If you'd like to commission a song, (especially a 'high ticket' one like Hold The Hope) please reach out at Lucas@LightningLucas.com or 434-218-2618 Today's episode features my first brand new song in awhile, along with a remastered old one and some riffing on not giving up... Here's the graph I was talking about near the end. You'll have to scroll down a bit. https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/lumenpsychology/chapter/reading-reinforcement-schedules/ Blessings on your week... Please subscribe and tell your friends and all the things. Mark your calendar for the comedy competition that I'm in on October 28th. I'll try to promote it and have a link for tickets in the next episode. --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

These 6 mini songs (2 of which are featured today) were commissioned by a friend who wished to remain anonymous. The songs are for a supplement to her homeschool curriculum, which mostly focused on positive things about the United States. Opportunities to see me live include: Thursday, July 13, 2023 6:00 PMX2 Comedy Al Fresca Register Island Wing Company Grill & Bar - Harrisonburg More Importantly: Cave Fest: July 15 and 16 at Melrose Caverns. https://www.melrosecaverns.com/comedy Click that link, then click "Get tickets" ("Buy tickets is something else)... Then be sure to select 'Basement Comics' in order to see me. Most importantly; Save the evening of July 21st for a potluck followed by a concert by me, possibly with a comedy friend opening for me, and likely at the Hershberger Event Barn. 25% of the proceeds will go to NAMI for mental health research. Stay tuned for details. As always, if you'd like to commission a song, please reach out at Lucas@LightningLucas.com of 434-218-2618 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Check out ways to take a deep dive into my music as well as ways to support the show at HoldThatNote.net Here is the studio version of the song, track 7 off the album https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/seek-a-path --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Here are two weddings songs, one new and one old. My brother-in-law Yugo produced the first song and played all the instruments, although I wrote the lyrics and mixed and mastered it. Also, notably, the center section of the first song is a parody of the epic anti-war classic "The General" by Dispatch. Listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdAlCXNPlCk The second song was a major group effort. The Nathan and Kaitlin Wedding Song is by: The Apostle Paul, Lightning Lucas, Jessica Sarriot, Rose Byler, Emma Stahl-Wert, Carmen Schrock-Hurst, and Caleb Schrock-Hurst. At the wedding, it was performed by Lightning Lucas, Jessica Sarriot, Rose Byler, Emma Stahl-Wert, Larisa Zehr, David Jost, Stewart Nafziger, and Caleb Schrock-Hurst. 10 years later we got almost everyone to submit a recording including Nathan and Kaitlin themselves, (THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING!)  I mixed it together and this is the result.  Hope you enjoyed it, and know that YOU TOO COULD COMMISSION ME TO WRITE A SONG FOR  YOU, simply email lucas@lightninglucas.com if you are interested... (and now you can also call me at (434) 218-2618 ) To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit holdthatnote.net and click the appropriate button. To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas no commitment involved in clicking that link. Again, to discuss commissioning a song, email me at Lucas@lightninglucas.com (and now you can also call me at (434) 218-2618 ) Have a wonderful listening week, --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Here's an episode I made purely for myself. If you like it too, that's just gravy, (as the saying goes). Here's the link I promised: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/it-aint-me-babe-rough-cut Other than that, please be sure to check out the new website: HoldThatNote.net and also make sure you're subscribed to the show on your favorite podcast app. Blessings, Lucas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Hold That Note is quite possibly going on a hiatus, however, I may start season 7 sooner rather than later. Also, I may repost some remastered episodes during the hiatus. Please make sure to go to Spotify or Apple Podcasts and 'follow' Hold That Note so that you find out when season 7 starts. Thanks especially to all you early listeners and patrons. When the show resumes hopefully we'll be able to create a petri dish effect. Best, Lucas 4/23/2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Today features two songs about being down, but a lot of the talking is about the concept of 'staying conscious'... and also gratitude. Check out the new and improved LightningLucas.com or HoldThatNote.net Contact me to discuss your idea for a commissioned song: email: lucas@lightninglucas.com or call (fivforzeero)-746-0398 The passage I read today was from Eckhart Tolle's book "A New Earth"... Best, Lucas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

Here's another weird episode. It's my room cleaning ditty looped 6 times (which adds up to 10m49s)... if you want to skip this episode I won't be offended, but if your room needs more than 11 minutes of cleaning perhaps you'll play it more than once... haha. Hopefully I'll be back with something more usual next week! Today's call to action is to please subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so that you get notifications when the episodes drop. Have a great week! --Lucas-- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holdthatnote/message

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