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The Gates was 3 years ago. How long does it take to edit a documentary? Feature films are often edited in a few months.
I thought the Gates would be silly but after visiting them three times I thought they were great. A beautiful mid-winter break from drab, gray NYC to a lovely dance of fluttering fabric. Central Park was packed with happy, friendly people. Everyone seemed in such a good mood. Two small snowstorms made it even more beautiful. I have some great photographs. Christo and Jeanne-Claude paid for everything including police. They requested cops who could speak multiple languages to help tourists. The cops wore the flags of the nations whose languages they spoke. They paid union wages for all their workers. Workers who kept the Gates from bunching up handed out samples of the fabric. All the metal and plastic was recycled. It was a wonderful event.
They called it "saffron," but we New Yorkers knew it was the orange in NYC's flag (for our Dutch beginnings) and the NY Mets' uniform.
