Versatile Vigilante

Uncle Vinny Solo Rant Q1 2026

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Uncle Vinny sits down with the owner of ARTDILLO ECLECTIC, Carli. Great conversation about owning a business in Tempe, AZ, balancing business and creativity, fashion, community, and much more.

Go visit Artdillo at 2026 E Wildermuth Ave #1136, Tempe, AZ 85281 and follow them on Instagram: https://instagram.com/artdillo.eclectic/

Timestamps:

0:00 - welcome @artdillo.eclectic

1:15 - Culdesac Tempe

2:20 - Artdillo Origins

4:00 - Running a Shop - 2026 E Wildermuth Ave #1136, Tempe, AZ 85281

6:30 - 60's - 2000's Influence

8:30 - Turning 30's

9:30 - Colors in Fashion

10:45 - Using Artdillo As An Event Space/Studio

12:10 - Transitioning to Being A Full-Time Business Owner

13:30 - Balancing Creativity and Business

15:00 - Art Being Accessible

18:00 - Being a Handmade Artist in Fast Fashion World

21:30 - Working In Museums

24:00 - Favorite Pieces

26:30 - Taking the Risk to Go Out On Own

28:00 - East Coast vs. West; Building Community

31:00 - Slowing Down

34:30 - Social Media vs. Real Life

38:15 - Being the Face of Artdillo

39:45 - Longterm?

42:00 - Biggest Lessons Learned

44:00 - 30th Year

46:00 - Recharge

48:00 - Renting the Space

50:00 - Follow @artdillo.eclectic

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Uncle Vinny sits down with Chef Todd Griffith for a great conversation about life as a chef, restaurant owner, and much more.

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0:00 - welcome @cheftoddgriffith

0:40- growing up in Ohio, winding up in AZ

1:00 - moving to AZ from spinning a globe

3:00 - being a chef has been my only job

4:30 - the wild lifestyle of a chef

5:45 - early chef days

6:45 - hitting a wall while running a restaurant in Seattle

7:45 - burnout as a chef

10:00 - leaving being a chef and living on a farm for 3 years

12:40 - stress of running a Seattle restaurant

14:30 - living on 300 acres in Mississippi

16:55 - transitioning to becoming a private chef

24:30 - private chef clientele and lifestyle

29:00 - owning a restaurant in flagstaff

32:00 - the importance of experience

34:00 - Asian influence in your cooking

35:30 - presentation of food

36:30 - drawing your dishes

39:00 - favorite meal to cook currently

40:00 - wooden spoon business; creativity

46:00 - top 3 private chefs in Phoenix

47:00 - advice for a young chef

49:30 - AZ life

51:00 - upcoming plans

53:00 - shoutout Chef Todd

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Shoutout BACONCAT for having Uncle Vinny in his studio for a great conversation. Follow him on Instagram to keep up with new work and events:

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Timestamps:

0:00 - welcome @baconart

3:00 - Art Origins

13:00 - Story of "Noir" Event

18:00 - sketchbook sessions

21:00 - Tempe community

25:00 - living in China

27:00 - Travel talk

28:45 - Adjusting to a new country

30:00 - Attitude and Actions

31:20 - Being a foreigner in China during COVID

34:30 - Getting stuck in Greece for 3 months

36:30 - tough times build character

38:00 - challenges while in Greece

39:40 - getting married and divorced

40:30 - mental toughness; survival

42:00 - being in the moment

43:00 - living in AZ

45:30 - starting over is not so bad

47:00 - Bob Dylan

48:30 - bacons art evolution

53:45 - trailer Park boys and Tegan and Sara

58:15 - sobriety journey

1:01:00 - shout-out @baconcat

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The Extremely Talented, Livi DarConte, chats with Uncle Vinny about her upbringing in film, directing, writing, acting, scoring, and life in general.

Go follow https://.instagram.com/lividarconte/ to keep up with her new work.

0:00 - welcome @Livi-DarConte

0:40 - getting into film industry at a young age

2:40 - Daydream coming to life

3:55 "Mourning Glory" short film

5:50 - When people understand your art

7:00 - Film dedicated to Livi's grandmother;bts

9:00 - Risk taking in film

10:00 - turning dreams into reality through film

12:00 - Working in many different roles

13:00 - writing

14:40 - producing

15:30 - importance of versatility

17:00 - Arizona creative scene

18:45 - Livi's personal style

21:00 - Who cares what someone else thinks

23:30 - Modeling for suicideboy$

25:25 - Directing music videos

26:45 - music in film

27:45 - working well with people

31:45 - Livi's vision

32:30 - gaining experience in life to help with creativity

35:30 - only 22 years old

37:45 - confidence is everything

40:00 - upcoming plans

41:00 - follow @lividarconte

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Uncle Vinny back with the interviews. Shoutout to David Morgan for sharing his experiences as an artist being born and raised in Arizona. Great conversation.

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Year of the Horse by Uncle Vinny

Celebrating the return of the one and only MAX B! The man that Versatile Vigilante is named after. Shoutout to the WAVIEST of all time.

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Solo episode in the AZ Desert. Reflecting on turning 30 years old.

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Quick check-in. Stay safe, stay independent.

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