Happy Holidays to all Cohen fans near and far.

And Jarkko, may the holiday season bring you, Eija and your family peace and joy. I am keeping you and Eija in my prayers.

Some links to reviews. If you only have time to read one, I'd recommend Rolling Stone. It's very well written by someone who seems to get Leonard. La Presse (Canada) https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201911/21/01-5250665-adam-et-leonard-cohen-une-ultime-etreinte.php Evening Standard https://www.s...

https://time.com/5725768/best-albums-2010s-decade/ Time The 10 Best Albums of the 2010s BY MAURA JOHNSTON NOVEMBER 19, 2019 Over the course of the last decade, radical shifts in how listeners consume music might have predicted the death of the album. And yet the form has flourished, as artists have ...

It took these articles to make me realize we are coming to the end of the decade. Good or bad, more lists like these will make it more pleasant. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-albums-decade-2010s-frank-ocean-adele-taylor-swift-kanye-west-ranked-a9204121.html Ind...

Audio interview with Adam about Thanks for the Dance on BBC Radio Scotland. Adam Cohen talks to Janice Forsyth about his father Leonard Cohen's final album, Thanks for the Dance, released after his death: https://player.fm/series/the-afternoon-show/adam-cohen-talks-to-janice-forsyth-about-his-father...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/arts/music/playlist-frank-ocean-selena-gomez-coldplay.html?fbclid=IwAR0lLHO-LjzD4EqemBJvWJ4M0C9gYj_WV6qDYYfVECxb124W18sTkhi54fA The New York Times The Playlist: Frank Ocean’s Pillow Talk, and 12 More New Songs Hear tracks by Leonard Cohen, the Bad Plus, Selena Gome...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/leonard-cohen-new-album-1.5292577 CBC Go behind the scenes of the new Leonard Cohen album Thanks For The Dance recorded in Montreal, L.A., Berlin, comes out in November Simon Nakonechny · CBC News · Posted: Sep 21, 2019 Howard Bilerman always dreamed of record...

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/canada-post-to-honour-leonard-cohen-on-what-would-have-been-his-85th-birthday-1.4586625 CTV News Canada Post to honour Leonard Cohen on what would have been his 85th birthday CTV News Montreal Published Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Canada Post will honour the late, legenda...

A small piece of the puzzle. Gordana, who is a member here, has provided the exhibit where Leonard recites the line.

https://vimeo.com/221340683?fbclid=IwAR ... Ug-3mzIUiw

Leonard recites the line at the one minute mark.

No, I don't know where the line comes from, but you definitely have made me curious. I'll see what I can find out. The line is very intriguing.

Is this your post? It's the video of Leonard reading that line recorded at his exhibition at the Jewish Museum. http://pixofo.com/post/2110007862079447988_471444714 It actually is more audio, as the video looks like there are stars floating through the air. Could this be the Depression Chamber exhib...

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1093621/capital-of-rock-n-roll-sculpture-of-leonard-cohen-unveiled-in-vilnius LRT Capital of rock 'n' roll: sculpture of Leonard Cohen unveiled in Vilnius BNS 2019.09.02 A sculpture to Leonard Cohen, the late Canadian singer, songwriter and poet of Jewish ori...

This was posted on Twitter:

Vaidotas Beniušis
@BeniusisV
A statue of singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen unveiled in #Lithuania, his mother's birthplace
Pictured: Remigijus Šimašius and Renaldas Vaisbrodas

I have to say I loved this statute the minute I saw it. It is so Leonard, the head lifted as if beseeching heaven, the lips slightly parted, the long thin neck, the ill-fitting suit, the hands clutched into fists and pulled towards the chest, and even the toes turned slightly inward. He is overflowi...

DATES Between Your Love and Mine: a Requiem by Leonard Cohen will be performed at the National Concert Hall on Saturday September 21st, on what would have been Cohen’s 85th birthday. It can also be seen at Athy Community Arts Centre on Thursday September 19th; VISUAL Carlow on Friday September 20th...