| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Interesting and educational tour of old Hollywood.
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| Sun, Jul 12 1:00 PM |
monstergoat |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| I was a little disappointed in the tour. I guess I was expecting more crime scenes. The OJ case was never touched upon not any of the major serial killers, ie Richard Ramirez, etc. What about the original Superman? I just think I would have liked to learn more about the tragic side of old Hollywood. |
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Wonderful, Informative, Interesting
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| Sun, Jul 12 1:00 PM |
oceanhighway |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Great tour of Hollywood and Television History with locations of tragic historical hollywood events and locations. A few of the locations were difficult to view given how high up they were I had to put my head half way to the floor of the van. But this tour is well worth taking. The tour guide was very informative and funny and I highly reccommend it. |
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Recommend but with reservations
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| Sat, Jul 11 1:30 PM |
wcfields |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Went on this tour with my wife and 2 teenagers. The driver arrived promptly and the instructions on where to wait for pickup were clear. Driver was full of information, but dropped too many names on who he knew along the tour. Gave the impression that he was friends with many stars. If he were friends with that many you would think at least one would have acknowledged him along the way. Van was small and very hot. Difficult to see if you weren't by a window, and heaven help you if you are unluckly enough to sit next to someone larger. The tour itself was very interesting and the follow along book of photos helped to pass the time. I would recommend this tour soley for the places visited and the expertise of the driver. Ways to improve would be to beef up the air conditioning or get a little bit bigger van. They do allow you to bring soft drinks, but a nice touch would be complimentary water. |
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All that I hoped it would be
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| Fri, Jul 10 1:00 PM |
daynuh11 |
Female |
Under 20 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was great. Scott was a great tour guide, he was very knowledgeable about everything he talked about. He added little tid-bits to make sure we knew what he was talking about. I never wanted the tour to end. I highly recommend it to everyone thats interested in the history of hollywood and hollywood actors that have passed away. |
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More than a tour about the departed
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| Mon, Jul 6 1:00 PM |
HEIDIKMCC |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We booked this tour because my grown daughter was interested in this type of tour. The tour was very interesting, and we enjoyed it. As we passed many of the places where people had "departed" we also passed other sights which were brought to our attention. We took a general tour of LA the following day, and found that we had already seen many of the sights with Scott on the Dearly Departed tour.
Scott was extremely knowledgable about this topic. We were allowed to ask questions, and he answered them all willingly.
I understand that Scott is planning a new tour about filming sites of movies. The people on the tour will be shown a clip of a movie and will then see the actual filming location. I would love to go on this tour, and will definitely do so if I am in LA again. |
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interesting
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| Mon, Jul 6 1:00 PM |
rmheiner |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This tour was interesting, a bit long, but Scott was very friendly and informative. I'm 24 years old, and a lot of people on the tour I didn't know, or have only heard of and did really know. If you are into famous death and how people died and where they died I would recommend this. |
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Informative and fun!
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| Mon, Jul 6 1:00 PM |
madmravyn |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| If you are into the darker side of Hollywood mixed in with some history and even some tabload sights, this is the tour for you. The tour guide is happy to answer questions and compare notes with you. The stops are interesting and the presentation is fabulous! Scott really has a sense of humor and it shows. If you are into these things, I cannot reccomend this tour enough! You get to see a lot of cool things and don't have to deal with the traffic...just sit back and relax and take pictures (if your flash is off they come out fine). If I am ever back in LA, I am doing it again, again! Especially good fun if you are a fan of findadeath.com. |
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Great Tragical History/Hollywood Information Tour
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| Sun, Jul 5 1:00 PM |
rhatley |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Scott Michaels is the real deal!
I've been on other tours hosted by folks who were waiting for their big break as an actor. They've told me that Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Robert De Niro all lived next to each other on the same street in Beverly Hills. Balderdash! Only Tom lives in Beverly Hills; Mel lives in Malibu and Bobby doesn't even live in Los Angeles!
Scott has a passion for what he does, he takes it seriously (but he has fun doing it), has an encyclopedic knowledge of Hollywood history and he's not trying to be the next big thing. He genuinely cares about giving his tourists the best possible experience.
I highly recommend Dearly Departed Tours because you'll have fun, you'll be entertained and you'll have an appreciation for the history (some wonderful, some tragic and all of it unique) of Hollywood.
I enjoyed myself so much that I'll be attending the Helter Skelter Tour of the Manson murder sites in L.A. in September. I even bought Scott's DVD, "The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter", and was riveted by it. I've read everything I can get my hands about the Tate/LaBianca murders and even I learned some things I didn't know.
In closing, Scott does a great tour and you'll definitely get your money's worth.
Sincerely,
Rodney J. ("Rod") Hatley, J.D., LL.M. |
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Great experience!
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| Fri, Jul 3 1:00 PM |
boynexdor |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I really enjoyed the whole tour. Packed with information and stories from Hollywood. Our guide gave us tons of information and answered all our questions. I want to take the tour again! Highly recommend! |
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We got our money's worth.
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| Fri, Jul 3 1:00 PM |
cmcevoy18 |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| This tour wasn't as morbid as I thought it would be -- which is a good thing. Scott packed a lot of material in 3.5 hours -- all of it interesting. |
