Camera: Leonard Cohen at the Glenn Gould Award Gala (and Fran’s Restaurant)
Camera: Leonard Cohen at the Glenn Gould Award Gala (and Fran’s Restaurant)
By Andrew Wallace | July 9, 2012
By Andrew Wallace | 07/09/2012
By Andrew Wallace | Photography by George Pimentel
May 14, Fran’s Restaurant. By the time the VIP after-party rolled around, few attendees expected the man of the hour to show. Leonard Cohen is 77, after all, and it had been a long evening: first a lavish dinner at the Arcadian Court, then a tribute concert at Massey Hall, where Cohen was awarded the Glenn Gould award (the so-called Nobel Prize for the Arts). The late-night doubters spoke too soon: as the clock struck 11:47 p.m., Cohen swept into the diner to a buzz of excitement and a striking-up of the band (CanCon rockers Lighthouse) and began to boogie, an inexpert little shuffle that the legendary troubadour made look effortlessly cool.
148424 Blue Rodeo crooner Greg Keelor (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera01.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera01/ jul12camera01 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
148425 Author Michael Ondaatje and FM personality Jian Ghomeshi (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera02.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera02/ jul12camera02 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
148426 Leonard Cohen (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera03.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera03/ jul12camera03 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
148427 Singer-songwriter Serena Ryder (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera04.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera04/ jul12camera04 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
148428 Actor Alan Rickman (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera05.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera05/ jul12camera05 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
148429 Former GG Adrienne Clarkson (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera06.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera06/ jul12camera06 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
148430 Canadian icon Gordon Pinsent and daughter Lea (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera07.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera07/ jul12camera07 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
148431 Stage and screen star Colm Feore (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera08.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera08/ jul12camera08 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
148432 Jazz singer DK Ibomeka (Image: George Pimentel) Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal Camera: Leonard Cohen, Party Animal https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jul12Camera09.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/city/leonard-cohen-party-animal/slide/jul12camera09/ jul12camera09 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
Fabulous photos! You have really captured a wonderful range of expressions and personalities. It looks like everyone had an joyous and amazing time.