Top 5 “Top of the Mind” Leonards
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Something a little different for today’s Top 5.
In fact, I practically insist you play along!
Step 1: Acquire a pencil & paper
Step 2: Write down the names of the first 5 people named “Leonard” that come to mind.
Step 3: Share your Leonards in the comments below
Ready, Set, Go!
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As for my Top 5 “Top of the Mind” Leonards?
5. Leonard from the Big Bang Theory
The last name alas did not immediately spring to mind
4. Leonard Maltin, The Movie Critic
I always enjoyed his yearly movie guides
3. Leonard Bernstein, Composer/Conductor/etc.
As shouted by R.E.M.!
2. Leonard Nimoy
Though admittedly I pictured him on The Simpsons, specifically the timeless Monorail episode
1. Leonard Cohen
Well, it is his week after all.
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Verbalize the Positive
In that monorail episode, Leonard Nimoy delivered the ever-quotable line, “No, the world needs laughter.”
And I’ve been laughing about that episode for decades now, my thanks!
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Cohen, Nimoy, Bruce, Kravitz…ummmm.
Hey, four isn’t that bad.
Not too shabby at all – and Leonard Bruce was name-checked in the REM song with Leonard Bernstein as well!
I only know the chorus and ‘Six o’ clock TV hour’ line.
It’s a lot like the scene in Tommy Boy when I try singing along.
Do surnames count? Robert Sean Leonard from House M.D. and Dead Poets Society then. Does the Italian spelling qualify? I know of a Da Vinci and a Di Caprio then.
I’d say they count – and the Italian spellings would have the sequence of letters l-e-o-n-a-r-d so I’d say they’re eligible too!
I got four. Cohen, Nimoy, Bernstein and… Lenny Leonard. Ha!
Though I suppose Lenny Leonard would count as 2!
Yas!
The hockey fan in this old timer thought of Leonard “Red” Kelly.
I had forgotten that”Red” was a nickname!
Nimoy
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Cohen
Elmore Leonard
Len Glover ( iconic 1970’s footballer)
I wasn’t familiar with the name Elmore Leonard – but I checked out his list of credits, I think I’d like to read some of those novels!
It’s almost inconceivable that you’ve never seen a film of one of them – there have been dozens.
Oh I’ve seen some of the films – just haven’t read the original source material!
I’d make all 5 Leonard Cohen.
Always good to have Leonard at the top of the mind!
He rarely strays far, it’s true.