hey, that's no way to say goodbye

lost another great one today. at least in the case of leonard cohen,there is solace in that he lived a long,rich,full life and in his own words was ready to go.

the sands of time were falling from your fingers and your thumb

it's so strange to me that this song was my first introduction to leonard cohen as a 14 year old kid watching natural born killers.



it took me a few more years to really get into his class of modern troubadours (see also: tom waits, nick cave, scott walker,etc) but i am certainly glad i did