| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A different kind of tour!
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| Fri, Jul 6, 07 1:00 PM |
cricri7 |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I bought tickets for this tour because I have been to NY lots of times before and I was looking for something kind of different than the other walking tours offered in the city. The tour guide, Bobby Pinn, is an excellent guide. He really knows about the subjects he talks about and since this is relatively a new tour, there is not too many people and you get the individual feeling. We were 7 people and 5 of them went to have a beer with the tour guide afterwards. I recommand this tour highly before too many people hear about it and it becomes too popular!!! |
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Fun time for rock and roll fans
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| Fri, Jun 29, 07 1:00 PM |
Moosewonk |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| My teenage son and I enjoyed the Rock Junket tour through the East Village. We were the only ones on the tour so we were able to ask lots of questions. Our guide was knowledgeable, organized and well prepared with photos, album covers and trivia questions and kept the tour moving along. I would recommend this tour to anyone who has an interest in NYC's rock history . I would consider going on the Bob Dylan tour the next time I'm in the city. The guide gave us a brochure of some favorite spots to visit after the tour and we had a lot of fun at Generation Records. |
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Great time!
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| Sat, May 19, 07 11:00 AM |
afisher |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had a really great time and Bobby was very knowledgeable about NY music. Would recommend this for anyone (adults) looking for some music history and pop trivia, as well as info on some of the buildings and neighborhoods on the walk. |
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Fun and informative excursion
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| Sat, May 12, 07 11:00 AM |
cp2156 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was perfect for us. I had read about all the "rock and roll" sights in NY, many of which don't exist anymore, and would never have been able to visit them on my own. Bobby took us to many of them very efficiently, providing us with background and interesting anecdotes, complete with visual props. A very enjoyable time indeed. |
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outstanding and fun
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| Thu, May 3, 07 1:00 PM |
susanbrunt |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This tour was the highlight of our trip to new york city. My daughter is 13yo and a rock, punk , glam fanatic and this tour was unbelievable for her ( and Me too ). I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in that period of music and for all teen agers. we were really fortunate as we were the only people on the tour ( we went on a weekday rather than a weekend_I recommend this) so essentially had a private tour. wear comfortable shoes |
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Fantastic
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| Sat, Apr 28, 07 11:00 AM |
Fleagle |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Brilliant...one of the best couple of hours I have spent in my many visits to NYC...guide was really excellent and the tour was a joy to anybody who likes music or to anybody who wants to get a flavour of the East Village...cannot recommend highly enough. |
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do it...
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| Sat, Apr 14, 07 11:00 AM |
jifsniff |
Male |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Other |
| if you've got a list of 'things to do in New York' put this tour at the top, Bobby gives a fantastic insight into the musical heritage of New York and the East Village, if you love music you will love this tour, and you must go for a pint with Bobby afterwards... |
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A Walk On the Wild Side
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| Wed, Apr 11, 07 1:00 PM |
MariaLHarris |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My concern before embarking on this walking tour was that we would not locate the meeting point as a previous reviewer had complained that it was difficult to find. I worried unnecessarily however - we met up with our guide Bobby Pinn with no problems at all. After being warmly welcomed, we then embarked on a fascinating two hour or so walk around the (once) wild side of New York, the area that provided the spawning ground for the 70s NY punk scene. We started where Joey Ramone once lived, walked the streets that Debbie Harry and the boys in Blondie tramped, posed in front of legendary New York Dolls' hangout, walked through Iggy Pop's old neighbourhood and ended our tour outside the sad sight / site of the now defunct CBGBs. Throughout our tour Bobby gave us some great anecdotes and tales of Rock n' Roll excess and strangeness, as well as testing us on our rock trivia. To the passer-by it must look odd to see a group of tourists huddling round an un-prepossessing grocery store on the Lower East Side gazing at its frontage in awe, (particularly being as we were in the shadow of some of the world's greatest architectural landmarks), however the tour really gives the participant a flavour of the environment and conditions that informed the work of so many of the greats from the NY music scene of the 60s and 70s. Plus it's a great way to burn off some of those calories amassed from a heavy egg and pancake breakfast earlier! |
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Bangers & Mash!
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| Sat, Mar 31, 07 11:00 AM |
Hazza71 |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I'd recommend this to ANYBODY who has the faintest bit of interest in Rock and Roll music. Bobby Pinn is THE authority on the New York scene and on my tour there were lots of "Oohs" & "Aahs"...there seemed to be another Rock and Roll revelation on every street!! Ernie Fritz rocks!!! |
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Enjoyed it greatly.
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| Sat, Mar 31, 07 11:00 AM |
kschneider |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| great |
