4 April 2009
I’m Your Man

Filed under Hero + Music/Movie/Media + Soul

I went to the Leonard Cohen concert in Dallas yesterday. It was amazing and I was so grateful to be able to experience it. He is such a master of words and images.

What I didn’t see at the concert was a bunch of dancers, multiple costume changes, wardrobe malfunctions, hyper-sexualization, over-the-top pyrotechnics, lip-syncing or blatantly overt forms of marketing.

Instead, what I was able to succumb to was poetry, passion, lyricism, divine instrumentals including several solos by the inimitable, Javier Mas (bandurria, laud, archilaud, 12 string acoustic guitar), authentic vocal harmonies, skipping, enviable virility, prayerful vocal undulations, overt compassion and regal generosity.

Several times I was actually moved to tears, laughter, knowing sighs and unexpected awe, as were those around me.

I hope that his grace, gentility, enthusiasm, poetry and zest will stay with me long after the remembered resonance of the concert flees.

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