1772 FRIENDS at Leonard Cohen Paris Olympia Concert - Images Captured by Olivier Bouyssou

October 1, 2012

combination of two video screenshots

All the thrilling photos above are screenshots from a video filmed by Olivier, First We Take Manhattan, at the first Paris Olympia Leonard Cohen concert on September 28, 2012.

Olivier commented:

"I was sitting on the first of row of mezzanine and it was not easy to film because of security watching...

We had a wonderful night."

Mitch Watkins working his pedalboard- video screenshot

In addtion to the wonderful audience perspective shooting down to the orchestra level, the sound monitors on stage were no longer obstructions to the same degree when shooting from a floor seat up to the stage.

With that camera advantage, Oliver's outstanding videography also included something new for me, a clear view of Mitch Watkin's guitar pedalboard.  Mitch's adroit footwork was visible in many frames, sometimes using one foot and sometimes both.

I know very little about pedalboards other than what I learned in the excellent documentary film, "It Might Get Loud" when various effects were demonstrated by The Edge (U2).  And Leif Bodnarchuk mentioned in his tour diary blog, No Ideas, about servicing Mitch's pedalboard.

So, I found watching Mitch Watkins working his pedalboard a bonus of this outstanding video of the song.

Thank you, Olivier for you excellent camera work..

First We Take Manhattan at the first Paris @ Olympia (Paris-2012)  OldIdeas2012

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• Olivier Bouyssou is Olive31 on the Leonard Cohen Forum and OldIdeas2012 on YouTube
• Per Wikipedia, seating capacity of the Paris Olympia is 1,772.  (plus additional orchestra seating like at the Leonard Cohen concert 2,000 capacity)

Leonard Cohen "Save The Last Dance" Outro at Paris Olympia Concert 3, Sept 30-Photos by Sharon Erde

September 30, 2012

"Don't even know where to begin. 4 hours of pure joy. 

Save the last dance for me send off brought entire UHTC on stage and they danced.. Wasn't able to focus up from my standpoint, but this will give you an idea..."

Thank you so much, Sharon. Your photos are an extraordinary capture of the special moments closing the last Paris concert.

Shabbat-Paris Olympia Leonard Cohen Tour-Photos by "JC" and "SE"

September 28, 2012

"Arrangement by: LC

Photo by: JC"

 (Joey Carenza~Notes From The Road)

  

I don't recall seeing the beautiful silver Kiddush Cup before in the tour Shabbat Shalom photographs. Perhaps it is new or my memory of the last tour photos is rusty. But its appearance in tonight's "Arrangement by LC" adds an air of completeness to the Shabbat table setting so beautifully captured with the "Photo by: JC"

Shabbat enters with words of wonder poured upon rich wine, to fulfill the verse, “Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it.”

We call it kiddush, a ritual of words and drink, a magical bridge from the harried weekday to the day of rest...The kiddush serves as the kickoff for the evening and daytime Shabbat meals.

 The  kiddush consists of three parts: 1) Three verses from Genesis that recount how G‑d rested on the seventh day and sanctified it. 2) The blessing for wine. 3) A blessing thanking G‑d for giving us the Shabbat. All in attendance answer “Amen” at the conclusion of the blessings.

Then everyone else gathered around the table has a sip of wine from the Kiddush cup

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And another Shabbat Shalom greeting from a FRIEND in Paris for the Leonard Cohen concerts.

Shabbat Shalom...took this one on way home  
 (Sharon Erde)

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 Kiddush background from Chabad.org
Paris Olympia concerts Sept 28,29.30.12

Live Photos from Hans Kloss at Leonard Cohen Concert, Paris Olympia 9.28.12

September 28, 2012

Lift-off

FRIENDS waiting for the concert to begin

Olympia

Thank you Hans once again, for your live uploads to Facebook.