var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-584994-7"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); GCW Fun is the quick-witted, energetic, happy go lucky younger sibling of the jocose but prolix, sometimes abstruse Heck of a Guy blog Email: DrHGuy -AT- 1heckofaguy.com Tumblr (3.0; @goodcleanwholesomefun)http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l85zq7kwbT1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Signs of Leonard Cohen from <a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/09/02/wiesbaden-ready-for-leonard-cohen-world-tour/" target="_blank">Wiesbaden Ready For Leonard Cohen World Tour</a>.  Photo by Christine Geyer.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057814697http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057814697Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:16:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l861t6HTAM1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/09/02/wiesbaden-ready-for-leonard-cohen-world-tour/">Wiesbaden Ready For Leonard Cohen World Tour</a> Photo by Christine Geyer.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057845619http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057845619Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:15:06 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l861qlNNhp1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/09/02/wiesbaden-ready-for-leonard-cohen-world-tour/">Wiesbaden Ready For Leonard Cohen World Tour</a> Photo by Christine Geyer.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057841080http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057841080Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:13:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l861p3WOaK1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/09/02/wiesbaden-ready-for-leonard-cohen-world-tour/">Wiesbaden Ready For Leonard Cohen World Tour</a> Photo by Christine Geyer.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057838457http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057838457Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:12:39 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l861hxUo2g1qz7g6ko1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/09/02/wiesbaden-ready-for-leonard-cohen-world-tour/" target="_blank">Wiesbaden Ready For Leonard Cohen World Tour</a> Photo by Christine Geyer.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057832047http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057832047Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:10:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5cd26twCD1qz7g6ko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen #5</strong></p> <p>Other Smoking Pictures Of Leonard Cohen:</p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1024907540/the-previously-smokey-life-of-leonard-cohen">The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen #4</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/981994695/the-previously-smokey-life-of-leonard-cohen-3">The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen #3</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/874423737/the-previously-smokey-life-of-leonard-cohen-2">The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen #2</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/819207010/the-previously-smokey-life-of-leonard-cohen">The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen </a></li> </ul> <p><strong><br/></strong></p> <p><em><strong>* </strong>See <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2008/08/17/leonard-cohen-from-marlboro-man-to-anti-smoking-troubador/">Leonard Cohen – From Marlboro Man To Anti-smoking Troubador</a></em><strong><br/></strong></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057634709http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1057634709Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:52:49 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5cfq7xBzz1qz7g6ko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Shades of Leonard Cohen</strong> #20. This shot from the 2010 Grammys is also another dandy example of the singer-songwriter in full Dude mode (compare with <a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1014198838/leonard-cohen-and-rebecca-de-mornay-when-they-were">Leonard Cohen and Rebecca De Mornay</a>)</p> <p>A gallery comprising all previously published <em>Shades of Leonard Cohen</em>, including today’s post, can be viewed at <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/shades-of-leonard-cohen/">Collected Shades Of Leonard Cohen</a>.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1052444807http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1052444807Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:58:46 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/1049673495/tumblr_l833w6DqfE1qz51eg&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://baotzebao.tumblr.com/post/1049317875" target="_blank">baotzebao</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Born In Chains, live from Piazza Santa Croce, Firenze: LEONARD COHEN</p> </blockquote>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1049673495http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1049673495Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:29:32 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l837m6bOQa1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Leonard Cohen Florence Concert. From <a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/09/01/photos-from-leonard-cohen-florence-concert-now-in-progress/" target="_blank">Photos From Leonard Cohen Florence Concert Now In Progress</a>.  Photo by <a href="http://www.baotzebao.eu/" target="_blank">BaoTzeBao</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1049665579http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1049665579Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:27:41 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l837iaTrYA1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Leonard Cohen Florence Concert.  From <a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/09/01/photos-from-leonard-cohen-florence-concert-now-in-progress/" target="_blank">Photos From Leonard Cohen Florence Concert Now In Progress</a>.  Photo by <a href="http://www.baotzebao.eu/" target="_blank">BaoTzeBao</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1049655377http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1049655377Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:25:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l837g5odrH1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Javier Mas plays the solo opening of “Who By Fire.”  From <a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/09/01/photos-from-leonard-cohen-florence-concert-now-in-progress/" target="_blank">Photos From Leonard Cohen Florence Concert Now In Progress</a>.  Photo by <a href="http://www.baotzebao.eu/" target="_blank">BaoTzeBao</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1049649868http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1049649868Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:24:05 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82ia4zLK01qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/08/31/cohen-music-is-a-psalm-florence-awaits-september-1-2010-leonard-cohen-concert/">Cohen: Music Is A Psalm – Florence Awaits September 1, 2010 Leonard Cohen Concert</a></p> <p>Photo by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baotzebao.eu/">BaoTzeBao</a>,</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047580883http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047580883Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:20:28 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82i58uXMI1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Site of today’s Leonard Cohen concert in Florence. From <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/08/31/cohen-music-is-a-psalm-florence-awaits-september-1-2010-leonard-cohen-concert/">Cohen: Music Is A Psalm – Florence Awaits September 1, 2010 Leonard Cohen Concert</a></p> <p>Photo by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baotzebao.eu/">BaoTzeBao</a>,</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047570831http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047570831Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:17:32 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82i0uqg621qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Preparations for today’s Leonard Cohen concert in Florence. From<a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/08/31/cohen-music-is-a-psalm-florence-awaits-september-1-2010-leonard-cohen-concert/"> Cohen: Music Is A Psalm – Florence Awaits September 1, 2010 Leonard Cohen Concert</a></p> <p>Photo by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baotzebao.eu/">BaoTzeBao</a>,</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047562034http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047562034Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:14:54 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82hxq74x91qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/08/31/cohen-music-is-a-psalm-florence-awaits-september-1-2010-leonard-cohen-concert/">Cohen: Music Is A Psalm – Florence Awaits September 1, 2010 Leonard Cohen Concert</a></p> <p>Photo by <a href="http://www.baotzebao.eu/" target="_blank">BaoTzeBao</a>,</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047555673http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047555673Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:13:02 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82ho0Xurr1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/08/31/cohen-music-is-a-psalm-florence-awaits-september-1-2010-leonard-cohen-concert/" target="_blank">Cohen: Music Is A Psalm – Florence Awaits September 1, 2010 Leonard Cohen Concert</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047536233http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1047536233Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:07:12 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7x2erxPpB1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Leonard Cohen’s handwritten - and somewhat esoteric - answers to questions of Jewish interest put to him by the Jewish Telegraph.</strong></p> <p>Answer 1: from Psalm 137, verse 5.<br/>Answer 2: from Psalm 40:14<br/>Answer 3: from 2 Samuel 11:2<br/>Answer 4: from Psalm 35, verse 4.<br/>Answer 5: from Exodus. Leviticus 19:36</p> <p>(Answers 3 and 4 are from 2 Samuel 11:2 “You saw her bathing on the roof<br/>Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you…”<br/>(Cohen’s translation)</p> <p>From<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/handwrit.htm" target="_blank">The handwriting of Leonard Cohen</a> (originally from the now extinct Carter’s Bird on a Wire website)</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1042092473http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1042092473Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:08:05 -0500<object width="400" height="331"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PJX5mFqk30A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PJX5mFqk30A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="331" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2010/08/27/and-were-still-making-love-in-my-secret-life-a-video-for-julie/" target="_blank">And We’re Still Making Love In My Secret Life - A Video For Julie</a>: The poignant “In My Secret Life” by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson is the soundtrack for a series of images of my life with Julie, my much-beloved, fiercely smart, extraordinarily talented and sexy wife, who died in 1999 from cancer diagnosed the week of our wedding nearly 20 years earlier.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1036539398http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1036539398Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:11:04 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7uttvtgfp1qz7g6ko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summer Camp Snapshot: Leonard Cohen (from right), Anne Sherman, Aviva Cantor, and  Irving Layton (1957)</p> <p>Leonard Cohen, Summer Camp Counselor - scary thought, eh?</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1030831241http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1030831241Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:53:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5nhv50KKP1qz7g6ko1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen #4.  </strong>From <a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2009/02/15/leonard-cohen-was-smokin/" target="_blank">Leonard Cohen Was Smokin’</a></p> <p>Other Smoking Pictures Of Leonard Cohen:</p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/981994695/the-previously-smokey-life-of-leonard-cohen-3">The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen #3</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/874423737/the-previously-smokey-life-of-leonard-cohen-2">The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen #2</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/819207010/the-previously-smokey-life-of-leonard-cohen">The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen </a></li> </ul> <p><em><strong>* </strong>See <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2008/08/17/leonard-cohen-from-marlboro-man-to-anti-smoking-troubador/">Leonard Cohen – From Marlboro Man To Anti-smoking Troubadour</a></em><strong><br/></strong></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1024907540http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1024907540Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:56:14 -0500