Author Archives: Neal Locke

4th Principle of Folk Music

Posted on October 17th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Folk music means many different things to many different people. Awhile back, when I decided to focus my songwriting exclusively in this genre, I came up with three Principles of Folk Music. They’ve been helpful, but over the past few … Continue reading →

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Is This Goodbye, Molly?

Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Neal Locke

The past four weeks have been pretty lousy. So yesterday didn’t make things any better. I got home from my trip to Pittsburgh, and Molly — my three-legged pet box turtle for the past twelve years — had escaped. Ever … Continue reading →

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New Look, New Theme: Guthrie 1.0

Posted on October 10th, 2007 by Neal Locke

This new site design is, although still not quite finished, my first attempt at writing a wordpress theme. I’m calling it “Guthrie” after (duh, right?) Woody Guthrie. I hope that it lives up to its namesake as a simple, straightforward, … Continue reading →

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The Children of Hurin

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Tonight I am proud, happy, and a little sad. Grady and I turned the last page on a novel we’ve been reading together by J.R.R. Tolkien: The Children of Hurin. As novels go, it’s short — 257 pages — but … Continue reading →

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Beowulf Movie

Posted on September 28th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Last night I finally took Amy to see Stardust, one of my favorite films this year. I’d seen the trailer for the new Beowulf movie before, but for some reason last night I really started thinking about it for the … Continue reading →

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A Samson Moment

Posted on September 25th, 2007 by Neal Locke

10681069 Yesterday I was having a Samson moment. Because of some stuff happening in my life right now, I was feeling shorn of power, shorn of favor, and shorn of identity. Like Samson, it was mostly a situation brought on … Continue reading →

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This Makes Me Sad

Posted on September 25th, 2007 by Neal Locke

It appears (at least in this debate) that some Christians — and their lawyers — are on the side of “information lockdown” and the current draconian copyright regime, while some Atheists are on the side of freedom and sharing of … Continue reading →

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