In 2016 , Packer was quoted in '' Time '' magazine at the Strawberry Fields memorial in New York City on the anniversary of John Lennon 's death , saying , " With everything going on in the world , we really need to listen to John 's message about more peace and love , and more understanding and more acceptance in the world . " In August 2017 , Packer was interviewed by '' The Independent '' as part of a crowd gathered in New York City to watch the solar eclipse over the U.S. Several months later , he was interviewed in the '' New York Daily News '' before attending Midnight Mass at St. Patrick 's Cathedral , saying " It 's Cardinal Dolan that keeps me coming back year after year . " Several days after that , he was interviewed by Reuters while in Times Square for New Year 's Eve , saying " It feels more like Antarctica than New York . But everybody in the world is here . " In 2004 , Packer described his success at being quoted as , " I always come up with an answer for everything , number one . And … I always give everybody … the respect and the time that they need . " He has also said that he tries to " just be myself , and show how happy I am to be in the front row "
solar eclipse over the U.S.
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
Greg Packer