New skin, with a touch of ceremony

[Andrew (Darby)]

On the weekend, I was walking past a local poster shop (that I’ve mentioned before here) where there’s a eye-catching Leonard concert poster from a recent tour “down under”, when I overheard an excited exclamation about the said poster by a youngish man who had just spotted it and wanted his girlfriend to share his pleasure.

Given I also share the same pleasure, I couldn’t help but engage him in conversation, asking the question with a self-evident answer, was he a Cohen fan then? He enthusiastically replied in the affirmative and then for my benefit unveiled on his forearm a tattoo reproduction of the cover graphics from ‘New Skin for the Old Ceremony’!

I must say that I so enjoy such interactions with strangers who are Leonard fans and whom, with some serendipity, I get to meet!

Cheers,
Andrew