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Photo by Greg Santos on October 14, 2026. May be an image of text.
Photo by Greg Santos on October 14, 2026. May be an image of smoking, lighter, cigarette, cigar, cigarette case and text.
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Posted On: October 14th 2026, 07:34 pm
Few things:
🔵 Tomorrow, I will be 53.
🔵 As far as Birthdays and numbers go, 53 is kinda lacking any oomph.
🔵 Though I do kinda like the idea of signing everything “LIII” for the next year.
🔵 75 days of no cigarettes. Wild. I’m a non-smoker now. Everyone asks how hard it is/was? It was way less hard than having a heart attack.
🔵 That’s my Venmo. Having posted it makes me feel.. ashamed? in a poor, fat, Portugee kid from W Mass kinda way. Haven’t been able to book the tiny revenue stream kinda things that happen in between Shows and Events that greatly help my life make financial sense.
🔵 Insurance is amazing, thanks Entertainment Community Fund!, but 4 Dr or Specialists appts a week with $25-$75 copays stack up.
🔵 And I just counted, I’m on 9 meds now, but have been on 16 diff meds over the last few months. And they don’t let you return the ones you’re not taking anymore.
🔵 Ok, enough poor me pity party, maybe you don’t give a rats ass about my heart attack you just love me and want to give me a birthday present. I’m ok with that.
🔵 Even if you can’t or won’t (fuck you, Greg!) add to the Birthday Venmo, I genuinely appreciate you read this, follow me and put up with my bullshit.
🔵 I’m a LOT. I know that. And like I’ve said to many of you (mostly at work), “as long as you’re on to your own bullshit, we can figure anything out.” I really believe this.
🔵 I love you. I’m glad you’re part of my life (that is by design, no accidents!) and do not take you for granted.
🔵 The first 52 years have been pretty amazing. The last 3 months have been fuckeen WILD.
🔵 The idea of another 30? years used to be horrifying to me. Not so much anymore. Idk why that is? Old age? Heart attack? The excitement of seeing what’s gonna happen?
🔵 But this I know, fasten your seatbelt, it’s gonna be a helluva ride. xxoo
🖤💔🖕🏽🤷🏽‍♀️🌈

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