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Hey, naf nehoC dranoeL, you may be a "fan", as you say, but you show very little respect for The Man that we all admire and honour here on this forum. Yes, we sometimes may talk as though Leonard is a saint and can do no wrong (and I have not been convinced otherwise!), and maybe some minor criticism may sometimes be warranted (although I cannot, off the top of my head, think of anything...). But how about some R-E-S-P-E-C-T, please?

As for the concerts on the current tour: they are sublime, almost trenscendental experiences for almost everybody who attends, truly the best concert most people will ever see. And, most of the people who go are only going once, and so Leonard wants it to be as special as possible for that vast majority who will only have a singular experience. His words are directed at each individual, as though he is personally speaking just to them, and just on that one special occasion, and it works beautifully, and touches each person deeply.

Then you come along and try to spoil it, like some overindulged child who cannot appreciate how lucky he (or she) has been to have experienced something so special, let alone more than once. The next time you put on a series of sold-out concerts around the world, followed by rapturous reviews at every stop, and have millions of adoring fans crying and cheering and talking about how wonderful you are, setting up websites in your honour, recording your songs in your honour, writing poetry in your honour, etc., then you may come back and share your "opinions" about Leonard Cohen. Until then, may I suggest that you find a different forum? We won't miss you.

naf nehoC dranoeL wrote:?

If you would not follow these instructions now, I consider you to be a flushed-out poet, retired poet,
demented poet, not a poet at all.

Yep! definitely backwards... just like your name

It is such a great privilege just to be in the same room with The Divine Man, I think I would be ecstatic even if he stood there and did nothing; or even if he simply breathed, or said "la, la, la", into the microphone. Yet here he is, singing to us from the depths of his being, completely immersing his entire heart and soul in every syllable and note he produces, AND, at the end of each sublime performance, giving us his blessings! I have been to several concerts, and even though the setlists may be similar, the music and the experience are new and different each time, because of the "trueness" of Leonard's performance. As far as I'm concerned, he can do whatever he wants up there; I will be eternally grateful for the amazing good fortune of being in his presence for even a second. . .