An episode featuring a question!  Also featuring the drumming of my talented brother-in-law Yugo Prasetyo.  Check out his music here: https://soundcloud.com/yugodservant

Also, check out the art of our first question-asker BrownPaperDad: brownpaperdad.com

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--Lucas--

Two humorous songs to cap off Season 1 of Hold That Note.  Thanks to Jon Nafziger!  His album is called Shenandoah Moon, and there is another album in the works, so I'll let you know when it is available.  Thanks to Perry Blosser!  He is a member of The Willow Run Band, so check them out. 

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--Lucas-- 

Break-ups and the 4th of July collide.

Aliese Gingerich co-wrote Break Up Slow with me, and Nichole Barrows of Ears to the Ground Family sang it with me.  Break Up Slow is from the 2017 album It Ain't Me Babe --rough cut-- https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/it-aint-me-babe-rough-cut

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--Lucas--

An episode about leveling up and how to do it properly.

Some things I touched on in this episode that are worth Googling or looking up on Wikipedia:

Seth Godin, Seth Godin's Blog, This Is Marketing, The Bootstrapper's Workshop, The Akimbo Podcast, Trent Wagler, The Steel Wheels, and Brendon Burchard. 

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--Lucas--

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--Lucas--

Some things we talked about today which are worth Googling or looking up on Wikipedia:

Irving Berlin, Irving Berlin's trick piano, The Circle of Fifths (not explicitly mentioned, but quite relevant), The Capo, Capo-ing a cello, Harmonicas, Playing by ear, and Quantity vs. Quality.

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--Lucas--

Here are the promised links:

The Serenity Prayer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer

The Lord's Prayer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord's_Prayer

Sir John Hargrave's 'Mind Hacking': https://www.mindhacki.ng/

My religious album 'Wash Me/ Walk On Water': https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/wash-me-walk-on-water

The Network Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

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Thanks again to Hannah Godwin for the harmonies.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

Have a safe trip Caleb and Tyler and everyone else.

Here are the links promised in the episode:

Caleb's bike ride: https://sustainableclimatesolutions.org/climate-ride/

Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions: https://sustainableclimatesolutions.org/

The original 25 song: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/track/25

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

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Thank you so much for supporting this podcast through its tenth episode!

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Here are the promised links mentioned in the episode:

Gould Farm: https://gouldfarm.org/

Leah's paper on Mania and Creativity: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-cD1Ojn1CD6PZSsPtef__pYhGi6I9RND1CtE89Tyot0/edit?fbclid=IwAR0MeYQfvTxpqH-1V0-2QysAVyH3VGdOEUzpXAweU66YHq6UayMfgjPpIZY

Leah's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Tz64NtjKJsG0KFn6BAQtg

A Taste Of Lightning Lucas album, featuring Who Am I To Argue: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/a-taste-of-lightning-lucas

If you'd like to commission a song, email me at [email protected],

Have a wonderful listening week,

Lucas

As I recorded this I realized that there is way more than one episode's worth of stories and information on Bipolar Mania.  Here is a drop in the bucket though, and I think you'll find it an enjoyable drop.

Things mentioned in the episode include Harold and the Purple Crayon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_and_the_Purple_Crayon

A Taste of Lightning Lucas (the album): https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/a-taste-of-lightning-lucas

and my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas

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Have a wonderful listening week,

Lucas