How to celebrate Leonard's 80th birthday

[Henning]

Oh how I like Jarkko's official announcements

[BlizzardofIce]

This is exciting, it looks great, looking forward to see the bench IRL when I some day visit Hydra.

I think the final plans should be made when we know excactly the amount of money collected will be.
If it's enough to fix the stairs, then fix the stairs. If not, use what we got on the bench.
Get the money first, then choose how to spend it, that's a good rule in life.

[jarkko]

In principle yes, but after the Archeological Office in Athens has ratified the plan and given us permission, no changes can be made (without another bureaucratic round). However, thanks to your activity in sending pledges, our team is getting convinced that this project will be a success. The official announcement of the fund raising campaign will be posted soon.

[jarkko]

Dear Friends

we have received so many pledges that we are ready to open the fund raising campaign.
Please go to viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35233 for complete information and links!!

Marie & Jarkko

[seed-sown]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and admittedly haven't even read one post by others. Yet, I will. Surely, this is a fab bunch who also love him, here.

For me personally, I'd like to celebrate his birthday with a poem of love.

I'll be 56 soon, and my age only recently 'dawned' on me. The fact that I only heard Leonard's music/poems (a thousand kisses deep especially) only a year or so ago, only confirms the shell of existence I've been in for so long.

I did hear and know of "Suzanne" which, at the time, and also, always, just blows me away to a good place.

So, to Leonard, from me:

every woman dreams your words
were whispered to her soul
the ointment and the soothing
soaked into her deepest wounds
the hero man, the real man
reaching out to go within

but all she ever gets is hints
torments of what could be
chained in time to love's best hope
she waits alone again

anymore, dreams alone are not enough
anymore, disenchanted not enough
we are old now
enough, the humdrum beating hearts
of those they call a 'man'
time and time again, enough

what then? sit solitary. wait.
with hearts given only to listen
to what some one woman knows of
you
the capture of your kiss
find me in this sacred seed sown

Happy Birthday to you, Leonard. May the Lord bless (make you happy) head to toe and all inside all of that. Live long.

You are loved and it doesn't ever get any better than that. Thank you for the beauty you have given to this world. Appreciated.

-Lauren

[vbm4040]

Anyone in Boston area want to celebrate LC's birthday at a restaurant or bar?

[Padma]

I shall be celebrating by going to see Joan Baez at the RFH!!

[lizzytysh]

Hi Lauren ~

Welcome to the Forum
I've just read your lovely poem to Leonard. If you want to be absolutely certain he will read it, it would be great for you to post it in the "Happy Birthday, Leonard" thread. It's the thread that Jarkko creates each year for us to post our greetings and messages to him, which after Leonard's birthday, Jarkko will send on to Leonard for reading them all. This is the link to it:
viewtopic.php?f=83&t=35328&start=30

And, again, welcome .


~ Lizzie

[JudithMB]

Dear Leonard, I wish you a wonderful birthday. You music and writing have given me so much enjoyment over my lifetime.
I'll celebrate your Birthday spending time playing with my horses and listening to your songs.
Judy

[mjhoey]

I hope you had a wonderful day with dear friends and loved ones. You are my favorite "old geezer ", so keep singing and skipping on the stage of your life!
MJH

[Citizen_Kane]

Later, when the bench is ready, we will make a photo book with pictures of Hydra, Leonard and our happenings on the island, and the bench, with full credits of all participants, project team and participating websites. A copy of the photo book will be given to Leonard, and another will be deposited at the Hydra Museum where everybody can have a look at it.

Great to see the bench now erected on Hydra! Does anyone know the status of the aforementioned photo book?

Kind regards.

[jarkko]

Such a book is still in the plans, but there is no hurry because Leonard has left us. Without the bench we couldn't make the book; we had to wait until we have photos of the construction, inauguration etc.
The book will be ready begore the next meet-up.

We will make it in three copies, one for Adam, one for Lorca and one for the Hydra Museum.

[Citizen_Kane]

Thanks for the quick reply, Jarkko!