Guiding Spirits

New Orleans, known the world over as one of the darkest, grittiest and most haunted tourist destinations imaginable. A place where we literally walk on the bones of the dead, party like there's no tomorrow and revel in sin and vice. But, is it really that way, or is it all just hype for the almighty tourist dollar? Here's your chance to take a no holds barred, behind the scenes, deep dive into these twisted goings on with some of the top tour guides in the city. These are our stories, some amusing, others, downright terrifying. So if you dare, take a walk with us and experience what it is truly like...Guiding Spirits.

New Orleans, known the world over as one of the darkest, grittiest and most haunted tourist destinations imaginable. A place where we literally walk on the bones of the dead, party like there's no tomorrow and revel in sin and vice. But, is it really that way, or is it all just hype for the almighty tourist dollar? Here's your chance to take a no holds barred, behind the scenes, deep dive into these twisted goings on with some of the top tour guides in the city. These are our stories, some amusing, others, downright terrifying. So if you dare, take a walk with us and experience what it is truly like...Guiding Spirits.

A transplant to the city of New Orleans, I fell hard for this place during my first visit in 2004 and have never looked back. I believe that this is one of the few remaining places on earth where magic still exists. I'm currently living out my retirement dream bucket list in the city that, thankfully, adopted me. After 36 years of military and Defense Industry career and family responsibilities, my wife and I decided to fast track our retirements while we were still young enough to enjoy everything this crazy town has to offer. My all-time absolute joy is sharing the city with people who get it and want to know more. You can find me most nights giving tours for Haunted History Tours and Jonathan Weiss Tours and working on various music projects with some of my favorite extremely talented people on the planet. When I'm not doing that I'm hanging with my wife and best friend, Toni, and Chloe, the cutest and most spoiled puppy ever. This book has been a labor of love and I sincerely hope you've enjoyed reading it as much as I have putting it together.