Johna Baylon
johnabaylon.bsky.social
Johna Baylon
@johnabaylon.bsky.social
Journalist based in Vancouver, B.C.
fans gorgeous and bejeweled in a red dress or maroon cardigan to attend the concert of their wildest dreams in style

'tis the damn season, happiness among Vancity fans and beyond tied by an invisible string
December 6, 2024 at 8:57 PM
now the best day is here - BC Place holy ground, every Swiftie ready for it, wishing for no snow on the beach or midnight rain or lavender haze from the fog
December 6, 2024 at 8:57 PM
anyway after a treacherous process getting tickets, everything has changed for the lucky ones

and for others it was sad beautiful tragic
December 6, 2024 at 8:56 PM
...in my case like a mad woman filling up the blank space with 22, having it edited down to fifteen then seven, but the 1 that ultimately went to air was clean

long story short this is me trying to do my job
December 6, 2024 at 8:48 PM
ie I'm not a Swiftie but can talk about her/her music* all day 🙃

*Fearless, Speak Now, 1989 and Midnights are solid; Reputation underrated; TTPD the weakest and Folklore-Evermore brilliant for casting a wider reach, speaking to her range
December 6, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Precisely - everyone has opinions regardless of the fandom, as you noted! She's on her own category, no competitors arguably
December 6, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Johna Baylon
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November 19, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Adding to this from the story: many foreign workers were hired in to help boost the Canadian economy after the pandemic, but the federal gov't says their numbers have now strained housing, infrastructure and affordability in the country
November 14, 2024 at 7:38 PM