is Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon made it safely back to LAX last night after their long flight from Italy. The bad news is that The Bag also made it safely back to LAX last night. Not surprisingly, it attracted attention and, fortunately, Jake was able to disassociate himself from it in a manoeuvre shown in slow motion below. The hats survived the journey intact, which is more than can be said for Reese's shoes - I hope they catch the animal that did that to them.







Thanks to the friend who sent me these imagined wedding vows by Peter and Maggie.

Many thanks to IHJ for keeping up with Jake!

Bring back the hat... and the socks

I cannot be the only one who has noticed - and lamented - the absence of pictures of Jake Gyllenhaal over the last week. No Peet's coffee on the go, no jogging, no cycling, no popping down the shops to buy DIY tools, a new pair of jeans or the latest Bond movie on DVD. And why is this?


Is it because Jake is resting after his Europe on a (Big) Budget tour last week? Is it because he's been blowing up balloons for a party? Is it because he's been lent the entire DVD collection of the classic TV series Upstairs Downstairs and he only has 10 days to see all 200+ hours? No! It's all because we made Jake so self-conscious about his 'hat thing' that he now can't step outside the house for fear that we will give him yet more sartorial advice. After all, this is a man who loves his hats so much he wears one while he carries another...


But no more! If it gets Jake out and about again, then it is time that we gave The Hat the love and attention it deserves. We must celebrate The Hat in all its forms and colours. We must mount a campaign, to run in tandem with our anti-hat campaign, to bring the hat back, along with the head that wears it.


And, as for the other matter, the socks and sandals... Who cares? Jake can wear socks with whatever he likes, he can wear sandals with whatever he likes - he can wear matching hat, socks, sandals and scarf, or he can have stylishly conflicting hat, socks, sandals and scarf. Crocs even - crocs with socks (or should that be crox 'n' sox?). I wouldn't want to go as far as to say that the brown plaid shirt with bird motif is acceptable, but, truly, everything else is a winner.


Spandex is good...


Includes pictures from IHJ.