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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
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A far out trip!
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| Sat, Oct 28, 06 9:30 AM |
rosenar |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| This is a wonderful tour. I went with my 16-year-old stepson. Even though he's fascinated with the 60's I had to literally drag him kicking and screaming to this tour. His cries of "why'd you sign us for this stupid tour with strangers and waste your money" subsided instantly once the tour started. He clung to our guide Izu's every word and entered into a trance state that only ended when the tour did, at which point he called everyone of his friends to tell them about how this really cool lady had showed him the places where the Dead, Janis Joplin, Country Joe, and lots of other 60's luminaries used to hang out.
Oh, and by the way, I liked it too. Izu mixes in a good amount of plain old neighborhood history along with the 60's stuff. It's very colorful and never drags. The museum visit near the end is a real treat. Don't miss it! |
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Learned a LOT!!!
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| Fri, Oct 27, 06 11:00 AM |
Sprzout |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I had a great time on the tour with Izu, a woman with a New York accent who lived for many years in the Haight-Ashbury district...
She led us to see some of the wonderful architecture, pointed out where Janis Joplin lived, showed us the famous 710 house where the Grateful Dead lived, and gave us a touch of history on the Diggers, the communes in the area, and even
shared with us about the soup kitchen and the underprivileged kids who were learning culinary arts and then serving their efforts to the homeless in the area.
My personal favorite, however, was that I won a prize on the tour! Izu started singing and I was able to state who sang the song as soon as she started singing it, having grown up listening to the Woodstock LPs that my parents had...
My girlfriend, who lives about 30 min. from the Bay area, also went and was surprised to learn a lot of the history of the area, and I even got to share with Izu one of my favorite memories of Country Joe McDonald, from a Pepsi commercial back in '94, when they did the 25th anniversary concert of Woodstock. Definitely a great tour, and I know I would have passed right by some of my favorite musicians' hangouts if I didn't take the tour...
My most memorable moment, though, was walking down in front of a shop on either Haight or Stanyan, and seeing 2 guys passing a joint back and forth between each other...The difference being that these two guys were medical marijuana users...Things have changed, and yet somehow, they still remain the same. |
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Fantastic!
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| Fri, Oct 20, 06 11:00 AM |
agarabet |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This is the best tour to take when in San Francisco! The tour guide is very friendly and quite the character ~ she made it a very enjoyable experience for all. She knows what she is talking about and provides interesting stories and knowledge tidbits that you will not hear anywhere else. Regardless of whether you remember the 60s or were not even born yet - you will have a great time!!!!! |
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Colorful, informative, engaging
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| Tue, Oct 17, 06 9:30 AM |
kiwa1234 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I can't imagine not taking the guided walking tour! Having only limited Haight Ashbury knowledge from my musical enthusiasm, I was delighted with the depth of our tour.
Stanley gave such color and depth and background we truly experienced the past. Loved the visuals (photos) from days gone by. Loved the neighborhood feeling, allowing us "in" for a few hours.
Especially enjoyed things we would never have seen or learned. The murals, and the in-depth descriptions of same. Getting a look inside the Bed and Breakfast with the dining room dedicated to Haight Ashbury history.
The architectural aspects even outside of my "rock and roll" interests was informative and interesting.
And, after experiencing Haight Ashbury in such detail, we went straight to the box office at the Marines Memorial Theatre to buy tickets for the show "love Janis" that evening. What a way to end our visit to San Francisco! The show was fabulous. The musical performance outstanding. I highly recommend capping off the Flower Power walking tour in this way!
From our observence, there are two suggestions I would offer:
#1. a tiny, unobstructive, eensy weensy something (maybe a Flower Power logo on a little stand) sign at the corner where we were to meet for the beginning of the tour. Being strangers in a strange land, myself and others were questionning if we were in the right place.
#2. placing your brochures at the Marines Memorial Theatre during the remaining production of "love Janis"... and handing out their brochures during the Flower Power tour. It was the icing on the cake!
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Go for it
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| Fri, Oct 13, 06 11:00 AM |
rachelina |
Female |
Under 20 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Good fun, Izu was definitely a character who knew lots of background information and quite clearly loved what she was talking about. Not a strenous walk at all, but a great way to see a really cool neighbourhood. Good length of time and definitely worth the money. If you have even a passing interest in the subject matter, you'll enjoy the talk. |
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What a great time!!!!
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| Fri, Oct 13, 06 11:00 AM |
macsmi |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I had signed up to take this tour alone while my husband was in town on business. As it turned out, his meeting was cancelled so he took the bus to meet me when I was finished. I ended up running into him before the tour started. I, then, went to meet my tour group at the specified location. Ezu greeted myself and the other tour participant. She is so very friendly and enthusiastic. It really is infectious. She then encouraged me to go and get my husband so he could go along. She literally has first hand knowledge about the Haight and it's history. Oh, the stories she has to relate. I strongly recommend this tour for anyone who is interested in rock n' roll--or in American History for that matter.. GO!!! You won't regret it. |
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informative and fun
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| Tue, Oct 10, 06 9:30 AM |
aquavibe62 |
Female |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband and I brought our 2 teenagers on the tour. We feel that our guide, Stan, gave us more information about the neighborhood than we could have gotten anywhere else. It was a good time for each of us. Stan was witty and seemed to know everyone in the neighborhood, past and present. He was very friendly, after the tour was over he offered us tips on how to make other parts of our vacation better. The portion of the tour at the "psychedelic museum" was slightly disappointing, it needed either more time (we didn't get the 'run through' of the black and white photos on the wall that the owner, Pam, said she should do and then got distracted) or less talk about her family and how they bought the house and run the inn. Overall it was definitely worth the time and money to take the tour. |
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Fantastic
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| Sat, Oct 7, 06 9:30 AM |
AdrianWare |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was the highlight of my wife and my short stay in San Francisco
our tour guide was Isus and she was fabulous
she brought an air of informality to the tour and was amusing as well as being very informative
the tour should be a "MUST" for anyone who has an interest in the Haight Ashbury experience as it was all brought to life by our guide |
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Highly recommended
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| Tue, Oct 3, 06 9:30 AM |
meloniet |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Thoroughly enjoyed it - very interesting and diverse. |
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Entertaining Walking Tour of Haight Ashbury Area
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| Sat, Sep 30, 06 9:30 AM |
steveyates |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I recently took the walking tour of the Haight Ashbury area on a Saturday morning. The tour included the past homes/apts of the Grateful Dead, Hell's Angels, Country Joe McDonald, Janis Joplin and Jimy Hendrix, etc. Seeing where these past rock stars lived was very interesting, but what really made the tour special was the stories that were told as we walked along. Our guide Issuzu (sp?) really did a great job describing what was going on in this area in the late 1960's. Issuzu was living in this area at the time and through her experience living there, I felt I gained better insight to the hippy movement and specific people living in the area.
Issuzu also made recommendations on shops and restaurants to visit in the area. My wife and I highly recommend this walking tour which last approx. 2 1/2 hours. The walk was very easy. Don't forget to take your camera. |
