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(Photos of the exterior fence artwork and interior flowers and chairs of the Nelson Mandela
Community Garden in Harlem, taken by Jerry Saravia)
One of the signs explained that everyone was welcomed to come in, sit and enjoy the garden, so
Jerry and I did. It was an oasis of nature and peaceful calm surrounded by beautiful wildflowers
in the middle of the busy city. As we were sitting on the bench enjoying a good conversation, we
noticed a couple of workers who were tidying up the back corner. When a few more workers
joined them a little while later, then a few more appeared at the entrance fence, Jerry noticed that
a couple had camera equipment. It was then I saw that a few of them had on Team Coco gear and
we figured they must have been prepping for a location shoot. We hightailed it out as fast as
possible so we weren’t in the way or delaying them any longer.
https://youtu.be/yMETAFIgPww
(Behind the scenes with Conan and actor Ryan Reynolds as they film a skit titled “The Notebook
Part Two” in the Nelson Mandela Community Garden in Harlem, originally aired November 2nd
2016 on “Conan”, shared and available via the official Team Coco YouTube channel—please
head over and subscribe!!)
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November 2016