Greetings From Camp Cohen

beautifullosers: Banjo (Old Ideas)

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:09:51 -0700

There’s something that I’m watching
Means a lot to me
There’s something that I’m watching
Means a lot to me

It’s a broken banjo bobbing
On the dark infested sea
It’s a broken banjo bobbing
On the dark infested sea

Don’t know how it got there
Maybe taken by the wave
Don’t know how it…

Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas - Album Preview on KCRW

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:22:29 -0700

Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas - Album Preview on KCRW:

gordana454:

Can’t stop listening. Deep, tender, wise…

"Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows…"

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:33:00 -0700

“Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows…”

- Leonard Cohen, “The Old Revolution” (via fuckyeahmrleonardcohen)

"We find ourselves on different sides Of a line nobody drew Though it all may be one in the higher..."

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:29:00 -0700

“We find ourselves on different sides
Of a line nobody drew
Though it all may be one in the higher eye
Down here where we live it is two.”

- Leonard Cohen, “Different Sides” (via fuckyeahmrleonardcohen)

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Fri, 25 May 2012 19:06:10 -0700

Leonard Cohen adds extra UK tour date

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:34:44 -0700

Leonard Cohen adds extra UK tour date :

An extra UK date has been added to the Leonard Cohen tour 2012.

The legendary singer will now give two performances at Hop Farm Country Park in Tonbridge, Kent.

As well as taking to the stage on September 8th, he will entertain crowds on September 9th and Leonard Cohen tickets are available now for the events.

The extra show was added due to what promoter Vince Power described as “overwhelming” demand and considering these are the singer/songwriter’s only British gigs for this year, people may want to get their tickets as soon as possible.

“These will be Leonard Cohen’s only UK dates this year and we’re over the moon he’s decided to play them here,” Mr Power added.

He said it “promises to be a fantastic weekend”.

Famous for songs like Hallelujah and Suzanne, Cohen is sure to put on a very special show for fans that come to watch him this summer.

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Fri, 25 May 2012 14:25:44 -0700

gordana454: I came here to make love…

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:31:23 -0700

gordana454:

I came here to make love…

gordana454: Leonard Cohen and the band (including Anjani...

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:49:22 -0700

gordana454:

Leonard Cohen and the band (including Anjani Thomas) perform at the Australian television in 1985, followed with the interview.

fuckyeahmrleonardcohen: Leonard Cohen overcome by emotion while...

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:13:22 -0700

fuckyeahmrleonardcohen:

Leonard Cohen overcome by emotion while playing “So Long Marianne” live in concert in 1972.

"…He said that the older you get, the lonelier you become, and the deeper the love you need. Which..."

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:24:16 -0700

“…He said that the older you get, the lonelier you become, and the deeper the love you need. Which means that this hero that you’re trying to maintain as the central figure in the drama of your life— this hero is not enjoying the life of a hero. You’re exerting a tremendous maintenance to keep this heroic stance available to you, and the hero is suffering defeat after defeat. And they’re not heroic defeats; they’re ignoble defeats. Finally, one day you say, ‘Let him die— I can’t invest any more in this heroic position.’ From there, you just live your life as if it’s real— as if you have to make decisions even though you have absolutely no guarantee of any of the consequences of your decisions.”

- leonard cohen in a 2002 spin interview culled from this pitchfork article

to expound upon this quote is to tarnish it; to deprive it of its power; to be pedantic. but this is essentially the most important life lesson i’ve ever learned.

(via theredbackpack)

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Thu, 24 May 2012 09:26:59 -0700

naipan: Leonard Cohen graces the cover of the Feb 4, 2012...

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:50:28 -0700

naipan:

Leonard Cohen graces the cover of the Feb 4, 2012 edition of Expresso Atual (Portuguese). The photo in its original form was taken by Michael Donald. Found at Expresso Viewer.

Credit Due Department: I was alerted to the viewing page of Expresso Atual by a LeonardCohenForum post authored by edlosi.

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Wed, 23 May 2012 19:12:25 -0700

naipan: Some People (i.e. Leonard Cohen Fans) Still Buy CDs

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:24:17 -0700

naipan:

Some People (i.e. Leonard Cohen Fans) Still Buy CDs

naipan: Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas RTBF 40” promo (by...

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:29:21 -0700

naipan:

Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas RTBF 40” promo (by SonyMusicBelgiumTV)

Conversation between Leonard Cohen and Arthur Kurzweil

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:49:42 -0700

Conversation between Leonard Cohen and Arthur Kurzweil:

naipan:

I’m the little Jew who wrote the Bible

Leonard Cohen goes back to his roots in a conversation with Arthur Kurzweil.
This is a must-to-read piece, with many rare photos,
now posted at http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/arthurkurzweil.pdf

This conversation, between Leonard Cohen and Arthur Kurzweil, took place
on the morning of Tuesday, November 23, 1993, in a conference room of the
New York office of Random House Publishers, on the occasion of the
publication of Leonard’s book, Stranger Music: Selected
Poems and Songs. At the time, Arthur was editor-inchief
of the Jewish Book Club and he selected Leonard’s
new book as an offering to the book club’s over 20,000
members. Arthur requested an interview for The Jewish
Book News with Leonard through Leonard’s publisher.
An abbreviated and edited version of the following
conversation was published in The Jewish Book News in
January, 1994, and appears on the web in various places.
This is the complete conversation - never before published anywhere.

- Jarkko, http://leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31444&sid=098981808f5bd74699f96bc3b5a916ac#p296903

garp: LEONARD COHEN - Show Me The PlaceShow me the place,...

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:14:05 -0700

garp:

LEONARD COHEN - Show Me The Place

Show me the place, where you want your slave to go
Show me the place, I’ve forgotten I don’t know
Show me the place where my head is bend and low
Show me the place, where you want your slave to go

Show me the place, help me roll away the stone
Show me the place, I can’t move this thing alone
Show me the place where the word became a man
Show me the place where the suffering began

The troubles came I saved what I could save
A shred of light, a particle away
But there were chains so I hastened to the hay
There were chains, a lot of chains like a spade

My favourite song on the new Leonard Cohen album!

naipan: Leonard Cohen with Chuck Berry and Keith Richards...

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:25:37 -0700

naipan:

Leonard Cohen with Chuck Berry and Keith Richards behind the scenes at the PEN New England Awards at JFK Library, Boston on 26 February 2012.

naipan: Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Keith Richards and Chuck...

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:19:00 -0700

naipan:

Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Keith Richards and Chuck Berry prior to the PEN New England Awards for Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence in the President’s Room.