What a fantastic experience that was. Leonard and the band were brilliant & the castle was an amazing backdrop. I have no words to properly describe tonight. It rained towards the end (just the last 15 minutes or so) & as he was saying goodnight Leonard asked us all to make sure we drove hom...

Hi Trish, I know what you mean, it's hard to believe. I never thought I'd see Mr. Cohen live - or even if I did that it would be on mainland Europe rather than on my doorstep. :D I live out beside the airport so not so far to travel either. My wife & I have a babysitter booked and I'm taking the...

Edinburgh VIP Tickets released. I've got my tickets for Edinburgh, but just received an email from TicketMaster that a limited number of VIP tickets were being released for sale. (Good old TicketMaster - says they went on sale 08/07/08 & I got the email today 10/07/08) :roll: Don't know if this ...

I find it hard to believe the hostility on here because Leonard's set wasn't broadcast. I'm with the people who point out that we don't know the reason for this. I'm disappointed, but it doesn't change my view of Leonard one jot. I've been a fan for the past 35 (or so) years . He's not the first art...

Rodin wrote:A Mars bar

Oh dear, as a Scotsman seeing him in Edinburgh do I have to send a deep-fried Mars bar?

I had finally completed my Cohen collection last year (it had been assembling since about 1977ish with vinyl - still have Songs of, Songs from a Room & Songs of Love & Hate from those days) & I found that Recent Songs was the one I couldn't find in the shops, although I was able to order...

Not really relevant, but I'll post it anyway. I saw Roy in concert earlier this year & he contributed a song called "Nobody’s Got Any Money In The Summer" to an album called "The Rock Machine Turns You On" & told the story that this was the first ever compilation record &...