Celebrating 2K

Warm + Fuzzies On A Cold Kinda Day

This morning, I woke up feeling under the weather—again.

On the bright side, I’m feeling better than yesterday, so the day of rest did my body good. Once I wrap up a couple of things, I will be returning to my fave recovery spot: the sofa.

The sniffles and body aches are real, but so is my excitement about reaching over 2,000 subscribers on Substack. Wow! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has cheered me on so far.

A special shoutout to PJ and Thomas (Okay McKay), Aidan Wharton (Gay Buffet), Rogue Art Historian, Mr. Troy Ford, and fellow Substackers who have recommended COLLIDE PRESS to their subscribers.

Check out my recommended publications and show them some love too, boo!

And this is my second “milestone” celebration in less than a week. On Tuesday, my YouTube channel hit 15K subscribers—a big milestone for a relatively small channel.

At the end of the day, it’s not about the numbers. It’s about the people those numbers represent. It truly warms my heart to have so many fans, followers, and friends.

So, even though I’m fighting off a cold, the warmth of this community keeps me going.

Thank you all—again—for being a friend!
Clint 🌈✌️

ON THIS DAY = FEBRUARY 16

BIRTHDAYS

• 1740 = Giambattista Bodoni = Italian publisher and engraver

• 1884 = Robert J. Flaherty = American filmmaker

• 1893 = Katharine Cornell = American actor, writer, and producer 🌈

• 1901 = Chester Morris = American actor

• 1909 = Hugh Beaumont = American actor and director

• 1909 = Richard McDonald = American McDonald's co-founder

• 1926 = John Schlesinger = English actor and director 🌈

• 1934 = August Coppola = American author and academic

• 1935 – Sonny Bono = American actor, singer, and politician

• 1951 = William Katt = American actor

• 1952 = James Ingram = American singer-songwriter

• 1954 = Margaux Hemingway = American model and actor

• 1957 = LeVar Burton = American actor, director, and producer

• 1958 = Ice-T = American rapper and actor

• 1959 = John McEnroe = American tennis player and sportscaster

• 1961 = Andy Taylor = English singer-songwriter

• 1978 = John Tartaglia = American actor, singer, and puppeteer 🌈

EVENTS

• 1886 = The term “Boston Marriage,” which describes a long-term cohabiting relationship between two women, is written for the first time. Novelist Henry James uses it in his book The Bostonians.

• 1923 = Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

• 1978 = The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).

• 1990 = Keith Haring dies from AIDS-related complications at age 31.

HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES

• Black History Month

• LGBT History Month (UK)

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PORTRAIT + QUOTE OF THE DAY

“If commercialization is putting my art on a shirt so that a kid who can't afford a $30,000 painting can buy one, then I'm all for it.”
Keith Haring