{"id":177099,"date":"2024-04-09T15:37:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=177099"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T14:07:15","slug":"a-proper-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/04\/09\/a-proper-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"A proper gig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-beige-background-color has-background\">I played a good old fashioned rip roaring pub gig last Saturday with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lemonrock.com\/sonicboomers\">Sonic Boomers<\/a> at a country pub in an outdoor marquee. It was a bit cold and we were worried that there would not be enough brave souls willing to step out into the wild outdoors but we had a good crowd and we played well. For a brief moment it felt like old times again.   This weeks going to be a quiet one though with no rehearsals or social contact so it may be a bit hard going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-brown-background-color has-background\">I am still having a bit of a mental fight  about certain aspects of my life. My inner life is very weird at times as is my inner dialogue. Yes I am strangely strange at times. Don&#8217;t overthink it is the rule. The old bones are complaining too as its raining again.<br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/1419570142&#038;color=%23bd6f3c&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><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;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\" title=\"Diana Stones Glasscage\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Stones Glasscage<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/sets\/diana-stones-latest\" title=\"Diana Stones latest\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Stones latest<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"588\" data-attachment-id=\"177113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/04\/09\/a-proper-gig\/diana-music-palace\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diana-Music-Palace.jpg?fit=1233%2C1201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1233,1201\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix 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class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Maybe Faith Hope and Charity by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/existential-dread-swing-time'>Existential Dread  Swing Time<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-11T14:16:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 11, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Existential Dread Swing Time by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/on-a-day-such-as-this-only'>On A Day Such As This Only Memories<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-05T16:32:10+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 5, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">On A Day Such As This Only Memories by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/marching-in-lines'>Marching In Lines<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-30T13:40:25+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">March 30, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A protest song sort of.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/disappointments-and'>Disappointments and Distractions<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-23T20:27:58+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">March 23, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Slightly world vibes alt pop-rock song with prog overtones<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/interference-patterns'>Interference Patterns<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-15T14:48:59+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">March 15, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Violin chil-out vibe with Synths<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/false-dawns-illusion'>False Dawns Illusion<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-07T19:48:06+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">March 7, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Gentle solo piano piece<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/everything-scares-me-so'>Everything Scares Me So<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-02T16:44:02+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">March 2, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about feeling scared like so many of us are right now.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/not-home-yet'>Not Home Yet<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T14:00:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">February 27, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Nostalgic wistful theme<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/big-sticking-plaster'>Big Sticking Plaster<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-21T19:13:57+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">February 21, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The grass is always greener<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/and-i-always-loved-you'>And I Always Loved You<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-15T22:07:55+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">February 15, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A love song<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/maybe-some-slilver-maybe-some'>Maybe Some Silver Maybe Some Gold<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-08T18:07:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">February 8, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about betrayals and lost chances in life.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/good-sense-of-humour'>Good Sense Of Humour<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-30T18:36:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">January 30, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about when your love thinks you&#039;re a clown but you don&#039;t care, so you sing a happy song<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/tell-me-what-did-i-do-to-you'>Tell Me What Did I Do To You<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-23T22:58:01+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">January 23, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Slow rock ballad<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/no-more-excuse'>No More Excuse<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-16T19:19:04+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">January 16, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">No More Excuses because you are bad. Slightly Gospel Blues feel song<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/mostly-grey-or-gray'>Mostly Grey Or Gray<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-13T15:44:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">January 13, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Mostly Grey Or Gray by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/a-place-you-will-never-find'>A Place You Will Never Find<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-10T20:16:21+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">January 10, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A peaceful violin and electronica instrumental vibe.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/feeling-the-fear'>Feeling The Fear<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-07T20:31:06+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">January 7, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about feeling the fear and running away, but its not far enough.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/still-fire-inside'>Still Fire Inside<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-04T18:43:44+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">January 4, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about feeling the blood rushing and the spirit still rises with that special person.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/show-me-something-i-can'>Show Me Something I Can Believe In<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-30T18:14:59+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">December 30, 2025<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Pop world vibe<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I played a good old fashioned rip roaring pub gig last Saturday with the Sonic Boomers at a country pub in an outdoor marquee. It was a bit cold and we were worried that there would not be enough brave souls willing to step out into the wild outdoors but we had a good crowd &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/04\/09\/a-proper-gig\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A proper gig<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[20,10,4,3,15,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-delta-ladies","category-diana_stones_songs","category-music","category-musings","category-pictures","category-whatever"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sonic-Boomers-crop-1.jpg?fit=1649%2C772&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-K4r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179456,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2025\/11\/12\/back-in-st-albans-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":177099,"position":0},"title":"Back in St Albans again","author":"diana Stone","date":"November 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Well I played a gig with the Sonic Boomers at The Toll House in St Albans and it was fun and went well. Worked out with encores we did about 2hrs and 30 mins last night. A bit knackered by the end. A Good gig, very spirited. Felt like the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/asleep-on-the-job.jpg?fit=828%2C464&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/asleep-on-the-job.jpg?fit=828%2C464&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/asleep-on-the-job.jpg?fit=828%2C464&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/asleep-on-the-job.jpg?fit=828%2C464&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1197,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2012\/01\/23\/small-worlds-and-village-pubs\/","url_meta":{"origin":177099,"position":1},"title":"Small worlds and village pubs","author":"diana Stone","date":"January 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This week has been a more of the same kind of week. One Band gig in Hitchin at a pub that has a regular blues night and a duo gig in a little Village called Flamstead at a very nice village pub which has quite a good restaurant. Both gigs\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Delta Ladies&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Delta Ladies","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/history\/whatever\/delta-ladies-whatever\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSCF0048.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":38876,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2016\/04\/16\/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-revised-version\/","url_meta":{"origin":177099,"position":2},"title":"Be careful what you wish for revised version.","author":"diana Stone","date":"April 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Indeed. Today I have been aching a bit. That \u00a0happens as time passes. \u00a0Played a gig a venerable old school south London boozer last night. That was OK though not the most mind blowing gig ever, but folks seem to be enjoying it. \u00a0I am \u00a0always fascinated watching the punters\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Railway Hotel Southend on sea","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WP_20160409_17_50_23_Pro.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WP_20160409_17_50_23_Pro.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WP_20160409_17_50_23_Pro.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WP_20160409_17_50_23_Pro.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WP_20160409_17_50_23_Pro.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/WP_20160409_17_50_23_Pro.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52438,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2016\/08\/30\/look-mum-thats-me-on-the-tele\/","url_meta":{"origin":177099,"position":3},"title":"Look mum thats me on the Tele","author":"diana Stone","date":"August 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0 A bit of a new experience this month gig wise. We did an 90\u00a0minute show live video broadcast. 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