Sure it failed my little fire But it's bright the dying spark Go tell the young messiah What happens to the heart Cohen's last ever stanza. Who is 'the young messiah'? Actually, the last ever stanza which Leonard shared in public (albeit verbally), when he appeared in person at the Canadian consula...

This is the most fabulous news in many many moons!! Yay, Tony Palmer!! And thank you, Jarkko, for letting us know!

Thank you for explaining, holydove. That's what I meant. Hartmut, you are very kind to be so tolerant of my propensity for excessively detailed explanations :roll: . I beg forgiveness for indulging that compulsion. What prompted such explanation is that I think Born In Chains had special significan...

Interestingly, in the Popular Problems CD booklet, Born in Chains is the only song on the album that has only Leonard Cohen's name, as composer, under the title of the song. All the other songs have LC's & Patrick Leonard's name, except for A Street, which is credited to LC & Anjani Thomas (just to ...

I also wondered at the time of posting which is the correct name of the choir - A choir (dubbed the Awesome Strangers Gospel Choir) is then added, imparting a neo-gospel fervour Live at the Ryerson Church in Vancouver, Canada, with the Righteous Ramshackle Chorus The writer of this article states t...

One example is album highlight "No Words," dedicated to Leonard Cohen; "I have no words, he took them all," it declares, though the song does include such eloquent lyrics as "I never knew a stranger who hurt my heart better."... This song is indeed very beautiful & touching, & contrary to what the ...

Wishing everyone comfort, joy & peace, on this day & always!

May the blessings find you, wherever you are...

Rachel

Thank you for this very pleasing update, Jarkko! How wonderful that the Cantor was able to convey Leonard's very wise & compassionate guidance to you, & how very wise of you & the team to decide to follow that guidance. This is a perfect use of the funds. Your efforts & your wisdom are greatly appre...

Interesting interview - thank you for posting, Jarkko!

Does anyone know where Leonard's grave is located within Shaar Hashomayim Congregation Cemetery? I came across this article in Metro magazine online, by Gary Singh, about his visit to Leonard's grave; I don't think it's been previously posted in the forum. I thought it was pretty interesting, & I t...

That is a very beautiful & moving composition, Hartmut! How kind of you to take the time to do that for Sylvie on her birthday; I'm sure she was very touched by it, & so am I. The combination of Sylvie's sweet singing & playing, Leonard's awesome voice, & your very unique brand of compositional tale...

That is really beautiful to hear! Amazing that the sound is that good. Thank you from me too, Marie.

For the sake of clarity, in case anyone needs this info: I also went to the evenko website this morning, as I had missed the presale, & when I requested "regular" tickets, I got the message mentioned above by Jarkko - that there are no seats available, etc.; in fact, I had already gotten that messag...

I am struck by the fact that this year, Leonard's birthday falls on the first day of Rosh Hashanah - the jewish "head of the year" (it's a different day every year, because it's based on a lunar calendar, & it consists of 2 days). As everyone knows, the song "Who By Fire" is based on a prayer said o...

Dear Jarkko,

Wishing you a belated Happy Birthday, & a year filled with lots of joy & love. As always, thank you for your dedication & care as Master of the Forum! Hope to see you somewhere down the road...

Love,
Rachel