The free Perfofmances that took place in Central Park’s Sheep Meadow were epic and the Simon & Garfunkel concert memorialized with a live album was legendary. As I recall it was a last minute decision to trek onto the subway and head in for the show. When we arrived in Manhattan the crowd was huge but it did not deter us to try and get to the front. We did the “excuse me, excuse me” routine through the jam packed park for quite awhile before we reached barricades that had us penned in. It was then that we finally saw where the stage was situated which seemed like a mile away with the band looking like ants on a tiny stage. There would be no moving up any further as it was the biggest audience I had ever encountered up until that Saturday in September 1981. I can say that I was there however I actually really saw the show best on DVD.

The 59th Street Bridge Song

Rock on!

GQ