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/After a three year run, I’m reluctantly moving content from Tumblr to another site. For an...http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1552212854http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1552212854Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:25:18 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbg13ptL7J1qcg82lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Prep for today’s Leonard Cohen Concert in Brisbane, Australia brought to us by <a href="http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/post/1495253612/stacks-are-set-and-ready-to-fly-brisbane" target="_blank">leonardcohen</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1496326861http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1496326861Sat, 06 Nov 2010 08:56:56 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_laqswg8AtO1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span> </span></p> <p><strong>Signs of Leonard Cohen #30</strong>.  In the beginning was the Fredericton Playhouse in Fredericton, New Brunswick - The May 11, 2008 starting point of 2008-2010 Leonard Cohen World Tour.</p> <p>A collection of all posted <em>Signs Of Leonard Cohen</em> can be viewed at <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/signs-of-leonard-cohen/">Collected Signs Of Leonard Cohen</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1431162372http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1431162372Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:11:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lb1j50ZwEm1qcg82lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Once more onto the stage, dear friends</em>.  <strong>Leonard Cohen starts today’s concert in Auckland.</strong>  With apologies to Shakespeare and appreciation to <a href="http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/post/1430059467/once-again-its-on-vector-arena-auckland-new" target="_blank">leonardcohen</a> for the photo.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1430435911http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1430435911Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:04:54 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lazxvu3tzd1qcg82lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yep, there’s <strong>Sharon Robinson</strong> (third angel from the right) back from sick leave. Photo from todaiy’s Leonard Cohen World Tour Auckland Concert was taken by <a href="http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/post/1422696611/lcs-angels-bring-it-home-during-closing-time" target="_blank">leonardcohen</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423177167http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423177167Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:28:35 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lazovxnvYc1qcg82lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Leonard Cohen is back to work as the World Tour resumes</strong>. Today, the stage onto which he’s running is Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.  Photo via <a href="http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/post/1421927869/on-in-auckland-vector-arena-auckland-new" target="_blank">leonardcohen</a>,</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423159630http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423159630Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:25:02 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lb02b0oVKw1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Ozarks Spook Light</strong> (also see<a target="_blank" href="http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423113490/the-ozarks-spook-light-also-spooklight-the"> preceding post</a>), which is certainly scary enough for Halloween.  From <a href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2006/07/28/spooklight-story/" target="_blank">Spooklight Story</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423140853http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423140853Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:21:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lb01xzoab81qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Ozarks Spook Light</strong> (also, Spooklight).  The saga of my up close and personal encounter with the Ozarks Spooklight (also spelled “Spook Light”) is not technically linked to Halloween, but it is - well, spooky, and that seems close enough.</p> <p>The following excerpt provides a sense of the (absolutely true) story:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>It was at this time that our conviction that we understood how the world operated in general, along with our beliefs in specific scientific principles, dissolved in the acute, undiluted fear of impending doom.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>This genuinely scary story can be found at <a title="July 28, 2006" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2006/07/28/spooklight-story/" target="_blank">Spooklight Story</a>. General information about the Spooklight is located at <a title="July 29, 2006" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/2006/07/29/the-spooklight-background/" target="_blank">The Spooklight Background</a>.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423113490http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1423113490Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:15:10 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lazh28RgNN1qcg82lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After a two week hiatus. the <strong>Leonard Cohen World Tour resumes today in Auckland</strong>. Photo  of venue via <a href="http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/post/1421075543/venue-is-prepped-and-ready-for-doors-finally" target="_blank">leonardcohen</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1421755086http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1421755086Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:50:20 -0500“I remember saying to my lawyer who was accompanying me there [Cohen’s singing debut in...http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1415278013http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1415278013Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:13:13 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5cde2xCNb1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen #12.</strong></p> <p>All previously published images from the series, <em>The (Previously*) Smokey Life of Leonard Cohen</em>, can be viewed at  <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/leonard-cohen-the-smokey-life/">Leonard Cohen – The Smokey Life</a></p> <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/1415261452http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1415261452Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:10:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_laqtzuxt6x1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Signs of Leonard Cohen #29</strong>. Mobile posters for the 2009 Leonard Cohen World Tour in the form of schedules emblazoned on t-shirts.</p> <p><span>A collection of all posted <em>Signs Of Leonard Cohen</em> can be viewed at <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/signs-of-leonard-cohen/">Collected Signs Of Leonard Cohen</a></span></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1415239599http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1415239599Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:05:40 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_laqtq0cptz1qz7g6ko1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Signs of Leonard Cohen #28 </strong>. Poster advertising 2009 Leonard Cohen Concert at entrance of Radio City Music Hall in New York.</p> <p>A collection of all posted <em>Signs Of Leonard Cohen</em> can be viewed at <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/signs-of-leonard-cohen/">Collected Signs Of Leonard Cohen</a></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1406451290http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1406451290Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:50:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_laqupfivxb1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Signs of Leonard Cohen #27</strong>. The Oakland, California Paramount Theatre marquee advises viewers of the 2009 Leonard Cohen World Tour concerts hosted there.</p> <p><span>A collection of all posted <em>Signs Of Leonard Cohen</em> can be viewed at <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/signs-of-leonard-cohen/">Collected Signs Of Leonard Cohen</a></span></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1406394392http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1406394392Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:39:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_laukz7ZlTO1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Leonard Cohen in contemplation of Federico García Lorca</strong> during a 1986 visit to the poet’s home in  Granada. After the photo on left was taken, Cohen asked for a moment alone. When his host returned, he discovered the inverted Leonard Cohen in the photo on the right.</p> <p>Photos by Alejandro Gorafe. Found by asdeguia.</p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1398121711http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1398121711Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:19:03 -0500For those suffering the pangs of Leonard Cohen Abstinence Syndrome (for details re the disorder and...http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1397689137http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1397689137Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:51:00 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_laqucmojW41qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Signs of Leonard Cohen #26</strong>. Liverpool billboard 2009</p> <p><span>A collection of all posted <em>Signs Of Leonard Cohen</em> can be viewed at <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/signs-of-leonard-cohen/">Collected Signs Of Leonard Cohen</a></span></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1397629311http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1397629311Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:39:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l713qrtV1x1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span> <p><strong>Shades of Leonard Cohen #28.  </strong>Sunglasses here worn by <strong>Dino Soldo</strong>, “Master of the Instruments Of Breath” for Leonard Cohen’s Unified Heart Touring Company.<strong><br/></strong></p> <p><span>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>.</span></p> </span></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1389085831http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1389085831Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:45:40 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_laqu2oO2yJ1qz7g6ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Signs of Leonard Cohen #25.  </strong>Poster for 2009 Tel Aviv concert.</p> <p><span>A collection of all posted <em>Signs Of Leonard Cohen</em> can be viewed at <a target="_blank" href="http://1heckofaguy.com/signs-of-leonard-cohen/">Collected Signs Of Leonard Cohen</a></span></p>http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1389028992http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1389028992Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:34:03 -0500Feeling sad? Are you experiencing a profound sense of loss and an intense longing to attend a...http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1389016376http://goodcleanwholesomefun.com/post/1389016376Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:31:25 -0500