Refocus + Rethink + Revise

The Evolution Of My Creative Revolution

Clint Collide

Dec 04, 2024

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Collide Press has changed a lot since I founded it in 2022.

What started as a collaborative collective of LGBTQ creatives selling original art has evolved into something else entirely—a one-man band for my creative endeavors.

As my friends got busy on other projects, I got busy becoming a content creator, working under the Collide Press banner.

My WordPress became my Substack.
And my YouTube channel spawned my Twitch channel.

Until recently, the Collide Press Shop was the centerpiece of all my creative and professional efforts. A few months ago, however, I shifted my focus to Substack.

While the Shop and my “Artist Shop” on Threadless remain part of the big picture, they’re now in more “supporting roles.”

Substack is now my creative home—a space where I love creating and curating for people who appreciate my work.

While YouTube may offer a larger audience, Substack is a better fit for me and my work…in ways big and small.

“Quality is more important than quantity.
One home run is much better than two doubles.”
Steve Jobs

Long story short: I’m focusing on making my Substacks more creative, educational, and entertaining—virtual spaces I hope you find worth sharing with your nears, dears, and queers.

For me, learning from history, my own and others’, isn’t just about avoiding mistakes. It’s about evolving. Exciting updates are on the way—stay tuned.

Thanks for reading!
Clint

P.S. I’m making some major and minor tweaks behind-the-scenes. In case I mess something up and you encounter a broken link, please check my new Linktree.

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BIRTHDAYS

1854 = Chester Greenwood = American engineer and earmuffs inventor
1903 = Cornell Woolrich = American crime writer 🌈
1914 = Claude Renoir = French cinematographer
1920 = Michael Bates = English actor (d. 1978)
1920 = Nadir Afonso = Portuguese painter and architect
1930 = Ronnie Corbett = Scottish actor and comedian
1933 = Horst Buchholz = German actor
1933 = Wink Martindale = American game show host and producer
1934 = Victor French = American actor and director
1936 = Freddy Cannon = American singer and guitarist
1937 = Max Baer Jr. = American actor, director, and producer
1944 = Dennis Wilson = American singer-songwriter
1949 = Jeff Bridges = American actor
1951 = Patricia Wettig = American actor and playwright
1954 = Tony Todd = American actor
1955 = Cassandra Wilson = American singer-songwriter
1964 = Marisa Tomei = American actor
1966 = Fred Armisen = American actor and comedian
1969 = Dionne Farris = American singer-songwriter
1969 = Jay-Z = American rapper and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
1973 = Tyra Banks = American model and tv personality
1984 = Jelly Roll = American singer and rapper

CELEBRATIONS

EVENTS

1786 = Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).
1791 = The Observer is first published. It’s the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper.
1881 = The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
1927 = Duke Ellington opens at the Cotton Club in Harlem, NYC
1945 = By a vote of 65–7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations.
1956 = The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
1964 = Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest of the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.
1970 = New York City’s first gay community center opens in Greenwich Village.
1978 = Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor.
1980 = The English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbanded.