Raven sent to Lord Ramsay.

It’s Tuesday in November… fresh off Halloween festivities I’m back in the tower mixing and recording. A lot is happening behind the scenes this week. Just a few little updates as Jack wilts and the turkey takes its last prominent stroll around the garden grounds.

Stargazer Music Video – A soft release is on the front page. It’s nice to see some views on the counter as if people actually care to watch it. And I’ve received a few emails about it that were very nice to read, thank you. I’m appreciative of that. This week we start the PR campaign on it with an old friend in the Rock n Roll PR world. A new page specifically designed for the stargazer campaign has been built, you can see it here www.diamondshadder.com/stargazer it’s a cool page with audio and video and Info and a collection of images and articles from the entire process of making such a thing. I’ll elaborate more on that when we officially launch. The video counter will reset as we have to do another little edit to the video to close it out tonight and reupload. What is life but a bunch of last-minute edits. My work is almost fully complete on this endeavor.

"Hell Fall" – New Song… well, I’ve sent a raven to Lord Ramsay in the night with a little present attached. After some midnight meetings to discuss its contents, I imagine I will soon add this new song to the collection. It might still change a little from now till then, things sometimes do, but it's raven worthy at the moment. If your on a desktop web browser reading this, you might find a secret link to it on the picture above… maybe.

"Rivers End" – New Song – I’m so excited to be fully engulfed in this song right now. I’ve already begun the guitar strokes. There’s a strong foundation of details on this one. I really love the poem even though the flesh is currently off the bones. This week I add some electricity to the mix and see what comes to life. You'll be hearing about it I'm sure. Here's a clip below.

Video Info: A few random video clips to the "Soloed" vocal tracks of Rivers End.

Finally my last trip to the hills above BOK has left quite the impression on me. I spoke to the clouds one afternoon and they said I should be happy and proud of the work I'm doing and that it's brave to venture to the hilltops alone. They said they were waiting for me and that the sky let them move around to follow me a while. They asked if I wanted to be a cloud. They enjoyed my antics. It began to snow as I read from my favorite book and a deaf calm fell upon the land as the mountain tops smiled at me. I could touch them and I did. My voice echoed above the snow line and dissipated into the sage brush skeletons that surrounded my feet. The path that took me to this place was very lonely, with only a single passer by, who quickly wandered past me as I'm sure such a sight would have startled any stranger so far from home. I did laugh again imagining a strangers thought... grumble grumble... So far, yet I've hardly begun. Maybe I am a cloud lord skinner... the cloud that kissed the mountain top and lifted off the snow above BOK on that Hallows eve... One thing is certain this November... I now know where the ladder goes.

Image info: Climbing the ladder, thank you lord skinner. What a view.

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Happy Halloween.

A little break from the tower as I listen to final mixes of "hell fall" today. Enjoy this special night of witches and gobblins.

Ah, it ne'er can be forgotten, This strange night I learned the secret— That within each flower a busy Fairy lives and works unseen Seldom is 't to mortals granted To behold the elves and pixies, To behold the merry spirits, Who come forth on Halloween.

-Arthur Peterson

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Medlins Cloak and the worm in a butterfly suit.

Field Notes from Diamonds Hadder: On the topic Zabbles story about Master Medlin Kilwaughter and his Face shifting cloak.

Zabble:

"Little Hadder… by now you’ve seen enough of men to know that you’ll always be viewed differently and perhaps maybe even harshly because your different. Surely a worm is not treated as a butterfly, yet they are the same, only wearing different costumes in life. When I was young, I studied with a man name Medlin, Master Medlin Kilwaughter. He built this place. Perhaps you’ve seen his portraits scattered around the Castle. He was rather fond of his portraits and often stared at them in the middle of the night.. whispering to them for hours… I do believe he put a spell on each painting.. but for what purpose I’m not so sure. I suspect he sees into our world through each portrait. I sometimes imagine that other place he's at now with little tiny paired holes on dark walls... little windows to our time. I cover the eyes sometimes just for fun… .. grumble grumble... Sometimes I can hear the frames scrap against the wall when I move past them as though he’s trying to see around the red tape I put over the eyes.. like he wants to see where I’m going. Oh such a spell thwarted by simple tape... I'm sure he's cursing me some nights for outwitting him. Who knows for sure… it’s just a guess. Grumble grumble. Master Medlin gave me a very special gift when I completed the 1st volume of Arkons bible of spells books. A face shifting cloak. Master Medlin wore this cloak often around that castle and seemed to enjoy playing tricks on me with it. I can remember one time in particular when he pretended to be a beautiful woman, apparently lost in the gardens, to which I was quite taken by and actually started having feelings for… ha… yes, the mind is a powerful thing Mr hadder. Lord Medlin later told me that as fun as his antics were, they served a purpose, to teach me that not all things are what they seem and that magic is more powerful than the mind and simple perceptions. Knowing this is very important. The cloak has been with me a long time now and I occasionally use it in town when I simply want to disappear and study the habits of men. I may have even used it on you several times without you knowing…. Grumble grumble… It’s a powerful gift to change your identity and appearance. “Oh, if a worm could only wear a butterfly suit Little Hadder. What a world this would be.” I’ve just about taken everything I can from it and now it’s time to give it a new home. I had a dream about you Mr hadder, years from now, and in this dream you were wearing Medlins Cloak… and you were carrying a great weapon, a red saber etched with the same red patterns that surround your eyes. You were standing with Ezra on the hills above BOK, there were other things I saw which I would rather not discuss right now. I only dream of truth Mr Hadder and so I think it’s time you take this. You can be anything and anyone with this cloak. You’ll need it from what I can tell, in this world of men, who will always see and fear you as a stranger and threat because your different. Let it conceal your powers and identity when needed and perhaps it will give you an advantage in your own battles to come.

This dreadfully wonderful thing never did seem to fit me…. there… a perfect fit Diamonds Hadder, imagine that, you seem to be the same build as Master Medlin, hmmm, or perhaps maybe he made it for you all along. I wonder.”

Zabble paused a minute and tapped his temple… as if pondering that thought quite deeply... staring into space… then shook his head and broke his thought to say..

You’ve come a long way Little Hadder… I’ll turn you into a wizard yet."

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