http://politicsandpress.com/2008/shipping-up-to-ontario/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:16:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://politicsandpress.com/2008/shipping-up-to-ontario/#comment-3596 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:43:21 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2008/shipping-up-to-ontario/#comment-3596 The concert in Hamilton was - not surprisingly I guess - all in English. I do have some French songs in albums but mostly English and it is - in the end - English that he uses to weave his poetic view of life, the world and love. However, interesting to note that among the best websites on Leonard Cohen are one managed by a Finn, another by a Frenchman and another by a Turk. End of the day he is an international icon and not easily pegged into a round hole. In any event - if any of you have a chance to go to a date on this concert tour, courez, ne marchez pas. (And leave me alone about my fifth grade French.) The concert in Hamilton was - not surprisingly I guess - all in English. I do have some French songs in albums but mostly English and it is - in the end - English that he uses to weave his poetic view of life, the world and love. However, interesting to note that among the best websites on Leonard Cohen are one managed by a Finn, another by a Frenchman and another by a Turk. End of the day he is an international icon and not easily pegged into a round hole. In any event - if any of you have a chance to go to a date on this concert tour, courez, ne marchez pas. (And leave me alone about my fifth grade French.)

]]> http://politicsandpress.com/2008/shipping-up-to-ontario/#comment-3540 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:23:17 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2008/shipping-up-to-ontario/#comment-3540 Kudos to Mr. Jeff, always a welcome visitor to Molsonland. My brother Doug and I were recently guests of honour in Canadian culture week in one of Europe's finest cities. On Leonard Cohen evening there was a rare joining of the French with the Anglo contingent (which was of course made up of speakers of every imaginable dialect of English) as both groups spoke of the influence of the great man fromn Montreal on both language groups. Mr. Jeff probably only heard him in English, but there are those who consider his rare French recordings to be the real piéces des résistances. Kudos to Mr. Jeff, always a welcome visitor to Molsonland. My brother Doug and I were recently guests of honour in Canadian culture week in one of Europe’s finest cities. On Leonard Cohen evening there was a rare joining of the French with the Anglo contingent (which was of course made up of speakers of every imaginable dialect of English) as both groups spoke of the influence of the great man fromn Montreal on both language groups. Mr. Jeff probably only heard him in English, but there are those who consider his rare French recordings to be the real piéces des résistances.

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