Welcome to "When EF Talks!"
Jul/29/2006 07:23 PM | Favorite Entries
Welcome to "When EF Talks!" Eric Folkerth's blog on
music, religion, politics and life.
This blog started as an appendage of my music website. Serving as a vehicle for promoting my music is still one of the main goals of these pages. But a lot of folks stumble on this site via the blog these days. So, if you're finding me this way, I hope you'll check out my whole site too.
The blog is organized into several categories, meant to be browsed. After reading about them here, you can click on the links below to browse by category (You'll also find them in the navigational menu, about half way down the main page...):
Categories on "When EF Talks"
Favorite Entries
These are entries that either mean a lot to me, or have meant a lot to other people. Sometimes they start out in other categories, and I move them into this one. Therefore, these entries are likely to cover a gamut of topics, and be something of a grab-bag.
Music News
A category for general info, news, gig announcements, about me and my music. I write about upcoming shows here, decompress about shows that have passed, talk about recording I'm doing, and pass along info. about musician friends too.
Angels and Pins
I have enough theological training to be dangerous. And this is the place for me to opine about all things theological, ethical, moral, and philosophical. Hopefully with words that most human beings can understand (Not something all theologians do all of the time....) Also, I used to write a weekly email devotional that, once upon a time, was read by more than 3,000 people worldwide. I don't write it anymore. But, now and then, you'll find something like those old devotionals in this section too.
Life Happens
To me. To my family. To those around me. So....these are entries about stuff that happens that I feel the need to put into words. Or, it's stuff that doesn't seem to fit anywhere else.
Balcony People
Joyce Landgraff invented the term over twenty years ago to describe folks in her life that were in her corner...cheerleaders, supporters, personal saints, heroes from history. She said that anytime she spoke or performed in public, she imagined that these folks with with her, "in the balcony," watching over her.
So, this category is to honor those who've meant something to me. Anybody who appears in this category is likely to be someone --living or dead, personal friend or hero from afar-- that has touched my life in some way.
Thoughts from Purple Land
Just after the 2004 election, I wrote a song called "Purple Land." We DO live in a Purple Land in that every state is both all both "blue" and "red." We are never just one or the other. I happen to personally trend more blueish than reddish, and the writing here will make that plain. But, in my life, I know a lot of truly fine, upstanding red folks too. This category is for political ramblings of my own imaginings, or to pass along stuff I've found other places. The opinions are my own, and do not represent the views of any church or other organization. (Just felt the need to say that...and I say it even more strongly here.)
My Own Amazing Race
I've been blessed to travel a lot of really interesting places in my life. I have a lot of pictures and memories, and I'm working on some entries that will be travelogues of some of the fascinating places and people I've met over the years. Stay tuned...
Things to Like About Texas
Lots of folks don't like our state these days. I know that. And I'm not at all an apologist. I can agree with a lot of the critique. But before you throw the baby out with the bath water, please read some of the things I've found to like about this state. You might be surprised. Or, even if you do still hate Texas, you might see us more as nuisance than anathema. And that'd at least be a step in the right direction.
HSO's from a Bitter P1
In 2006, I found myself blogging on sports far more than I ever imagined I would. This culminated during the Mavs playoff run, when my observations about Dwyane Wade got the attention of about 25,000 bloggers around the net, and got me the moniker "Bitter P1" from the "BaD Radio Show" on "The Ticket." It's a nickname I embrace with pride. (If you have to ask what an "HSO" or "P1" is, go here.) So, this is the category for all sport-related blogs.
Things I Meant to Write
Fairly self-explanatory. This is when enough time passes and it seems strange, in the fast-moving world of a blog, to bring something up. But, that "something" sticks in my craw, and I have to write about it anyway.
Synapse Clippings
This is a category filled with the stuff that most blogs have...quick hitting, short entries that link you to somewhere else. I've just found, over the years, that there is some benefit to brevity at times...at least in a blog. So, this is where all the quick thoughts that dash across my brain's white-matter go.
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Navigation Menu
Note the navigational menu to your right. First, you'll see my blog roll. "Close to My Heart" are sites that I either have a personal/professional connection to, or sites that someone in my immediately family has a personal/professional connection to.
Next, you'll find "Musician Friends." I have a lot of musician friends, and I've been blessed by them all. But these folks I've shared gigs with, written songs with, recorded with, or had some other close connection. They are all incredible talents, and if you get nothing else from my blog, getting to know them better would make the visit worth your time.
"Writers and Other Artist Friends" is exactly like the last category, but are other kinds of art.
"Sites that Keep Me Sane" are sites that give political analysis that doesn't seem insane to me. "Sites That Feed Me" are sites that speak to the human soul, and issues of spirituality. "Passionate Causes" are groups I have either done volunteer work with personally, or actual agencies in Dallas I have a connection with.
"Hear it Here First" are political blogs and media watchdogs that, it seems to me, do a very good job breaking stories that the rest of us will be talking about as soon as they infiltrate the MSM.
Finally, as you can see, you can syndicate this site via "RSS" if you like, or sign up to get each new entry via email, so that you're always updated when I've written something new.
Well, that's about it. Still haven't told you much about me. But I'm assuming most of it will become self-evident through the reading itself. In the menu to your right, you can peruse my favorite iPod songs, and snoop through my bookshelf. If you like, you can read my music site biography here. You can also tell a lot about a person by the quotes they live their life by. So here are some that mean a lot to me. Finally, you can learn a lot about me by reading this long blog entry too.
Leave me a comment or two. And thanks for taking the time to stop by.
Eric Folkerth
This blog started as an appendage of my music website. Serving as a vehicle for promoting my music is still one of the main goals of these pages. But a lot of folks stumble on this site via the blog these days. So, if you're finding me this way, I hope you'll check out my whole site too.
The blog is organized into several categories, meant to be browsed. After reading about them here, you can click on the links below to browse by category (You'll also find them in the navigational menu, about half way down the main page...):
Categories on "When EF Talks"
Favorite Entries
These are entries that either mean a lot to me, or have meant a lot to other people. Sometimes they start out in other categories, and I move them into this one. Therefore, these entries are likely to cover a gamut of topics, and be something of a grab-bag.
Music News
A category for general info, news, gig announcements, about me and my music. I write about upcoming shows here, decompress about shows that have passed, talk about recording I'm doing, and pass along info. about musician friends too.
Angels and Pins
I have enough theological training to be dangerous. And this is the place for me to opine about all things theological, ethical, moral, and philosophical. Hopefully with words that most human beings can understand (Not something all theologians do all of the time....) Also, I used to write a weekly email devotional that, once upon a time, was read by more than 3,000 people worldwide. I don't write it anymore. But, now and then, you'll find something like those old devotionals in this section too.
Life Happens
To me. To my family. To those around me. So....these are entries about stuff that happens that I feel the need to put into words. Or, it's stuff that doesn't seem to fit anywhere else.
Balcony People
Joyce Landgraff invented the term over twenty years ago to describe folks in her life that were in her corner...cheerleaders, supporters, personal saints, heroes from history. She said that anytime she spoke or performed in public, she imagined that these folks with with her, "in the balcony," watching over her.
So, this category is to honor those who've meant something to me. Anybody who appears in this category is likely to be someone --living or dead, personal friend or hero from afar-- that has touched my life in some way.
Thoughts from Purple Land
Just after the 2004 election, I wrote a song called "Purple Land." We DO live in a Purple Land in that every state is both all both "blue" and "red." We are never just one or the other. I happen to personally trend more blueish than reddish, and the writing here will make that plain. But, in my life, I know a lot of truly fine, upstanding red folks too. This category is for political ramblings of my own imaginings, or to pass along stuff I've found other places. The opinions are my own, and do not represent the views of any church or other organization. (Just felt the need to say that...and I say it even more strongly here.)
My Own Amazing Race
I've been blessed to travel a lot of really interesting places in my life. I have a lot of pictures and memories, and I'm working on some entries that will be travelogues of some of the fascinating places and people I've met over the years. Stay tuned...
Things to Like About Texas
Lots of folks don't like our state these days. I know that. And I'm not at all an apologist. I can agree with a lot of the critique. But before you throw the baby out with the bath water, please read some of the things I've found to like about this state. You might be surprised. Or, even if you do still hate Texas, you might see us more as nuisance than anathema. And that'd at least be a step in the right direction.
HSO's from a Bitter P1
In 2006, I found myself blogging on sports far more than I ever imagined I would. This culminated during the Mavs playoff run, when my observations about Dwyane Wade got the attention of about 25,000 bloggers around the net, and got me the moniker "Bitter P1" from the "BaD Radio Show" on "The Ticket." It's a nickname I embrace with pride. (If you have to ask what an "HSO" or "P1" is, go here.) So, this is the category for all sport-related blogs.
Things I Meant to Write
Fairly self-explanatory. This is when enough time passes and it seems strange, in the fast-moving world of a blog, to bring something up. But, that "something" sticks in my craw, and I have to write about it anyway.
Synapse Clippings
This is a category filled with the stuff that most blogs have...quick hitting, short entries that link you to somewhere else. I've just found, over the years, that there is some benefit to brevity at times...at least in a blog. So, this is where all the quick thoughts that dash across my brain's white-matter go.
---------------------------------------
Navigation Menu
Note the navigational menu to your right. First, you'll see my blog roll. "Close to My Heart" are sites that I either have a personal/professional connection to, or sites that someone in my immediately family has a personal/professional connection to.
Next, you'll find "Musician Friends." I have a lot of musician friends, and I've been blessed by them all. But these folks I've shared gigs with, written songs with, recorded with, or had some other close connection. They are all incredible talents, and if you get nothing else from my blog, getting to know them better would make the visit worth your time.
"Writers and Other Artist Friends" is exactly like the last category, but are other kinds of art.
"Sites that Keep Me Sane" are sites that give political analysis that doesn't seem insane to me. "Sites That Feed Me" are sites that speak to the human soul, and issues of spirituality. "Passionate Causes" are groups I have either done volunteer work with personally, or actual agencies in Dallas I have a connection with.
"Hear it Here First" are political blogs and media watchdogs that, it seems to me, do a very good job breaking stories that the rest of us will be talking about as soon as they infiltrate the MSM.
Finally, as you can see, you can syndicate this site via "RSS" if you like, or sign up to get each new entry via email, so that you're always updated when I've written something new.
Well, that's about it. Still haven't told you much about me. But I'm assuming most of it will become self-evident through the reading itself. In the menu to your right, you can peruse my favorite iPod songs, and snoop through my bookshelf. If you like, you can read my music site biography here. You can also tell a lot about a person by the quotes they live their life by. So here are some that mean a lot to me. Finally, you can learn a lot about me by reading this long blog entry too.
Leave me a comment or two. And thanks for taking the time to stop by.
Eric Folkerth
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