Thank you, Lizzy, for the nice and gentle comments on my contributions to the NY event both here and on the NY event page. It feels good to read. As you are an incredible writer anyways. I definitely want you to review the Berlin event so bring all your notebooks. In a very short of time Jarkko will...

Hello Jason, of course, our musical spectrum is a broadway - but I never been into hard rock that much. I remember arguing with my long-haired hippie friends that a drum solo can't be called music because you can hardly hear a melody. Little did I know then. But I was on the cohen track already and ...

It's gone three months now and time for me to say how much I liked Julie Christensen's version of "A singer must die" ...... and how much I liked the opening slide show .... and I am afraid .... "The fisher must die" as well

what a wonderful idea, what a great project, what can I possibly say...... Eviva Jarkko, Eviva Eija ......

This is rotating on my CD-Player this month:

Simon Joyner - Lost with the lights on
Mark Lanegan - Bubblegum
Nicolai Dunger - Here's my song you can have it
Cowboy Junkies - One soul now
Grey DeLisle - Look !
Nina Nastasia - Dogs

What are yours ?

Release dates: September 13 - Thalia Zedek - Trust Not Those in Whom Without .... September 14 - Giant Sand- Is All Over...The Map September 14 - Lucinda Williams - Live September 20 - Nick Cave - Trottoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus' September 27 - Marianne Faithful - Before the poison (with Nick C...

Sean and Lizzie,

the poem is certainly inspired by "Memories" but also there is a chance that I tried to make fun out of a certain CD title. I have not worked on "Dear Leather" so far because I don't like running jokes but you never know where solitude leads you to.

Dear Feather ....

I saw you dancing on the floor
you danced the hall so gracefully
from the entrance to the exit door
in case of an emergency

I am the poet for the poor
with no brilliance inside
all I sense is your glamour for sure
as you dance so bright and light

.... you are cold and rainy.

Summer,
please find us
it's almost August !

Natalie,

I already told you on our common way to JFK that I want you to host another poetry jam in Berlin - how was/is Italy for you ?

Besides the new album of Leonard there are more exciting news: Nick Cave: The new double album Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus was recorded by Nick Launay at Studio Ferber in Paris in Spring 2004 by The Bad Seeds line up of Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Conway Savage, Jim...

June is the preferred time. It stays light until late in the evening and gets light early in the morning. Temperatures are still nice (for those who hate the heat) and the tourists are either still packing bags or discussing prices in the travel offices at home. Jarkko, I vote for the second weekend...

According to a tourist guide the Meoulia feast ist on the weekend which is closest to June 21. that would be June 18 and 19 next year. But with Greeks you never know. It also could be on June 25, 26. To make sure that we don't match with Meoulia traffic we should either pick the first or second week...

For all of those in grief because their team is too stupid to play decent football or who haven't won a penalty shoutout for almost a century I have composed a tune which is available at http://www.tea-and-oranges.de/mp3 ! Thumbs up for Greece and King Otto.

I want to add that I also really like the title "Dear Heather". It is soooo Leonard to surprise us with simplicity at times. I have to say that I left the room after I heard 3 songs. To me it is kind of a ceremony to hear a CD for the very first time. It must be with headphones and the booklet in my...