leonardcohenforum.com

ForYourSmile ironically wrote:Yes the Orpheum looks fabulous, but El Palau of the Music is nice too:

linda_lakeside wrote:

look here L.a.w (LindaAllWet).... crotchety is as crotchety sees.... is it not strange that on the way to an LC performance we would debate the nasal protuberances of Cyrano and Pinocchio... who nose how this will end?....

Marcel

Marcel,

I can think of nothing more perfect than walking hand in hand with you into the concert with nasal protuberances on our lips. In that fashion, we can wipe the horror of our first meeting from the slate, forever.

Canada is no longer a benign border crossing, alas. The recent spate of drug scoops and murder, acts of terrorism, etc. has made this the longest and most paranoid border crossing in the world. It seemed to happen over night. If you must make a trek North for the Cohen concert, be advised that passports will likely be required. I know it's true the other way. I shall be standing on the other side, waving my lace hanky crying "Marcel, over here". So, please, be quick about it.

Adieu, adieu, adieu...

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Three issues impact the online and print stories about the 2008 Leonard Cohen Tour:

The only recently available information about the 2008 Leonard Cohen Tour2 is limited to this announcement posted at leonardcohenforum.com:

The following advance notice is posted with Leonard’s permission.

Leonard Cohen will be touring with his band in Canada and US in May and in Europe in the summer. More details will be announced in February

Only a finite number of combinations and permutations exist to present that core data.

The journalistic imperative of professional writers, critics, and reporters as well as blog-empowered amateur hacks of the DrHGuy variety is to produce unique, original stories

The simultaneous existence of these three factors offers the spectator not only a light amusement but also an opportunity to assess the personality of the publication based on its selection of photos and nonessential facts in the attempt to create a very special post about the tour. From my casual and unofficial count, these extraneous elements occur most frequently in these posts:

Leonard’s Cohen’s age: 73
Time since last tour: 15 years
Reference to the tour announcement appearing at leonardcohenforum.com, with out without a caveat (e.g., “if the posting is legit”)
Speculation that tour is motivated by financial losses secondary to the theft of Cohen’s funds by his former manager4
Mention of Cohen’s impending induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Also interesting are the attempts to choose a unique graphic (a photo of young Leonard Cohen, a photo of old Leonard Cohen, an album cover, a video, etc) that accompany most stories, a quandary I have cleverly avoided in this entry by inserting “Cohen On Tour” pictures of other Cohens on other tours.

The Posts
I’ve placed the graphics and links to more than 30 of these posts at GoodCleanWholesome Fun

Christine wrote:FYS, what a treat those pictures were. You may not remember this but I'm more than a little in love with your beautiful city. So I give up immediately and if you just stole my hope for BM to head this way, you won't hear any complaints from me.