Released on: October 24, 2007, 1:52 pm

Press Release Author: Jim Dykes

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Rich and Famous Tours of New York City shows starstruck
visitors and curious locals where the celebrities live, shop, dine and party!

Press Release Body: New York City - Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Dykes; 917-576-7170; info@richandfamoustours.com

FOX NEWS covers Rich & Famous Tours of NYC:
A TOUR FOR CURIOUS LOCALS OR STAR-STRUCK VISITORS

Rich AND Famous TourS, New York's newest "Must-Do Experience" is a 3-hour uptown
Manhattan PUBLIC tour-an adventure on wheels leaving at 9am on Saturday mornings
from Rockefeller Plaza (or by private appt.). Inspired by other "niche" tours like
the Movie Tour or the SEX AND THE CITY TOUR, the RICH AND FAMOUS TOUR is designed
to show and tell visitors what's NOT in the guidebooks: celebrity tidbits: WHO
LIVES WHERE, film & TV locations, gossipy social history laced with much
name-dropping and much more! Rich and Famous Tours is a "niche tour" once available
only thru travel agents, but now accessible thru the internet.
ON THE TOUR, a sample of what you'll see:
. where the stars live (and how much they paid!)
. which buildings typically reject celebrities (hello Madonna, Mariah & Barbra)
. where O.J. & Nicole once called home in NYC
. the street with the most billionaires
. the trendy salon where Gwyneth, Beyonce and the Sex & the City gals get bikini waxed
. the vacant lot where the doctor blew up his townhouse rather than see his ex-wife
take it
. Visit film locations such as the Seinfeld Diner and the bookshop from You've Got
Mail.
. MUCH MUCH MORE!

Stars in the City! Spot a Celebrity & receive $20 CASH!!
Rich and Famous Tours is the idea of actor-guides Jim Dykes and Mike Brennan. "No
matter what people assume, there are many more stars in Manhattan than Hollywood,"
says Brennan. "Just for fun, the first person on the bus to spot a celebrity gets
$20 cash! So far we've spotted Sarah Jessica Parker, Denzel Washington, Brad &
Angelina, Uma Thurman, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa (with her children), Jennifer
Hudson and many others. It's simple if you know where to look!"
One of Dykes' first celebrity sightings was accidental: several years ago Steven
Spielberg tagged along on his walking tour, landing a bold-faced mention for Dykes
in Liz Smith's syndicated gossip column. "Such a nice man-he introduced himself to
my group!" says Dykes. "After my first couple of mentions in Liz' column and other
columns, I met Liz when she autographed her memoir to me, inscribed 'For Jim, One of
my Stars.Liz Smith'.I protested 'Liz-I'm not a star!...To which she responded
'you've been in my column.that makes you a star!"
Thus dubbed "the celebrity tourguide" by Joan Rivers as she introduced him on her
WOR Radio show, Dykes, 47, has been fascinated with stars from his days working at
legendary hotspot Studio 54 and as a backstage go-fer for producer Alexander Cohen
on events like Night of 100 Stars. "Rich and Famous Tours is for people who want a
personalized tour of the glamorous side of New York from the columns. We're the
complete opposite of those boring, franchised bus tours (you know who they are) with
bored guides reciting memorized scripts and making up information. New York is much
too fabulous a city to put up with that kind of dull bus tour. We offer the ultimate
anti-dote: a splash of excitement and a sprinkle of stardust."
Rich and Famous Tours-- bus and walking--may be purchased directly through the
website www.richandfamoustours.com. Rich and Famous Bus tours are available
SATURDAY MORNINGS at 9AM for the PUBLIC (or any time for private groups). LOOK FOR
THE RICH AND FAMOUS BUS with distinctive LOGO. Watch for Rich & Famous Tours on the
FOX NEWS channel soon this month.



Web Site: http://www.richandfamoustours.com

Contact Details: Jim Dykes
Rich and Famous Tours
P.O. Box 338
Radio City Station
New York, NY 10101
212-462-9250
email: jim@jimdykes.com