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Boom Boom and friends
Boom Boom – the dinosaur sculpture by Gregor Kregar – whose installation in Riverside Park blew up into widespread media coverage has celebrated its first birthday.
Boom Boom blows up in a media frenzy
Supposedly any publicity is good publicity.
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