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MTV’s ‘Power Of 12: Our Voice’: Watch It Now!

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Short film follows Andrew Jenks on the campaign trail with young voters, and the GOP candidates courting them. By James Montgomery Andrew Jenks speaks with young voters in “Power of 12: Our Voice” Photo: MTV News In December, filmmaker Andrew Jenks hit the road to talk with young voters — and the Republican candidates currently courting them — as part of MTV’s Power of 12 campaign, our ongoing coverage of the 2012 election. And, well, let’s hope he packed a big suitcase. Because for the next 11 months — from the pre-primary stump speeches to the last minute of Election night — Jenks will be working overtime for MTV , covering the race for the White House and amplifying the voices of the 45 million voters ages 18 to 29, who not only make up one of the largest voting blocs, but genuinely hold the power to swing the election. The first of his reports, “Our Voice,” premiered Tuesday (December 20) on MTV, and can be seen in this story. In it, we follow Jenks as he crosses the country interviewing young voters — everyone from high-school students concerned about attending college and members of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests to the recently graduated unemployed and returning war veterans. The 25-year-old filmmaker gets their take on the issues that matter the most, and scores face time with a handful of Republican presidential hopefuls, including Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. “Our Voice” is just the first phase MTV’s “Power of 12” series, which will also include the MTV News docu-series “When I Was 22,” which gives viewers a unique look at the lives of the men who may be president, painting a portrait of each candidate in their early 20s. The online game “Fantasy Election ’12” will allow users to draft a team of candidates pursuing the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, and rack up points, just like in fantasy baseball or football. The first-of-its kind game also rewards players for getting involved in the electoral process — they’ll get extra points for registering to vote, “checking in” to town halls and debates, and discussing issues with friends. MTV News will begin its coverage of the election on the ground in Iowa and New Hampshire, with Jenks and MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway at the helm. For more on MTV’s election coverage, check out the official Power of 12 site. Related Videos Power Of 12: Andrew Jenks Kicks Off Election 2012

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‘Sherlock,’ ‘Chipmunks’ Can’t Save Sagging Box Office

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Limited release of ‘Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol,’ however, had record-breaking sales. By Kevin P. Sullivan Robert Downey Jr. in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” More disappointing returns and one record-breaking bright spot were the stories of this past weekend’s box office. The two new wide releases, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” led the weekend receipts but failed to live up to the high expectations set by the previous movies in each franchise. But the limited IMAX release of “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” signaled more of an uptick in ticket sales. “Holmes” may have won the weekend with an estimated $40 million, according to Box Office Mojo , but that figure fell far below the original’s $62.3 million in 2009. Lukewarm reviews may have contributed to the slump, but most critics said the sequel, at the very least, lived up to the original. The duo of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law couldn’t capture the same box-office magic as two years ago. “Chipwrecked” couldn’t come close to the numbers posted by the past two entries in the series, sinking to a distant second behind “Holmes” with an estimated $23.5 million during its opening weekend. That’s a $25.4 million drop from 2009’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” and a $20.8 million fall from the original. The tumble in tickets came despite a “B+” cinema score. “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” on the other hand, broke records with its limited open. The film launched on roughly 300 IMAX screens around the country and raked in an impressive $13 million. That broke the record for the highest-grossing limited opening ever. “Ghost Protocol” opens wide on Wednesday. Last week’s leader, the even more disappointing “New Year’s Eve” and “The Sitter” rounded out the top five with huge dips in their second weekends. “New Year’s Eve” fell 43 percent, earning just $7.4 million, and Jonah Hill’s “Sitter” dropped even further with $4.4 million. In smaller releases, despite snubs from the Screen Actors Guild and the Golden Globes , “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” continued to put up solid numbers. The spy film expanded from four to 16 theaters and added an estimated $452,000 to its 10-day total of $852,000. What movies are you planning to see this holiday season? Leave your comments below! Check out everything we’ve got on “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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*Exclusive* Pharrell Williams Swagger Jacked David Sabastian [Video]

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Here is an underground sources tell: It is a known fact that major artist steal a great majority of their swag and style from young tastemakers and stylish teens. So it is not a surprise that mega producer and supposed industry tastemaker Pharrell Williams found inspiration for his new look from an unsuspecting young tastemaker somewhere around the country or in London or Paris. The surprise is that in this case we have tracked the source of Pharrell’s heavily talked about and photographed soldier hat and boots with the word “P*ssy” and other abstract symbols written on them graffiti style. On September 29th on Youtube we witnessed the debut of a provocative yet amazing new video called “Pu*sy Mariju*na.” The artist is a twenty-one year old rapper from Los Angeles named David Sabastian. The song and video for P*ssy Mariju*na became an instant favorite of both club and radio mix show Dj’s as well as fans across the internet. The buzz on David Sabastian and the cleverly shot video instantly put him on the radar of entertainment industry tastemakers. Within a month the song was on nineteen radio stations including Dj Ern 102 Jamz in Greensboro, NC, DJ Camillo Hot 97 NY, DJ Feli Fell Power 106 LA, KMEL in the Bay and Big Tigga WPGC in Wash DC. The video was co-directed, styled, art directed and edited by the artist David Sabastian himself! Sabastian has been a tastemaker and innovator in the LA fashion scene since he was sixteen yrs old. The P*ssy Marij*ana song and video is the lead off single from his upcoming 2012 mixtape titled “The Napoleon Complex”. Over the last two months the major record labels and top level artist, producers and executives have reached out to Sabastian and his manager St.gian at Philafornia Music Corporation to offer various deals. In November, Pharrell Williams paid the ultimate compliment to David Sabastian and the P*ssy Mariju*na video by swagger jacking Sabastian’s unique style from the video. The signature soldier hat and graffiti tagged P*ssy logo written on the Timberland boots of David Sabastian became Pharrell’s new fashion statement! Pharrell Williams officially became Mr. Me Too! Check out these pics of Pharrell and then check out the P&ssy Marijuana video by David Sabastian right here and tell us what you think! Hit David Sabastian on Twitter @DavidSabastian give your opinion. Turn the page to see more pictures and the video

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Lindsay Lohan Playboy Sales: Off the Charts!

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Lindsay Lohan Playboy issue is selling like hotcakes. We have no idea where that expression comes from or how it applies here, but a lot of guys are buying the magazine. That’s the long and short of this post. If her movie career doesn’t pick back up, she clearly has a future in soft core adult material. The nearly $1 million she banked may end up being a bargain for Playboy . Nwsstands around the country are not only selling out, they’re re-ordering the issue due to the incredible popularity of the Marilyn-themed Lindsay Lohan photos . The 25-year-old has also boosted subscription sales to their online service, iPlayboy (dot) com, even after the premature leak of the Playboy pictures online. The cover (above) supposed to be unveiled during Lohan’s heavily-hyped interview on Ellen, which was rendered moot when the actress blew off the taping. In any case, it’s been a tough year for LiLo – rehab, a shoplifting conviction, house arrest, jail, few acting gigs – but the naked truth is, it’s ending on a high note.

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MTV Kicks Off Election Coverage With ‘Power Of 12’

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Andrew Jenks will hit the campaign trail to talk to young voters and GOP hopefuls in the doc ‘Our Voice,’ airing Tuesday at 4:54 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. By James Montgomery Andrew Jenks speaks with young voters in “Power Of 12: Our Voice” Photo: MTV News On Tuesday, MTV will officially launch the Power of 12 , our coverage of the 2012 election, beginning with the premiere of the documentary “Our Voice.” The doc follows filmmaker Andrew Jenks as he crosses the country — and hits the campaign trail — to speak with young voters about the issues that concern them most, and the Republican candidates that are vying for their support. “Our Voice” will debut Tuesday at 4:54 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. And if you think you know everything about the concerns of the nation’s 45 million voters ages 18 to 29 (or the GOP hopefuls currently courting them), well, you’re in for an eye-opener. Because, as the 25-year-old behind MTV’s doc-style series “World of Jenks” told MTV News, he thought he did too. It was only when Jenks hit the road that he discovered how much he didn’t know. Check out a preview of ‘Power of 12: Our Voice’! “You read blogs or you watch the cable news, and you keep hearing that young voters are disenfranchised, that they don’t trust the system or the politicians,” Jenks said. “And sure, there’s a feeling [among young voters] that the rug has been pulled out from underneath them, but at the same time, the thing that I kept hearing when I’d talk to them is, ‘I’m optimistic.’ They’re concerned about the future of the country, but they’re convinced it’s not too late. People my age feel that they have the power to change the system, even if they think it’s broken. “When I first learned I’d be covering the Republican candidates, I was excited because I knew we’d be able to use this as a platform, to look at these candidates and ask, ‘How are you going to speak to us, the young voters?’ ” he continued. “Because for really the first time, we do kind of have the power. We are 45 million people and we can tilt the election. They have to listen to us and speak with us, because we have the leverage.” “Our Voice” — which features interviews with GOP candidates Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and more — is just the first phase of MTV’s Power of 12 campaign, which aims to inform and engage young voters and amplify their voices throughout the 2012 elections. Upcoming specials include “When I Was 22,” an MTV News documentary kicking off in early 2012 that gives viewers a unique look at the lives of presidential hopefuls. Candidates will look back on their own lives — back when they were 22 years old. Each episode will paint a portrait of the candidate at a younger age, focusing on their dreams, triumphs, setbacks and the moments of resiliency that ultimately shaped their world view. Additionally, “Fantasy Election ’12,” an online game similar to fantasy baseball and football fantasy league games, that allows users to draft a team of candidates pursuing the White House, Senate and House of Representatives and rack up points. The first-of-its-kind game also rewards players for getting involved in the electoral process — they’ll get extra points for registering to vote, “checking in” to town halls and debates, and discussing issues with friends. MTV News will begin its coverage of the election on the ground in Iowa and New Hampshire, with Jenks and MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway at the helm. For more on MTV’s election coverage, check out the Power of 12 . And make sure to catch the premiere of “Our Voice” on Tuesday at 4:54 p.m. ET/PT on MTV!

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John Leguizamo Pushes Boundaries In MTV’s ‘Pioneers’ Speaker Series

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘I’m coming into the party, I’m going to be somebody and you can’t stop me,’ actor says of his career pursuits. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Sway Calloway John Leguizamo Photo: MTV News Triple-threat talent John Leguizamo has made a career out of pushing boundaries, not being afraid to speak his mind and never taking no for an answer. As such, we were proud to have him as part of our MTV Pioneers Speaker Series, where he sat down with MTV News’ Sway Calloway to talk about breaking the mold, not being typecast and what success means to him over a career that has included roles in film, television and on Broadway . One of his many groundbreaking roles was the beloved character Chi-Chi from “To Wong Fu, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar,” a role to which Leguizamo said he gave 100 percent. “I just went all out. I wanted awards and sh–, so I wasn’t playing,” he joked about his motivations for taking on the character. “I was going to take no prisoners. I was on a vegetarian no-protein [diet], so all my muscles would disappear. I stopped training, I would just run like crazy. In the movie, they were great, we did a lot of research. We went to all the drag queen clubs, like Escuelita, which used to exist here [in New York City], with all the Latin drag queens, and we had a godmother drag queen who would put us through the paces every day,” he recalled of his transformation with co-stars Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes. “We worked every day for hours and hours every day until we could get it perfectly drag queen-like.” When asked about how he approached being a minority and how that affected his decisions, Leguizamo said that you have to know what you want and go for it. “You’ve got to be thoughtful about your career. When you’re a minority — and I don’t really even like that word anymore because we’re not as minority as we used to be — you have to think about what you’re saying and what you’re leaving behind. When I was a little kid, we didn’t see [ourselves] on TV or anywhere. It was weird because you didn’t feel like you were a part of the American fiber,” he recalled. “Latin people, we have a 45 to 50 percent dropout rate in this country, and I understand that. It’s a tragedy and shouldn’t be happening, but you understand it. You don’t feel connected in that positive way that your people and you are going to make it, and ‘this is your chance and this is your opportunity,’ no, you feel like you’re not really a part of it. “You have to crash into the party even if you’re not invited,” he said, indicating that those who have dreams of “making it” have to carve out their own career paths. “I was going to be that guy, I didn’t care I wasn’t invited. ‘I’m coming into the party, I’m going to be somebody and you can’t stop me.’ ”

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Taylor Swift Celebrates Birthday With CMT’s Artists Of The Year

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Swift, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum and Brad Paisley are honored at the show, which premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift Photo: CMT Taylor Swift turned 22 on Tuesday (December 13), and what better way to celebrate another banner year than with CMT’s Artists of the Year special? CMT caught up with Swift on the red carpet of the event, and she opened up about being honored alongside fellow Nashville pals Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum and Brad Paisley. “What I love about this event is it feels very low-key and fun and you can bring your friends, you sit at a table. It’s very unlike any other award show,” she said late last month at the taping in Music City. “Because you’re not sitting there wondering who’s going to win. There’s no anxiety, because you know who’s being honored, and it’s all about hearing the way the music is presented by other artists. It’s really exciting.” The All-American Rejects were picked to perform one of Taylor’s tracks at the show, which airs on CMT at 9 p.m. ET tonight. For their homage to the country superstar, they decided to take one of her particularly country-tinged Speak Now singles and do it up AAR style. “It’s special. We have a special performance for Miss Taylor Swift,” lead singer Tyson Ritter said. “We’re performing her song ‘Mean.’ We definitely sort of took a country song and made it not anything like what it was. It’s going to be a tribute to the fact that any song can stand in any genre, and we definitely brought it into ours. We’re like the Osmonds, except we’re the side that’s a little more rock and roll.” Ritter went on to gush about Swift and her work ethic. “She’s the real deal,” he explained. “She doesn’t take sh– from anybody while she does it. And strong women, that’s something to be feared and adored, right?” Having the All-American Rejects put their stamp on a track is the opposite of what Swift did on her Speak Now Tour . Stop after stop, she reimagined songs from artists like T.I. , Flo Rida and Usher, with the artists themselves right by her side. “I would sum up this past year as being a spontaneous, exciting, wonderful year of collaborations with artists I never expected would come up on my stage and perform for my fans,” she explained. “I see flashbacks of stadium shows and Usher coming out on stage and James Taylor coming out onstage and all these different artists coming out and playing with me, which was an amazing time for me.” Don’t miss CMT’s Artists of the Year , premiering tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Related Videos MTV First: Taylor Swift Related Artists Taylor Swift

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Katy Perry’s ‘SNL’ Florence Welch Imitation Was ‘Amazing’

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘I’m kind of really honored,’ Florence and the Machine singer says of Perry’s parody. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine Photo: MTV News Last month, Florence and the Machine singer Florence Welch pulled double duty on “Saturday Night Live,” not only performing but also making a rather unexpected cameo in a sketch called “New Jack Thanksgiving,” during which she vamped her way through a sultry, turkey-themed R&B jam. Of course, if you caught this past weekend’s “SNL,” you may have thought she showed up again, this time in a skit about a canine-centric courtroom drama called “Doggie Duty.” Only it wasn’t Welch: It was host Katy Perry , who nailed a note-perfect impression of Flo on a song called “The Dog Trial Is Over.” Yes, it was about as random as you’d think, and yes, Welch found it to be quite amazing — even if she hadn’t actually seen it yet. “I haven’t seen it yet! I’ve seen pictures!” she told MTV News backstage at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas on Sunday. “I think she looks amazing! I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s it! You’ve got the hair, the dress, everything. ‘ … I’ve heard she did a really amazing job, and I’m kind of really honored.” Not only did Welch think Perry got her look just right, but, having seen everything that goes into getting a sketch on the air, she knows just how long it took to make it happen. Which is why she’s doubly honored … both by the impression and by the fact that not many folks can cameo on “SNL” without actually being there. “We performed on ‘SNL’ and everyone’s so nice,” she said. “I sat in the writers’ room with everybody when we were organizing the skit that I did, and just kind of seeing how everyone gets crowded into this tiny room and sits on the floor, and being there with all the writers and the actors, it was kind of really amazing. So I feel very honored to be part of a skit without actually being there!” Related Artists Florence + the Machine Katy Perry

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Mac Miller Is Wiz Khalifa’s Hottest Breakthrough MC

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Mac gotta win that for sure,’ Wiz tells ‘RapFix Live’ of fellow Pittsburgh rapper. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Wiz Khalifa Photo: Al Pereira/ WireImage Wiz Khalifa knows a thing or two about breaking through to the mainstream. In 2010, the Taylor Gang general was voted by fans as MTV News’ Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010. He beat out J. Cole and Nicki Minaj and went on to release his debut album, Rolling Papers, then had rap fans across the word singing his hits “Black and Yellow” and “On My Level.” When it comes to the 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MC competition, Wiz is in support of all 10 of the nominees, but he does have his favorite. In a pool that includes A$AP Rocky, Future, Freddie Gibbs, French Montana, Kendrick Lamar , Machine Gun Kelly , Meek Mill , Lil Twist and Roscoe Dash, Khalifa is picking his Rostrum Records labelmate and fellow Pittsburgh MC to take it all: Mac Miller . “Those are all great names, and I’ve met all of those kids — well, some of them aren’t kids,” Wiz told “RapFix Live” on Wednesday. “But I gotta go with the hometown, Mac.” Mac Miller, like Khalifa , hails from Pittsburgh. He made a name for himself with his 2010 mixtape K.I.D.S. and its 2011 follow-up, Best Day Ever. In 2011, Mac toured the country, sold out shows and saw his “Donald Trump” single chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Miller pulled off his biggest feat, however, when his independent debut, Blue Slide Park, became the #1 album in the country. “Mac gotta win that for sure, ’cause he did the numbers, he did the tour, he got the fans, he’s got the merch,” Khalifa said. “All those guys that you named definitely had successful and fun years, but I gotta go with my hometown, Malcolm.” Each day, we’ll spotlight a new Hottest Breakthrough MC before concluding Tuesday when the polls close at 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MC will be revealed during Wednesday’s “RapFix Live,” during which the winner will appear as our in-studio guest. There will also be a special announcement about MTV News’ upcoming Hottest MCs in the Game list and debate. To be considered a Hottest Breakthrough MC, an artist cannot have released a major-label full-length album. Finalists from 2010’s Hottest Breakthrough MCs poll will not be eligible for 2011 consideration, so unfortunately, Diggy Simmons and Travis Porter won’t be part of this conversation. Who do you think should be 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MC? Share your picks in the comments! Stick with MTV News as we profile the 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MCs before announcing the winner December 13 on “RapFix Live” — vote now! Related Videos 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MCs ‘RapFix Live’ With Machine Gun Kelly And Kendrick Lamar Related Artists Wiz Khalifa Mac Miller

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Hit The Hot Spots From “New Year’s Eve”

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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It’s another chance for fresh starts, love and forgiveness in the holiday rom-com New Year’s Eve . Halle Berry, Sofia Vergara (“Modern Family”) and Ludacris are part of an all star cast that follows the lives of several couples and singles in New York, intertwining on the last day of 2011.   New Year’s Eve is notable for its use of some of New York City’s most interesting and historic locales. The Urban Daily lists five New York City landmarks featured in New Year’s Eve worth checking out during the holiday season. Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11238 www.brooklynmuseum.org The Brooklyn Museum, housed in a 560,000-square-foot, Beaux-Arts building, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country. Only a 30-minute subway ride from midtown Manhattan, with its own newly renovated subway station, the Museum is part of a complex of nineteenth-century parks and gardens that also includes Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Prospect Park Zoo. Exhibits to check out: African Innovations –a complete reinstallation of roughly 200 works from the Brooklyn Museum’s world-renowned collection of African art, African Innovations is a dynamic and diverse range of objects that includes wood sculpture, metal casting, terracotta, textiles, and beadwork, African art has a long history of adaptation to and exchange with cultures near and far. Sweet Funk—An Introspectiv e: New York based artist Sanford Biggers challenges and reinterprets symbols and legacies that inform contemporary America. Pieces include Kalimba II (2002) , named after an African percussion instrument, incorporates a piano bisected by a wall and Blossom, Lotus (2007) combines references to Buddhism and to slavery: a lotus etched in glass contains in each petal diagrams of human bodies placed in the cargo hold of an eighteenth-century slave ship. Queens Museum of Art New York City Building, Flushing, NY 11368 Queensmuseum.org The New York City Building was built to house the New York City Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair. This past April, the museum hosted a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the commencement of the expansion project that will double the size of the institution, adding 50,000 square feet of new galleries, classrooms, public events spaces, a café and museum shop. Exhibit to check out: The Panorama of The City of New York– The Panorama is the jewel in the crown of the collection of the Queens Museum of Art. . Built by Robert Moses for the 1964 World’s Fair, this 9,335 square foot architectural model includes every single building constructed before 1992 in all five boroughs; that is a total of 895,000 individual structures. Grand Central Station Terminal 42nd Street and Park Ave. New York, NY www.grandcentralterminal.com One of New York City’s most iconic landmarks, Grand Central is the largest train station in the world. The terminal includes a dining concourse, The Campbell Apartment, an elegantly restored cocktail lounge, and plenty of retail therapy with their shopping mall, which includes the newly opened Apple store. The annual Grand Central Holiday Fair, Located in the Terminal’s historic Vanderbilt Hall, has the city’s best holiday shopping experience featuring 76 vendors with a wide array of goods at all price levels. The fair features artisans selling unique crafts, jewelry, clothing, home furnishings, children’s gifts, and more. Rockefeller Center, West 49th Street & 5th Avenue www.rockefellercenter.com Rockefeller Center, originally known as Radio City is a complex of buildings developed in the midst of the Great Depression. During the holiday season Rock center offers a larger than life Christmas tree, ice skating rink and Radio City Hall, home to the world famous Rockettes. Check out: The Radio City Christmas Special features a 3-D live video game adventure, dazzling new Rockette numbers and classic favorites like The Parade of The Wooden Soldiers and The Living Nativity. Johnny Rockets 1134 First Avenue New York, NY www.johnnyrockets.com Johnny Rockets is a trip to yesteryear when the local burger joint reigned supreme. The first Johnny Rockets opened on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles in 1968, offering guests friendly service and great food in a fun and nostalgic atmosphere. The menu boasts great tasting food from a menu of favorites including juicy hamburgers, classic sandwiches, and hand-dipped shakes and malts. Guests also enjoy an all-American look and feel, tabletop jukeboxes and authentic decor. Check out: The Oreo Cookies & Cream Milkshake, The Route 66 Burger (Swiss cheese, grilled mushrooms, grilled onions & mayonnaise) and The Perfect Brownie Sundae. Johnny Rockets ROOOCKS !!! by magie2rue

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