I posted the following to a group of University of Wisconsin sports fans who I consider friends. It contains some personal history of my love of Leonard and his works, but I thought it might be a good start to a discussion of this wonderful book of poems and notebook entries. Just received the book...

This is spooky.

I am so sorry about this. Last time we met Arthur and Bernadette was at the Toowoomba LC Birthday celebration in 2007. What a shiny person he was with a great smile. RIP, Arthur.

Only 3 weeks to go. So most of us will wait for the bus at Budapest airport on Thursday September 28. I am ready for more fun.

I will. I am way too young for a debate about what is original.

Please don't fall off the cliffs, friends.

Isn't it nice to see the yellow and black on this thread ?

I agree that Claudia has created a beautiful song which was worth to be performed at the inaugaration of the bench.
A real benchmark.

One last look at the pretty moon
And then he went down like a stone
We knew that it would happen soon
For all his flesh fell from the bone

Half a year without the man
No word, no tune, no blessing
We try to smile as best we can
It's darker since his passing

It feels good, to read this. Thank you, Mr. Kory.

With Lenny gone
Whose eyes do compare with the morning sun
Not that I did compare
But I do compare
Now that he's gone

It's a long walking tradition with Judy. She always comes in last.

Hello Roy

thnx for the Info.

I think Sony refused to release Various Positions in the States. Your list says, it never made it into the Billboard 200. Dance me to the end of love, Hallelujah, If it be your will. Remarkable.

Informations about our next walking weekend in 2017 will be available soon.

What a great event we had. Thank you Liesbeth, Willy and Wijbe. Wonderful goodies and perfect booklet, great location de Balie, best LC cover band "Avalanche Quartett" and so on. But also all the people who came to bring positive vibes and were prepared for interesting chats and good laughs. I had a...

What a relief this album is after the problems we had before. He is back to music. Can't wait for October.