Category Archives: spoken word

Happy Birthday Leonard!

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Barbara

Last Sunday we went to see Leonard Cohen again in the O2 arena in Greenwich. This is the 5th time we have seen him since he started out on his world tour in 2008.

Posted in Folk Music, London, Music, Poetry, spoken word | Tagged Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas Tour, Sharon Robinson, that's how the light gets in, The O2 Arena, The Webb Sisters, There is a crack a crack in everything | 4 Comments

No sun – no moon! No morn – no noon No dawn – no dusk – no proper time of day No warmth – no cheerfulness, no healthful ease No comfortable feel in any member – No shade, no shine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Photography, Poetry, spoken word | Tagged Grey, London, November, Pea-Souper, Poetry, Thomas Hood, Tower Bridge | 5 Comments

There is a crack, a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Barbara

Leonard live at the National Stadium, Dublin 1988 I WAS THERE! I was only 19, and had spent the previous 4 years being lulled to sleep and indulging in depression with Leonard’s first 3 albums, very typical of teenagers … Continue reading →