Category Archives: Musings

Whoops a daisy

A couple of weeks back I fell off a ladder fixing a light in the kitchen just before a run of 5 gigs. I managed to get through those OK. I did bruise my left hand but was able to get through it all, then subsequently I had a lot of bruising on my lower back and bum and later I discovered my right hand had also taken a beating. I seem to be functional and mending but I also did jar my neck a bit too just for added spice. Luckily I didn’t hit my head. A moments lack of concentration and I stepped into the void. Do not recommend. Shortly after this I heard a friend had busted a hip dancing. I do not relish the ‘random stuff happening’ element that seem to increase with the passing of time. For the present I continue bruised and a somewhat battered. So in addition to my usual arthritic grumbles I have a had a few extras. On the plus side I got a higher than l was expecting PPL/PRS royalties payout this quarter that has covered my car insurance for the year so I can still pretend to be a songwriter/composer.

Images are deceptive. What you see and what you get are no guarantee of quality so dear buyer beware of what you find there.
I continue to work away as ever on my musical diversions many and various as presented here above with a recent recording. The absurdity of knowing that there is so much one does not know, whilst listening to others attempt to school us is ever present too.

I am doing a few brief video chats to camera just for fun on some of my social media as an experiment. I am not sure how well that will work but its something different at least.
I think I have slightly fried my brain cells in the last few months. I have been thundering away writing and recording stuff at slightly manic level of output. I need to have a refresh of sorts. I am not too good at chilling out.

Last year apart from all the other music doings I recorded 132 of my own original songs and instrumentals. This year so far its 32. Some are good though a lot are very average. That’s Bi-polar for you, but you get to a point where you cant switch off. I have been deliberately listening to music this last week that I really like for a bit of inspiration and different directions. Not just the harmonic construction, melodys and so forth but also the production and sound. I am starting to chase my tail a little.

Going forward because we cant find reverse

Here is a new song.

Better World If Only

I am having one of those I should be happy but I am not days. I think I need a mental refresh of sorts as I feel things have got a bit stale. It happens to us all of course. Maybe its just one bad day. Things are mostly OK. Mostly things are positive. Even my old car is running again! Lots of good things.Its just whatever is happening in my head at the moment. It happens. I have been using the mood tracking app and patterns are appearing as I expected inevitably.
I have done fairly well. I have 2 bands and a trio and occasional others to play live music with. My own original stuff is doing quite well and is heard a lot more now than it ever was. I have a comfortable home in a fairly nice place with open countryside near by. I won’t starve. A lot is very good. I do miss old friends of course…

@dianastonemusic #music #dianasmusic #lovemymusic #dianastonesglasscage #dianastone #vocal ♬ original sound – Diana Stone

Hopefully I will see you some of you on the flip side 😉

Things wear out all the time

Yep, you fix something and something else breaks. The cycle of things I guess. My partners away with at sister-in-laws till tomorrow. It is a a bit quiet here but that’s OK. With my particular mental issues what I don’t always get is calm, when I am at home so paradoxically whilst I don’t want to be on my own I do like a bit peace and quiet. Strange beings are we not? I just got an extra beer festival gig with Martin Day in April. That should be fun. He is a very easy going bloke and good company. That will help keep me out of mischief. I could get in to a lot of mischief if I was not so shy. Just as well really 😉

A new song:

I Can’t Read You Mind

I am loling about in my nightie at present. I took the car out for a 35 minute drive and its still OK this morning and I have been working on some music (recording for a couple of hours) . It is a bit quiet here but that’s OK. With my particular mental issues what I don’t always get is calm, when I am at home so paradoxically whilst I don’t want to be on my own I do like a bit peace and quiet. Strange beings are we not? This week I have had a lot of joint and back pain to contend with. It’s very tiring and it makes me irritable. Ho humness abounds. The world gets stranger by the day too. I Just took a look at the bruise on my bum from falling off the ladder a week or so back. Its a big old thing, (the bruise). Might explain some of the extra aches and pains at present…