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Extra, Extra: Man Has Seen <em>Rock Of Ages</em> 500 Times


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Published Oct 5, 2014

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  • Here's a nice roundup of all the best rumors about Prince.
  • A man has spent over $25K to see the musical Rock of Ages over 500 times.
  • Yo-Yo Ma's daughter didn't want him to play music at her wedding.
  • An FDR road sign was hacked and turned into a profane internet meme.
  • Watch Bill Murray sing Bob Dylan in a clip from his new film, St. Vincent.
  • The Times has a nice feature on the Brown Sisters' 40 year photo project.
  • Somewhat unsurprisingly, cats apparently don't even like being pet.
  • Here is the Upper East Side baby DJ school you've not been looking for.
  • Authorities ignored warnings about the 9/11 hijackers, according to some recently-revealed secret documents.
  • The landlord of the Times Square McDonald's wants to charge rent for the giant arch.
  • And finally, a very cute, very fussy bulldog puppy:

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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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