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Travelingladiesman wrote:I... can't believe Dublin airport is closed. My biggest worry was Gatwick.
3 legs to go...
Sutton to Gatwick...
Gatwick to Dublin...
Dublin to Galway...

"say a prayer for the cowboy"

Joe

Hi Joe,
take an airplane to Verona and come here for Christmas
No snow problems anymore.

Joke beside, I really wish you get home in time for the Christmas time with your family.
Andrea

We where trying to find our car at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. But all cars are looking the same.
Is this ours?? Yes, it is !!!
Sincerely,
Willy and Wijbe

Travelingladiesman wrote:Hi Lizzie......your more than welcome. I still haven't made it home.
I'm stuck in London at the moment and can't get a flight 'till at least Wed evening to Dublin and then a bus back to Galway (hopefully).
What a great weekend....I mean week....or two weeks by the time I get home. God bless my brother who lives near Gatwick airport and a very understandable boss...


Joe.

Dear Joe,
I hope your boss's generosity extends to granting you leave in June to come hear the crickets break our hearts with their song on Hydra!!!

in joy,
Anne

mirka wrote:

anneporter wrote:Mirka, where were you in the video of the crowd singing?

hi Anne,
in the clip below I'm in the upper left corner, first row: there are two blondes there, I'm to the left, to my right is Ute (hi Ute !).
Thanks, Mirka..just trying to place people....

A lot of video from Saturday, December 11th -

Uploaded by "viewcameratovideo" - Thanks!!

I think there is one of everything here.
Video captures audience responses really well.
The sound is good. D

"Bird On The Wire" and "Everybody Knows"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLqj-ml8DDk

"In My Secret Life"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGy8CUtuH90

"Who By Fire"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VY9DmICQw4

"The Darkness"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjJpgSlmB1I

"Born In Chains" - including Leonard's introductory remarks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpfoIX01qz4

"Democracy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuBb0QrcV7k

"Chelsea Hotel"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=478-LWtoXg8

"Waiting For The Miracle"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwGn93weDvg

"Anthem" - complete including Leonard's words at end - and the stage jumper - and Leonard's skip off stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H44xtcsH7Qw

"Tower of Song"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUL75SisvK8

"Suzanne" and "A Singer Must Die"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq-V0oYdQjE&

"Sisters of Mercy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvw6EOsqSpA

"Gypsy's Wife"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqNj6YXBfsU

"The Partisan"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMPRVNfU64I

"Boogie Street"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbnzAxPK2Uc

"A Thousand Kisses Deep"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndr1A3Oo6FU

"I'm Your Man"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBkBWq5oGU8

"Hallelujah"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yy6tgtXg8k

Video uploaded by "lizzykeXXX" - Thanks!!

Nice video of Leonard's comments before "Anthem" - thank you to fans
and comments about Caesars - and recitation at beginning of "Anthem"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlkwFI3ZNW0

Wybe wrote:We where trying to find our car at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. But all cars are looking the same.

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Is this ours?? Yes, it is !!!

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Sincerely,
Willy and Wijbe

Hi

Great that you are finally back home again - what a mess!

So L. Cohen helped you to find your car !

Merry Xmas!

Sincerely,
Regina

I just recieved the two CDs from the Vegas-Concerts, two outstanding performances, especially the Closing Night... But we coud not be attending this two shows, I will sure regret it for the rest of my lifetime. Leonard and the Band was in such a good mood. Let's all hope, that we do will meet us again, all of us and Leonard with the UHTC! In the past 2 1/2 years we coud be sure, that Leonard and the UHTC playing in a City near and we knew, that we have some Tickets for some of the Shows... and now, it's over... It is so sad. Every one of the Shows that we have seen in this Time was special in his own Way. I just wish, that we can buy a Concert-DVD from the Closing Show or from another 2010 - Perfromance. I think, the Music was a little bit different, every Musician was more "free" in his own Way, the Feeling was more relaxed and intimate. We have the feeling, that we knew what will be next, but sometimes Leonard surprises each and every one of us... I just want to say, that the Shows "grown up" and be "fresh" and "new" and "special" in a Way. The last Perfromance is just 10 days ago, and we missing Leonard and the UHTC, we missing the feeling and the knowing, that we have some Tickets left for the next Shows... I hope, you find out, what I meant.... I hope, that we will have some opportunitys more to go to Leonard Cohen Concerts.... But even, if it's not in our path: the last 2 1/2 years was an outstanding Time in my Life... It was an honour...
Uwe + Susanne
Zürich 1993 + 2008 / Lissabon, Madrid 2009 / Basel, Strasbourg, Stuttgart 2010 / ? 2012

I'm relieved to know you're home safely, Willy and Wijbe. Such a parking lot scene with Leonard literally coming through .

Joe ~ I sure hope you make it home safely before Christmas! I've heard on the radio that some of the people stranded in Europe will be there past Christmas! Someone has already expressed thankfulness on this, but how much more abysmal all this would have been had the snow set in BEFORE the Las Vegas concerts!


~ Lizzy

@ Willy
I sent you a PM!

Regina

lizzytysh wrote:I'm relieved to know you're home safely, Willy and Wijbe. Such a parking lot scene with Leonard literally coming through .

Joe ~ I sure hope you make it home safely before Christmas! I've heard on the radio that some of the people stranded in Europe will be there past Christmas! Someone has already expressed thankfulness on this, but how much more abysmal all this would have been had the snow set in BEFORE the Las Vegas concerts!


~ Lizzy

Exactly! It doesn't bear thinking that this would have happened before Vegas. There were shaky moments but nothing like now. Dublin Airport is closed again with more snow due tomorrow. Joe maybe you should look at trying to fly to Shannon instead as it is open.

You know we have really being spoiled with the amount of videos available from the final night. Even before viewcameratovideo's I'd already over 30 saved in a playlist on my channel. Thank you to everyone who captured these precious memories for us.

I would like to say " thank You "to sturgess ( Linda !? ), musicmania ( Gwen !? you lucky Girl )
and to everyone for all these beautiful videos and photos from LV ...
at the other side of the ocean I`m happy to be able to watch them over and over ... again

Friends,
please don`t get me wrong , but I think the " stage jumper " wasn`t that "bad" she did not
want to hurt Leonard ,and I think Leonard was not in "shock" ... he hold her close for a few
seconds and then she had to leave the stage ..... my personel message to the "stage jumper" is ...
please don`t tell us what you whisper in his ear , it is ONLY for you, and I`m sure that this
great Man understoodyour feelings
all the best... Susanne

Susy wrote:I would like to say " thank You "to sturgess ( Linda !? ), musicmania ( Gwen !? you lucky Girl )
and to everyone for all these beautiful videos and photos from LV ...
at the other side of the ocean I`m happy to be able to watch them over and over ... again

Friends,
please don`t get me wrong , but I think the " stage jumper " wasn`t that "bad" she did not
want to hurt Leonard ,and I think Leonard was not in "shock" ... he hold her close for a few
seconds and then she had to leave the stage ..... my personel message to the "stage jumper" is ...
please don`t tell us what you whisper in his ear , it is ONLY for you, and I`m sure that this
great Man understoodyour feelings
all the best... Susanne

Thanks Susy. It is still sinking in

Yes I agree the woman jumping on stage didn't want to hurt Leonard however it was still a bit silly to do. I think she did probably just did it in a split second without thinking of what might happen. Leonard was shocked though and didn't know what was happening.This was told to me by one of the Webb sisters when we spoke later that night. Being as ever the caring gentleman he is, he was worried there was something wrong with her!

musicmania wrote: Being as ever the caring gentleman he is, he was worried there was something wrong with her!

There was something wrong with her, she ran onstage! Perhaps she wasn't there the night before to see the other stage-runner get tackled by security (and where was security, who had been so omnipresent every other moment?). Although a lot of us may want to run onstage to give Leonard a hug and whisper in his ear, we recognise that such a thing is extremely irresponsible, and we don't do it. Besides, if everyone were to do it, it would be mayhem up there. She also ran up there when Leonard had his head bowed, and he didn't even see her coming, so he could have been injured. It was a reckless, inappropriate and selfish action. Sure, she now has her own special little memory of the night, and nothing bad happened, but she acted with a shameless disregard for any consequences.

It was a reckless, inappropriate and selfish action.

I second that. Shame on her. She was only thinking of herself and her own needs and disregarded an entire audience and most importantly, Leonard. That's not love or respect, just someone interested in taking. I don't know where security was. Thank goodness Joey was there.