Central Park
For me, it began on Halloween - October 31, 1995.  Barbra and crew had taken over Tavern on the Green in Central Park for several nights, shooting the wedding reception scenes.  Barbra was there along with Pierce Brosnan, Brenda Vaccaro, Mimi Rogers and Lauren Bacall.  Of all the assembled cast that night, Bacall was the most friendly, stopping by to chat with the fans.  Too bad her scenes didn't make the final cut of the film.  It was a great two nights of shooting

West End Avenue
In May, 1996, Barbra returned to NYC.  This time it was West 84 Street and West End Avenue to film the movie's finale.  Fans were treated to five nights of excitement as Barbra and Jeff Bridges laboriously worked the scenes that would bring the love story to its climax and conclusion.  Again, we were allowed to watch the action from a manageable distance.  Barbra had a lot of fun shooting these particular scenes.  After one particularly emotional and complicated scene involving a loving embrace with Jeff Bridges, fans watching the action burst out in spontaneous applause.  Barbra turned to her faithful and took several theatrical bows, acknowledging our approval.  She loved it as much as we did.

On Thursday night, a friend connected with the production invited me "on to" the actual set.  To my surprise, as a guest of a crew member, I got to stand right beside Barbra as she reviewed the playbacks.  Up close, personal and first hand, I got to see how marvelous Barbra really is as a Director.

Bloomingdales
Finally, a few weeks later, it was off to Bloomingdales for scenes with Brenda Vacarro, Mimi Rogers and Pierce Prosnan. Barbra arrived in costume at closing time to the surprise and excitement of exiting shoppers. Barbra smiled and said thanks as I told her to break a leg.  Upstairs, she worked with the film's extras, positioning them appropriately for her scenes with Mimi and Pierce in the store's cafe.