Hold That Note

A bit of a walk down memory lane. A different format (4 songs instead of 2). The new thing is a remastered version of a song you've never heard, which is about the desert Wadi Rum in Jordan. (Which was recently featured in Time Magazine) (the desert, not my song). I don't think I exactly put in a call to action this week, so the CTA is the same as last week: if you could/would, please rate or review this podcast on Apple or Spotify! Contact me here: Lucas@LightningLucas.com or (Fiv-For-Zeero)-746-0398 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Today's episode features a new love song and an old love song. It also features some thoughts on more qoutes from Eckhart Tolle. It also features the better birthday song, sung for Jeremi's 9th birthday. (Ep 1 features the birthday song for Jeremi's 7th birthday)! See LightningLucas.com for most of the music, including the love song album which I mention in this episode, which is called "It ain't me babe, rough cut" The book I read from today is called 'A New Earth' Have a wonderful listening week and I'll see you next Friday for episode 100! --Lucas-- P.S. Please rate/review this show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. That would be super helpful. Subscribe while you're at it =) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Please subscribe on your favorite podcast app. Today I have compiled my 8 NPR Tiny desk entries into what is basically a low key album.  They are all live takes.   You can watch the videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzPtFXYuB0UyOZARYq7aNYAnAGw2gTZ8 If you'd like to commission a song, please email me at lucas@lightninglucas.com or call FivForZeero-746-0398 Consider making a small weekly donation (becoming a patron) by visiting Patreon.com/lightninglucas Have a wonderful listening week, and I'll see you next Friday, Lucas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Please subscribe on your favorite podcast app. Today I dabbled in the Bible.  I touched on Psalm 62, Luke 3:11, and the book of James.  I also featured a song that claims it doesn't matter if God exists because we are all just big stupid monkeys... so it's a weird episode =) Find these two songs at LightningLucas.com ... Monkeys is on the album 'Cold Hearted Monkeys' and My Soul Finds Rest is on the album 'Wash Me / Walk On Water' Have a wonderful listening week, and I'll see you next Friday, Lucas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Please subscribe on your favorite podcast app.   Check out the Anabaptist Climate Collaborative here: https://sustainableclimatesolutions.org/resources/ Also, search for "Shifting Climates" on your podcast app, it's a great show. Thanks to Earl for emailing me two questions!  Perhaps we'll get to the other one in a future episode. Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Many of my love songs can now be found on this album: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/before-i-find-her Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe.' To discuss commissioning a song, email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!) To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). I love to hear from you!  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud. Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- Here is the "Valentine's Day is Terrible" live video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCdk5f4x1E4 Google or Wikipedia "W.B. Yeats" for info on the poet who wrote the words to today's second song. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

My ducks are not in a row these days, and yet, life is good (and hard).  Here is a remastered repost of episode 4, which came out nearly 2 years ago.  I remastered both the songs and the talking and harmonica stings.  Most of you probably won't be able to tell the difference, but that's okay.  (The most significant difference is that it now sounds better on large speakers, though optimal listening is still through headphones).   This is a fairly solid episode and it doesn't really touch on current events at all, so it's very repostable.  Feel free to reply to this post (or email Lucas@LightningLucas.com) with a question or comment, I love to hear from you. --Lucas-- 2/4/2023  If you'd like to consider supporting the show, visit Patreon.com/LightningLucas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Back from a bit of a hiatus, armed with new superior audio compression tools... I'm Lightning Lucas and welcome to my musical podcast.  It's called Hold That Note.  You can find many things related to the show at HoldThatNote.net and you can listen to it on that website or wherever you get your podcasts ...  The show features my songs, old and new... songs of Life and Love, Depth and Lack Thereof.  Today's new song is mostly in the 'Depth' category, though it has some funny lines as well.  I also riff in answer to questions about previous episodes or about life in general. Today's call to action is:               Check out my Patreon page:                       https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas ...               Signing up here is one of the main ways you can support the show and help me keep food on the table. Perhaps there will be different calls to action different weeks, but that's the one I'm sticking with today. Have a wonderful listening week, and I'll see you next Friday! --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Find this album and many more at LightningLucas.com ... Support the show by commissioning a song or jingle... (contact Lucas@LightningLucas.com or call FivForZeero-746-0398) or become a recurring donor (patron) at Patreon.com/LightningLucas This album contains 'B-sides' from the first few seasons of Hold That Note (Approximately Spring-Autumn of 2021).  The credits for the songs can be found with the album at LightningLucas.com ... I'm posting the album now because I've never posted it in its entirety on the show and I think you'll enjoy it.  Meanwhile, I'm trying to figure out what the next chapter of this show will look like. Best, Lucas (1/21/2023) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Find this album and many more at LightningLucas.com ... Support the show by commissioning a song or jingle... (contact Lucas@LightningLucas.com or call FivForZeero-746-0398) or become a recurring donor (patron) at Patreon.com/LightningLucas This album contains highlights from the second season of Hold That Note (which came out in the Spring of 2021).  The credits for the songs can be found with the album at LightningLucas.com ... I'm posting the album now because I've never posted it in its entirety on the show and I think you'll enjoy it.  Meanwhile, I'm trying to figure out what the next chapter of this show will look like. Best, Lucas (1/14/2023) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Find this album and many more at LightningLucas.com ... Support the show by commissioning a song (contact Lucas@LightningLucas.com or call FivForZeero-746-0398) or become a recurring donor (patron) at Patreon.com/LightningLucas  This album contains highlights from the first season of Hold That Note which came out in the Spring of 2021.  Several of the songs are collabs.  The credits for the songs can be found with the album at LightningLucas.com ... I'm posting the album now because I've never posted it in its entirety on the show and I think you'll enjoy it.  Meanwhile, I'm trying to figure out what the next chapter of this show will look like. Best, Lucas (1/5/2023) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Happy Holidays Everyone!   Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe.' To discuss commissioning a song, email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). I love to hear from you!  This week we heard a question from my Dad about Christmas in the Philippines.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud. Have a wonderful listening week, and I hope to be back next Friday with a new episode!  --Lucas-- The mentioned song: When We Were Missionaries: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/track/when-we-were-missionaries-2 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Listen to the new holiday albums here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/music The lighthearted album is entitled Happy Early Birthday Jesus and the more serious album is called Nothing Is Lacking. Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast! To discuss commissioning a song (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW CURRENTLY) email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com or call (FivForZeero)-746-0398 Be sure to check out episode 60: a 'sizzle reel' episode to encourage you to commission a song! ------------------------------------ To see if you'd like to become a Patron (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW LONG TERM), check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!) --------------- Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'  While you're at it, if you can figure it out, you could leave me a review. ----------------- I love to hear from you!  Last week we heard a question from my number one fan.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  Or simply email your written question or comment to me: lucas@lightninglucas.com (perhaps hit reply on the Mailchimp or Patreon email you received from me). Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Listen to the new holiday albums here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/music The lighthearted album is entitled Happy Early Birthday Jesus and the more serious album is called Nothing Is Lacking. Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast! To discuss commissioning a song (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW CURRENTLY) email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com or call (FivForZeero)-746-0398 Be sure to check out episode 60: a 'sizzle reel' episode to encourage you to commission a song! ------------------------------------ To see if you'd like to become a Patron (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW LONG TERM), check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!) --------------- Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'  While you're at it, if you can figure it out, you could leave me a review. ----------------- I love to hear from you!  Last week we heard a question from my number one fan.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  Or simply email your written question or comment to me: lucas@lightninglucas.com (perhaps hit reply on the Mailchimp or Patreon email you received from me). Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast! To discuss commissioning a song (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW CURRENTLY) email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com or call (FivForZeero)-746-0398 (Be sure to check out episode 60: a 'sizzle reel' episode to encourage you to commission a song!) ------------------------------------ To see if you'd like to become a Patron (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW LONG TERM), check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). ---------------------- Check out https://www.x2comedy.com/ ---------------------- Listen to the new holiday albums here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/music The lighthearted album is entitled Happy Early Birthday Jesus and the more serious album is called Nothing Is Lacking. --------------- Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'  While you're at it, if you can figure it out, you could leave me a review. ----------------- I love to hear from you!  Last week we heard a question from my number one fan.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  Or simply email your written question or comment to me: lucas@lightninglucas.com (perhaps hit reply on the Mailchimp or Patreon email you received from me). Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Listen to the new holiday albums here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/music The lighthearted album is entitled Happy Early Birthday Jesus and the more serious album is called Nothing Is Lacking. Just in case you want to come to the first-ever comedy show that I'm a part of (Sat 12/3/2022 at 5:00pm) here is the link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/x2-comedy-class-graduation-showcase-tickets-467543363787 Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast! To discuss commissioning a song (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW CURRENTLY) email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com or call (FivForZeero)-746-0398 Be sure to check out episode 60: a 'sizzle reel' episode to encourage you to commission a song! ------------------------------------ To see if you'd like to become a Patron (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW LONG TERM), check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!) --------------- Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'  While you're at it, if you can figure it out, you could leave me a review. ----------------- I love to hear from you!  Today we heard a question from my number one fan.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  Or simply email your written question or comment to me: lucas@lightninglucas.com (perhaps hit reply on the Mailchimp or Patreon email you received from me). Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Listen to the new holiday albums here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/music The lighthearted album is entitled Happy Early Birthday Jesus and the more serious album is called Nothing Is Lacking.   Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast! To discuss commissioning a song (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW CURRENTLY) email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com or call (FivForZeero)-746-0398 Be sure to check out episode 60: a 'sizzle reel' episode to encourage you to commission a song! ------------------------------------ To see if you'd like to become a Patron (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW LONG TERM), check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!) --------------- Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'  While you're at it, if you can figure it out, you could leave me a review. ---------------- Here's the link to Our Community Place: OurCommunityPlace.org  ----------------- I love to hear from you!  Last week we heard a quote from the bestselling book Stumbling on Happiness.  (Last week's episode was really good by the way).  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  Or simply email your written question or comment to me: lucas@lightninglucas.com (perhaps hit reply on the Mailchimp or Patreon email you received from me). Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

King Tut wore the flip-flops of a beggar boy (but his were gold). Here is the link to my 2015 album Skyfinding https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/skyfinding Here is a YouTube video of a doumbek player in Rome (I actually busked on the streets of Rome while on my cross-cultural, so there's that, haha). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_ZFCDVhS-4 Here is the Wikipedia article about these drums: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblet_drum To be the second person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote and click '+Message' To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas no commitment involved in clicking that link. To discuss commissioning a song, email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Listening is enhanced with headphones! 88: "Fairies and Astronauts" [w/ Andrew Claassen], ft Landon Heavener and Josh Ayers, and "These Are The Good Old Days" ft members of Ears to the Ground Family (Dimitris Campos and Nichole Barrows) Episode 88: Some thoughts on the already and the not yet.  This is the last episode of season 5.  Next week we'll start season six with a couple of holiday favorites and then see what takes shape after that!  Also next week, hopefully I'll be launching a holiday album, most likely entitled Happy Early Birthday Jesus.  Many thanks to Andrew, Landon, and Josh... I really dig today's first song!  (And of course I love the second song too, which sounds great because of the harmonies of Dimitris and Nichole)... ----------------------------------- Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast! To discuss commissioning a song (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW CURRENTLY) email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com or call (FivForZeero)-746-0398 Be sure to check out episode 60: a 'sizzle reel' episode to encourage you to commission a song! ------------------------------------ I recently released an album of love songs... it's called 'Before I Find Her' ... free to listen, but please do purchase it if you would be so kind: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/music To see if you'd like to become a Patron (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW LONG TERM), check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!) --------------- Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'  While you're at it, if you can figure it out, you could leave me a review. ---------------- Here's the link to the info on watching Our Town on YouTube (a professional version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irIfcI8NYB4 ----------------- I love to hear from you!  Today we heard a quote from the bestselling book Stumbling on Happiness.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  Or simply email your written question or comment to me: lucas@lightninglucas.com (perhaps hit reply on the Mailchimp or Patreon email you received from me). Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Episode 87: Some thoughts on Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," and it's connection with the table game "Avalon, the Resistance" ... featuring songs that may not feel like they fit with the talking: "Don't Kill Your Dreams" [W/ Leah Wenger] and an instrumental "Three Guitars" ----------------------------------- Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast! To discuss commissioning a song (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW CURRENTLY) email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com or call (FivForZeero)-746-0398 Be sure to check out episode 60: a 'sizzle reel' episode to encourage you to commission a song! ------------------------------------ I recently released an album of love songs... it's called 'Before I Find Her' ... free to listen, but please do purchase it if you would be so kind: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/music To see if you'd like to become a Patron (PERHAPS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW LONG TERM), check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link). (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!) --------------- Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'  While you're at it, if you can figure it out, you could leave me a review. ---------------- Here's the link to the info on watching Our Town on YouTube (a professional version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irIfcI8NYB4 ----------------- I love to hear from you!  Last week we heard some thoughts on a theoretical question about exercise and mental health.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  Or simply email your written question or comment to me: lucas@lightninglucas.com (perhaps hit reply on the Mailchimp or Patreon email you received from me). Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message