{"id":177421,"date":"2024-06-06T10:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=177421"},"modified":"2024-06-06T10:15:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:15:01","slug":"well-i-did-try-honestly-i-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/06\/06\/well-i-did-try-honestly-i-did\/","title":{"rendered":"Well I did Try Honestly I Did"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Well, from the live music side of things I seem to be a little stuck. I have a few gigs with various people, but sadly nothing regular enough and it&#8217;s quite depressing to be honest. I can&#8217;t see it getting any better really either. There is just not enough going on. I am going to make another effort to try and see if I can get something local going though to bulk it out a bit. Last best hope I guess. So folks keep your fingers crossed as I am running out of steam now pretty much, and the less I do the harder it seems to get. Conversely my limitations due to health at times also frustrate me so getting a balance is hard.<br><br>New tune below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1838430315&amp;color=%23382ba4&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Today in another place I experienced a bit of anger from a turkey voting for christmas. It happens a lot. These people are best left alone it seems. Well I l always think deaths bony fingers resting on my shoulder and of course it is, but who knows when that hand will lift and lightly tap to get my attention. Time does have a habit of running out on us.  At the time of writing this it is the 80th anniversary of D-day. Lots of pomp and all that.  We are now in much less optimistic times again and war is increased and stability of the world at risk again. <br>Perhaps we did forget?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-brown-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">What puzzles me is why so many of my age demographic (I am 67 though I wish I was younger <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude09\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t57\/1\/16\/1f609.png\"> ) constantly repost fake information? You would think if they were capable of using Facebook, they would also be capable of fact checking instead of just reposting fake stuff because it happens to fit their personal prejudices&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-brown-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">I am not going to repeat what I just read on another thread which was just another trolling s*** stirring comment about asylum seekers. It saddens me because either the post was made out of complete ignorance or frankly some people are just basically neo fascists in waiting. Either way they seem allergic to facts. Ho Hum&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-dates has-authors has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/heat-haze-for-piano-bb-minor'>Heat Haze for Piano Bb Minor<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-07-10T17:40:47+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">July 10, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Impressionistic short piano work in Bb minor<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/its-so-very-very-warm'>Its So Very Very Warm<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-07-03T20:56:54+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">July 3, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A song about what to do in warm weather with your very special friend<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/the-way-i-look-at-you'>The Way I Look at You<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-28T16:16:18+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">June 28, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Way I Look at You by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/totally-wrecked-by-desire'>Totally Wrecked By Desire<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-18T20:37:34+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">June 18, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Totally Wrecked By Desire by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/lonely-fish-remix-radio-edit'>Lonely Fish (Remix Radio Edit)<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-15T11:54:41+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">June 15, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Folk\/Prog vibe song<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/good-hard-times'>Good Hard Times<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T14:08:22+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">June 5, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Good Hard Times by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/i-just-dont-understand-the'>I just dont understand the world anymore<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-31T20:13:25+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 31, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Moody mid tempo rock\/pop song with synth vibe<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/dearest-unrequited-love'>Dearest Unrequited Love<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-23T16:12:32+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 23, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Unrequited Love leads to sorrow and frustration.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/i-had-a-plan-i-guess'>I had a Plan I Guess<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-14T12:20:50+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 14, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Folk pop song about who is pulling your strings<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/come-on-take-me-for-a-ride'>Come On take Me For A Ride<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-07T17:01:23+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 7, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Come On take Me For A Ride by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/have-we-been-here-before'>Have We Been Here Before<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-03T16:47:26+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 3, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Mellow synth and piano instrumental<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/remember-that-time-when-you'>Remember that time when you were cosmic<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-25T18:26:05+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 25, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Diana Stone<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Remember that time when you were cosmic by Diana Stone<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, from the live music side of things I seem to be a little stuck. I have a few gigs with various people, but sadly nothing regular enough and it&#8217;s quite depressing to be honest. I can&#8217;t see it getting any better really either. There is just not enough going on. I am going to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/06\/06\/well-i-did-try-honestly-i-did\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Well I did Try Honestly I Did<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20,10,60,3,17,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-delta-ladies","category-diana_stones_songs","category-glass-cage","category-musings","category-other","category-whatever"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tavistock.jpg?fit=604%2C436&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-K9D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":178680,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2025\/02\/12\/its-not-getting-any-easier-yet-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":177421,"position":0},"title":"Its Not Getting Any Easier Yet","author":"diana Stone","date":"February 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"February persists as it must. And we try and carry on as we have always done. Seems harder at the moment though in many ways. Latterly everything feels a bit scary again. Maybe I am just picking up on the vibes around me? Apparently the entertainment at the Super Bowl\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\/02\/bevs-arm-004.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bevs-arm-004.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bevs-arm-004.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bevs-arm-004.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bevs-arm-004.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":178511,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2025\/01\/08\/i-think-i-understand-your-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":177421,"position":1},"title":"I think I understand your games","author":"diana Stone","date":"January 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes it is better not to know. A new song. More like a demo I feel.Surrealist Holiday Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 Surrealist Holiday How to make things happen? Bully people or simply lie and dissemble perhaps?If it's good enough for the next US president I guess it must be legit.\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\/01\/20161001_192014-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C539&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20161001_192014-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C539&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20161001_192014-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C539&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20161001_192014-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C539&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20161001_192014-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C539&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":178910,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2025\/04\/23\/heres-looking-at-you-kid\/","url_meta":{"origin":177421,"position":2},"title":"Heres looking at You Kid","author":"diana Stone","date":"April 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"On Sunday at the Milton Earnest open mic I spoke to people I didn't know and really enjoyed it.I am somewhat socially awkward it must be said but I managed. And I played a tune or two. So now my old car is working and is sound enough for local\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\/2024\/12\/20201126_135848-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201126_135848-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201126_135848-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201126_135848-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201126_135848-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":177979,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/09\/29\/today-its-not-raining\/","url_meta":{"origin":177421,"position":3},"title":"Today It&#8217;s not raining","author":"diana Stone","date":"September 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Hurrah. That is all. A conversation about current popular music took off on Facebook about it's merits or lack of same. Much of the music I listen too and still love is 50 years or more old. (prog, jazz classical and folk in my case). A friend of mine who\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\/2024\/09\/Cute-BW-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cute-BW-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cute-BW-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cute-BW-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cute-BW-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cute-BW-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":176562,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/02\/10\/saturday-random-thoughts\/","url_meta":{"origin":177421,"position":4},"title":"Saturday Random Thoughts","author":"diana Stone","date":"February 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This song \"Tin foil hat on 1234\" from last month seems to have been very popular, which is always a nice feeling. I have no idea what is about though, rather like many politicians recent speeches I have heard.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Delta Ladies&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Delta Ladies","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/delta-ladies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/13879474653_e3c08575b8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/13879474653_e3c08575b8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/13879474653_e3c08575b8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/13879474653_e3c08575b8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/13879474653_e3c08575b8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":910,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2010\/11\/18\/a-quiet-week\/","url_meta":{"origin":177421,"position":5},"title":"A quiet week","author":"diana Stone","date":"November 18, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I have been involved with a lot of non-musical stuff this week, various website projects and fixing stuff. 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