Of the hundreds of comments, emails, and messages I get every week, there’s usually one or two “letters to the editor” from guys who think they are my editor-in-chief and have a right to tell me what to do and how to run my Substack and/or YouTube. Nope.
That’s not how you make friends or win influence with me.
But it is how you get ignored and/or blocked by me.
Who likes being told what to do or how to do it? Not I, said this fly guy.
Also, for the record, I don’t bother replying to self-important asshats.
Can’t please ’em all—so I refuse to play those childish games.
That said, a big thank you to the 98-99% of folks who comment and message with thoughtful questions, creative suggestions, and words of encouragement, support, and wisdom. I do my best to respond to all of those because I genuinely appreciate anyone who takes the time to engage in a meaningful, human way.
As for the negative ninnies, I tend to delete their comments and messages.
Over the past year, I’ve been accused of “censoring free speech” by know-nothing know-it-alls who could use a refresher course on constitutional law: “free speech” only applies to the government, not independent creators.
My Substack, my YouTube, my rules.
My goal is to promote and protect online communities built on love and respect. We are here to celebrate, not debate. Civil discourse requires civility. Reasonable minds can differ. So let’s all be more civil and reasonable.
No one has to like everything I post. But if you want to be part of the Collide Press Crew, any criticism you share should at least be constructive. Otherwise, it is both unnecessary and unwelcome.
Contrary to popular belief, popping off on the internet about things says more about the complainant than the subject of those complaints.
Let’s all check ourselves before we wreck ourselves. Shall we?
Please be kind…or rewind elsewhere!
Clint 🌈✌️
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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
ON THIS DAY = APRIL 4
BIRTHDAYS
1843 = William Henry Jackson = American painter and photographer
1896 = Robert E. Sherwood = American playwright and screenwriter
1897 = Pierre Fresnay = French actor and screenwriter
1913 = Muddy Waters = American singer-songwriter
1916 = David White = American actor
1922 = Elmer Bernstein = American composer and conductor
1923 = Gene Reynolds = American actor and filmmaker
1927 = Joe Orlando = Italian-American author and illustrator
1928 = Maya Angelou = American memoirist and poet
1932 = Anthony Perkins = American actor 🌈
1932 = Clive Davis = American record producer and executive 🌈
1935 = Kenneth Mars = American actor and comedian
1937 = Robert Bauman = American politician and author 🌈
1950 = Christine Lahti = American actor and director
1956 = David E. Kelley = American screenwriter and producer
1959 = Phil Morris = American actor and screenwriter
1963 = Graham Norton = Irish actor and talk show host 🌈
1964 = David Cross = American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965 = Robert Downey Jr. = American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1966 = Nancy McKeon = American actor
1970 = Barry Pepper = Canadian actor and producer
1972 = Jill Scott = American singer-songwriter and actor
1973 = Kelly Price = American singer-songwriter
1979 = Heath Ledger = Australian actor
1979 = Natasha Lyonne = American actor
1985 = Toddrick Hall = American singer, choreographer, and YouTuber 🌈
EVENTS
1958 = The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
1963 = Bye Bye Birdie is released in theaters.
1964 = The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100.
1968 = Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
1971 = Stephen Sondheim's Follies opens at Winter Garden Theater in NYC.
1975 = Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.
1997 = Chasing Amy is released in theaters.
Clint, know you are seen and heard, particularly since your livecast, and very much appreciated. Continuing in my unofficial capacity as your Rainbow Watcher, please add the icon to the iconic Graham Norton. Cheers and many hugs to you.
Clint, I love it all. F**k the haters. Be real, tell all.