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Great Lawn – or Great Lie?

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Just under 50,000 people showed up to the recent Bon Jovi concert at Central Park, and yet the Great Lawn looked full. One wonders how that's that possible, given the Simon & Garfunkel, Elton John and other concerts that have drawn hundreds of thousands? New York Times columnist Jim Dwyer joins us to explain next.

"Great Lawn: A Bubble of History Bursts" by Jim Dwyer


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  • [1] Christopher from Weehaken, NJ July 23, 2008 - 02:27PM

    Could it be that Americans are twice as fat as they size they used to be?
  • [2] Genji from LES July 23, 2008 - 02:33PM

    I remember going to see Simon & Garfunkel in Central Park. I was late, I walked a few yards in and had to turn back. You literally could not go any further into the park. There were people on every square inch of the park.

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