tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post8531478386942473434..comments2024-03-18T17:38:02.325-07:00Comments on Diary of a Fat Slob: The legend of Bun ManUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-54720447109895499182023-08-03T19:57:31.533-07:002023-08-03T19:57:31.533-07:00Jeff Buckley recorded Hallelujah in 1994; he had b...Jeff Buckley recorded Hallelujah in 1994; he had been playing it since about 1992. If he played it before that it was for 25 people in a coffeehouse, but I don't think he did. Rufus Wainwright recorded Hallelujah in 2001; he had been playing it only a short time. The third person to include it in live sets was John Cale who recorded the song in 1991 after having been faxed all 80 verses by johnthebasketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-69192489353111758892023-08-03T18:10:38.582-07:002023-08-03T18:10:38.582-07:00Bob Dylan wasn't the only person covering Hall...Bob Dylan wasn't the only person covering Hallelujah. Jeff Buckley had done it regularly when he was alive. Rufus Wainwright kept it in his set..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-1646545713108151092023-08-03T16:03:49.368-07:002023-08-03T16:03:49.368-07:00Doug, as you know, Cohen is one of my favorite son...Doug, as you know, Cohen is one of my favorite songwriter/singers, and his books were well reviewed in Canada, but I've always been reluctant to try to read a Cohen novel. I love his lyrics, but I'm afraid I'd find his prose ponderous. If you beat me there, be sure to review it. I hope I get there, but I never pray.<br /><br />John johnthebasketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-15929082686693447382023-08-03T13:23:33.714-07:002023-08-03T13:23:33.714-07:00Cohen's novel Beautiful Losers has been on my ...Cohen's novel Beautiful Losers has been on my reading list for a long, long time. Have you read any of his books?Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-51595471381800299212023-08-03T13:17:38.874-07:002023-08-03T13:17:38.874-07:00But what possible punishment can fit both the crim...But what possible punishment can fit both the crime and the man? Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-36636595162919368532023-08-03T12:04:37.286-07:002023-08-03T12:04:37.286-07:00Leonard Cohen was pretty much down for the count. ...Leonard Cohen was pretty much down for the count. He was 72 years old, lived in a modest bungalow in LA, and he was broke. He had spent a few years at the Mt. Baldy Zen Center, eventually becoming a monk, then tried to get an album out, but his old label wasn't very interested. Leonard's daughter Lorca discovered that Leonard's manager had absconded with all of Leonard's assets, ajohnthebasketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-46283578298552570532023-08-02T17:51:10.846-07:002023-08-02T17:51:10.846-07:00I don't think Jack Smith is just fucking aroun...I don't think Jack Smith is just fucking around. He spent 10 years prosecuting genocide and he knows how to hunt big game and stay for the kill.<br /><br />Johnjohnthebasketnoreply@blogger.com