Leonard Cohen

[marta]

Leonard Cohen is getting the Glenn Gould Award this year for lifetime achievement.

Mission Statement

The mission of The Glenn Gould Foundation is to honour Glenn Gould’s spirit and legacy by celebrating brilliance, promoting creativity and transforming lives through the power of music and the arts with the Foundation's signature activities, including The Glenn Gould Prize.

The Glenn Gould Foundation - Ninth Prize (2011)

I am listening to CBC right now and as they talk about Leonard Cohen and also what the Glenn Gould prize is about, I can't help think of our wonderful friend who was a fan and did for us with his words what Leonard is being recognized for with his music. Rest in peace Jack. Love you!

Just sayin'

[annekat]

Whew! I was afraid of bad news since he's getting up there in years. I'm glad to hear of this. I've liked Leonard since around 1968. And I did have the pleasure of reading many of Jack's posts before he passed. Rest in peace, Jack.

[pberggren1]

This is just odd. I had a dream about Jack last night. In fact I had a dream about many Weggies. Many of us were sitting around a big table and laughing.

[drz]

We all wish Jack could watch this presentation. Jack was really a great asset to all of us here and is greatly missed.

[renidrag]

A weggie one day was walking down Main Street and saw a man he recognized but had not really met. He stepped up his pace as this man approached, slowing just three steps away. As he stopped and doffed his cap he simply said "hi Jack" but to his surprise the man replied " I am sorry but my name is Leonard, Leonard Cohen." I miss Jack.
Dale

[Palmyra]

Thank you for sharing this with us Marta. Geographic distance doesn't matter so much when one has such rich common experience. Jack and his avatar made us very wealthy indeed.

[chrisTIn@]

Wonderfull Marta!
I've got Leonard Cohens latest album 'Old Ideas', and whenever I listen to it I remember Jack too.

Leonard Cohen Music : Old Ideas | The Official Leonard Cohen Site

[Sangye]

Thanks Marta. I still expect to see Jack here all the time. I miss him so much.

[annekat]

Wonderfull Marta!
I've got Leonard Cohens latest album 'Old Ideas', and whenever I listen to it I remember Jack too.

Leonard Cohen Music : Old Ideas | The Official Leonard Cohen Site

That's cool, when you click on the song title it gives the lyrics for each song. I wish I'd known Jack better and had stopped lurking and started posting in the months before he left us.

[Al]

Thanks, Marta! I knew Jack only from his posts (and the posts about him); Glenn Gould, only from his recordings and writings (and writings about him); Leonard Cohen has music and his hat, both of which I am partial to. To my way of thinking, they have all added immensely to our humanity.

Oh, and Phil, maybe some day we will all gather around the table, wearing hats, and laugh and share stories.

Al