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I'm (still) 43, well inside the standard deviation, i reckon.

I'm a day older than I was yesterday and I'm still alive. And as far as I'm concerned, that's good enough for me.
If we take this 'age' thing back to its original cause and effect and use Aristotle and Plato as guides for our discussion, then are we not really discussing when our parents had sex and we were conceived? Although my mummy did show me the original bush under which I was found.
Can any of you claim to know your own particular mulberry bush. I very much doubt it.
Do you know, I'm starting to feel better already. But I still feel a little guilty. (after emerging physically unscathed)
Ahem! cough, cough, 56.

I'm 53 yrs of age (this week).

However, I'm also pleased to say that my son Tim, who is 19 yrs & 10 months, is also an LC fan - though not as fanatical as his old man!

It's nice to know that a father & son can bridge the 'age gap' in such a rewarding way - we also like the same sort of cinema etc.

Interestingly, when he was in his early teens he made it clear to me that he didn't like LC's music (for the same reasons that most non-fans spout). Despite this, I can honestly say that I never tried to consciously influence him in this regard. At that stage I even happily went to a Michael Jackson concert with him - which, somewhat surprisingly, I really enjoyed! Then, as a quite mature and thoughtful 16 year old, Tim said to me one day (out of the blue): "Dad, I like Leonard Cohen's music now." Admittedly, I believe he was reintroduced and given a fresh perspective on Cohen by a girl he was very sweet on (and who loved the "I'm Your Man" album)! Irrespective of this, he then came to the following Cohen birthday celebration night (which I MC annually) and has continued to do so. He usually brings some of his young friends and likes to read some of LC's poetry or prose. (Anyway, I should stop myself now - there's only so much of the 'proud father' that's appropriate or acceptable. )

Cheers
Andrew (Darby)

As I still have some pretensions to be considered a lady (of sorts) I should probably admit my age now, while I can still claim to be in my 40's. My daughter, who has just turned 16, loves LC's words, but not his voice, and would probably baulk at being called a fan anyway.

I am 50. Pete if you were gonna be an Elder tree I thought a Scyamore would compliment. And as you are on the abyss of 50 you need all the friends you can get.

Andrew Darby - its funny how it works with kids. They profess to like some utter garbage but when my son left home he made sure he had downloaded all my Cohen stuff on to his computer. My youngest claims to prefer other music mainly rubbish my middle child will openly confess to liking Leonard and we both went to see Adam Cohen when he toured England. She did change her allegience then but I was cool with that.

They all are capable of distinqisting a Cohen song at 20 paces regardless of the singer singing said song. I have brought them up well

Please talk more about that, Paula.....Adam's concert. Give us some details of what you thought of him as an artist, a performer, his group, his style, his engagement with the audience, anything you can think of. I'd really like to see him perform someday.

At 20 paces, eh? I like that .

Sara and I when to see Adam at a place called "Break for the Border". Altho we get Dawson Creek over here Adam is not universally known and I only spotted it in the paper the day before the concert.

When we got there it was a small venue. The people I spoke to were either there because they wanted to see Leonard's son or they had just wandered in off the street. I didn't speak to anyone who came to see Adam in his own right.

He has a really powerful voice and he walked around chatting with people. I don't really see any resemlance either in his voice or his music to his dad. The concepts of his songs seem to be based on human emotions/frailities in a similar vein to his dad but that is about it.

He has a really powerful presence and I am surprised that he has not made it big as yet. But bubble gum and rap seem to be the order of the day at present. In the long term I think he will certainly be a "name"

That's good to hear, Paula. I bought his cd a couple years ago, after learning Leonard had children/a son/a son who's a singer&songwriter. I like it and also find them quite different. Leonard is very proud of him, and once mentioned helping him with a couple lines, per Adam's request. He also commented that when he went to see him, you could hear a pin drop in the room. I like his engagement with the audience as you describe it. Thanks for more details. One day, perhaps it's already occurring, people will go to see him in his own right. That's the day I'm sure he's enjoying or looks forward to. Very difficult position for him to be in; comes with many unfair expectations.

I'm born in 1979... So, I am 24, I will be in August... Tom

and the leading contenders for the accolade are;
Andrew Darby at 53 years

and Andrew's son at 19 years 10 months.

Linda's (Linmag) daughter may be out of the running unless she confesses her fandom.

Paula... what do you mean "the abyss of 50 ??????"
What lies ahead of me? What happens to me when I hit 50?
Will it be painful?

PAULA
PLEASE FIND ME
I AM ALMOST 50

Pete

Well, if Everett Wade, our 16-year-old poet who used to contribute here, would return, he'd be the youngest. Can we honour anyone in absentia?
Somewhere, it seems a 14-year-old surfaced though, or maybe that's what they were when they discovered him. Roberta from the Board was 16, also. Both are now 17 I believe....even so, if in absentia floats, they've got it on that end.

i would gladly nominate my dad,who turned 55 sep.17.i would also humbly except his leonard award since i dont see him posting here anytime soon.
l.c. is a conversation piece for us.nice to have something in common.(besides our lookalike features)

saluté
elazar