Megan Weiland has made a friendship bracelet for every Taylor Swift album.
The Regina woman has also crafted one in Saskatchewan Roughriders green and white 含羞草研究社� an homage to the mega-pop star含羞草研究社檚 football-playing boyfriend Travis Kelce. There is also one in pink and green to give the effect of watermelon, something Rider fans are known to wear on their heads at games.
Weiland含羞草研究社檚 bracelets, and hundreds more, have been strung together around a spool, reaching 100 metres in length 含羞草研究社� or about the size of a football field.
It含羞草研究社檚 like a long love letter: Please, Taylor, you belong with us.
含羞草研究社淚 think if we collectively as a province wave our Taylor flag, something might happen,含羞草研究社� Weiland said in an interview.
含羞草研究社淵ou never know, right? Travis didn含羞草研究社檛 think he含羞草研究社檇 land the most popular woman on Earth, but he did.含羞草研究社�
Since June, Saskatchewan Swifties have been wooing the star to once again make a stop in the province.
Swift has been on her Eras world tour, drawing hundreds of thousands of fans from London to Tokyo. She is coming to Canada later this year, to perform in Toronto and Vancouver.
She含羞草研究社檚 not coming to Saskatchewan but there含羞草研究社檚 a wellspring of never-say-die Swifites promoting events and ideas to find ways to lure the star 含羞草研究社淏ack to Saskatch.含羞草研究社�
Swift referred to the province as Saskatch when she was last here in 2009 for the Craven Country Jamboree, now known as Country Thunder.
She had also said that year she liked antique shopping in Saskatoon.
含羞草研究社淚 like to shorten Saskatchewan. Like 含羞草研究社淚 got this lamp in Saskatch,含羞草研究社� she wrote on social media.
Z99 morning show host Greg Moore, known as Wheels, said when he heard she loves Saskatchewan, the idea came to try to bring her back.
Swifties also bring good energy, he said.
含羞草研究社淭he world needs more of that, and to spread this kind of joy is a win-win,含羞草研究社� Moore said.
含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 palpable and you see it everywhere.含羞草研究社�
For instance, hundreds recently gathered 含羞草研究社� about a fortnight ago 含羞草研究社� at Regina含羞草研究社檚 downtown mall to make the bracelets, which are commonly exchanged at Swift concerts.
They also held a massive dance party at this year含羞草研究社檚 Country Thunder.
There含羞草研究社檚 been a corn maze mowed south of Regina with the words Corn Era Tour carved into the landscape in hopes Swift sees it from her private plane.
A minor league baseball team recently wore 含羞草研究社淏ack to Saskatch含羞草研究社� eye-blacks for a game.
含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 been surreal to watch it grow, week after week,含羞草研究社� Moore said.
Even those who don含羞草研究社檛 care for the singer-songwriter are willing to shake it off.
The City of Swift Current has promised to temporarily change its name, possibly to Taylor Swift Current or Swiftie Current, should she make an appearance.
Mayor Al Bridal said he didn含羞草研究社檛 even know who Swift was.
含羞草研究社淚 had to go online to see a picture of her. I didn含羞草研究社檛 know what she looked like. She含羞草研究社檚 34 and I heard she has a boyfriend in the NFL,含羞草研究社� Bridal said.
Kelce plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.
含羞草研究社淏ut I just went with it and said, 含羞草研究社楪o ahead.含羞草研究社� It含羞草研究社檚 a fun thing and hopefully gets to Taylor Swift含羞草研究社檚 (public relations) people.含羞草研究社�
City councillor Ryan Switzer, who convinced Bridal to agree to change Swift Current含羞草研究社檚 name, said the economic spinoffs would be huge.
Switzer said he含羞草研究社檚 also a fan.
含羞草研究社淪he has a lovely voice and there are few songs of hers that I turn up when they come on the radio,含羞草研究社� he said.
While Swifties wait to see whether their work has paid off, some think she might have already noticed.
Swift recently wore a green and yellow outfit 含羞草研究社� Saskatchewan含羞草研究社檚 colours 含羞草研究社� for one of her shows. At a separate show, on the same day the Roughriders were playing, she wore pink and green.
含羞草研究社淒oes she see us? Suddenly is she working on something?含羞草研究社� Moore said.
含羞草研究社淲e don含羞草研究社檛 know at this point, but knowing Taylor Swift and her ability to have fun with fans, I wouldn含羞草研究社檛 put it past her to close this loop on the story and say, 含羞草研究社榊ou know what, I含羞草研究社檓 going to come back at some capacity because I love you, too.含羞草研究社櫤卟菅芯可鐫
Weiland, who scored concert tickets to see Swift in Toronto later this year, said she hopes for good karma.
含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 a lot of work being a Swiftie. You got to stay on top of it,含羞草研究社� she said.
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