{"id":175374,"date":"2022-06-21T11:06:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T10:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=175374"},"modified":"2022-06-21T11:06:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T10:06:03","slug":"so-who-are-you-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2022\/06\/21\/so-who-are-you-really\/","title":{"rendered":"So Who Are You Really?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h3 class=\"\">So who are you really. That&#8217;s the question?&nbsp; And its a very hard one to answer too.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1290473641&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\">\n<p class=\"mod-reset\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Diana Stones Glasscage\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Stones Glasscage<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u00b7<\/p>\n<p class=\"mod-reset\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Diamonds In The Rough\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/diamonds-in-the-rough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diamonds In The Rough<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 19px; padding-bottom: 75px;\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">So where to start, as perhaps who am I today and was that different to who I was yesterday. I think the answer is actually yes in this case.<\/p>\n<p><span>Its OK you will be forgiven according to the new Testament, I expect they just pick out the bits they want. I used to find their very &#8220;white&#8221; leaflets the JW&#8217;s left&nbsp; amusing. I think they may have lost the Nordic blonde Jesus by now. <\/span>I swear if they turned up here I would answer the door scantily clad and say &#8220;hello boys do you want to party&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"j83agx80\">\n<div role=\"none\" data-testid=\"message-container\" class=\"j83agx80 buofh1pr g5gj957u hpfvmrgz rl25f0pe\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"ns4p8fja j83agx80 cbu4d94t a6sixzi8 bkfpd7mw a1xu1aao\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"j83agx80 k4urcfbm\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t d2edcug0 l9j0dhe7 aovydwv3\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"j83agx80 k4urcfbm\">\n<div role=\"none\" data-testid=\"solid-message-bubble\" class=\"cxgpxx05 d1544ag0 sj5x9vvc tw6a2znq l9j0dhe7 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs e72ty7fz qlfml3jp inkptoze qmr60zad jm1wdb64 qv66sw1b ljqsnud1 odn2s2vf tkr6xdv7\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"rq0escxv l9j0dhe7 du4w35lb __fb-light-mode\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"hzawbc8m ii04i59q jq4qci2q g9io39s2 ljqsnud1\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p class=\"\">You have to laugh. I have just had a FB friend request from someone that used to go to Transliving in Chelmsford 25 years ago. They sent me a message which says &#8220;Hope you are keeping well and still getting out and about&#8221; Difficult to avoid any reply sounding sarcastic &#8220;Not much, Played about 4000 gigs with my various bands&#8221; A bit of clue as there is a picture of me on stage at on my profile. <span>An interesting week having spent time socialising on 4 consecutive day&#8217;s which has been pleasant. However today as a not &#8220;going out&#8221; day is welcome too. BTW the thought of my pension arriving in just over 6 months time as made for a slight outbreak of &#8220;Bollocks to it, who cares&#8221; in regard to a lot of things. <span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude42\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><\/span> I seem to be having fun with music but the notion of &#8220;winning or loosing &#8221; at it now seems quite irrelevant&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Slowly getting my sea legs back in terms of living a post lock down life. There is no doubt that aches and pains are a bit worse than they used to be but in part that may be due to getting used to a bit more activity. Blimey, 4 hours playing in the pub today on the fiddle. Quite good fun, but very tiring.<br \/>\nHere is a clip of Fisherman&#8217;s Blues, with me and a bunch who go by the name of the &#8220;Also Rans&#8221; at the &#8220;<span>The White Horse.<\/span>&#8221; In Bedford.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4lnobnJwuHQ?start=10\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div role=\"row\" class=\"__fb-light-mode l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div role=\"gridcell\" data-scope=\"messages_table\" data-release-focus-from=\"CLICK\" class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t l9j0dhe7\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"j83agx80\">\n<div role=\"none\" data-testid=\"message-container\" class=\"j83agx80 buofh1pr g5gj957u hpfvmrgz rl25f0pe\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"ns4p8fja j83agx80 cbu4d94t a6sixzi8 bkfpd7mw a1xu1aao\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"j83agx80 k4urcfbm\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t d2edcug0 l9j0dhe7 aovydwv3\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"j83agx80 k4urcfbm\">\n<div role=\"none\" data-testid=\"solid-message-bubble\" class=\"cxgpxx05 d1544ag0 sj5x9vvc tw6a2znq l9j0dhe7 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs e72ty7fz qlfml3jp qmr60zad jm1wdb64 qv66sw1b ljqsnud1 odn2s2vf tkr6xdv7 ihh4hy1g\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"rq0escxv l9j0dhe7 du4w35lb __fb-light-mode\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"hzawbc8m ii04i59q jq4qci2q g9io39s2 ljqsnud1\" dir=\"auto\">sneakily recorded a few bits to see what it sounded like. Not bad actually. I think my strategy may well pay off longer term in regards to recruiting musical co-conspirators.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"row\" class=\"__fb-light-mode l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div role=\"gridcell\" data-scope=\"messages_table\" data-release-focus-from=\"CLICK\" class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t l9j0dhe7\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"j83agx80\">\n<div role=\"none\" data-testid=\"message-container\" class=\"j83agx80 buofh1pr g5gj957u hpfvmrgz rl25f0pe\">\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"ns4p8fja j83agx80 cbu4d94t a6sixzi8 bkfpd7mw a1xu1aao\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Its all going quite mad at present the Prog band that I was asked if I might also work with by yet another bass player is also going to happen it seems ad he now has personnel. It will only be about 5 or 6 gigs a year if it does at most rehearsal will be done remotely, but the gigs will all be theatres\/Festivals if it works. Also lots of improvised stuff Hopefully some stuff will stick out of all of this or perhaps I will end up like the real pros that I know that play with a different act every week and are in about 10 different bands. Funny old world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"none\" class=\"ns4p8fja j83agx80 cbu4d94t a6sixzi8 bkfpd7mw d2edcug0 kb5gq1qc nred35xi\">\n<p class=\"\">Here&#8217;s a thought. As Putin&#8217;s supposedly religious perhaps an angel of the lord could nip round and give him the chance to stop all this silliness or else give him a jolly good smiting. <span>He obviously does not care about wrecking the economy and that will happen, people are already cannibalising cars to keep them on the road. Planes can&#8217;t fly due to lack of replacement tyres which can only do a certain number of take offs and landings and so on&#8230; Bits to repair your washing machine and all sorts. Almost everything has imported electronics including much of the newer military hardware. So yes it will go on and turn in to a war of attrition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">I now have had the revelation that actually on the whole I like people rather more than I dislike them in general. Extraordinary. <span>Wow, 28 years since my referral to Springfield&#8217;s mental hospital for anxiety, don&#8217;t time fly when you are having fun <\/span><span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t57\/1\/16\/1f609.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude09\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><\/span><span> Just found some old letters.<br \/>\nYesterday was&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>A day when your body just says no but your brain just wants to say yes. Last week I had a much busier week than I have had since well before lockdown. Its been good to be doing stuff again. Unfortunately my musculoskeletal pains have kicked off big time. I may have over exerted myself a bit and I am suffering for it today.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Its always difficult to get the balance right between sufficient activity. Too little and its bad news too much and its bad news. You cant win at times and it gets a bit depressing. Usually days like this pass but it means you just can&#8217;t do what you planned which is very frustrating. Also it does mean on bad days you think maybe I should just give up. But for some strange reason you never do&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><span>Romans 8:28<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span>And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\"><span>\u201cWe know what we are, but know not what we may be.\u201d&nbsp; W.S<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So who are you really. That&#8217;s the question?&nbsp; And its a very hard one to answer too. Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 Diamonds In The Rough So where to start, as perhaps who am I today and was that different to who I was yesterday. I think the answer is actually yes in this case. 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