the letter "Dear Heather"

peter danielsen · Post by **peter danielsen** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:28 pm

Im not sure if Leonard Cohen has this letter in mind, however it is interesting to read: http://www.bethemet.org/knobel/RH5761%2 ... ather.html

Peter

margaret · Post by **margaret** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:06 pm

how intriguing! I'll have to come back and read it all later.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:52 pm

I will have to print it out to read it. It will be interesting to see if it marries with "Dear Heather". Did you just do a web search Peter.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 11:12 pm

This is really amazing to me, Peter. It's either serendipity; 'synchronicity' [a few years apart]; or it's metaphorical for the content/'intent' of this late-in-Leonard's-life album. It will be interesting to see/hear the content and progression of the songs on 'Dear Heather,' as it seems to me the likelihood is very high of Leonard's having read [through various Jewish periodicals or whatever] what we are reading, via this link. It's a title that would say so much

and, in that, it would be 'very Leonard'

. It would also answer many of our questions, as to "Who's Heather!?!"

altinkum · Post by **altinkum** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:54 pm

Thanks for the link Peter, Iv'e just had a look I havent time to read it all just now but I will be be back there. I had a quick look at the rest of the site too looks like some interesting articles there.

Wendy

lightning · Post by **lightning** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 3:14 pm

But the content is so different. Leonard just seems to be telling Heather how unforgettably pretty she is. Maybe Heather gets a lot of male.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 5:48 pm

~ True, Lightning. Cute

. Of course, Leonard's letter-song to Heather wouldn't have to follow the content idea of the site's, and the album could still encompass the same concept. However, it's just as likely a similarity via names. We could still account the album's title to our dear Heather here

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altinkum · Post by **altinkum** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:37 pm

Well Iv'e been back and read the letter, I found it interesting I particularly liked the part about Rachel Remen. I also had a quick look around the rest of the site on the home page there is a link to the hunger site in which you can donate food to the worlds hungry, it doesn't cost anything to donate, the sponsors pay for food everytime you click on. I just spent a bit of time browsing their catalogue, some unusual stuff there, they also ship outside the US. Anyway shopping over

Perhaps in time we will discover just who Heather is.

Wendy