Thanks Dick and Lizzytysh for helping us to know and appreciate Esther even more than we did. What a blessing and at times a burden it must have been to be the nearest relative to a giant like Leonard Cohen, and how graciously she played this supporting role.

It seems she was not merely a fashion figure, or "among the idle rich." Dick Straub is going to flesh out his description of her with some details about career and education.

Does anybody know anything about Esther other than she was Victor's wife and Leonard's sister? Education? Career? Travel? Interests? Talents? Creations? The picture we are getting so far is only of her kind and vivacious personality. Surely there was more to her than that.

And... there appeared to be no sibling rivalry, although Leonard was in the limelight, besieged with admiring fans, and she was living a simpler, more private life. She called him "my brother" and was glad for his good fortune.

Esther Cohen alive and beaming as she unveils her brother's plaque at the Chelsea Hotel in N.Y.C 10/23/09:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jivJyTXT7M

This is a photo of Dick Straub and Esther at Sylvie Simmons' Leonard Cohen concert at Chez Andre in New York City, 4/14/13.

Named for a biblical queen and heroine of the "Book of Esther," Esther Cohen was a fine daughter of the source of her name. She was a beautiful and gracious lady. My condolences to Leonard and the rest of her family.

This just in-- Leonard's primo biographer, author or "I'm Your Man" has just announced that her first solo album is available for pre-order. You can order it here and hear 30 second tastes of all the sad, sweet songs, sung to the tune of her ukulele. I ordered one of the 100 turquoise wax. They are ...

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To celebrate the 60th birthday of the great British comic book artist-wizard, singer/songwriter/cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis created this wonderful illustrated, rhymed biography of him. I had the honor of filming it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2uM2_MO70E

The other day music producer Hal Wilner and Lou's widow Laurie Anderson invited all New York to hang out at Lincoln Center outdoor plaza for three hours of Lou Reed music piped over powerful loudspeakers. People danced , mouthed the well known lyrics, or sat and quietly meditated. Philip Glass joine...

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I agree that the audio was terrible. I used a high quality Rode VideoMic, so I do not know what went wrong. It sounded better on TV than on the net, more volume, but was not crystal clear. Sylvie was the most difficult to hear, but the others came across better. Well, everybody looked good anyway. I...

It streams live at 10 PM NEW YORK TIME (EST) , ONLY AT THAT TIME, AND IS NOT ARCHIVED OR ON YOUTUBE.
So, it will be on tomorrow. Hope you can catch it.

The book by Alan Light: The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah", was the subject of A panel discussion aheld in New York at Housing Works Used Book Shop, on 11/14/12. The panel consisted of author Alan Light, music producer John Lissauer, rock jou...