When you think of places with majestic castles, Toronto might not be the first place that comes to mind, but it certainly has one in the form of Casa Loma, a 98-room, early 20th century castle and museum. The facility's glass-walled outdoor pavilion, often used for concerts and special events, was recently outfitted with a new distributed system of Meyer Sound IntelligentDC self-powered loudspeakers.
I first met Leonard Cohen in 1988, as editor-at-large with Mix magazine, for my monthly "Lunching with Bonzai" column. I appeared at his doorway with my wife Keiko, holding a bottle of Chianti and three chili dogs from Pink's. I'd heard that Leonard liked junk food. In a classy, three-piece grey suit and shoeless, with a 5 o'clock shadow, he escorted us to his dining nook and set up fine china and silverware for our repast. The conversation was thoughtful and un-rushed. Before we left, I gave him a copy of my first book, Studio Life. He walked over to his bookcase, took out the only copy of Death of a Lady's Man, signed it and gave it to me.