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Honeypot #002
Just John Jones - a real performer and Gentleman (that's why he's wearing clothes underneath his jacket) (photo Ines Pillau) So, pictured above is the remarkable, and extremely modest I have to say, JJ, or Just John Jones, mastermind of the genius ' Same Old Song ' project. One night of music, with only one song from many varied performers with many varied versions - somehow it shouldn't work, one would think that hearing the same old song performed for the whole night would

Ian Chapman
16 hours ago2 min read


Honeypot #001
So I decided to bling black the blog 😏 because I made an early New Years resolution to not be so lazy and also, why the Sam Hill not?! The plan or mission (if I'm diligent enough to accept it) is to share reminiscences of the Honeypot Music Video. So we'll start gently with a few pictures taken on Sunday 19.10. (Honeypot Day) by Elisabeth Fultz. There will be more nuggets of intrigue and revelation of the whole crazy and sticky project coming - but I am currently against the

Ian Chapman
3 days ago1 min read


Don't look back in anger at 2021
Looking back on 2021 I notice that I actually wrote not a single blog article during the whole year. There are probably several reasons...

Ian Chapman
Jan 2, 20223 min read


Do Sheep dream of eclectic Fathers? The apples never fall far from the tree.
Cafe Botanika in Freising - the Schafhof, which translates into Sheep Farm sits overlooking the valley of Freising, the copper tower of...

Ian Chapman
Sep 15, 20202 min read


Sneaky Preview of Single Release
Sneak peak preview of what will probably be the second single release from the new album

Ian Chapman
Sep 4, 20201 min read


2 Films in the can
On Friday, after a long delay (the first planned video shoot having being cancelled in March due to some unforeseen minor worldwide...

Ian Chapman
Aug 25, 20202 min read


Once more into the breach dear friends, once more (we hope)...
So finally we have a 'semi' proper concert on the horizon. Saturday 5th September in the courtyard of a beautiful castle on the outskirts...

Ian Chapman
Aug 6, 20201 min read


Andreas Mayer - World's greatest lone air-gastronomical-diner
dirActor's note: "I would have liked to shoot it from a different angle, but it was spontaneous and I used a small tree nearby as tripod,...

Ian Chapman
Apr 3, 20201 min read


Lady Byrne Dining Alone
Lady Byrne enjoying a cold soup and warming wine with the pleasure of her own company. When not dining alone, she spends her time...

Ian Chapman
Mar 30, 20201 min read


Dinner for one (with no hands)
Thomas O‘Malley, unrecognized aristoc(r)at, full-time purrer and food-lover. He used to live a wild and free life in a mountain valley...

Ian Chapman
Mar 28, 20201 min read


Drummer, Mountaineer, Cat lover
May we introduce Johannes Sebastian Url, drummer of the Society. When not decorating and empowering our songs with his distinguished...

Ian Chapman
Mar 26, 20201 min read


Soundtrack for the times...
If you'd like to make a video of lone dining, then feel free to download the music and make a film, send it to us and if it's not too...

Ian Chapman
Mar 23, 20201 min read


Lone Diners For Film required
We are shooting a music video of ‘The introduction to the Lone Dining Society’ and for the song ‘Marmaduke’ on 17th March from around...

Ian Chapman
Mar 8, 20201 min read


Sell out show at Ars Musica
Last night was indeed an evening to remember. Our last public concert before the release of our new album and we were delighted and a...

Ian Chapman
Feb 23, 20201 min read


Last Concert before album release
Our first album is drawing near to completion, we are just finishing a little polishing here, an adjustment to the angle of the sonic...

Ian Chapman
Feb 14, 20201 min read


World Premiere at The Sound Of Munich Now (International) Festival 2019
Our first show at the Kranhalle for The Sound Of Munich Now (International) 2019 was an amazing beginning and huge fun for all - even for...

Ian Chapman
Nov 12, 20191 min read


The Last Dance
It's been a very busy time recently here at the Great Hall of The Lone Dining Society. If fact one could say one's feet have hardly...

Ian Chapman
Oct 27, 20192 min read


Birth of The Lone Dining Society
It was an afternoon and evening to remember. The Lone Dining Society was born at roughly 15uhr exactly, on Sunday 1st September as...

Ian Chapman
Sep 2, 20196 min read


The Long Dining Society
Indeed it's often a difficult task to find a suitable name for something. Whether it be your newest invention, your new theatre group,...

Ian Chapman
Aug 6, 20193 min read


Opera star, Bavarian brass jazz cats and American performance artist
Over the last week we had some very special guests along to the LDS (Lone Dining Society) recording studio to add another dimension to...

Ian Chapman
Jul 25, 20191 min read
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