Leonard Cohen
So yesterday I went through to Edinburgh with my good friends Ann, Bob and his wife Aileen to see Leonard Cohen in concert. We went to Harvey Nichols for lunch which is now blacklisted. Poor service, average food and average surroundings. Bob even complained at the end. They got a 75p tip which should have been zero! Ann pointed out a very thin plain looking cardigan in the mens department on the way out jokingly saying I should get it. I looked at the price and nearly collapsed... £450. Lol?
We then moved onto the Balmoral hotel and into the Bollinger Bar for afternoon tea and some Pinot Grigot followed by French Martini's(they are nice!). They all had work the next day so there was no excess drinking, they are also respectable Lawyers/Clerks and would of course never do such things anyway =)
We took the long walk up to Edinburgh Castle for the concert which was stupendous. Leonard did a good collection of songs from obscure/modern to So Long Marianne and Suzanne. I even managed to have an argument with a silly woman in front of me who overheard me saying to Ann at the end of the first half that his most "famous" songs would be coming in the second half. She obviously thought she was some elitist Cohen fan and said something totally illogical like "you don't think these songs were good?" looking at me as if I was a first time listener and needed educating. My point was simple, his most popular songs would be coming in the second half and this was proven out with the performances of Suzanne, Sisters of Mercy and So Long Marianne which I told her were yet to come and were his most popular songs. I never said they were his best or greatest tracks just that they were his most popular/famous. Anyway, I got her to shut up eventually! When the songs I pointed out actually did come on(of course they were the only songs the crowd actually sang along to) she turned around and acknowledged the error of her ways with a simple but knowing nod to a true Cohen fan =)
Time for my obligatory youtube video links?
Suzanne above.
Famous Blue Raincoat below which he did not perform :(.
Leonard is the greatest and he was looking strong and fit. Many more years left in him thankfully.
Tomorrow I leave for Denmark to stay with my good friends Rasmus and Sophie in Copenhagen. I'll stay for a couple of days in Copenhagen with Rasmus where we will spend a good portion of our time at the casino playing poker trying to make some money. I hear the players are terrible but also that the rake is super high. Rasmus does well so it should be profitable! We then go on to join Sophie in Jutland for a time and then back to Copenhagen. I'll be there for 12 days. I'll be taking my laptop so I might even do some updates on the blog from there but hopefully not having to post about how I got destroyed at the casino.
I am also going to Las Vegas sometime in September with friends and am planning on seeing many shows this time and not spending so much time sitting playing poker as I did on my first trips to Vegas.
We then moved onto the Balmoral hotel and into the Bollinger Bar for afternoon tea and some Pinot Grigot followed by French Martini's(they are nice!). They all had work the next day so there was no excess drinking, they are also respectable Lawyers/Clerks and would of course never do such things anyway =)
We took the long walk up to Edinburgh Castle for the concert which was stupendous. Leonard did a good collection of songs from obscure/modern to So Long Marianne and Suzanne. I even managed to have an argument with a silly woman in front of me who overheard me saying to Ann at the end of the first half that his most "famous" songs would be coming in the second half. She obviously thought she was some elitist Cohen fan and said something totally illogical like "you don't think these songs were good?" looking at me as if I was a first time listener and needed educating. My point was simple, his most popular songs would be coming in the second half and this was proven out with the performances of Suzanne, Sisters of Mercy and So Long Marianne which I told her were yet to come and were his most popular songs. I never said they were his best or greatest tracks just that they were his most popular/famous. Anyway, I got her to shut up eventually! When the songs I pointed out actually did come on(of course they were the only songs the crowd actually sang along to) she turned around and acknowledged the error of her ways with a simple but knowing nod to a true Cohen fan =)
Time for my obligatory youtube video links?
Suzanne above.
Famous Blue Raincoat below which he did not perform :(.
Leonard is the greatest and he was looking strong and fit. Many more years left in him thankfully.
Tomorrow I leave for Denmark to stay with my good friends Rasmus and Sophie in Copenhagen. I'll stay for a couple of days in Copenhagen with Rasmus where we will spend a good portion of our time at the casino playing poker trying to make some money. I hear the players are terrible but also that the rake is super high. Rasmus does well so it should be profitable! We then go on to join Sophie in Jutland for a time and then back to Copenhagen. I'll be there for 12 days. I'll be taking my laptop so I might even do some updates on the blog from there but hopefully not having to post about how I got destroyed at the casino.
I am also going to Las Vegas sometime in September with friends and am planning on seeing many shows this time and not spending so much time sitting playing poker as I did on my first trips to Vegas.
posted by TillerMaN | 2:33 PM
5 Comments:
Sounds like you all had a good time. I'm really jealous of you all. I love Mr Cohen and Pinot Grigot.
Becks
I really like your blog...interesting and instructive..here are some links to my favorite versions of some great Leonard cohen songs. Judy Collins, KD Lang, Rufus Wainwright and Antony have my vote for the best rendition of these songs:
Bird On a Wire by Judy Collins:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=OhKKLm9oHh4
Everybody Knows by Rufus Wainwright: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYCnw4wbTc
Hallelujah by KD lang: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=vofPGe1iUxg
If it Be Your Will by Antony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MDlMdu2gjw&feature=related
I'm Your Man-Chelsea Hotel by Rufus Wainwright: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=jvqvAUqIqOU&feature=related
Run Good, Crane
hey tillerman,
do you think it would be possible to make a living out of online billard?
there are a lot of ppl playing online pool for money, there are tournaments, sngs and cash games.
look forward to hear your opinion.
You have to see Cirque du Soleil in the Bellagio - 'o'. It's just amazing.
Glasgow dude.
Denamrk is stupidly expensive for anythng they count as a luxury. I worked for a Danish company and my old boss used to have to get a taxi ride when she went on business from the airport to the office.
30 mins in a taxi £95! And that was a discounted fair as she used them all the time!
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