Music - Friday Blues

Surviving a sweltering heat wave in a small apartment on a very busy street without aircon is almost as challenging as understanding the concept of gender identity. Only a few years ago one would just peer between ones legs and go 'AHA!! Knew that' .... gender sorted.

Now of course that subject is a whole new ball game....oooops, pun unintended... and I fear for the parents of today's youngsters. Yet, while on the subject of parents.... they seem to be a missing species these days. Especially in the Divided States of America. Where are they while their offspring glue themselves to works of art? Or sit in front of motor vehicles protesting the use of fossil fuels?

This man is right up there with Picasso, Van Gogh in my eyes.... and for any offended art purists.... tough titty peeps, I stick by my statement.

Some comments from below this LC video... long reads but truly highlights the value of music, and how music creates community.

@cillianlyndon2192
1 year ago (edited)
Hi. I’m writing this with tears in my eyes. I’m 14 and just learned that my dad passed from a heart attack today. this was his favourite song right now and he loved sitting in my kitchen and playing it on the speakers. this song will always be a huge part of my life from this day on.

Edit: It’s been a year now and I want to thank all of you who have left kind words on this comment.
“All things grow with time, except grief”
This past year has gone by in the blink of an eye while also simultaneously feeling like the longest year of my life. Life without my dad is different. There’s a hole that can not and will not be filled but that’s not a bad thing. That hole serves as a reminder of the great man that was my dad. People say that time heals, but I disagree. I think that time lets you accept what has happened but the scar remains. This song now serves as a beautiful trip down memory lane in place of a painful ballad of mourning. For anyone reading this who has recently lost someone they love dearly, weep as much as you need. Every tear is a drop of love with nowhere else to go. Try your best to carry on but make sure to take days off to relax and be alone if you need to. Again, thank you for the messages and lots of love to you all.

@johnbennettusa123
3 years ago (edited)
It really is 4 in the morning and I cannot sleep .... I am 70 now .... I was 18 when I found Leonard Cohen's music .... Saw him "live" approx 6 times, including a 3 day hippie festival in the middle of nowhere in the South of France .... he turned up on a white horse and sang a lot in French .... he has meant so much to me all of my life, and I feel the need to tell somebody!

@gregortaylor6378
2 years ago
I'm now 16 years old, balling my eyes out at 3:47 in the morning listening to this master piece, my mom brought me here as Leonard was her favourite artist. Listening to him just makes me feel as if she is sitting right next to me. Rest easy, and I'm sure she already asked you for a dinner date in heaven

Let the music do the talking .... three legends in one blog post {pats self on back...clings hard to the rope keeping self out of that deep deep music rabbit hole}

@stephanekaufmann411
6 months ago
To think i had to reach the age of 54 to finally listen to Janis Joplin!
Crying as i listen to this song for the first time..

I better make that a wrap .... else that rabbit hole gonna be triumphant ....

Thanks for stopping by, thanks for the support as always and remember... stay safe, stay free and keep stacking those sats !!!

namaste