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the ruins of Mitla, a Zapoctec burial & ceremonial complex in Oaxaca, Mexico

Unique in its array of geometric friezes, Mitla was constructed in approximately 850 A.D.

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BARN_‘49@barn49·6hHere’s a throwback of Blake Shelton walking the red carpet at the 2002 @ACMawards! Happy Birthday @blakeshelton

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Red red red red red red redneck! 🗣️ Can't help but sing along to #blakeshelton's 2014 #CMTAwards performance of #boysroundhere 🍻 Catch Blake hitting the stage at this year's show - Sunday, April 2 on @cbs!

Red red red red red red redneck! 🗣️ Can't help but sing along to #blakeshelton's 2014 #CMTAwards performance of #boysroundhere 🍻 Catch Blake hitting the stage at this year's show - Sunday, April 2 on @cbs!

Blake also won Male Video Of The Year for "Doin' What She Likes"

12 years ago today

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On Blake’s birthday this year, it will be the ten year anniversary of when Gwen sang on stage in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Yes, that’s true 🥰. Blake had such a great 40th birthday, especially with Gwen singing Hella Good at his concert. It does make you wonder what she might have planned for Blake's 50th. Gwen always finds a way to make his milestones feel special.”

An Act of Whimsy

Closer view of Blake & Gwen hugging after her takeover of his show, June 18, 2016

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Since there’s no news about Gwen and Blake, here is a documentary about Gwen’s life around 2005. It debuted twenty years ago. Whenever you have a moment, it’s really worth watching. It’s fascinating

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Anon who thinks Somebody Else’s has something to do with the Kingston situation is likely right. GR obviously didn’t take it lightly. I’m sure he whined to King about how mean she was to release a song about what a narcissist he is. I thought about what would happen with GR when she released it. I loved the song and believe everything she said was true but I’m sure he hated how bad she made him look especially to the boys. The only thing is I can’t believe they didn’t already see for themselves how he treated her. Especially Kingston.

Here’s another perspective, and feel free to agree or disagree with this anon's opinion.

[shefanispace]

No Doubt at the Las Vegas Sphere

Good Morning America-Jun 1, 2026

"GMA" goes behind the scenes with No Doubt as the reunited band launches its first Las Vegas residency at Sphere

[my-uniquepuppystudent-thing-blog]

We Can Reach the Stars

We always said we wished we'd met

Long before we finally did

But ever since that first kiss

Girl, it's felt like we were kids and

Who are we to question

God and his greater plan

You and me are a blessing

And all we gotta do is say amen, amen

And I know we can reach the stars

That's how far my love will go for you

I know we can reach the stars

You've already hung the moon

It isn't always sunny days

Now and then, the thunder rolls but

A little time and a little rain

That's what makes the flowers grow and

Girl I'll pick you daisies

And put them in a mason jar

You know you amaze my heart

You saved my heart

And I know we can reach the stars

That's how far my love will go for you

I know we can reach the stars

You've already hung the moon

You've already hung the moon

That's what you do, girl

I wanna live in a me and you world

I know we can reach the stars

That's how far my love will go for you

I know we can reach the stars

You've already hung the moon

You've already hung the moon

Written by Blake Shelton and Craig Wiseman, 2021

[shefanispace]

if anyone is interested Tom was on the "Too Young For This Sh*t" podcast with Allie Signorelli. I didn't know Tom was diagnosed at 49 :( talks about his journey and preparing for Coachella and then the Sphere shows (where he has gotten a little worse in those 2 years since Coachella) and his decision to talk about it now publicly. Also the host shares a funny story about meeting Gwen back in 2001 in a hotel bathroom 😄

https://youtu.be/m-8F8T15h8c?si=pXO8t36dRPhQfHJd

Thank you. I’ll definitely take a listen to the podcast. If you’re not interested, feel free to skip this post.

[shefanispace]

I cannot find the interview where Gavin talks about Gwens parents. I read the writeup of said interview, but didn't hear it live. Interestingly, I've read he has never said anything bad about them, but I will continue to search. It was a few weeks ago. There is an interesting one with some radio station in Missouri from 3 weeks ago. He discusses his atheism. Also keeps referring to his youngest son, the 10 year old and his music interests and the 15 year old and his leanings in music. Guy doesn't even know the ages of his boys. He said their ages several times so it was not a slip of the tongue. Zuma will be 18, should we tell him?

Thanks to @myredredwine for taking the time to find the interview where GR might be talking about Dennis and Patti. I’m impressed, as it’s hard for me to listen to any of GR’s interviews. I commend your effort. Let us know what you discovered.

[ourpickwickclub]

“I’ve wondered why Kingston didn’t go to the Kids Choice awards show with the other two? Was this his dislike of B dating his mom?”

NO. Kingston was actually the one who was most attached to Blake in the beginning. It was very clear from all the snaps Gwen was posting at that time. He was at that age where he was really fascinated with Blake and was following him everywhere. He even chose to spend his tenth birthday hanging out on Blake’s ranch and going to his concert. He absolutely loved him from the beginning. Go back and watch the old snapchats – Gwenssnaps on Twitter is a good source for that. My favorite one was him giving Blake a huge hug when his record went number 1. But there are so many of them (him exploring with Blake in the woods, catching the huge fish, talking excitedly to him while walking on the tarmac…..)

I think I found an issue. I answered this and posted. I saw it in the inbox just now and thought it was a duplicate ask which we get from time to time. But I decided to check and I don’t see the ask and what I answered on the feed. So, glad I didn’t just delete.

I had said, there was a snap of King hugging Blake as they all sat around the fire in OK during Snapchat Ranch… I think a hug to say congrats on his album… so, pretty early on. King obviously loved Blake and felt totally comfortable with him quickly. I think the kids saw their mom go from tents and sad to happy and laughing with Blake. I think they all loved him very early on. But on the other side, I believe GR was making them feel very guilty and making himself into a huge victim that the kids felt like they had to help.

- B

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[shefanispace]

Okay I have a question. I love the visuals and costumes Gwen created for their Sphere show. I am confused though because I don’t understand her visuals for SKOL. In my top five songs for sure but didn’t get the visuals. I wished they would’ve used her parents or something and I wished they would’ve been able to do something with Eric. Can you clarify or give me your opinion.

If I had to guess based on your question, it sounds like you might be newer to No Doubt’s music, because the visuals actually make a lot of sense once you understand the song. Gwen wrote ‘Simple Kind of Life’ during a period when she was questioning where she was in her life. She was coming off the massive success of Tragic Kingdom and feeling confused — she thought she’d end up with a simple life and with simple man, but her career pulled her in a completely different direction.

It’s a really sad, vulnerable song, and the visuals reflect that. They help tell the story of Gwen imagining a different life than the one she was living at the time, almost like she’s looking through a window at the version of herself she thought she’d be before No Doubt took off.

Here’s a video of Gwen and Tom talking about writing and creating ‘Simple Kind of Life.’ And if anyone else has thoughts or context to add, feel free to jump in

[gsbs4evr]

Disclaimer: My husband told me this. He said his friends said Caesar’s Palace has been sold. They are all big gamblers though so it might be true. At the very least it should be able to be verified. If true it would likely affect any future Blake residencies there.

This is the first I’m hearing this. If anyone has any information on this, please share.

[shefanispeculator]

Caesars Entertainment Enters Into Agreement to Be Acquired by Fertitta Entertainment | Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Don't know that would affect any residencies. Doesn't appear it's closing down.

[shefanispace]

Ok, I’m the person that originally sent in that ask about her cousin that is working on the Dorothy project. I come here all the time and have been a member of the shefani family since the very beginning and I find it highly offensive to be considered a troll when I was just trying to share information that I was privy to. I normally know nothing to share and I happened to know something about this because of a family connection. I did not say it wasn’t going ahead permanently, all I said was that it had stalled temporarily which nothing Lee said actually disputes that. My cousin was working in the preproduction and all I was doing was passing on what I had been told by her which was the project was temporarily stalled and hopefully would pick back up at some point in the future. That’s actually exactly what Lee said, he said they were waiting for the first script. It actually sounds like it’s exactly in the same place as it was a couple of months ago when I talked to my cousin. I also didn’t say anything about Blake not having other projects with the production company, all I commented on was on the Dorothy project. I know nothing about any other projects. And again, it doesn’t seem to be moving at any high speeds which is all my cousin had told me. Lee actually made it sound like they were much busier on other projects right now and like the focus was certainly not on the Dorothy project. I love Gwen and Blake and I don’t understand why I was considered a troll just because some people didn’t like the information that I offered. It wasn’t even bad info.

Thank you for responding, anon. I’m genuinely glad you came back to explain your side of things regarding your cousin and the original post. And I’m happy you’re part of the Shefani fanbase truly.

Like I mentioned before, I’ve tried to continue the tradition that @ourpickwickclub had of sharing tips or possible news when something might be happening. I’m sorry that you felt hurt, because I know you were trying to share what you’d been told. And as you said, you’ve been on Tumblr long enough to know that anytime someone shares insider info, there’s always a 50/50 chance it could be right or wrong. Without evidence, it’s also easy for people to assume it might be trolling that’s just the nature of this space.

That being said, what you’re saying now is very different from what you originally wrote on April 21. You stated: ‘My cousin was working on the Dorothy project in preproduction and development and unfortunately Blake’s production company decided to not move forward with it…’ I’ll put the full post below so you can reread it. I just wish the wording had been clearer at the time, because it would’ve helped people understand it as a “waiting” situation — the same way Lee described it.

My only real issue is that you didn’t come forward sooner to clarify. Lee’s interview was published on May 5, which was three weeks ago. The interviewer, Tori Kruse & Lee Metzger, only reposted it on their IG story two days ago, and that’s how all of us found out. In that interview, Lee clearly said that Dorothy was sold to Amazon, they’re waiting on the first script, and he explained it very plainly & simple

Unfortunately, anon, your original post did end up misleading people even if that wasn’t your intention. I hope you can see that now. Let's move forward .

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💬 1  🔁 0  ❤️ 2 · My cousin was working on the Dorothy project in preproduction and development and unfortunately Blake’s production company

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Where is that anon who claimed their cousin worked on pre production for Dorothy and was told it wasn’t going forward? Now we have Lee Metzger saying they are waiting on the first script and it’s definitely going forward. Guess that cousin was wrong. 🤣🤣Seems like someone doesn’t like the idea of Blake and Gwen working together. Meanwhile a big reason Blake agreed to do Vegas now is so he and Gwen can sleep together every night. 😉

I understand why everyone is upset about the anon who said their family member worked on the project and claimed Blake’s production company wouldn’t be moving forward with it. I’m adding the original post below for anyone who wants to revisit what was said.

I can only speak for myself, but I do want to apologize to anyone who believed that post. I go back and forth all the time about what to share and what to hold back. I'd like to continue the tradition that @ourpickwickclub had of sharing tips or possible news about our favorites when something might be happening. I always tried to make it clear in my responses that I was posting the ask, and I left it to everyone to decide how to interpret it. It was also easier to believe at the time because Blake announced "God’s Country" back in 2019, and that project never moved forward.

That said, I’m genuinely relieved that Lee confirmed Dorothy is still happening, that they’re just waiting on a script, and that he seems excited about several upcoming projects that will be announced soon.

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💬 1  🔁 0  ❤️ 2 · My cousin was working on the Dorothy project in preproduction and development and unfortunately Blake’s production company

[gsbs4evr]

Plus King keeps posting going to all these other concerts while proudly admitting he’s not going to his own mother’s historic show. That has to hit hard for her, especially the week of his birthday when she’s not allowed to see him and probably didn’t even get to talk to him because he’s ironically decided she’s a problem in his life, despite her being his biggest blessing. Any type of distance from your children hurts a mama’s heart deeply, especially when they’re alone and have quiet moments to reflect.

I really believe he is going to regret it one day.

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Not only he will regret it personally for canceling out his mother who deeply loves him from his life but he is also hurting his future as a musician as well. Kingston may not realize how much he is hurting his chances of becoming a famous musician, but by ignoring any affiliation with his mother’s music, which is legendary, especially hits like “Don’t Speak” which is praised by all people in music- (actually I bet his mother will probably be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the future) - and by him not being open to attending any No Doubt shows, which is seen by super famous musicians and celebrities as a Must-Go-Show, and him canceling out artists and song writers who are in Nashville he is already hurting his chances of learning and mingling with half the music industry! This is not opening him up creatively- he is becoming the opposite of what was his mother’s ultimate biggest strength: — which was “to not be pinned down into any genre of music” and “to be completely open to work with all kinds of artists”. This alone is what made Gwen so prolific in music and so famous - she was ALWAYS completely open creatively. — Kingston seems to be doing the opposite of that! If I were to bet, I think Zuma has much better chances to grow as an artist than King has, just because he is so open to different experiences even if he likes country music the best, he will attend all kinds of shows and learn from different types of music and artists. That’s how creative people expand and grow. You must have a free and open sponge-like mindset to grow as an artist. If Gwen was that close-minded she wouldn’t have become the absolute legend that she is. GR is a perfect example of someone in a band who only stayed in his lane with BUSH and unlike Cold Play and other more prolific bands, didn’t grow and still till this day, is pinned to the 90s post grunge era and nothing more.

[gsbs4evr]

The boys are definitely in Vegas with Gwen. Zuma is on the floor proudly taking a video of his mom and a packed house during “Just a girl”