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When does this year end? Not soon enough. -
It's a sad day today, a great man has left us.
He did however leave behind a legacy of great masterpieces that he will be remembered by in years-and-years to come.
A quite room, a glass of fine wine, and "You want it darker" spinning on the audio...
Cheers mr. Leonard Cohen! My thoughts go to your family - with a huge amount of gratitude for what you have given us!
RIP-TEK
Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working...
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One night about 7 years ago a group of us were at a friend's house watching the Leonard Cohen DVD "Live In London", which is a lovely concert. The woman sitting on the couch next to me whispered "I wish this concert would never end". That made a profound impact on me, especially as most guests can't wait for my music DVDs to end!
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I went to Chris's concert tonight in Anchorage, Alaska, and it was absolutely amazing. I'd have to say it was one of the top 3 concerts I've ever been to. It was certainly fun, but the concert was especially tops for all-out, max quality music that was exceptionally tight. Chris's... -
from today's edition of "The Writer's Almanac"
Today is the birthday of American jazz legend Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia (1915).
Billie Holiday’s parents were barely teenagers when they had her, and unwed — her mother only 13 years to... -
I see that the Cohen Brothers are releasing a remake of "True Grit". Since I am a Cohen Brothers fan, I can't wait. So far, it is the only film for this year that I am looking forward to. -
I really enjoyed this movie about a special squad set up by LA Police Chief Parker to take down Mickey Cohen. The movie's pretty bloody at times but there is some good acting by Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and an especially great interpretation of Mickey Cohen by a mean and deadly Sean Penn.... -
With Leonard Leonard Maltin’s advice "don't get your history from the movies" wringing in my ears I sat down to watch this film in a slightly sceptical state of mind. If you haven’t heard Zero Dark Thirty is a film about the mission to locate and capture/kill Osama bin Laden. I am pleased...
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