Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
out of me.
Cohen has always been working on something while there were
significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
and when.
Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
On May 26, 9:22=A0pm, Tom Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 May 2009 13:45:25 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >That's only half of the story. =A0It seems that the Zen monks started
> >idolizing Leonard because he defines cool and women toss themselves at
> >him crotch first.
>
> "because he's touched your perfect body with his mind..."
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Watsonhttp://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/
I ache in the places where I used to play
On May 26, 4:34=A0pm, charlieb <[email protected]> wrote:
> A bit of Leonard Cohen trivia, gleaned from a half hour interview
> Terry Gross (sp?) did with him on her NPR show Fresh Air. =A0He
> was a Zen monk, in a Zen monastary - in Berzerkely - for four or
> five years. =A0He left when he realized he was "just too old for the dail=
y
> Zen monk routine".
That's only half of the story. It seems that the Zen monks started
idolizing Leonard because he defines cool and women toss themselves at
him crotch first. There was humming going on during meditation. Hot
chicks started turning up at the monastery, and, well, those robes
don't exactly "house the boys" as Kramer would say on Seinfeld. The
monks started wearing sunglasses at night and were trying to get a
place at the Chelsea in NYC. This could not continue.
The head monk realized that he was no match for Leonard in a Zen-cool
showdown, even with his decades of training, so he couldn't challenge
him. As usual, Leonard was the sharpest tool in the box and gave the
head monk an easy out - "I'll tell them I'm too old to cut it."
Leonard smiled, the head monk was laughing so hard he pissed himself,
and the rest is musical history.
R
On May 26, 10:16=A0am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> out of me.
> Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> and when.
> Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
Cohen is quite simply a god. BTW, Suck Master General, please keep
your gloats confined to wooddorking in this newsgroup.
R
On May 29, 1:56=A0pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> jtpryan wrote:
> > On May 26, 10:16 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday
>
> =A0 =A0 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> > I would absolutely kill to see him. =A0I heard he was touring, but I
> > don't think in the Boston area. =A0I might go as far as NY though. =A0I=
'm
> > jealous.
>
> He missed the biggest gloat of all ...
>
...being?
On May 27, 11:44=A0am, "Colin B." <[email protected]> wrote:
> CW <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:40c34225-92fa-4e3e-a494-d152d2389e03@z19g2000vbz.googlegroups.com..=
.
>
> >> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> > Never heard of him. Let me guess, elevator music.
>
> I'm...speechless.
>
> Ever hear of Bob Dylan? Miles Davis? Leonard is "up there" with the
> best of 'em.
>
> We saw him in Edmonton (had to drive up from Calgary because he sold out
> here in under 12 seconds). Even better than last time, 14 years ago.
>
> Colin
In fact it was Leonard that inspired them...
Gotta find a way to go.
-Jim
A bit of Leonard Cohen trivia, gleaned from a half hour interview
Terry Gross (sp?) did with him on her NPR show Fresh Air. He
was a Zen monk, in a Zen monastary - in Berzerkely - for four or
five years. He left when he realized he was "just too old for the daily
Zen monk routine".
Sometimes, IF we have the chance to get older, we get wiser. Leaonard
Cohen - and James Taylor are good examples of this phenomenon. Ozzy
of course it the exception that proves the rule, as is Keith Richards.
Then there's Ringo, who decided being a kid was a hell of a lot of fun
- and decided to stay a kid.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> out of me.
> Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> and when.
> Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
>
There ya go Robatoy, Gettin' all political and everything.
This is the part where I am suppossed to whine and complain that you posted
off topic in a woodworking forum. But I have too much style and class for
that sort of thing. So I won't.
Carry on. ;-)
On 5/26/2009 7:16 AM Robatoy spake thus:
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> out of me.
Not a Cohen fan here (though I can see why others would be); just
thinking of those words since you mentioned "Democracy":
Democracy is coming
To the U.S.A.
Quite a concept, eh?
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
In article <[email protected]>,
CW <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:40c34225-92fa-4e3e-a494-d152d2389e03@z19g2000vbz.googlegroups.com...
> > >
> > Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
> >
> Never heard of him. Let me guess, elevator music.
I though that was Otis somebody or other.
On May 26, 11:44=A0am, TD Driver <[email protected]>
wrote:
> We paid scalpers prices to see him in Chicago a few weeks ago.
> Magnificent. There's a CD of the London concert now available that
> mirrors the show we attended. =A0Heading back to Chi for Jersey Boys this
> week.
>
> Larry
>
> Robatoy wrote:
> > Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> > Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> > I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> > out of me.
> > Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> > significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> > His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> > and when.
> > Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> > The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> > Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> > group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
He did the same playset as Chicago, except instead of Democracy, he
did Closing Time.
On May 26, 2:31=A0pm, Tom Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:09:17 -0700, "CW" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Never heard of him. Let me guess, elevator music.
>
> Nay - =A0elevating music.
>
Nice!
jtpryan wrote:
> On May 26, 10:16 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> I would absolutely kill to see him. I heard he was touring, but I
> don't think in the Boston area. I might go as far as NY though. I'm
> jealous.
He missed the biggest gloat of all ...
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Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)
We paid scalpers prices to see him in Chicago a few weeks ago.
Magnificent. There's a CD of the London concert now available that
mirrors the show we attended. Heading back to Chi for Jersey Boys this
week.
Larry
Robatoy wrote:
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> out of me.
> Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> and when.
> Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
>
>
In article <40c34225-92fa-4e3e-a494-d152d2389e03
@z19g2000vbz.googlegroups.com>, [email protected] says...
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
Didn't see the concert but he was wandering up and down Dundas Street
Sunday afternoon.
CW <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:40c34225-92fa-4e3e-a494-d152d2389e03@z19g2000vbz.googlegroups.com...
>> >
>> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>>
> Never heard of him. Let me guess, elevator music.
I'm...speechless.
Ever hear of Bob Dylan? Miles Davis? Leonard is "up there" with the
best of 'em.
We saw him in Edmonton (had to drive up from Calgary because he sold out
here in under 12 seconds). Even better than last time, 14 years ago.
Colin
On May 26, 10:50=A0am, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
> > Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> > Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> > I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> > out of me.
> > Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> > significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> > His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> > and when.
> > Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> > The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> > Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> > group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
>
> I was once late to an important gig because I simply could not pull
> myself away from one of his ACL appearances.
>
> The man, and his music, simply defies description. Did he have the chick
> backup vocals?
>
> --www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 10/22/08
> KarlC@ (the obvious)
Ya kidding me? Cohen without chicks? LOL.
Beside Sharon, his collaborator, he had the Webb sisters.
http://www.thewebbsisters.com/home.html
Hot, hot, hot. Dirty old basterd... (I say this with utmost respect.)
In the beginning of the show, the two Webb sisters took off their
jackets and did a cartwheel. Cohen then said: "Just in case anybody
thought they could just sing."
On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:09:17 -0700, "CW" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>>
>Never heard of him. Let me guess, elevator music.
>
Nay - elevating music.
Regards,
Tom Watson
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/
On May 26, 10:21=A0am, "Lee Michaels"
<leemichaels*[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>
>
> > Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> > Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> > I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> > out of me.
> > Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> > significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> > His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> > and when.
> > Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> > The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> > Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> > group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
>
> There ya go Robatoy, =A0Gettin' all political and everything.
>
> This is the part where I am suppossed to whine and complain that you post=
ed
> off topic in a woodworking forum. =A0But I have too much style and class =
for
> that sort of thing. =A0So I won't.
>
> Carry on. =A0;-)
Lee, ol' chap...bite me. *G*
On May 29, 10:07=A0pm, Steve Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
> > On May 29, 1:56 pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> jtpryan wrote:
> >>> On May 26, 10:16 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday
> >> =A0 =A0 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> >>> I would absolutely kill to see him. =A0I heard he was touring, but I
> >>> don't think in the Boston area. =A0I might go as far as NY though. =
=A0I'm
> >>> jealous.
> >> He missed the biggest gloat of all ...
>
> > ...being?
>
> (Psst! =A0He underlined it.)
>
*slaps forehead* (my own that is)
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:40c34225-92fa-4e3e-a494-d152d2389e03@z19g2000vbz.googlegroups.com...
> >
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
Never heard of him. Let me guess, elevator music.
On May 26, 10:16=A0am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> out of me.
> Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> and when.
> Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
I would absolutely kill to see him. I heard he was touring, but I
don't think in the Boston area. I might go as far as NY though. I'm
jealous.
Robatoy wrote:
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> out of me.
> Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> and when.
> Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
I was once late to an important gig because I simply could not pull
myself away from one of his ACL appearances.
The man, and his music, simply defies description. Did he have the chick
backup vocals?
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)
Robatoy wrote:
> On May 29, 10:07 pm, Steve Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Robatoy wrote:
>>> On May 29, 1:56 pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> jtpryan wrote:
>>>>> On May 26, 10:16 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday
>>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>> I would absolutely kill to see him. I heard he was touring, but I
>>>>> don't think in the Boston area. I might go as far as NY though. I'm
>>>>> jealous.
>>>> He missed the biggest gloat of all ...
>>> ...being?
>> (Psst! He underlined it.)
>>
>
>
> *slaps forehead* (my own that is)
It's my birfday tomorrow. What can I expect from Angela?
straightliningly yours,
jo4hn
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:40c34225-92fa-4e3e-a494-d152d2389e03@z19g2000vbz.googlegroups.com...
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> out of me.
> Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> and when.
> Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
I'm going to my first concert in ages this September... U2. I'm a bit
worried that I'm old enough to need ear plugs now. :)
Hopefully, the sound level in the stadium will be acceptable and the quality
is excellent (fat chance on both).
Regards,
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On Tue, 26 May 2009 13:45:25 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>That's only half of the story. It seems that the Zen monks started
>idolizing Leonard because he defines cool and women toss themselves at
>him crotch first.
"because he's touched your perfect body with his mind..."
Regards,
Tom Watson
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/
Robatoy wrote:
> On May 29, 1:56 pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> jtpryan wrote:
>>> On May 26, 10:16 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>>> I would absolutely kill to see him. I heard he was touring, but I
>>> don't think in the Boston area. I might go as far as NY though. I'm
>>> jealous.
>> He missed the biggest gloat of all ...
>>
> ...being?
(Psst! He underlined it.)
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Robatoy wrote:
> Angela bought me two tickets to a concert for my birfday, a month ago.
>
> Sunday night we went to see Leonard Cohen in London. ON.
>
> I have attended many concerts in my life, this one knocked the wind
> out of me.
> Cohen has always been working on something while there were
> significant things happening in my life, at the same time.
> His playlist was like a set of bookmarks of what I was doing, where
> and when.
> Just a smorgasbord of emotions.
> The seats and the sound were first class. Just fantastic.
>
> Why mention that here? because we have many music lovers in this
> group, and sometimes music threads can be cathartic.
>
>
I am jealous. Glad to hear you had a good time!