Hold That Note

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...

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 Today's comment came from David Niven, PhD. (Author of "The 100 Simple Secrets of Successful People") Best, Lucas

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...

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 calle...

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 maki...

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 Re...

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--

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 (Y...

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, thou...

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 an...

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/lightning...

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...

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-46754...

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@lightningl...

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 holid...

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 di...

86: Some spoken word, an excerpt on walking, and an old classic. ["Say My Name," "Walk Around The Neighborhood," and "Who Am I To Argue"] ----------------------------------- 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...

85: More on Fame and Depression: "Unicorn" and "Morning Routine" ----------------------------------- 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! ------------------------------------ Thank you for...

This episode about fame was recorded yesterday... I'm already unsure how I feel about it... but here it is. ----------------------------------- 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! -------...

Anita Rahma's new book "Beyond Our Walls: Following Jesus In The Slums of Jakarta" will be out soon.  Pre-order it at this link: https://missionbooks.org/products/beyond-our-walls ----------------------------------- 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 episo...

Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast, where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  Here are two more songs!  The first one appeared on YouTube in 2016 for the NPR tiny desk contest.  The second one is brand new this week.  Both songs are about having high ambitions that don't pan out the way you thought they might. &...

Unstuck... getting unstuck.  That's the goal. Thank you for using some of your valuable time to listen to my musical podcast, where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  Here are two more songs!  The first one appeared on the show before, in June of 2021, but I touched it up for today's episode... the second one is brand new... it's about getting unstuck.  ...

Thank you for checking out my musical podcast, where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  Here are two more songs!  The first is one I wrote for my Dad, inspired by my decision to stop working in our family's painting business.  The second one is a 2015 recording of a song I wrote for my Grandfather called "Watchin' Your Grandsons Paint."  To discuss commi...

Thank you for checking out my musical podcast, where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  Here are two more songs!  The first is one I wrote with my brother C.S. Hurst in the early 2010s... the recording is from 2014 and I remastered it today.  The second was written and recorded in 2015 but I just made an entirely new recording of it this week.  (Thanks t...

Thank you for checking out my musical podcast, where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  Here are two more songs!  The first is from last year, it's the first song that was new on the show to be reused as an old one... (We did 150+ with no repeats, so the time has come...) The new song is about activation energy, and that's what I spend most of the talking time tal...