Happy birthday, favorite album!

Wish I could have seen more of the SOLAH songs performed live, but concert-wise I came to the game very late. Would have loved to see "Joan of Arc," and dare I say, "Dress Rehearsal Rag," in person. Thanks for the memories, Leonard!

No matter what one's beliefs or politics, any honest listener should find some lyrics that cause personal unease and guilt. And nothing less than love can bind us.

Many anecdotes I had not heard before, thanks for posting B4!

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Was able to listen to some free previews. Studio tracks interested me a lot since it had much SOLAH representation (my favorite album). I am sure many would enjoy hearing these. (Was always puzzled by why they used Isle of Wight live rendition of "Let's Sing Another Song, Boys" on the SOLAH album; b...

G, Your world as you describe it seems like a Shangri-La, and I am happy that you've found it. Most of us dream about such a place, but if we found one we would start destroying it straightaway. This idea, that mankind would ruin paradise if he found it, was the subject of "Tralla-La," a 1954 story ...

The first time I heard of accent grave was In the 1940 film, "The Bank Dick" (released as "The Bank Detective" in the UK). W C Fields plays the lead character, Egbert Souse' Two old women walking by his mailbox: Woman #1: "Souse, what a strange name." Woman #2: It's pronounces Souse' <soo-say>, acce...

Ian & Son "Oh, I feel sympathy. Be grateful my son for what you get. Expression and passion. Ten days for watching the sunset; when I was your age amusement we made for ourselves. ''Permission to breathe sir,'' don't talk like that, I'm your old man. They'll soon be demobbed son, so join up as soon ...

"So, where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last Saturday?"

Ian Anderson

Re Jarkko's link (Rabbi Glazer, Li'l Andy & Joe Grass tribute):

Very well done and profoundly moving.

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Thanks..."Beautiful Losers." Would have thought that line would have stayed with me when I read it, but it is not even marked in my notes. Another reason to stop by here now and then!

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G,

Where does "reality is one of the possibilities I cannot afford to ignore" come from?

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No one is more dangerously insane than one who is sane all the time: he is like a steel bridge without flexibility, and the order of his life is rigid and brittle. Ha! After ten years here posting thoughts and opinions on music, a subject in which I have no background or training, here is something...

Re "Tough Times."

I rate this attempt five stars, well done, I read it multiple times. At first I couldn't discern the meter, but then I saw it in the last verse.

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Solongleonard,

Not that it particularly matters, but I am curious as to why in your 10/10 post you artificially doctored something I posted on 6/15 to imply that I wrote your words? I often appreciate your humor, but not to the point I necessarily want it attributed to me.

Affectionately,

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Martin, Marie-Elaine & Maarten,

What an exquisite tribute to Leonard. These arrangements and recordings must have involved a lot of work, rest assured that the results made all that time well-spent. Thank you so much for thinking of Leonard and his fans.

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