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- Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:52 am
- Forum: Other gatherings
- Topic: 26th January 2019
- Replies: 3
- Views: 469
26th January 2019
Australia Day, 26th January, 2019 was the 10th anniversary of Leonard's first local concert since 1985. In celebration a small group of us gathered to listen, eat, drink, converse and sing along to some of his music. 6 of the attendees had been at the concert at the Leconfield Vineyard outside Macla...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:37 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Matters of Vital Interest: A Forty-Year Friendship with Leonard Cohen
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2658
Re: Matters of Vital Interest: A Forty-Year Friendship with Leonard Cohen
I have written three attempts to recommend this book and each has disappeared! Read it! Copy of my Amazon review: This is the story of the two dear friends on their journey through 40 years of life. It reveals the "other" Leonard Cohen without being intrusive, i.e. the man rather than the artist. Re...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:01 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Australian Author Tweets re Leonard Concert.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 503
Re: Australian Author Tweets re Leonard Concert.
Hi Greg,
I also saw him at the Sydney concert November 16th, 2013. He was a couple of rows behind me, unmistakable in his bandana.
Alan
I also saw him at the Sydney concert November 16th, 2013. He was a couple of rows behind me, unmistakable in his bandana.
Alan
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:50 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
- Replies: 658
- Views: 83823
Re: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
Greetings, fellow Cohenites. I am stirred to mention that on January 26th, it will be the 10th anniversary of Leonard's first local concert since 1985. In celebration we will be holding a gathering at my house to reminisce, eat, drink and especially listen to LC. There is an audio recording of the a...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:57 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Half the Perfect World - Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra, 1955–1964
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2789
Re: Half the Perfect World - Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra, 1955–1964
I have recently finished reading Half The perfect World , and I certainly recommend it. As mentioned above, it is not a Leonard book, but he does feature several times in a positive light. I knew little to nothing of the other characters, but I found them intriguing both as themselves and their inte...
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:32 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
- Replies: 658
- Views: 83823
Re: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
Hi Vickie and Curt, We are all set with the only link missing in our plans being the ferry bookings to and from Hydra. I believe they will not be open for a few months. Having just finished reading my copy of The Flame , I am now engrossed in Half the Perfect World . That should be a good "primer" f...
- Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:55 am
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: Smile of Light
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1675
Re: Smile of Light
Beautiful, Bev, and very apt too. You are such a talented lady. To misquote Daphne DuMaurier and the opening line of "Rebecca": Last night I dreamt I went to a Leonard Cohen concert again. I feel blessed to have these wonderful memories that revisit me in my sleep as well as in my waking hours. Alan
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:16 am
- Forum: Comments & Questions
- Topic: Leonard Cohen on Australian Radio
- Replies: 1
- Views: 544
Leonard Cohen on Australian Radio
This morning as I was listening to my favourite podcast, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Leonard's name mentioned and a soundbite played. "A Word In Your Ear" is a weekly talk back show on ABC Queensland, in which Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex discusses aspects of the English language. The progr...
- Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:13 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
- Replies: 658
- Views: 83823
Re: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
Thank you for your kind words, Bev. I often re-read the concert reports, mainly the ones I attended, to relive those wonderful experiences, not just the great times at the venues, but also the anticipation of the event and the "coming down" afterwards. Catching up with friends who have the same inte...
- Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:05 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
- Replies: 658
- Views: 83823
Re: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
This is not really a reply, but I thought it might catch your eye here.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEVERLEY
Karin and I hope you have a wonderful Cohen-filled day.
Best wishes for the years to come.
Alan
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEVERLEY
Karin and I hope you have a wonderful Cohen-filled day.
Best wishes for the years to come.
Alan
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:06 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
- Replies: 658
- Views: 83823
Re: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
I honestly cannot pick a clear favorite from that last album. Vickie, I have been trying to come up with something new to say about this album and I totally agree with your statement. For the last couple of weeks I have been listening and absorbing You Want It Darker on my morning walk. This in its...
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:01 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: LC wins 2018 Grammy Award for You Want It Darker!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2535
Re: LC wins 2018 Grammy Award for You Want It Darker!
Amen, Squidgy.
Well said.
Alan
Well said.
Alan
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:29 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
- Replies: 658
- Views: 83823
Re: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
Hi Vickie, You are NOT alone regarding The Stranger Song . I refer you to an old post of mine: https://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=21035&hilit=smoke&start=135 I have seen many a highway with many a bend in it, but unless I had heard this song, that superb simile just like smoke wou...
- Sun Dec 31, 2017 7:26 pm
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
- Replies: 658
- Views: 83823
Re: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
It's 2:30 in the morning, the beginning of January, I'm writing you now to tell you the last of our guests have gone home. So far, 2018 is pretty good - we listened to Leonard and the band singing from Reykjavic in 1988 as we settled in to the New Year. Ah, Bev, you should have seen us ... you know ...
- Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:42 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
- Topic: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
- Replies: 658
- Views: 83823
Re: Along the way... Discovering Leonard's albums
Interestingly, Priests is listed as being in the first edition of SOLC songbook with no available publishing date and also in the second one published in1969. Hi Bev, I have attached several scans - the cover of my copy of Songs Of Leonard Cohen songbook, along with the contents page and the bottom...