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fezo · 12-21-2009, 07:55 PM

Way back in 1974, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, I saw Leonard Cohen up at Symphony Hall in Boston. I lucked into this show. I was supposed to see him at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ but the show got canceled due to some contract issue. Anyway, bummed at that I go up with my then girlfriend to Boston to see my brothers and her roommate from her year at Northeastern up there. I spot a poster for the Cohen concert.

I call the Hall and it's sold out but I ask about possible availability. THe woman asks how many and I say tow of us. She says come and ask at the window. We'll have something you can buy. We ended up in the tenth row dead center.

It was one of the three best concerts I've ever been to. Kind of like God playing a guitar... Alternating with that deep mysticism of his and actual humor that I didn't expect at all. I can't remember how many encores. I know it was enough that he ran out of songs and so ended with what he had started with - Bird on a Wire.

I'm actually stunned that was the only time I saw him. Maybe I'm afraid you couldn't match that event.

12-21-2009, 07:55 PM	#11
fezo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Manahawkin, NJ, 08050 Posts: 806	Re: Leonard Cohen to receive lifetime ahievements Awards @ next year's Grammys ! Way back in 1974, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, I saw Leonard Cohen up at Symphony Hall in Boston. I lucked into this show. I was supposed to see him at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ but the show got canceled due to some contract issue. Anyway, bummed at that I go up with my then girlfriend to Boston to see my brothers and her roommate from her year at Northeastern up there. I spot a poster for the Cohen concert. I call the Hall and it's sold out but I ask about possible availability. THe woman asks how many and I say tow of us. She says come and ask at the window. We'll have something you can buy. We ended up in the tenth row dead center. It was one of the three best concerts I've ever been to. Kind of like God playing a guitar... Alternating with that deep mysticism of his and actual humor that I didn't expect at all. I can't remember how many encores. I know it was enough that he ran out of songs and so ended with what he had started with - Bird on a Wire. I'm actually stunned that was the only time I saw him. Maybe I'm afraid you couldn't match that event.