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Terry Locke

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About Me


"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." --Theodore Roosevelt

I'm an Artist and Writer, who has chosen the quiet country life of North Carolina. I served out my sentence in the big city and am now looking forward to some tranquility to figure out what I want to be when I grow up!I'm the former owner of an Animation Studio in South Florida and currently, an Independent Creative Consultant. I've produced a wide range of work for televison, film, games and books. You can check out some of my work in my photos section.

My Interests

.. Art, Animation, Web Design, Painting, Writing, Music, Television Production, Woodworking, Sculpting, Football, Golf, Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Horseback Riding, Camping, Civil War study & relics, Reading...

I'd like to meet:

Interesting, intelligent people who have an opinion and aren't afraid to share it....

Music:

A little bit of everything!...Audioslave, Foo Fighters, Staind, SevenDust, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Clint Black, Hank Jr.,Tim Mcgraw, Seether, Linkin Park, Nickelback, Creed, Coldplay, Dean Martin, Enya, AC/DC, Van Halen, Bob Seger...

Movies:

Gone with the Wind, Braveheart, Star Wars, Glengarry/GlenRoss, It's a Wonderful Life, Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas, Tin Cup, The American President, Lord of the Rings...

Television:

House, The Apprentice, Intervention, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Charlie Rose, NFL Football...

Books:

The Bible, Eldest, Eragon, Harry Potter series, Snow Crash

Heroes:

Jesus Christ; George Spencer, Sr.; Gen. George Patton; Frank Frazetta; Boris Vallejo; Walt Disney

My Blog

The plight of Joe the Plumber

Just when I thought the media couldn't stoop any lower in their transparent efforts to lift the exulted one to his throne, they've topped themselves, yet again. Their latest piece of raw meat: Joe Wur...
Posted by Terry Locke on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:14:00 PST

Charlie Gibson and The (skewed) View

My respect for our so-called, "journalists" in this country continues to plummet. Many of the faces and personalities that I have welcomed into my home for years, have suddenly turned to creatures I n...
Posted by Terry Locke on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:44:00 PST

A Reminder

I posted much of this as a response to a blog from Still Raine (favorites list), but since I've been without words for much of the day, I thought  I should post it here as well... On a day like t...
Posted by Terry Locke on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:25:00 PST

Sarah Palin and the American Liberal Media

A free press is absolutely essential to the life of a democracy. It must not only remain void of governmental influence, it must also retain its integrity by remaining independent of political affilia...
Posted by Terry Locke on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:50:00 PST

Do it for the party

Barack Obama is not capable, experienced enough or sincere enough to be president of this country&Oh, wait a minute, never mind, he just agreed to pay off some of my campaign debt and asked his friend...
Posted by Terry Locke on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:02:00 PST

The bureaucracy of the church

This one follows a post by a friend of mine, who goes by "Still Raine". She does some great takes on life in her blog. This particular one is entitled, "A bee in my easter bonnet". To quickly summariz...
Posted by Terry Locke on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:47:00 PST

Race enters the race

Well, I suppose it was just a matter of time until someone finally pointed to the pink elephant and realized that a major factor in this election is race. For months now, we’ve tried to avoid th...
Posted by Terry Locke on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:07:00 PST

The decline of American Society continues

Well, it appears that nothing has changed between yesterday and today; immoral and illegal behavior are still generously rewarded by our twisted societyour great "American Culture". Although this col...
Posted by Terry Locke on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:31:00 PST

THANK YOU

To all who made it out to Waldenbooks in Hickory, NC yesterday, as well as all of those who helped spread the word. It was terrific and I really enjoyed getting the feedback from the kids on the book....
Posted by Terry Locke on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:27:00 PST

THE TOUR BEGINS!

The Spencer Hurley 2008 Book Signing Tour has begun! I'll be on the road and new dates are being added weekly. Spring/Summer dates to include NC, TN, KY, OH, PA, NY, RI, MA, SC, GA and FL Current 2008...
Posted by Terry Locke on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:01:00 PST