If you have seen I am a Hotel (the CBC special/concept video) what do you think? Although I personally was not enamoured with the dancing and questionable acting by people like Toller Kranston (spelling?) the famous figure skater from Canada, it was priceless to see Cohen acting and smoking and hamm...

i suppose he is looking older
he was born in 1934 so maybe it is appropriate

I honestly always liked this album best. When I read the Leonard Cohen book "Various Positions" I was suprised to read that this one didn't do too well when it was released. I guess it is less commercial. Maybe a bit too dark for the crowd. The first three are the best to me. The hip eight...

the best thing about being an idiot is it is easy to identify those others who belong to your group

who could take offense at leonard's sometimes colourful language
no one quiet says the word "naked" so nakedly as mr. cohen

At first I heard the early acoustic stuff like "songs from a room". I was struck by the sad but relaxing and uplifting mood of the songs. The poetry to me is very visual. I may not know exactly what he means at times but the overall mood is striking. I wouldn't say that the music or words ...

leonard cracked me up on one of his live albums when he sang "if you want another kind of lover i'll wear my LEATHER mask for you"!!!