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PINCH ME. Am I dreaming? Is Leonard Cohen really touring TOO?!?
I swear to the gods that I was being TOTALLY facetious when I wrote this in the Tom Waits tour thread:
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Originally Posted by
RoseWhite
First the new Eddie Izzard tour, now this?!? What's next? Maybe Leonard Cohen is coming to a little coffeehouse near me to read poetry?
But holy . . . it appears to be true. A little bird tipped me off, I looked it up and I'm actually kind of freaked out by coincidence of it all.
http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/latest.html
Now, I don't have a sense of how many other Cohen fans are out there on SW, but he's up there with my all-time favorite artists. I've never gotten to see him live, this would be so meaningful for me. :faint: It'll all depend on what's going on with the babe if the dates are on the early side, but man. My starts must be aligning somehow.
Time for signature homage . . .
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Re: PINCH ME. Am I dreaming? Is Leonard Cohen really touring TOO?!?
Holy. Hell.
Your predictive powers are strong, Rose White.
Could you maybe predict Jessica Alba filming a movie in Portland soon? Or Scarlett Johannsen? Preferably one where they have to do a lot of research in strip clubs?
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Re: PINCH ME. Am I dreaming? Is Leonard Cohen really touring TOO?!?
Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn,
I have torn everyone who reached out to me.
But I swear by this song, and by all I have done wrong,
I'll make it all up to you.
--Leonard Cohen.....bird on a wire
He's Awesome.
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Re: PINCH ME. Am I dreaming? Is Leonard Cohen really touring TOO?!?
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Originally Posted by
Lunarobverse
Holy. Hell.
Your predictive powers are strong, Rose White.
Could you maybe predict Jessica Alba filming a movie in Portland soon? Or Scarlett Johannsen? Preferably one where they have to do a lot of research in strip clubs?
I'll see what I can do! I already have a trifecta going with Eddie, Tom & Leonard - don't want the universe to think I'm getting greedy!
But Lunar - do you know about Scarlett's Tom Waits cover album??? Shit you not.
Rose trivia: My iPod is named Leonard, with "Now I've heard there was a secret chord . . ." engraved on the back ('twas a gift). :blush:
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Re: PINCH ME. Am I dreaming? Is Leonard Cohen really touring TOO?!?
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Originally Posted by
hockeybobby
Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn,
I have torn everyone who reached out to me.
But I swear by this song, and by all I have done wrong,
I'll make it all up to you.
I used to think (seriously now) that "Bird on a Wire" would be one side of my epitaph (double-sided; the other side would be a funny). Then I heard someone beat me to it. I know I could still do it, and might, but it kind of takes the punch out a bit. Just a bit, though.
It'd be this part:
Like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir,
I have tried,
in my way,
to be free.
*sniff*
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Re: PINCH ME. Am I dreaming? Is Leonard Cohen really touring TOO?!?
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Originally Posted by
RoseWhite
I used to think (seriously now) that "Bird on a Wire" would be one side of my epitaph (double-sided; the other side would be a funny). Then I heard someone beat me to it. I know I could still do it, and might, but it kind of takes the punch out a bit. Just a bit, though.
It'd be this part:
Like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir,
I have tried,
in my way,
to be free.
*sniff*
Yeah, Chris Christopherson wants that for his epitaph.
Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old fashioned book,
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
oh yeah, he's good.
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Aww, I just looked at his tour dates and he's going to Canada and Europe. No love for Little Beirut (Portland, OR)?
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Two words Lunar: Road Trip
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No no, it says he WILL be adding more dates! Though I'll cross the border if I has to . . .
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Re: PINCH ME. Am I dreaming? Is Leonard Cohen really touring TOO?!?
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Originally Posted by
hockeybobby
Yeah, Chris Christopherson wants that for his epitaph.
That's it! That's the guy! With two K's I think. ;) I was thinking Hank Williams - maybe I was just invoking "Tower of Song".
I said to Hank Williams: how lonely does it get?
Hank Williams hasn't answered yet
But I hear him coughing all night long,
A hundred floors above me
In the tower of song . . .
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Ok, so I got my breath back now, but still with the goosebumps. Holy Hallelujia I will do everything in my power to be in Montreal in June, is it June? God I'm too excited to think, I wish my Dad was here, argh, more circles to run, back soon!!!!!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXS
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Song of Bernadette makes me tear up everytime. I'm a softie I think. :)
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I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,
I’m back on Boogie Street.
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the Masterpiece.
And maybe I had miles to drive,
And promises to keep:
You ditch it all to stay alive,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
Seriously, I think I may cry
XXXS
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Rose, now you must use your supermojo powers to get a Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds tour for this summer too. Go!
I'd drive to Montreal, or take the train or something if there aren't US dates for LC. Holy ticket prices, though!
How far is Montreal from Philly anyway? 8 hours?
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Yes! I knew about this a few weeks ago, because one of my customers is a big ol' obsessed Leonard fan; I'm going!
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Re: PINCH ME. Am I dreaming? Is Leonard Cohen really touring TOO?!?
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MrChristopher
Rose, now you must use your supermojo powers to get a Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds tour for this summer too. Go!
I'd drive to Montreal, or take the train or something if there aren't US dates for LC. Holy ticket prices, though!
How far is Montreal from Philly anyway? 8 hours?
Well. Mr. C. It's not outside the realm of possibility! They are about to release Dig Lazarus Dig, after all!!! Early April! They could potentially tour in support of that, right? I'll see what I can do. :meditate:
I'll most likely head to the Toronto show if US dates are not forthcoming & feasible. (All the early annoucements about the Cohen tour definitely did say Canada and US in addition to Europe.)
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Wa-haaa! SHAZAM!
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds release their 14th studio album DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! on 3rd March 2008 (April 8th in the US on Anti).
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will announce single and tour news soon.
And now I want a MILLION DOLLARS!
*waits*
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WOOOOO!!
::does the cabbage patch::
It appears my entertainment budget for the summer has gone up.
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I love me some Mr. Cohen, but somehow I can't imagine going to see him live... he's too much of an alone-in-my-bedroom kind of thing.
You want to see some beautiful losers, go do a youtube search for "Leonard Cohen covers." Oh, the humanity!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByLAuVEksa4
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Heh. Just out of curiosity, I checked a couple of random sites. New Skinny Puppy album by the end of the year. New Legendary Pink Dots US Tour in October. The music gods smile heartily upon me. Now, about that Big Black reunion....
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Fat fucking chance of a Big Black reunion. I believe Green River will play this summer at the Sub Pop 20th anniversary show, though.
I don't like going to see rock or songwriter legends; rarely does it live up to what I imagine. With the exception of country singers and jazz musicians, that is.
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RoseWhite, could you perhaps jest about an Oingo Boingo reunion too?
I would have to get pregnant then just so I could have a first born to sell for tickets.
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Hah, I was about to add Green Jello into that last post request. Quickly googled it to find out that they ARE touring this summer.
I wonder if its remotely the same lineup.
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I know, Susan...but I can dream right? Very few of my all time faves that I haven't seen live, and they're up there.
Boingo would be fun, too, though I DID see them back in the 80's
I almost agree about Leonard live. I dunno, it could be beautiful and transcendent. OR, it could suck out loud and be a snoozefest. Still, I'm willing to risk it. Not for 200+ bucks, though.