25 Years of The Leonard Cohen Files

[MarieM]

Congratulations, Jarkko. Leonard was lucky to have you in his life and so are we. Thank you for keeping Leonard's work alive and serving his community of followers.

[Diane]

Yes, so much comes down to you, dear Jarkko.

[WiTS]

Congratulations, Jarkko. Super huge thank you.

[bogra]

Congratulations, Jarkko!! And thank you so much for all you have done for us, the Leonard Cohen fans

[Mabeanie1]

Congratulations Jarkko!

The Files was an amazing achievement in itself and much appreciated in an almost Leonard free world (as it appeared at the time). We bought our first PC in 1997 and I was a frequent visitor from then, long before I discovered how many wonderful people there were out there to share my LC obsession with via the forum, concerts and meet ups, both official and ad hoc. Thank you Jarkko for the riches you have brought to my life via your project.

Wendy

[mutti]

Congratulations Jarkko! Thank you so much for all the wealth of information you have shared and provided. Thank you for bringing so many people together in our love of Leonard's words and music.
It truly is a remarkable accomplishment.
Hip Hip Hoorah to you!
Love Leslie

[ScottM]

Congratulations Jarkko and the team! Not only for your tireless efforts in marshalling the forum(s) magnificently but for all that you have done for our international community, the organisation of events, the meetups and the concert ticketing prioritisation. So many life enhancing events and friendships that many of us have enjoyed through the years and hope to continue sprang out of the Leonard Cohen Files.
Many thanks!

[Mollydog]

Congratulations, Jarkko! Thank you for all your hard work over the years. Your love of Leonard brought so many of us to the files and forum, creating life long friendships that I will always cherish.

Mary

[rike]

Congratulations, Jarkko. Thank you for everything you have done these 25 years--and continue doing for those who have been getting comfort and joy from LC.

[Goldin]

This is exceptional. Congratulations & so many thanks to you, Jarkko!

[FOXWOOD]

Many Congratulations Jarkko.
Your efforts have brought people together and brought happiness into many lives.
It is very much appreciated.

[John K.]

Jarkko - Congratulations on this milestone anniversary, and thank you for bringing us this website that enriched my life and brought me so many friends!

[Hartmut]

Congratulations, Jarkko! And thank you!

[Andrew (Darby)]

Hearty congratulations, Jarkko Thanks so much for all of the wonderful things you have facilitated for us diehard fans with the advent of the Leonard Cohen Files, that has resulted in the provision of so much vital information and allowed our participation in so many rewarding experiences with those of like mind, which would not have otherwise been realised to the same extent by us individually. This online capacity and associated chat room, newsgroup and forum mechanisms amounted to a unique meeting place, provided us with a new community of friends around the world and with friendships that were then deepened by subsequent face-to-face contact at events and gatherings etc.

I discovered Leonard in 1973, but during the seventies and eighties I sometimes wondered if anyone else in the world felt the way I did about Leonard, as I lived in my own little confined Cohen world, one that a lot of the time I felt quite isolated in, especially being “Down Under” where hardly anybody knew who Cohen was, except maybe for a few musically enlightened folkie types. Eventually I broke through some of this feeling of being from another planet by organising and running my own LC Birthday events, from 1993, starting with just a small group of people who could appreciate Cohen (though, apart from one or two exceptions, were not really dedicated fans). However, the big breakthrough came when I discovered the LC Files, after I went online in year 2000, this resulting in the joyous and liberating realisation that I was not alone in my deep appreciation of Leonard... so again, my deep heartfelt thanks, Jarkko.

Cheers,
Andrew

[Joe Way]

Congratulations, Jarkko-you will forever have our love and undying gratitude for what you have accomplished.

Joe & Anne