Posted: 12/19/15 at 2:48am
So I spotted this in my twitter feed today....has anyone happened to check this out? I remember this guy from a documentary in the 90's called The Cruise, great little black and white film, might have to look into this....
Posted: 12/19/15 at 1:10pm
thanks for this! The Cruise is one of the very few films I have ever felt the need to buy a copy of.
Posted: 12/20/15 at 12:52am
So I looked into this. Happens every weekday at 5pm (including Xmas and New Years Eve), cost is $60 but they offer a $20 student rate, I'm gonna check this out on wednesday, pretty excited. Hey Hogan if you end up going id love to hear your thoughts on whatever this ends up being lol.
Posted: 12/20/15 at 1:16am
if i make it it will have to be after christmas. tough time of year for him to do this but maybe if it does well he will be encouraged to do it more.
Posted: 12/20/15 at 1:39am
seems he started offering this in October based on his website, heavy tourist time, maybe banking on some out of state folks.
Posted: 12/24/15 at 2:03am
So i did this yesterday, gotta say, very worth the time.
In essence its a walking tour of Grand Central and the surrounding areas. But beneath that a story is being told, about new york, about the energy of the city, about people intersecting during rush hour, about as Speed calls it "the knowledge being given to us by the city teacher". I have lived here for 5 years and this tour was the first time id been inside the Chrysler building.
Speed is everything and if not more then what was shown in The Cruise, smart, funny, captivating.
Bonus was going to a nearby pub afterwards and hanging out with him and hearing him tell more stories of the city.
If your a fan of Speed or NYC History in general, this was a really unique and special experience.
