A Year On Substack (Part 3)
Looking Back + Looking Forward
One year ago today, I wrote my first blog and sent my first newsletter on Substack. The rest, as they say, is history—or at least, my history.
To celebrate, I’m taking a moment to look back and look forward.
Over the past year, I’ve shared ideas, inspiration, and more than a few rants and raves. Through it all, I’ve grown as a collector, creator, and curator—and found a community of fans, followers, and friends who share my passion for art, beauty, and (let’s be mighty real) booty.
Thank YOU for helping make this anniversary so special!
As I kick off Year Two, here’s what I plan to do more—and less—of:
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Celebrating + Collecting + Creating + Curating
Meditating + Minding My Manners
Recharging + Relaxing + Relating + Releasing
LESS
Reacting + Overreacting
Stressing + Sweating The Small Stuff
This next year, I’m doubling down on what makes this space special: focusing on our shared history and humanity.
While the haters are gonna hate—and try to dick-tate—I’m determined to love and celebrate more. To me, life is too damn short not to embrace the full spectrums of gender expression and sexual identity.
To be very clear—and very queer—while my focus may be on “The Male Gayze,” I love and respect (almost) everyone. Especially those of us who “color” outside the lines.
I’m here to grow better, bigger, and bolder.
I’m queer to celebrate louder and prouder.
And if you’re not already…get ready for it.
Thank you for being a friend…and please remember: Queer Together!
Clint 🌈✌️
A few people asked me to remake a t-shirt from one of my favorite vintage photos. So I finally did.
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Artists and Tastemakers (60 Minutes) 📺
The Black Box of the Art Business (Best Documentary) 📺
How Two Companies Dominate The $67 Billion Art World (CNBC) 📺
ON THIS DAY = JANUARY 24
BIRTHDAYS
76 = Hadrian = Roman emperor 🌈
1712 = Frederick the Great = Prussian king and military leader 🌈
1705 = Farinelli = Italian castrato singer
1862 = Edith Wharton = American novelist and short story writer
1886 = Henry King = American actor and filmmaker
1888 = Edith Emerson = American artist, writer, and curator 🌈
1906 = Wilfred Jackson = American animator and composer
1915 = Robert Motherwell = American painter and academic
1917 = Ernest Borgnine = American actor
1934 = Leonard Goldberg = American producer
1939 = Ray Stevens = American singer-songwriter and actor
1941 = Aaron Neville = American singer
1941 = Neil Diamond = American singer-songwriter
1943 = Sharon Tate = American model and actor
1944 = David Gerrold = American writer
1946 = Michael Ontkean = Canadian actor
1947 = Warren Zevon = American singer-songwriter
1949 = John Belushi = American actor and screenwriter
1968 = Mary Lou Retton = American gymnast
1970 = Matthew Lillard = American actor
1974 = Ed Helms = American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1979 = Tatyana Ali = American actor and singer
1984 = Justin Baldoni = American actor, director, and producer
EVENTS
1848 = James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento, leading to the California gold rush.
1983 = Director-producer George Cukor dies at age 83 in LA. 🌈
1984 = Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.
HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES
PORTRAIT + QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Every man has a wild beast within him.”
Frederick the Great
“The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.”
Frederick the Great
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Well Clint, about "reacting"... We empaths, react when we witness pain and suffering in the world. We cannot unsee or ignore these things. We feel them, sometimes intensely. So, reacting to them is in our nature. However, HOW we manifest our reactions is a learned discipline. I happen to have struggled with this all my life. And I blame my untamed mouth for my failures. It continues to act as a rogue agent, broadcasting my feelings to the universe often without restraint. What to do? ;-)