Classical bust wearing headphones and sunglasses. Vintage66's Weblog

About

Welcome to my digital equivalent of the drawer where you keep string, old keys, batteries, guitar picks, screws of unknown origin, and one perfectly good hinge.

Vintage66 is a personal weblog about music, history, philosophy, writing craft, technology, and the independent web.

Posts favor plain descriptions over teasers, durable links over platform feeds, and considered arguments over constant reaction. Essays that deliberately challenge a prevailing view are kept behind the clearly labelled Dissents collection.

The site is written and published under the name Vintage66 and is my attempt to disassociate myself from the plethora of identities I have online and create a simple, slower, and “personal without being confessional” space for expressing myself.

Some details about Me

  • GenXer (born in 1966) who was one of the few who did NOT turn out to represent the whole “Latchkey Generation” moniker, while still being very self-sufficient in many other ways.
  • Tech-savvy… maybe slightly dependent on tech. Lived in an arcade from 1978 to 1983. First PC was a IBM XT in 1985. Got involved in the BBS scene in 1990 and moved up to tinkering with a 486DX2/66. Never looked back and IT became my career.
  • Independent, somewhat of a introvert (but not a loner type), ISTP, thinker, with a brain that never shuts off.
  • Lifelong learner and forever seeking knowledge. BA in history, pursuing my Masters in American History.
  • Musician.. not as a hobby… it’s a part of who I am… it’s in my DNA. 40+ years of playing instruments and performinig live.
  • I love to write, blog, and read. I didn’t when I was young, but as I have aged I have found the joy and peace those things bring me. I’m also aware of the slower pace it forces me into. That is not a bad thing.
  • Struggle with control. Hate being the leader, but always find myself leading. My inner being truly believes that if I don’t do something myself it won’t get done or get done properly (or how my mind defines proper).
  • Currently doing everything I can to disconnect from the shit storm the modern web has become and to really embrace the small-web ethos and federated mindset.