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TALKING STREET AND AUDISSEY GUIDES PRESENT FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND CELL PHONE WALKING
TOURS OF BOSTON, CHICAGO AND SEATTLE - BOSTON: The Boston Audissey: Hidden Sites
of Beantown Leads
Listeners off the Beaten Path
CHICAGO: Take a Walk on Chicago’s Wild Side …One Beat and Rhyme at a Time
Hip-Hop Poet Kevin Coval Leads Travelers on A Chi-Town Journey
SEATTLE: Pioneers, Protestors and Peep Shows…New Cell Phone Audio Tour Takes
Travelers on an “Insider Adventure” through Seattle
Boston, MA, August 15, 2006 – Talking Street and Audissey Guides announced today
the launch of their new, first-of –its-kind cell phone tours in various cities
throughout the country. The tours entitled The Boston Audissey: Hidden Sites of
Beantown, The Chicago Audissey: An Insider’s Tour with Kevin Coval and The Seattle
Audissey: An Insider’s Tour with DJ Michele invite visitors and residents to experience
a totally alternative and user-friendly way to explore their favorite cities…and
it’s just a phone call away. The three tours, produced by Audissey Guides and
powered by Talking Street, are available beginning August 15, 2006.
Talking Street, the leading audio tour guide provider and pioneer of the “cell
phone walking tour” has teamed up with Audissey Guides to present Audissey Guides’
“Powered By” Talking Street tours, offering existing tours currently available
on MP3, on the new cell phone platform. The tours are available in different cities
throughout the country including Boston, Chicago, Seattle and with additional
tours set to launch in Miami Beach, New Orleans, and Hollywood.
“The cell phone tour is a unique and entertaining way for visitors and residents
to explore their favorite destination,” said David Solomont, Chairman & CEO
of Candide Media Works, Inc. “Teaming up with Audissey Guides seemed like the
perfect fit for offering visitors and residents a totally different and alternative
tour experience, setting us apart from your typical tour guide fare that is offered
these days.”
“This is really the democratization of tourism,” said Rob Pyles, 28-year old
Founder of Audissey Guides. “Your cell phone lets you become your own tour guide.
It’s a cool experience to walk around, dial the phone number, and hear all these
locals tell you about their hometown. Plus you don’t have to look like a tourist
– you can just blend in.”
THE BOSTON AUDISSEY: HIDDEN SITES OF BEANTOWN
Malcolm X. Ho Chi Minh. The Mafia. This is the Boston they never told you about.
Travelers and culture junkies looking for a unique “off the beaten track” experience
can now tour Boston’s hidden sites …and all you need is a cell phone. The Boston
Audissey: Hidden Sites of Beantown , a 26-stop tour, leads visitors down mysterious
alleys and cobblestone streets to reveal hidden treasures, secret stories, and
local finds.
A motley crew of Boston natives narrate the tour, from FBI agents to punk rockers,
and give you the inside story on their hometown.
Highlights of The Boston Audissey include:
Headquarters of the Boston Mafia – hear FBI Agent Bob Fitzpatrick recount how
he personally busted the Mob Boss of Boston;
Caffe Graffiti - Listen to "Big Lou" DeMarco wax philosophical about life in
the North End as you stand inside his café;
The Broad Street Riot -- Hear Dicky Barrett, lead singer of The Mighty Mighty
Bosstones, talk about the long-forgotten racial brawl in Boston’s current Financial
District.
Visit the restaurant where Malcolm X bussed tables and Ho Chi Minh worked as
a pastry chef.
THE CHICAGO AUDISSEY: AN INSIDER’S TOUR WITH KEVIN COVAL.
It’s only a phone call away to become a Chi-Town Insider with The Chicago Audissey:
an Insider’s Tour with Kevin Coval. The 24-stop tour is narrated by renowned hip-hop
poet, poetry slam champion and Chi-town native Kevin Coval. Coval leads visitors
and residents on a lyrical journey through the heart of Chicago. The Chicago Audissey
also features an original soundtrack, inspired by the city of Chicago.
Tour Highlights include:
The “El” Subway - Take a ride as you listen to Kevin Coval’s poignant ode to
the famous train;
The Billy Goat Tavern - Sip a beer and learn about The Chicago Cubs and the “Curse
of the Billy Goat”;
Andy’s Jazz Club - Step into the legendary club and hear what makes Chicago jazz
special;
Stand in the little-known spot where Al Capone’s henchman was gunned down in
cold blood.
THE SEATTLE AUDISSEY: AN INSIDER’S TOUR WITH DJ MICHELE
What do Bill Gates’ stepmom, a peep show dancer and a tribal leader have in common?
All three are guest narrators on The Seattle Audissey: an Insider’s Tour with
DJ Michele. The
21-stop tour offers visitors an insider’s look into the people, places and personality
of “The Jewel of the Northwest”.
The host narrator on the tour is DJ Michele Myers, uber-cool Seattleite and host
of the popular radio show “Nite Life”. She gives travelers the inside scoop on
her hometown -- and she’s just a phone call away. The tour also features a colorful
cast of local guest narrators.
The tour starts in Pioneer Square, weaving in and out of buildings, bars, and
even basements. A ride on the bus is part of the journey, helping the listener
to mix with local people, before exploring Post Alley and, finally, Pike Place
Market -- one of the coolest places in America.
Tour Highlights include:
The Lusty Lady - Pay a visit to the infamous Seattle strip club owned by women
– and hear an exotic dancer welcome you;
The 1999 WTO riots - Listen to Ben “Jammin” Schroeter re-live the chaos of the
riot when he was shot by police;
Pike Place Fish - Get salty with Taho Kakutani, a fishmonger in the world-famous
seafood market;
Duwamish Nation – Hear a Tribal Council Member of the original inhabitants of
Seattle recite a drum-fueled ode to Chief Seattle.
How It Works
The tour is as simple to use as an audio guide in a museum—except you use your
own cell-phone. Each tour has a unique local phone number: 617-424-5255 (Boston);
312-326-6645 (Chicago) ; 206-624-1333 (Seattle). You simply choose a stop and
dial the number to listen to an audio segment about the place where you are standing.
You can visit the stops in any order –at any pace. Once purchased, tours can be
accessed within a single day, or over the course of a week. The price of each
tour is $5.95. You can also purchase passes at www.talkingstreet.com, or get more information, and download a map or iPod/MP3 version of the tour
at www.talkingstreet.com and www.AudisseyGuides.com.
About Talking Street™
A service of Candide Media Works, Inc. (www.candidemedia.com), Talking Street uses everyday technologies, like cell phones, iPods, MP3 players
and PDAs, to offer consumers new ways to explore a destination. Candide Media
Works, Inc. pioneered the first ever celebrity narrated cell phone walking tour,
Talking Street The Lower East Side: Birthplace of Dreams, narrated by Jerry Stiller,
funded in part by Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation. Subsequently,
Candide launched Talking Street Boston: City of Rebels and Dreamers, narrated
by Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler; The Rise of New York, a tour of Lower Manhattan
and the World Trade Center Site, narrated by Sigourney Weaver; Symbols of America;
The Washington Mall, narrated by Larry King, Staten Island Ferry Bridging the
World’s Harbor, narrated by Paul Sorvino and the Constitutional Walking Tour of
Philadelphia, a “Powered By” Talking Street tour. Tours across the United States,
including Hollywood, Miami Beach, New Orleans and San Francisco will be available
late Summer 2006. Additional tours are planned for major travel destinations
both nationally and worldwide during the second half of 2006. More information
is available at www.talkingstreet.com.
About Audissey Guides
Audissey Guides, Inc. produces hip audio tours for travelers who crave adventure
and authenticity. Each city tour is narrated by a local “insider”, from hip-hop
poets to FBI agents, who guides travelers through hidden alleys, offbeat sites
and local watering holes. A pulsing soundtrack and sound effects make the city
come alive. Audissey Guides has produced The Boston Audissey, The Chicago Audissey,
The Seattle Audissey, with tours of Miami Beach, New Orleans, and Hollywood to
be released late Summer 2006. Additional US and international destinations are
scheduled for late 2006. Audissey Guide tours and more information are available
www.AudisseyGuides.com. |
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