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Heck Of A Guy offers, with assistance from Randy Newman and Etta James, the writer and performer, respectively, of "You Can Leave Your Hat On," a look at Leonard Cohen As Hunk.

The Ladies’ Man
Keeps His Hat On

Do I Have To Dance All Night (1976 version - with Laura Branigan)

has become the second Heck Of A Guy Leonard Cohen video to pass 10,000 views.

For details about this video and the often overlooked but outstanding song on which it is based, see the section under the heading, Do I Have To Dance All Night Film Festival in the far right column of this page.

The video montage of favorite scenes featuring the singer-songwriter, poet, and icon offered in celebration of Leonard Cohen's 75th birthday, September 21, 2009 garnered its 10,000th YouTube viewing on May 23, 2010.

Leonard Cohen at 75 Birthday Video

The Cohen Fandemic
Endemic for decades in areas such as Canada, Norway, Poland, and France, Leonard Cohen Fan Syndrome has become a world-wide epidemic in the past 2 years, spread by the Leonard Cohen World Tour and abetted by proselyting carriers despite efforts by authorities to quarantine these individuals at LeonardCohenForum.

Diagnostic Criteria
Based on the observations of DrHGuy, standardized criteria for the pertinent Axis II diagnosis are now available at

Cohenphilic Personality Disorder

Danger Signs
In addition to the formal medical description of this diagnosis, Heck Of A Guy has also compiled a list of the aberrant behaviors which indicate one is at high risk for being a full-fledged fan of Leonard Cohen. These signs and symptoms can be found at

Warning Signs Of Leonard Cohen Fan Syndrome

More Signs That You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan

Signs You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan #3

Signs You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan #4

All You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan If … entries
can be found at the
You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan If … Page

Also See

• Leonard Cohen Fan Affliction Medical Alert Bracelet
• CPR – Cohenphilic Personality Resuscitation

Leonard Cohen Dedicates Concert To Yasmine

• Leonard Cohen
• Anjani Thomas
• Anjani - DrHGuy FAQ
• Julie Showalter
• Julie's Writings
• Photos-Lord of Leisure
• Allan Truax

L Cohen In A Parallel, Funnier Universe

• Oh My Cohen! They're Calling Us A Cult
• 10 Unbelievable Secrets About Leonard Cohen
• The PowerPoint Version Of First We Take Manhattan
• How To Tell If You're At A Cohen Or A Springsteen Concert
• New & Improved Leonard Cohen Lyrics
• New & Improved Leonard Cohen Concerts
• Leonard Cohen Brand Cologne: Indifference
• The "I Unified Heart Leonard Cohen" T-shirt
• Leonard Cohen Finds Love - Quiescently Frozen On A Stick
• Leonard Cohen World Tour ON ICE - New Marketing Strategy For Florida Shows
• Leonard Cohen Rehearsal Video - New Finale For Last New York Concert
• Line Dancing to The Future
• First We Take Manhattan, Then We Go Vegas - The Leonard Cohen Girls! Girls! Girls! Las Vegas Revue
• The Miracle Of The Holy Cohen Breadroll
• Throwing In The Leonard Cohen (Beach) Towel
• Anjani CD Remains Blue - But Is It Still Alert?

Great Performances

• Best Of Leonard Cohen World Tour 2008-2009
• Baby, Baby, Baby - Leonard Cohen & Anjani Sing The Blues In Norway

Easily Missed Songs

• Elvis's Rolls Royce
• Two Very Raw, Unreleased Leonard Cohen Songs "Puppets" And "Book Of Longing"

CBC Interviews

• Cohen interviews on CBC

Biographical Items

• The 2008 Leonard Cohen Field Guide
• Leonard Cohen's List Of Pharmaceuticals Joke & His Not At All Funny Depression
• Notes On The 2008 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
• Inductees Enter Wrong Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall
• Gracious, That's Leonard Cohen - Part 1
• Gracious, That's Leonard Cohen - Part 2
• Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop, and The Woman Who Knew Exactly What She Wanted
• The Do-se-do Guy In Leonard Cohen's First Band

At The Movies & On TV

• Women Disrobe While Leonard Cohen Music Plays - Yet, Something Feels Wrong
• Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah - Mood Music For Watchmen SuperHeroic Sex Scene
• Leonard Cohen, Miami Vice Guest Star

• Take This Waltz in The Gin Game, Part 1
• Take This Waltz in The Gin Game, Part 2
• Understanding Leonard Cohen's Take This Waltz

Other

• Why Is Leonard Cohen Smiling - And Who's Lenny?
• Leonard Cohen's Jukebox
• Shades Of Leonard Cohen

Cohen Reference Pages

• A Leonard Cohen Primer
• L Cohen Article - Mojo 9/94
• Leonard Cohen Nicknames
• Leonard Cohen Lookalikes
• L Cohen Lyrics - Word Trees
• L Cohen Lyrics - Tag Cloud
• L Cohen Lyrics - Wordle

Also see Leonard Cohen Search, a Leonard Cohen-focused Custom Search Engine & Reference Index

... I never had a chance. I was - and this is the only word that fits - smitten. I still am.

She was smart and quick-witted, although it would take me 3 years to recognize that she was, in fact, much smarter than me, and then another 2 years to forgive her for that. She was also good-
looking and unabashedly sexy.

And, we fell madly, irredeemably, unflinchingly in love.

Complementing the unlikely story of how Julie and I met, fell in love, and - 2 husbands, 1 wife, and 2 careers later - spent an outrageously wonderful 20 years together before her death in 1999, a video, set to the poignant "In My Secret Life" by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson, is now available that evokes the role Julie, who died 10 years ago, continues to play in my life.

The written account of the story (think When Harry Met Sally meets Waiting For Godot) starts, appropriately, at This Is How A Love Story Began

The video can be found at And We’re Still Making Love In My Secret Life - A Video For Julie

Another Other
Leonard Cohen Album

Now, Another Other Leonard Cohen Album, the second collection of unreleased Leonard Cohen songs joins the popular The Other Leonard Cohen Album to offer fans of the iconic singer-songwriter a total of 3 CDs of musical treats. Another Other Leonard Cohen Album includes the following tracks plus liner notes by Sylvie Simmons.

1. Je Veux Vivre Tout Seual
2. Kevin Barry
3. Die Gedanken Sind Frei
4. Store Room
5. As Time Goes By
6. Don’t Go Home with Your Hard-on
7. Blessed is the Memory
8. Silent Night
9. Dead Song
10. Another Saturday Night
11. Ballad of the Absent Mare
12. Guerrero
13. The Butcher
14. Un As Der Rebbe Singt
15. Song to the Machines
16. If It Be Your Will
17. Thirsty for the Kiss
18. A Thousand Kisses Deep
19. I Tried To Leave You
20. Whither Thou Goest
21. Mr Cohen Must Be Going

More information and MP3 downloads are available at Presenting Another Other Leonard Cohen Album

The Other Leonard Cohen Album

Track List: Vol 1
1. Feels So Good (The Other Blues Song)
2. Book Of Longing
3. The Darkness
4. Puppets
5. Lullaby
6. Do I Have to Dance All Night (1976)
7. Blues By The Jews

Track List: Vol 2
1. Red River Valley
2. Never Got To Love You (Duet with Anjani)
3. Can't Help Falling In Love
4. Ride Around
5. The Union Makes Us Strong
6. We Shall Not Be Moved
7. To Love Somebody
8. The Hypnotist (Poem)
9. Chelsea Hotel #1
10. There's No Reason Why You Should Remember Me
11. Streets Of Laredo
12. Do I Have To Dance All Night (1980)

More information and MP3 downloads are available at Now Available - The Other Leonard Cohen Album

Heck Of A Guy offers 3 videos of clips and photos from The Leonard Cohen World Tour:

1. The Original Heck Of A Guy Dear Leonard Cohen - Thanks For The Tour. I Hope It Was Good For You, Too. Video Celebration Of The First 14 Months Of The 2008-2009 World Tour can be viewed at
Thanks For The Tour

2. A video, focusing on the Summer 2009 concerts can be seen at Thanks Again For The Tour - The Encore Video

3. The highlight video celebrating the Fall 2009 USA concert series is online at Thanks, Leonard Cohen, For Coming To The USA - Video Celebration

Tactics & Strategies

• 12 Ways To Minimize The Popularity Of Your Blog
• How To Beat The Rap On Law and Order

Weddings & Such

• Protection From (My) Marriage For A Small Fee
• A Heck Of A [Warm-Up] Guy
• Essential Wedding Rules No One Else Will Tell You
• Essential, Secret Wedding Rules – Part 2
• Mother Of The Bride Wedding Toast
• A Wise Man Once Said – Avoid This Wedding Toast
• Wedding Announcements Made Unique
• CNN Discloses; Man Composes, Proposes

Mom

• My Mother's Incredibly Christian Clock
• Angelic T&A — Not
• If Mom Were Muslim
• Mom, This Is The Blog – Blog, This Is My Mother

Funny As A Broken Hip

• Walkernastics – The Walker Dismount
• There Must Be 50 Ways To Leave Your Walker

"Do I Have To Dance All Night" was performed many times in concerts but was never released in the US.

As part of my crusade to popularize this song, I've cobbled together 2 videos - one for the semi-funky 1976 version with Laura Branigan and one for the 1980 more gypsy, less disco version - that kinda sorta fit the music.

• 1976 Do I Have To Dance All Night Video
• 1980 Do I Have To Dance All Night Video

Both videos include links to keys to the sources of the clips and the identities of the backup singers and others who are featured.

The complete story of "Do I Have To Dance All Night" is available at The Best Leonard Cohen Song You've Never Heard (Probably)

Unreleased music from Anjani's performances in Warsaw, Poland and Joe's Pub, New York.

• Whither Thou Goest (Warsaw Concert)
• Never Got To Love You (Warsaw Concert)
• Leonard Cohen and Anjani Duets Video (Joe's Pub, NY)

The Anjani Birthday Montage includes selections of favorites, especially songs from the Blue Alert album.

The review of Anjani's Blue Alert album is found at Blue Alert - A Recommendation That Will Make You Want To Kiss Me

Other important Anjani links:

• Anjani - DrHGuy FAQ
• Anjani Thomas Category
• Anjani Chronicles

Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen had a fling in the 1960s that, for unspecified reasons, was short-lived, with Cohen instigating the parting.

It was then and is now a complex connection. In 1988, Cohen said, I'm still very friendly with Joni - I had dinner with her before the tour, and I have the same admiration for her as you do. But I think it was Noel Harrison who came up to me in the LA Troubadour and said "How do you like living with Beethoven?"

The full story is at Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell: Just One Of Those Things