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dmay
I hate to be snarky, but, in that photo, Clive Davis looks like he should be a well dressed gnome on the late George Harrison's lawn. Regarding the show itself, you gotta wonder: Jimmy Fallon, Don Lemon, Andrea Bocelli? I do have hopes for Barry Manilow. I can't wait to see him getting the crowd going on Copacabana.

I can't help it.............a gnome on George's lawn?

A Starry Central Park Comeback Concert Is Silenced by Lightning

By Ben Sisario
August 21, 2021

[www.nytimes.com]

paywalled, could you or someone summarize what happened after the thing was called off? Was it performed in front of a vacant audience? I mean more vacant than usual?

thanks
jb

Nothing really happened. A bunch of artists did a song back stage and put on CNN.

Tropical Storm Henri was oddly shaped - the weak side had ALL the rain.

I kept thinking, based on last year and projections this year, that if Jazz Fest were to've happened in October that we'd get smashed by a category 3 hurricane the first weekend, which possibly would've cancelled the entire thing.

The joy of outdoor concerts and festivals.

‘Bruce Springsteen Was in His Dressing Room’: ‘We Love NYC’ Producer on the Effort to Keep the Concert Going

By Shirley Halperin
August 22, 2021

[variety.com]

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jbwelda
paywalled, could you or someone summarize what happened after the thing was called off? Was it performed in front of a vacant audience? I mean more vacant than usual?

thanks
jb

CNN vamped for a few hours.

Barry Manilow sang a personalized version of (M)Andy to M. Cooper.