This is a screen grab from one of my videos. I'm in mid-sentence.
How you doin' Steemit community?
Justin M. Salvato from NEPA here. NEPA is an acronym for North East Pennsylvania. No one outside of NEPA uses that term... Actually, I lived in NEPA off & on since the late 1990s. I was raised in Queens, New York. From city life to rural town, I'm cool with it. Not sure I could do city life again. NYC is only a couple hours away by car if I need to be reminded of why we left... So TJ Allard (just an Emmy Award winning producer...) recommended I go to Steemit, so here I am.
In person, I'm quite standoffish, at least that's what I've been told. When I'm comfortable, I can get really goofy and have been known to tell many corny jokes that 3rd graders would be proud to tell. When it comes to politics, I tend to go off the rails, because I can't contain my disdain for the oligarchy we have here in the United States. I'm a former amateur boxer, so it should be no surprise to see me shadowbox from time to time.
So why did I come to Steemit?
To find another place to share my hobbies. I feel like I have many, but the one I spend the most time on is vintage computing. Not so much using them, but reading about them; I do collect vintage personal computers. I also enjoy retro video gaming, shocking I know!
I always had a fascination for computers, but as a 40 year old, I am interested in how personal computers have evolved, got smaller, faster, and more portable over time. We've gone from the big breadbox type computers like the Commodore 64 & Apple II to smartphones with hundreds of times more computing power. And now I line my home office with those old computers as well as some smartphones. To discuss these things on the internet and make videos about them, I DO use a modern PC ;)
I'm going to list some of my favorite things, but the reality is, it's always changing and quite difficult to pick just one thing, but here goes:
Favorite book: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Favorite music: 80s pop, classic rock & old school rap & hip hop (can't pick just one)
Favorite movie(s): Cinderella Man, The Rookie, Rocky, Tucker: A Man & His Dream
Favorite video game: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Favorite sport: Boxing - THIS WILL NEVER CHANGE
Favorite pastry: Cannoli
Favorite food: pretty much anything greasy...
Here's a video that should give you an idea of what my videos are about.
