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Fact #117186

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Short story:

Leonard Cohen plays at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Full article:

David Smith (reviewer, Badger Herald) : After his first song, Solidarity For Ever, Cohen mentioned that the White Panthers had asked him if they might use the stage after his performance. He said he'd refused, not because he did not favour their politics, but because he disliked their name, considering it ineffectual, and suggested, much to the audience's amusement, that a name like Snow Cobras would probably be more effective.