Linkin Park is actually a name of a park where they use to hang out. Marcy Playground is also a real place that a band named themselves after (remember that 'ol song Sex and Candy?)
E-- Thanks for sharing that stuff about what the bridge does, or the significance of it. I felt like a total idiot when I read Tremonticized1's post that said Mark grew up in that area. I totally forgot he lived there for some reason.
I hope their cover isn't like The Long Road. It was semi-unoriginal. I think Dan could do a better job than something like that.
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