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Keith Aron's avatar

Love this, Clint...thank you. I often hear myself repeating (I think mostly for the younger parts of self) this mantra: "You're not wrong...we don't fit in. But we belong." 🩵🩷🤍

Clint Collide's avatar

A belated thank you, Keith. Not only do we belong, we’re free to make our own clubs and/or ways to find and fit in with our tribe(s). Cheers, dears!

Larry LeBlanc's avatar

Amen to all that!!! Thanks Clint!!!

Clint Collide's avatar

Thank YOU, Larry!

sixes's avatar

Thanks Clint and Happy Birthday to Hal Sparks, doing a tribute to Ozzy at the Whisky 🎵🎹

Clint Collide's avatar

Thanks, Steve. An Ozzy tribute at the Whisky seems very appropriate. Cheers!

Tracey's avatar

I'm with you 💯 % Clint. Spent too long trying to shoehorn myself into others expectations. No more, I am who I am not what others want me to be.

By the way I love seeing Ronnie Barker in you list, comedy genius this side of the pond. I also never knew there was such an age gap between Catherine and Michael 😉 xx

Clint Collide's avatar

Tracey! You’re fabulous just the way you are. Color outside the lines to your heart’s content. Literally, content! :-)

While I’m no expert, I know Ronnie Barker is very influential. As are the May-December couple of Catherine and Michael.

David Yule's avatar

Hear hear! Now I just need to stop being my worst critic. Some of the things I say to myself in my head, I would never say to another person. Little by little...

David

Clint Collide's avatar

Be easy on you, boo. Don’t drink (or believe) the Hate-r-ade. And if you haven’t heard this charming ditty (from the musical “title of show”), I highly recommend it to put that inner critic in its place: https://youtu.be/9DDdM66_nSI?si=l2CLbraTpBmUXZQ1

Doug Thompson's avatar

👥 like you Clint I live on my own terms and not what others want me to be. Great isn't it!😎👍 Cheers DougT 🇫🇴🇬🇧

Clint Collide's avatar

It definitely can feel great, though I wouldn’t mind running into a few more fellow travelers on the road less traveled. Maybe a ginger lumberjack with a great sense of humor and smile? :-p

DougT's avatar

Ohhhhh the gingers again 😲

Clint Collide's avatar

Not again...ALWAYS! :-p

Doug Thompson's avatar

😝

Dennis Napierala's avatar

OMG! You just described me! I agree with you 100%.

Clint Collide's avatar

Thanks, dopleganger! Lovely hearing from you…cheers.

Drewski's avatar

This!! ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️

Clint Collide's avatar

That AND the other thing! :-p