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I knew that the Dublin concerts would be exceptional –  Leonard and his Irish fans have a thing for each other

Thank you to all who have posted reviews here, as well as photos and videos.

Extra special thanks to Gwen, Albert and FanforLife, for warming my evening.

xxx

Hi Gwen,

'Feels so Good' was also performed during the San Jose concert, November 2009.

Looking forward to your report on the Dublin concert!

xo

Ah do buleeve that the Earlobe Growth gene is bundled on the same Y chromosome as the Back Hair Growth gene...

Hope you had a wonderful Birthday yesterday, Jarkko! (You can certainly see that you are well-loved!)

Belated greetings and xoxo

Sheila

"I said, Mother, I'm frightened
the thunder and the lightening;
I'll never come through this alone.'"

I think there's a poem in the Book of Longing that refers to:

'...a noble young woman/ who unfastened her jeans/ in the front seat of my jeep...'

(colour + bolding is mine)

I like the portrait. The way that the thick, black shapes of clothing speak of the solid mass of the man beneath. Barely contained by the frame, he pushes against it on three sides. In contrast to this bulk of clothing and personality, a thin, stringy line elegantly describes the seams of his jeans....

Thank you Sharon, Marie and Jarkko

for undertaking and sharing this wonderful tribute to Arlene.

xo

Fishies and earthquakes are the least of Mr Mayor's problems today. Glad it was only a mild earthquake Cate... isn't it really unusual to have earthquakes on the east side of Canada? Quebec had one today as well. Stay safe and please try to rescue Fish from Rob before it's too late (Edit: Corrected ...

Into this furnace.... Jimmy's poem evoked a couple drowning in ennui. With nothing left to say to each other, they focus their attention on the most banal of dining circumstances. Fishie and Cate, on the other hand, could never be accused of allowing boredom TO TAKE HOLD WITHOUT DOING SOMETHING ABOU...

Cate, this is fine and oh-so-yearning, even her creepy-crappy encounters don't stop her from trying and I hope to hell she makes it Outatown.

xo

C'mon back here Violet.

You are missed....

Hello Cate and Tchoco,

Cate wrote:

My father read me Johnathan Living Seagull when I was very young and told that to keep reading it through my life as I'd see different aspects of it each time I read it.

I read The Old Man and The Sea every year, for the same reason.

xo