Author Archives: Justin Locke

A NEWLY DISCOVERED PRINCIPLE OF APPLIED STUPIDITY

Here at Justin Locke Productions we have a crack research team that is always on the lookout for new and innovative uses of Stupidity. Since stupidity is infinite, and since the crack researchers seem to work very slowly, we expect … Continue reading

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union scale and family concerts

Well I am very happy to report that not one, but two orchestras in the great Northwest are performing my "Phantom of the Orchestra" this season– Bremerton and Helena. Bremerton had a very good experience with it and Helena will be performing … Continue reading

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The Eight-hour Workday Is Obsolete

Let me begin this post with a few disclaimers: I have never in my life worked a 9-to-5 job. This is not to say that I haven’t worked a few long days here and there. As a video producer and … Continue reading

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Love Those 5-Star Reviews (Principles of Applied Stupidity)

I think it was Norman Mailer who said that publishing a book is very much like being a prize fighter. “Win or lose,” he said, “you’re going to take a beating.” When I published “Principles of Applied Stupidity” I must … Continue reading

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Looks at Books

I was watching this video last night about our disposable culture, and it kind of occurred to me that in a sense, we have developed a culture of disposable ideas as well as disposable water bottles. So call me old-fashioned, … Continue reading

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Johann Sebastian Bach Goes Baroque in Vegas — on Itunes

Some months ago I went on yet another publishing adventure, of putting some music on Itunes. And today I actually got my first payment. Yay. A little story for you: years ago, when I was creating family concert programming (see … Continue reading

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Economic Forecasts Are Junk

So I was channel surfing the other day and I happen to start watching this show on PBS with Bill Moyers and some economist guy. They were discussing the future of the American and world economy, and this guy made … Continue reading

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Winning Doesn’t Have To Be Based on Other People Losing

Well, the little contest over at eco-libris has ended, and someone named Brooke is the winner of a free copy of one of my books. My basis for picking her comment as the winner was that it was, from my … Continue reading

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Justin Locke Now Managed by a Pro Speakers Bureau

Well for those of you not in the know, when one becomes a professional speaker, it is best generally to be managed by a pro speaker bureau, as they are in the business of developing the contacts with folks who … Continue reading

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Is it time to make drugs legal?

Well, in the midst of all the other bad news I get to watch on the nightly news, drug-related violence is on the rise in a big way in Mexico. It must be pretty bad "bad news" if that made … Continue reading

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