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Following the New York Leonard Cohen Beacon Theatre Concert...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:34:30 -0500

Following the New York Leonard Cohen Beacon Theatre Concert (February 2009) but prior to realizing that the Cohen concert junket had become the Tour That Never Ends,² I began putting together a commemorative video of the event. The idea was that I would finish the project once the World Tour was over.

As of today, the Cohen Infinite Tour Loop includes confirmed concert dates through 21 September 2009 with possible venues being considered after that time.

So, in hopes of posting this video sometime before the Christmas rush, I am proud to present, on the occasion of the end of the US-Canadian leg and the beginning of the 2009 European leg of the World Tour,

The Heck Of A Guy
Dear Leonard Cohen – Thanks For The Tour.
I Hope It Was Good For You, Too.
Commemorative Video Celebration
Of The First 14 Months Of The 2008-2009 World Tour

Dear Leonard Cohen – Thanks For The Tour. I Hope It Was Good For You, Too.

"I’d like to read one of the poems that drove me into poetry I can’t remember one line or..."

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:32:40 -0500

“I’d like to read one of the poems that drove me into poetry I can’t remember one...

"… we were reminded of what a tame event the Super Bowl halftime show has become, thanks..."

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:17:51 -0500

“… we were reminded of what a tame event the Super Bowl halftime show has become, thanks...

New Central Park Shakespeare boss Barry Edelstein on the best way to "speak the speech."

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:25:32 -0500

New Central Park Shakespeare boss Barry Edelstein on the best way to "speak the speech." : This...

Bloodletting Device. From Patients With Their Pants On Fire,...

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:18:31 -0500

Bloodletting Device. From Patients With Their Pants On Fire, Bloodletting, Surgeon General DrHGuy, & Treatment Adherence

“The Melodrama” a small brim, wool-felt fedora sold...

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:12:00 -0500

“The Melodrama” a small brim, wool-felt fedora sold by Hollywood Hatters has been the headpiece of choice for Leonard Cohen during his current World Tour. Where Leonard Cohen Got That Hat

That Leonard Cohen Article With His Romanian Girlfriend Michelle...

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:28:12 -0500

That Leonard Cohen Article With His Romanian Girlfriend Michelle In The Opening Photo

"… like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and..."

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:59:35 -0500

“… like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few...

Drawing and note from Leonard Cohen on leaving Mount Baldy Zen...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:00:34 -0500

Drawing and note from Leonard Cohen on leaving Mount Baldy Zen Monastery 10 years ago.10 Years Ago – Leonard Cohen Comes Down From The Mountain

Best Bootlegs: Leonard Cohen Live At The BBC The best MP3 audio...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:55:00 -0500

Best Bootlegs: Leonard Cohen Live At The BBC

The best MP3 audio recordings of Cohen’s 1968 BBC-TV appearance I’ve found.

These well-preserved sessions at the BBC in 1968 offer a fly-on-the-wall experience to witness a young Cohen singing practically the entire first album. The voice is fresh and deep, pushing the songs outside the Tin Pan Alley perimeter, and delving into poetry with a richness of words and subject. Today, they still have that raw appeal of a young artist at the peak of his powers.

More info about the music and downloading at link.

Leonard Cohen Red Rocks Concert In 6 Minute Time Lapse Video....

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:41:00 -0500

Leonard Cohen Red Rocks Concert In 6 Minute Time Lapse Video. Best Of Leonard Cohen World Tour 2008-2009

This is a video I created for the the never-released 1980...

Thu, 28 May 2009 18:06:29 -0500

This is a video I created for the the never-released 1980 version of Leonard Cohen’s “Do I Have To Dance All Night,” one of my favorite Cohen songs.

I also created a video for a very different arrangement of the same song as Cohen performed it in the 1976 tour. That video is found at Do I Have To Dance All Night - The Leonard Cohen Video You’ve Never Seen

Leonard Cohen’s Other “Do I Have To Dance All Night” (1980 Version) Gets Its Own Video

Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen: another photo of the two...

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:55:00 -0500

Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen: another photo of the two poets meeting after a poetry reading in Los Angeles. From Allen Ginsberg Died 12 Years Ago

Tenuously related trivia - Allen Ginsberg was one of the backup singers on Cohen’s “Death Of A Ladies’ Man.” Another backup vocalist on that song, the title track on the Jeff Spector-produced album by the same name, was Bob Dylan.

Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen after a poetry reading in Los...

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:30:19 -0500

Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen after a poetry reading in Los Angeles. Cohen was in the audience and Allen was in the lobby signing books after the show. They couldn’t stop talking. From Allen Ginsberg Died 12 Years Ago

Fine Point by John Updike

Sun, 24 May 2009 20:27:00 -0500

Fine PointBy John Updike Why go to Sunday school, though surlily,and not believe a bit of what was...

Note the Nikes beneath Leonard Cohen’s Zen monk’s...

Fri, 22 May 2009 05:54:00 -0500

Note the Nikes beneath Leonard Cohen’s Zen monk’s robe. The graphic is from cover art of a Leonard Cohen tribute album distributed this month with Les Les Inrockuptibles.

"In Montréal, spring is like an autopsy. Everyone wants to see the inside of the frozen mammoth."

Thu, 21 May 2009 19:05:00 -0500

“In Montréal, spring is like an autopsy. Everyone wants to see the inside of the frozen...

You Have No Form

Wed, 20 May 2009 20:43:48 -0500

You Have No FormBy Leonard Cohen From Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets You have no form, you move...

"Quickly now, as if even he participated in the excitement over the unknown, he greedily assembled..."

Mon, 18 May 2009 12:16:00 -0500

“Quickly now, as if even he participated in the excitement over the unknown, he greedily...

In 1968, the Stones and a few of their friends put on a show...

Sun, 17 May 2009 06:42:00 -0500

In 1968, the Stones and a few of their friends put on a show that would be broadcast on TV as Rock And Roll Circus. Partying down were their groupies, roadies, knife throwers, tigers, midgets, and a few musicians whose names you may have heard: The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal and Marianne Faithful (AKA Mick Jagger’s girl friend, AKA “big titted angel”).

For the occasion, John Lennon put together a rather nifty group, The Dirty Mac,3 with Winston Leg-Thigh (Lennon), Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell (the drummer from The Jimi Hendrix Experience), and Keith Richards.

The Dirty Mac Sessions bootleg includes the group’s performance and rehearsals as well as an odd but welcome track from Jimi Hendrix, recorded a few days earlier.

Best Bootlegs: The Dirty Mac Sessions - John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Mitch Mitchell