Socrates and Leonard Cohen sit beneath an olive tree smoking opium from a Chinese pipe.<\/p>\n
Socrates<\/strong>: Gestures at black tar<\/em>. Is this British? It has that tangy taste.<\/p>\n LC<\/strong>: You know I don\u2019t buy British.<\/p>\n Both are silent as they mull over each other\u2019s words.<\/p>\n LC<\/strong>: You know I got fans.<\/p>\n S<\/strong>: I got fans.<\/p>\n LC<\/strong>: Yeah, but mine are alive.<\/p>\n S<\/strong>:<\/p>\n LC<\/strong>: Sometimes I think they want all my songs to be about sex, but I don\u2019t even know what to write for myself.<\/p>\n S<\/strong>: In what ways do you write?<\/p>\n LC<\/strong>: Either at my desk when I call it work, or throughout the day in odd episodes, when ideas strike my mind.<\/p>\n S<\/strong>: And in what ways are these each good, and in what way not good?<\/p>\n LC<\/strong>: When I find something new it is good.<\/p>\n S<\/strong>: Is it the only good?<\/p>\n LC<\/strong>: No, there are others, like\u2026<\/p>\n S<\/strong>: But what is the one generic term which covers all those which are good.<\/p>\n LC<\/strong>: You\u2019re not really helping me here, but thanks, dude. I\u2019ll shout you next time..<\/p>\n S<\/strong>: Ciao.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Socrates and Leonard Cohen sit beneath an olive tree smoking opium from a Chinese pipe. Socrates: Gestures at black tar. Is this British? It has that tangy taste. LC: You know I don\u2019t buy British. Both are silent as they mull over each other\u2019s words. LC: You know I got fans. S: I got fans. 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