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You never heard
the bathroom story?
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I couldn't believe you never...
You 've heard it before?
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I have no idea what
you're talking about, dude.
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No idea what I'm talking about.
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Why do I hang out With you two?
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Ok, so this happened
to a friend of mine's buddy.
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Did you see that article that I posted
earlier? Look, it's right here.
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It's about that new coffee shop
they're building downtown.
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Alright, everyone.
Gather around.
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I've got a story for you. It's only
fitting that I tell it tonight.
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Because you see it happened
on a night just like tonight.
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I forget where, but he was
at a bar somewhere in the city.
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- So he finishes his beer and told everyone...
- I gotta take a leak.
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It's crazy. All these
construction worker guys
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are just working on the coffee shop doing,
you know, construction-worker-things.
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And then they all start
to hear this noise.
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There was a campus party,
like any other.
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The music is loud,
keg is flowing. It's packed.
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As the story goes, there
is this freshman kid.
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It's his first big party.
He's in line waiting for a beer.
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But, they're all
out of red cups.
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So he's gotta make his way into the kitchen
to find an appropriate drinking glass.
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So my man walks to the bathroom. He's
at the urinal minding his own business,
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when all of a sudden someone
puts their hands over his eyes.
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And he leans in and whisper in his
ear: "No one will ever believe you."
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As they all look up,
they see him
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standing there. He just walked
right into the place,
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everyone on the site froze.
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The whole party is full
of college kids like myself.
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But then there is this one older man,
as if he appeared out of nowhere.
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So the kid steps closer,
and his jaw drops.
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- Who was it?
- It was Bill Murray.
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- Bill Murray.
- Bill Murray.
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- Come on, bullshit!
- What was he even doing there?
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He wanted
to read everyone poetry.
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For some reason Bill Murray was at
some random college kids party,
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doing everyone's dishes.
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Wait! So, Bill Murray just shows up at this
almost coffee shop to read people poetry?
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On this
particular day, he did, yeah.
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How was this iconic movie star walking
into this dirty, shitty bathroom,
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covering random people's eyes
and whispering in their ear:
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"No one will ever believe you."
Then he walked away.
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- Seriously?
- Dude, I'm telling you. It happened to my friend's buddy.
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- He told me it happened.
- And you believed him?
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Stuff like this
happens all the time.
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Yeah, Bill Murray
visiting you in the bathroom
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happens all the time.
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You can joke all you want,
but I'm serious.
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It's not always the bathroom. Sometimes
he hops in your engagement photos.
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Or sing a song
at a base-ball game.
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Hell, he'll even jump in a random
kickball game if you let him.
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But the point is, it happens.
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Why would he do that?
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That's just how the stories go.
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This picture
is kind of important.
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But we can get to that later.
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See I'm the guy on the right.
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This movie is about
the guy on the left.
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Hello, I'm Bill Murray,
You can call me Billy.
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But around here everybody
just calls me The New Guy.
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The world was introduces to
Bill in 1976 on Saturday Night Live.
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From his roots in
improv and sketch comedy,
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Bill was quickly launched into
a blockbuster film career.
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Starring in iconic films that help
define generations of comedy to come.
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After decades of notable
comedic performances
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Bill transitioned into acquire
more dramatic roles.
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Bill's onscreen presence shifted towards
more mature parts as he got older.
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No matter what the character, funny or
serious, people love Bill Murray, the actor.
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But more importantly, they
love Bill Murray, the person.
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Ladies and gentlemen please welcome
the one, the only Bill Murray. Bill!
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♪ And I... ♪
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♪ Will always love you ♪
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Bill is fun. When people see
him in interviews just being himself
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the people around Bill
are having fun.
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Who wants a T-shirt?
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So what happens when Bill leaves the
set and goes back to being a normal guy?
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That's where things
get specially interesting.
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There is just something special about him.
Something that drives people to
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put his face on T-shirts, bumper stickers,
pillow cases, even prayer candles.
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But beyond all the novelty items,
there is something much bigger.
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There are a legion of seemingly
unbelievable tall tales
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about Bill that circulates
online throughout the years.
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These so called Bill Murray
stories, are random interactions
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with Bill
and regular everyday people.
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They range from him stealing a
strangers French Fries at an airport
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to randomly showing up at some college
kids' house party to wash the dishes.
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But where does this stories come from?
Is there any truth to these encounters?
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Why would such a big celebrity physically
insert himself into this random situations?
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♪ Lets get physical, physical ♪
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Eventually all these
questions came to a head for me.
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And I wanted to understand what deeper
meaning this Bill Murray stories might hold.
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Regardless of whether
they are true or not.
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If I was going to get to
the bottom of it all,
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- I wanted to talk to the man himself.
- Hello!
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Most celebrities have
managers or agents,
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Bill has neither.
All he has is a 1-800 number.
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It's just an answering machine that he'll eventually
check and hopefully he'll get back to you.
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And getting that 1-800 number
is extremely difficult.
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But from a friend of a friend of a
friend, I was able to get hold of it.
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This will be my first call.
Is it in focus?
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Please select
one of the following options
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followed by the pound key. To
send a numeric page, enter one.
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To leave
a voice message enter two.
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To send a text message,
enter three.
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Please begin speaking your
message at the tone.
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Hello, Mr. Bill Murray.
My name is Tommy Avallone.
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I'm a documentary film director.
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And I wanted to do a story with you.
Oh, dear.
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To cancel press the star key.
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Message canceled. Please begin
speaking your message at the tone.
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I'm a documentary director.
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I direct documentary's.
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And I want to talk to you
about this new documentary.
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I figure I'd say documentary
a few more times.
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Message canceled.
Please select one of the following options
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followed by the pound key.
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Hello, Mr. Bill Murray.
My name is Tommy Avallone.
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And I want to talk to you about this project
I have that I think would be perfect.
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Jesus Christ!
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So, if getting a hold of
Bill is gonna take some time,
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my next best bet was to start tracking
down someone from one of these stories.
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Message canceled.
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- Hello.
- Hello, is this Raheel?
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Yeah, this is Raheel.
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Cool, it's Tommy Avallone.
I was talking to you on email.
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You took the Bill Murray
engagement photo, right?
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It still feels
like it wasn't me.
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Yeah, I mean anytime you look online
for any of these Bill Murray lists,
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I mean you're still always
one of the top five.
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Yeah, I mean, that's the thing.
It's just... yeah...
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Hang out in Charleston then you might just see
him walking on the street crossing the road
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I guess, you know, you wanna be in Charleston,
your odds are way better when it goes with Bill.
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OK, cool.
I'll see you Thursday.
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South Carolina.
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I figure if I just stand here with a
camera crew, he'll find me, right?
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He's across the street.
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- Hello! I realize I didn't know what you looked like.
- Raheel.
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- How are you doing, man? Tommy.
- Very nice to meet you.
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This is Derrick,
John and Max.
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Awesome, how is your trip going
in Charleston so far?
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Great! It's the first time we have
ever been here. It's really nice.
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Really? It's awesome,
it's like, living here
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it's like being
on vacation all the time.
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So where
did you take the photos?
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- On those staircases there.
- Oh, Wow!
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I'm a wedding photographer.
I take pictures all the time.
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Usually we're just walking around
taking pictures of couples.
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I was doing this
with Ashley and Eric.
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We approached
this beautiful staircase.
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Beautiful historic house.
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And I ask Eric and Ashley
to have a seat.
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And I get ready to photograph.
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As I look through the lens,
I'm seeing Eric
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kind of making these weird gestures
with his eyes. Kind of like...
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I look at him, like:
"Eric, look at the camera."
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And he's kind of like this weird
look going past my head.
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So, times like this, what I usually think,
there is these carriages going past and
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sometimes people are really nice.
They say: "Congratulations."
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And sometimes people are like whistling
and saying: "Hey, you're hot!"
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And I look behind me, almost ready to say something
nasty to someone that is distracting him.
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And I see this guy.
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And as I looked closer,
it's actually Bill Murray
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slapping his belly really loud and just
rubbing it like there is no tomorrow.
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I look back at the couple and they're
mesmerized that it's actually Bill Murray.
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And I'm like: "Bill come on let's
do a photo with the couple."
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Now usually when you ask someone
to get in a picture with a couple,
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you would expect them to come
in and kind of be like this
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Not Bill. He has
a signature look on his face
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I think this
photo is mislabeled.
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It wasn't a photobomb
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where he just randomly
popped up in a photo.
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But at the end of the day, Bill showing
up in the most unexpected of places
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giving a piece of himself, giving
a little memory to someone,
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memory-bombing would be a more appropriate
turn. But that's kind of what it is.
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Raheel was on to something.
He claimed Charleston was home
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of a ton of Bill Murray stories.
And it seemed to make sense
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because Bill spends
a lot of time down here.
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Not only is he the owner
of a local restaurant,
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but he's also part owner
of the Charleston RiverDogs,
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a minor league baseball team.
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So I didn't have to
go far for my next story.
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Our favorite party crasher
Bill Murray is at it again.
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The actor busted a move or two while
at a birthday party in South Carolina.
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He goes about how he ended up at the bachelor
hazy, but it looks like he had a ton of fun.
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Bill Murray and I had
been friends for a little while.
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We have some relationships
with his kids and my kids.
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Who is that?
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Ah, that's a fucking
reminder for me to be here.
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I'm here. Let's do that again.
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My Bill Murray story, so we where
at a friend of mine's house.
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It was his 50th birthday. He had
struck up a relationship with Bill.
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And they had discussed that it was their mutual
birthday. Now they know that I'm coming.
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And a couple of people had known
that they had made a phone call
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to Bill and see
if he would show up.
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And we're just about
to sit down for dinner.
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Knock at the door, through the
garage door comes Bill Murray.
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He sits down at the head of the table.
He's just a regular guest.
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And everybody... I mean, you got 20
people from Jedburgh, South Carolina.
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Just like: "Holy shit,
what the hell is he doing here?"
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And it wasn't until the people
needed the energy.
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And you know they were having
some chilled music on.
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And he just took over
and played the DJ.
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And then just got in there
and just cutting up dancing.
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And I'm like: "Hold on,
I've got to check this out.
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But it wasn't a five minute DJ.
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It was a 30 to 45 minute,
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and he's dancing
with everybody in the house.
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I don't know if he can understand it, or
if I can even understand on that night.
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Just the impact and the change
he had on that group of people
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for that night,
forever in their mind.
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And took pictures
with everybody in there.
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Took his time, made sure that
everyone had special attention.
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Before you knew it,
Boom! Houdini, gone.
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So why do you think these news
outlets have picked up on the story?
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It's not that one episode, is why
they picked up on it. A bit it's because
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it's a series of
this kind of urban legend.
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I don't think people can figure out
the purpose of why he would do that.
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You know, why would he show up to some one's
house? Who are these people? What are they?
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There's got to be
a larger purpose than him just
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doing something cool and
unique for some people that
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he felt whatever was in his brain
and his heart. "I need to do this."
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I'm gonna give you
all this advice.
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Why does he show up at
restaurants and give life advice
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to people
who are about to get married.
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Why does he show up
here there and everywhere?
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I's like, you know,
where is Waldo?
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It was starting to look like
some of these stories were true.
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But they couldn't all be true, could they?
As I left South Carolina,
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Bill is off
making a new Bill Murray story.
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What a game!
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Grand slam!
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A Grand
Slam by the Chicago Cubs.
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It's history making stuff.
And this lucky Cubs fan
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got to witness every minute.
Thanks to actor Bill Murray.
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Murray actually gave
this complete stranger
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a priceless
ticket to the big game.
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She was wearing a Cubs' shirt.
She is a Cubs fan.
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Bill Murray sees her as he
is walking into the stadium.
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He says: "What are you doing?" She
goes: "I'm trying to get a ticket."
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He goes: "Come on!" And he
brings her into the stadium.
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Roker also show this goofy Video
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of Murray playing
hairdresser with another fan.
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Grand Slam!
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What a memorable night!
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And thanks to Bill Murray
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a night this fan
will never forget.
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As much as I wanted to meet Bill,
this was more of a search for answers
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than a hunt to find him. And as I kept seeing
more and more of these stories pop up,
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I started to feel like
I might be getting somewhere.
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South By Southwest is a huge music
festival that happens here in Austin.
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Also now includes film, people
come from all over the world.
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It's generally a pretty crazy
party here in town.
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♪ Still look good, girl
My mama warned ♪
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So South By Southwest 2010.
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The bar had only been open
for about a year and a half.
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This particular day was pretty slow.
We were kind of hanging out. And...
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I walk in the door, and Bill
Murray is sitting at the bar
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talking with
one of my bartenders.
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I kind of just stare at the TV
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because I don't... He's standing
right next to me.
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And I don't know
how to like, just go: "Hey."
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Because I'm a little starstruck.
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And so he's like: "Who are you
rooting for in the game?"
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And I know
like zero about sports.
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And I was just like:
"I don't know."
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I don't even know,
I'm just staring at the TV.
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So we do a shot of tequila
and he puts out his hand
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and he goes "I'm Bill by
the way." And I go: "I know".
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More people are coming in and they're
starting to come up to Bill,
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and they're saying: "Oh, my gosh,
Bill my dog's name is Venkman."
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She's like: "Can I have a hug? And he goes
"Yeah, give Trevor a hug, he's a handsome guy."
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Joking around and, it's like:
"Can we take a picture of you?"
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And he's like: "Yeah, but we're
having a conversation."
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And I felt pretty special
that he was like:
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"We are trying to talk here,
me and Trevor."
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He goes: "Hey, I'm going
across the street
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to see The GZA.
Do you wanna come?"
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I'd been at work all morning and I said "I
actually have to go and let my dogs out."
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And he was like: "Oh, okay."
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So later in the day it gets busier.
I'm bartending outside on the patio.
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And I get a text message that says Bill
Murray is back looking for Trevor.
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I come back to the bar
with the dogs,
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and I go to the door
and the door guy is like:
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"Fuck you!" And I was like
"What? What's up?"
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And he goes "Bill Murray just walked in
the door and asked: "Is Trevor here?"
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And I like waved through the crowd with
my dogs. And I tap him on the shoulder.
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And he turns around
and he goes: "Trevor!"
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And then
I get another text message.
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Trevor is back
talking with Bill Murray.
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Tyler, the owner, calls me
and he's like:
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You think he wants to bartend?
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And I was like:
"No, I don't want to do that."
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He was like: "Just ask him the question.
Just do it, just do it."
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And I was like: "Alright."
So I go: "Hi, Bill,
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- the owner wants to know like, if you want
to bartend." -And he's like: "Really?"
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And a couple of minutes goes by and
I just get another text message
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that just says:
"Bill is bartending."
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It's like three beeps at the bar, and
everyone, just like, is going apeshit,
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like holding up money
and waving it.
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And I run inside and Bill Murray
is behind the bar, and it's chaos.
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Bill just started, well, taking
orders from all the people around.
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You know people would order a
whiskey coke, shot of... what-ever.
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It didn't matter what they ordered. He would
literary just grab the closest bottle to him
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regardless of what...
If it's what ordered or not.
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And pour them straight Tequila
in a glass straight Gin in...
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whatever, he'd just... Whatever was
close, that's what they were getting.
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Nobody gave a damn.
It was awesome.
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How crazy would it be if you walked around
town and everyone loved you. Everyone.
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When you're pumping your gas,
everyone loved you.
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And when you were ordering
a coffee, everyone loved you.
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That would be exhausting. But he seems to
have just kind of turned that on its head.
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And just gone with it, and
realized that he has the power
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to make other people
have an amazing experience.
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You know eventually it gets really
crazy and he and his friends take off.
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So, I snuck out the back door with my dog to
like bee-line to meet him to the entrance.
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I go up and I say: "Hey, Bill are
you leaving?" He goes "Yeah."
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And he shakes my hand and he goes: "You're
a really interesting guy, Trevor,
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it was really nice to meet you." And
I was just like: "Oh, my gosh."
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This is like
the perfect end of the story.
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He just walked out
in the middle of the street
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and wanders down the road.
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And I don't know what happened
after that, but...
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So, who is Bill Murray?
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Oh, man.
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To me he's just like this unicorn
who I've always wanted to meet.
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And it's always that one person
who you want to meet.
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And in your head, you're just
like this is never gonna happen.
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And this guy shows up
at your fucking door.
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My Bill Murray story I share
with a couple of my friends.
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So, that night
we were having a house party.
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It's kind of a tradition that we
do with our friends
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at the end of South By
we'll have a couple of bands.
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Jordan ran into this band
called The Like.
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And he asked the girls
if they wanted to play.
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Sure enough they show up.
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And as I'm walking out, I see
Bill in the passenger seat.
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I basically just
have a heart attack
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and stop walking and I was just
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Oh, my God!
Oh, my fucking God!
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Jordan goes... Opens the door,
and then comes running back in.
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He goes: "You're not gonna believe
it, Bill Murray is here."
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Like I run inside,
close the door
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and I'm like: "Shhh..."
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And I started jumping up and down
"Bill fucking Murray is here.
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Bill fucking Murray." My buddy Adam is
like: "Jordan how drunk are you right now?
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"I'm not drunk.
Not that drunk."
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- But he's here!
- And sure enough Bill Murray is walking in the front door
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carrying guitar amps.
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Bill Murray, everybody!
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And everyone
in the party just stopped.
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It was almost like the movie
where like that record stops.
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And he was just... Looked around
and just, you know, did this.
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He's like: "I don't know what you guys are
looking at. Like I'm the roadie tonight."
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Bill himself did a lot to put people
at ease by just being as normal as possible.
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Like he wasn't making
a big deal about himself.
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He was more concerned with
the lasagna in the oven.
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- Did you do that?
- Yeah.
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Please send that to me because all my friends
like, fuck that shit, it's not true.
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They start playing.
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We ran out of beer.
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Bill comes up to Jordan
and goes: "Hey, let me put in."
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And I'm like: "Man you're good,
you're good. Like I appreciate that."
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He's said: "No, Jordan,
I'm really serious.
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And I said: "Bill, no, you're my
guest, come on."
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He reaches into his pocket and pulls
out a soft ball of wadded up cash.
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Then Bill Murray leans over
Jordan and whispers in his ear:
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"Jordan, listen, I've been
saving up for a little bit."
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And I said: "Alright, fuck it." And I was
like: "I'll let you buy me some beer."
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And so I ran through the grocery
store, freaking... I mean running.
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They're about to close, and I end up
bringing the cashier back to the house.
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And it's a knock at the door.
It's the cops.
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- Jordan!
- Jordan! Cops!
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They... You know, we were too loud.
They wanted us to turn it down.
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And I walked out, said: "Hi,
gentlemen how are you tonight?"
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Oh, good. You know, we
just got six calls.
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We can hear you five blocks away.
You guys are really loud.
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Can you guys turn it down?
And I was like:
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"Man, officers
with all due respect
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I can't really do that right now
because Bill Murray is inside my house
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and he's playing in the band
that you want me to stop
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from playing.
And I just can't do that.
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So if you guys wanna come in
to my house and tell Bill Murray
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that he can't play the
tambourine anymore. Go for it."
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The two police officers,
me and Jordan...
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Bill Murray comes up with the
tambourine and plays it in their face.
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He is there at the door to
greet them as soon as they walk in.
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He got a tambourine in his hand
shaking it vigorously in their face.
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And all he said was: "You are Bill Murray."
And he has his tambourine in his hand
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and he's shaking it, and he said:
"Yes, I am, I am Bill Murray."
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And puts his arm around him and
brings him into the party and...
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We keep playing.
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For Bill it's probably just
the spontaneity, is perhaps the fun.
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If nobody expect that you're gonna
be there then you're gonna get
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an absolutely genuine
reaction to it all.
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When you're in a room full of people and
everyone is smiling, like ear to ear,
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that's an amazing vibe. And
like that's... He created that.
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He's like a candle, when you light it in a room,
and all of a sudden the room smells great.
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He has become a symbol of...
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I think what
everyone wants to be.
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When you're living spontaneously,
you're gonna be able to have memories
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of events happened that
you can't create yourself.
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00:24:20,958 --> 00:24:25,028
You can try
to force a special moment,
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but the things that matter most are
the things that just happened.
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You know, to be able to open yourself,
to allow any of those things to happen.
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I think that's where
the kind of magic comes through.
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Because like our Bill Murray story,
like it never would have happened
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had the band not said
yes to us.
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00:24:40,878 --> 00:24:45,315
Or Bill said yes to the band. All these things
that people just kind of going with it,
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led to this awesome story
and a memory we'll have forever.
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He walked out of there, you know, saying:
"Thank you so much, that was so much fun like,
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thanks for having me." I mean just
kind of lets him get back to his roots
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and just enjoy people for who
they are and enjoy just life
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on a simpler...
On a simpler level.
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Awesome!
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Good morning.
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A few years back I was contacted by the studio
releasing a film called Rock the Casbah
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that Bill was starring in. And it was written
by Mitch Glazer. He's a very close friend.
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And they had contacted me a few weeks before
Comic Con to ask me to moderate a panel.
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I was approached with a caveat
that: "We think he'll be there."
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He's Josh Horowitz.
He's OK. He's OK.
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All the way
up to the night before
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we did not know if Bill Murray
was gonna show up.
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They were getting
reports on the phone,
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00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:56,485
like: "We think he's
on his way to the airport.
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00:25:56,487 --> 00:26:00,990
Mitch says he's on the plane. Mitch thinks
he's on the plane. We think he's on the way."
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00:26:00,992 --> 00:26:03,326
It's like
30 minutes before the panel,
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finally Bill arrives.
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00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:08,030
The very first
appearance at Comic Con
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for Mr. Bill Murray.
Give it up!
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And we started to take
questions from the audience.
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00:26:17,408 --> 00:26:18,841
And there are
a lot of cool questions.
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Questions about Ghost Busters
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and all that
kind of sort of thing.
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00:26:20,745 --> 00:26:22,846
And there is one great question
that kind of like
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00:26:22,848 --> 00:26:26,351
gets to the heart of what we
love about Bill Murray.
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00:26:28,285 --> 00:26:30,319
Oh-oh.
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00:26:30,321 --> 00:26:32,321
Hey, Bill Murray. I...
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00:26:35,025 --> 00:26:39,462
I don't know if you ever heard, that there's
people that share around these stories
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of you doing crazy things and acting
weird, and then turning to the person
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00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:50,039
that's is telling the story saying:
"No one will ever believe you."
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00:26:53,043 --> 00:26:59,782
If... A: Curious if any
of those stories have
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any validity to them, and if not
like, if you have heard of them,
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00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:10,162
is there one that really is like you heard
you're like: "Well, that's pretty crazy."
445
00:27:22,107 --> 00:27:24,540
I don't know what
he was talking about.
446
00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:36,185
It sounds like fun, though,
doesn't it?
447
00:27:36,187 --> 00:27:42,492
And he's kind of winking at the audience in a
way saying: "Yeah, but you will never know."
448
00:27:42,494 --> 00:27:44,860
And that's part of
the beauty of Bill Murray.
449
00:27:44,862 --> 00:27:47,563
Mitch his friend and
collaborator, chimes in.
450
00:27:47,565 --> 00:27:52,969
He says: "I've kind of got like a version of a
Bill Murray story that I can share with you guys."
451
00:27:52,971 --> 00:27:55,370
I can attest to one.
My wife is here
452
00:27:55,372 --> 00:27:58,374
who starred in Road House
with Patrick Swayze.
453
00:27:58,376 --> 00:28:04,614
Kelly Lynch is here, and I can attest
to one of those stories which is
454
00:28:04,616 --> 00:28:09,351
for about... It felt like 20 or 30
years, but for about five or six years
455
00:28:09,353 --> 00:28:14,424
any time Road House was on, and I mean,
it was on TNT every 15 minutes it seemed.
456
00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:18,861
So before in the morning, he actually once
called me from Russia at a wedding to say:
457
00:28:18,863 --> 00:28:20,629
"Your wife
is banging Patrick Swayze."
458
00:28:23,501 --> 00:28:26,402
And then there was a moment
where all his brothers
459
00:28:26,404 --> 00:28:29,371
were calling me at weird hours
just to do the same voice.
460
00:28:29,373 --> 00:28:31,307
So I can... I mean, I'm about
the "You'll never believe it",
461
00:28:31,309 --> 00:28:33,609
but Kelly
and I were haunted by...
462
00:28:35,379 --> 00:28:37,946
...by the Ghost Buster.
463
00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:47,155
Like everybody else I think I'd sort of like
just been enjoying the Bill Murray stories
464
00:28:47,157 --> 00:28:52,361
as entertainment. They can pop up on your computer,
in the news and like you know, sort of like
465
00:28:52,363 --> 00:28:57,901
Bill crashed a party, Bill stole a golf-car,
Bill wrestled somebody into a sand trap.
466
00:28:57,903 --> 00:29:01,404
But after a while
like he's not just being wacky.
467
00:29:01,406 --> 00:29:05,174
The more I looked at it, the more
I realized Bill is by action,
468
00:29:05,176 --> 00:29:07,513
not by word, teaching
us all how to live.
469
00:29:09,613 --> 00:29:11,947
- Did you get anything?
- I got a video of it.
470
00:29:11,949 --> 00:29:13,683
- NO.
- Let me see.
471
00:29:13,685 --> 00:29:16,418
And I think this message is
particularly important now.
472
00:29:16,420 --> 00:29:22,658
We're so stuck on our phones. We're do so
much just out of habit, right, and routine.
473
00:29:22,660 --> 00:29:26,930
We really are not fully engaged
with our lives right now.
474
00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:29,999
I think Bill Murray teaches us
a few things.
475
00:29:30,001 --> 00:29:34,037
And one is just, sort of,
not live life on auto pilot.
476
00:29:34,039 --> 00:29:36,138
Bill Murray is reminding
us to do that.
477
00:29:36,140 --> 00:29:39,207
To get fully engaged, to wake up
to what's going on.
478
00:29:39,209 --> 00:29:43,178
It doesn't have to be that you have to do,
like silly things or pranks or anything.
479
00:29:43,180 --> 00:29:46,014
It's about being mindful and
being aware of what's happening.
480
00:29:46,016 --> 00:29:50,419
It's been said before but it's true,
I think Bill embraces the moment.
481
00:29:50,421 --> 00:29:53,088
These chronical Bill Murray
stories work because
482
00:29:53,090 --> 00:29:56,693
it's somebody that we revere,
we put on a pedestal
483
00:29:56,695 --> 00:30:00,629
who... Seemingly all he wants
it's just like, kind of like:
484
00:30:00,631 --> 00:30:03,732
"Have a good time,
enjoy the moment."
485
00:30:03,734 --> 00:30:07,369
There is always excitement for someone
when they see a celebrity in real life,
486
00:30:07,371 --> 00:30:12,274
but I think to see a celebrity
like not being sort of self-aware
487
00:30:12,276 --> 00:30:14,476
and not being stand-offish
488
00:30:14,478 --> 00:30:19,382
really participating and
like being a regular person,
489
00:30:19,384 --> 00:30:23,353
I think all of these things contributes
to that sort of singular awesomeness
490
00:30:23,355 --> 00:30:25,221
that is a Bill Murray sighting.
491
00:30:25,223 --> 00:30:28,390
He connects on a very
human, personal level.
492
00:30:28,392 --> 00:30:32,595
Just enjoy that party,
karaoke, play kickball.
493
00:30:32,597 --> 00:30:35,464
Just do what makes you happy
and connect with a stranger.
494
00:30:35,466 --> 00:30:37,235
And I think there is something
really beautiful in that.
495
00:30:39,071 --> 00:30:42,204
A lot of people have their
theories on these Bill Murray stories.
496
00:30:42,206 --> 00:30:44,639
And I was learning a lot
from my own journey.
497
00:30:44,641 --> 00:30:47,643
But some part of me still wanted
to get answers from Bill himself.
498
00:30:47,645 --> 00:30:51,050
I am making my second attempt...
499
00:30:54,785 --> 00:30:56,287
to call Bill Murray.
500
00:30:58,656 --> 00:31:00,289
Hello, Bill.
501
00:31:00,291 --> 00:31:04,059
Hey, Bill. Hey, Bill!
502
00:31:04,061 --> 00:31:05,661
Hello, Bill.
How are you?
503
00:31:05,663 --> 00:31:07,396
I feel I can say that better.
504
00:31:07,398 --> 00:31:09,699
Hey, Bill.
That sounds better, right?
505
00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,533
Hey! Hey, Bill.
506
00:31:11,535 --> 00:31:14,604
How are you?
I'm not good at this.
507
00:31:14,606 --> 00:31:18,674
Hi, Bill, my name is Lynn.
I'm Tommy Avallone's mother.
508
00:31:18,676 --> 00:31:20,378
He's the best guy in the world.
509
00:31:22,046 --> 00:31:24,246
For message
press pound. For additional options
510
00:31:24,248 --> 00:31:28,987
enter 8002, message sent.
Thank you for calling.
511
00:31:37,395 --> 00:31:39,395
- Hi, man.
- What's up?
512
00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:41,597
How are you?
513
00:31:41,599 --> 00:31:43,832
Just tell me when the audio
is clear, man. I'll go...
514
00:31:45,837 --> 00:31:49,338
I almost got you. I think it was
right by my eye, dude.
515
00:31:49,340 --> 00:31:53,443
My name is John Barnhardt and I did the walking
in slow motion video with Bill Murray.
516
00:31:58,850 --> 00:32:04,319
So, my buddy and I, David Smith were
shooting a low budget horror movie
517
00:32:04,321 --> 00:32:08,691
and one of my commercial clients called
me and said: "Listen, Trident Academy
518
00:32:08,693 --> 00:32:13,663
this school want's a commercial. They can't pay
anything." I was like whatever, I don't know.
519
00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:17,200
And they were like: "Bill Murray is gonna
be in it." And I'm like: "Done deal."
520
00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:20,403
We had a script. He's like: "I'm not doing
this is... What do you think of me just
521
00:32:20,405 --> 00:32:23,106
telling a story of these
bears. These stuffed animals."
522
00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:24,810
Like dude, that's brilliant.
523
00:32:25,743 --> 00:32:28,845
Bill warms up to us and we're all
kind of done with the commercial.
524
00:32:28,847 --> 00:32:34,349
It was fun and then we're eating, and I'm
like: "Yo, Bill we've got a favor to ask.
525
00:32:34,351 --> 00:32:36,184
He goes:
"You want an autograph?"
526
00:32:36,186 --> 00:32:37,854
And I'm like: "No, no,
I don't want an autograph.
527
00:32:37,856 --> 00:32:41,424
But would it be cool if we all
walk down the hallway
528
00:32:41,426 --> 00:32:44,594
and my buddy photographed
it in slow motion?"
529
00:32:44,596 --> 00:32:47,496
We cut a bunch of Wes Anderson credits
around, and put some music behind kind of
530
00:32:47,498 --> 00:32:51,334
like Kinks Or David Bowie. And he was
like: "Absolutely, let's do this."
531
00:32:53,571 --> 00:32:56,138
Then he's like:
"But only one thing,
532
00:32:56,140 --> 00:32:59,407
the camera guy has to go around the corner
and we have to come out and reveal,
533
00:32:59,409 --> 00:33:00,842
and you can't look at me.
534
00:33:00,844 --> 00:33:03,512
You gotta look straight ahead."
535
00:33:03,514 --> 00:33:05,548
Right after we walked
out in slow motion,
536
00:33:05,550 --> 00:33:06,848
he shakes all of our hands
537
00:33:06,850 --> 00:33:08,584
and then he goes:
"Good session."
538
00:33:08,586 --> 00:33:11,553
To everybody.
"Good session, good session."
539
00:33:11,555 --> 00:33:14,158
And then he just left.
That was it.
540
00:33:15,392 --> 00:33:16,827
You know
he's such a big famous person,
541
00:33:17,928 --> 00:33:22,365
but he still kind of finds the time
to you know maybe think about people.
542
00:33:22,367 --> 00:33:25,667
I think he recognizes that he's
so big that
543
00:33:25,669 --> 00:33:30,540
that one little moment
makes your year, makes your day.
544
00:33:30,542 --> 00:33:32,707
And it's like
ten seconds to him.
545
00:33:32,709 --> 00:33:35,310
While we were in
South Carolina talking to John,
546
00:33:35,312 --> 00:33:39,248
Bills off yet again
making a new Bill Murray story,
547
00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:40,886
all the way in Slovenia.
548
00:33:44,388 --> 00:33:48,824
♪ Take me out to Slovenia ♪
549
00:33:48,826 --> 00:33:52,728
♪ Take me up with Triglav ♪
550
00:33:52,730 --> 00:33:56,765
♪ Buy me some
strudel and potica ♪
551
00:33:56,767 --> 00:34:00,435
♪ I don't care if
I never go back ♪
552
00:34:00,437 --> 00:34:06,642
I write this column for CNN about wisdom.
In writing about the wisdom of pop culture
553
00:34:06,644 --> 00:34:12,215
and the reason that I focused on Bill Murray is
because, if you look at Bill Murray's career,
554
00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:19,191
you see at a certain number of key films in which
there is a similar narrative, this message.
555
00:34:20,424 --> 00:34:22,324
It's in the hole!
556
00:34:22,326 --> 00:34:24,726
A lot of people are very
familiar with Caddyshack.
557
00:34:24,728 --> 00:34:28,496
It's one of his most famous films, and he
tells this great story, totally improv
558
00:34:28,498 --> 00:34:31,837
a line about how he wants
to caddy for the Dalai Lama.
559
00:34:32,804 --> 00:34:35,804
Are you gonna stiff me?
And I said "Hey, Lama!
560
00:34:35,806 --> 00:34:40,442
Hey! How about a little something,
you know, for the effort, you know.
561
00:34:40,444 --> 00:34:43,246
And he says
"Oh, it won't be any money,
562
00:34:43,248 --> 00:34:47,382
but when you die,
on your death bed,
563
00:34:47,384 --> 00:34:51,286
you will receive
total consciousness."
564
00:34:51,288 --> 00:34:52,989
He didn't necessarily
put that into Caddyshack.
565
00:34:52,991 --> 00:34:54,623
He just...
He threw enlightenment
566
00:34:54,625 --> 00:34:56,759
in the middle of
a movie about golf.
567
00:34:56,761 --> 00:34:59,695
- I'm a God.
- You're God?
568
00:34:59,697 --> 00:35:02,431
I am a God.
I'm not the God.
569
00:35:02,433 --> 00:35:06,768
You can look at that story and it
clearly seems to be about this notion
570
00:35:06,770 --> 00:35:09,904
of make mistakes and
do things over and over again
571
00:35:09,906 --> 00:35:11,806
until you get it right
so that you can move on.
572
00:35:11,808 --> 00:35:14,876
And moving on, being nirvana.
573
00:35:14,878 --> 00:35:17,445
Today is tomorrow.
574
00:35:17,447 --> 00:35:19,382
It happened.
575
00:35:19,384 --> 00:35:22,451
Just this great lesson
on how to live.
576
00:35:22,453 --> 00:35:25,288
While also being super
entertaining and very funny.
577
00:35:25,290 --> 00:35:30,326
I believe in it now! I believe it's gonna
happen to me now! I'm ready for it!
578
00:35:30,328 --> 00:35:34,362
Scrooged, right, which you know even
in the original Dickens story's
579
00:35:34,364 --> 00:35:37,368
basically is about redemption,
you know, in a similar way.
580
00:35:37,735 --> 00:35:42,871
Bill Murray in the
story of one man in the search for himself.
581
00:35:42,873 --> 00:35:48,610
That is the story of a guy who goes
off to World War I and becomes a voluntary
582
00:35:48,612 --> 00:35:51,547
ambulance driver,
sees death and destruction,
583
00:35:51,549 --> 00:35:54,750
and then comes back, and he
has this pre-assigned life.
584
00:35:54,752 --> 00:35:57,652
Like he has got a job waiting
for him. He's got a fiancé,
585
00:35:57,654 --> 00:36:01,489
and he rejects all that and says:
"That's not what I want to do.
586
00:36:01,491 --> 00:36:03,793
I have more questions
than I have answers."
587
00:36:03,795 --> 00:36:07,329
And so he goes on this search
for enlightenment.
588
00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:09,864
Am I ever gonna see you again?
589
00:36:09,866 --> 00:36:13,034
It doesn't matter.
590
00:36:13,036 --> 00:36:15,371
It doesn't matter.
591
00:36:15,373 --> 00:36:18,373
There is just this theme that
keeps reoccurring
592
00:36:18,375 --> 00:36:23,478
in Bill Murray films that seems to
be about something much deeper.
593
00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:26,916
Sure they're terrific athletes. They've got
the best equipment that money can buy.
594
00:36:26,918 --> 00:36:31,520
Hell, every team they're sending over
here has their own personal masseuse.
595
00:36:31,522 --> 00:36:36,491
Not masseur, masseuse.
But it doesn't matter!
596
00:36:36,493 --> 00:36:40,061
So you see "It just doesn't matter".
That's the big speech in Meatballs.
597
00:36:40,063 --> 00:36:43,532
The end of the Razor's Edge
Like it just doesn't matter.
598
00:36:43,534 --> 00:36:48,471
Even and even if we win!
599
00:36:48,473 --> 00:36:51,773
Hah! Even if we win!
600
00:36:51,775 --> 00:36:57,980
Even if we play so far over our heads that
our noses bleed for a week to ten days.
601
00:36:57,982 --> 00:37:04,987
Even if God in heaven above comes down and
points his hand at our side of the field
602
00:37:04,989 --> 00:37:10,492
it just wouldn't matter because all
of the really good looking girls
603
00:37:10,494 --> 00:37:15,063
would still go out with the guys from
Mohawk because they've got all the money!
604
00:37:15,065 --> 00:37:19,534
There is a really great all Daoist
story that sort of speaks to this.
605
00:37:19,536 --> 00:37:24,607
So, the story goes like this: There is
an old man who has this priced horse
606
00:37:24,609 --> 00:37:27,409
and one day
the horse runs away.
607
00:37:27,411 --> 00:37:30,112
And his neighbor comes over
to give his condolences.
608
00:37:30,114 --> 00:37:32,748
He says: "I'm so sorry.
I heard about your horse."
609
00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:35,583
And the old man says:
"Who knows what's good or bad?"
610
00:37:35,585 --> 00:37:38,820
And the neighbor is confused
because this is his priced horse.
611
00:37:38,822 --> 00:37:42,690
And so the neighbor leaves and then
the next day the horse returns
612
00:37:42,692 --> 00:37:47,096
and he brings with him 12 feral horses.
Now the guy is rich in horses.
613
00:37:47,098 --> 00:37:50,498
And the neighbor comes over and says:
"Congratulations, you have all these horses."
614
00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:52,902
And the old man says:
"Who knows what's good or bad?"
615
00:37:52,904 --> 00:37:56,471
And the neighbor is confused again. Because
clearly he's, you know, this is great.
616
00:37:56,473 --> 00:37:59,541
But then the next day the old man's
son is taming one of the horses
617
00:37:59,543 --> 00:38:03,712
and is thrown and he breaks his leg. The neighbor
comes over: "I'm so sorry about your son."
618
00:38:03,714 --> 00:38:06,681
The old man says again: "Who knows what's
good or bad?" And then the next day
619
00:38:06,683 --> 00:38:09,684
the army comes through and they're
conscripting able-bodied young men
620
00:38:09,686 --> 00:38:12,121
to go fight off in war.
And his son is spared.
621
00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:16,125
And that story can go on and on and on. But
what the point of that story is the...
622
00:38:16,127 --> 00:38:20,929
It just doesn't matter, right? Like
most of us go through life up and down.
623
00:38:20,931 --> 00:38:24,233
Things are great! Things are terrible,
things are great, things are terrible.
624
00:38:24,235 --> 00:38:29,003
But a deeper way of looking at it, is that
things are always kind of up and down.
625
00:38:29,005 --> 00:38:32,608
Good things can lead to bad things,
bad things can lead to good things.
626
00:38:32,610 --> 00:38:35,511
And if you have this
"It just doesn't matter"...
627
00:38:35,513 --> 00:38:39,215
If you just have this sort of more
Zen, if you will, outlook on it.
628
00:38:39,217 --> 00:38:41,217
You can sort of look
at the big picture of it.
629
00:38:41,219 --> 00:38:43,085
You're gonna...
Your whole life is just gonna be
630
00:38:43,087 --> 00:38:45,654
more even keel, you know.
631
00:38:45,656 --> 00:38:50,826
It just doesn't matter
if we win or we lose!
632
00:38:50,828 --> 00:38:55,898
It just doesn't matter!
It just doesn't matter!
633
00:38:55,900 --> 00:39:00,869
It just doesn't matter! It just doesn't
matter! It just doesn't matter!
634
00:39:00,871 --> 00:39:05,944
It just doesn't matter! It just doesn't
matter! It just doesn't matter!
635
00:39:07,277 --> 00:39:11,145
I was out with a bunch of friends
after work doing some karaoke,
636
00:39:11,147 --> 00:39:15,784
something that we regularly did. We were out in
a private room and just having a great time.
637
00:39:15,786 --> 00:39:19,621
My friend comes back to the room and
he goes: "Bill Murray just walked in."
638
00:39:19,623 --> 00:39:24,259
And we were just like:
"Whatever, dude. You're a liar."
639
00:39:24,261 --> 00:39:27,061
And this was around the time where
kind of like the legend had started
640
00:39:27,063 --> 00:39:30,266
where you hear these stories
where Bill Murray did my dishes
641
00:39:30,268 --> 00:39:32,034
or Bill Murray crashed my party.
642
00:39:32,036 --> 00:39:34,703
So my friend
didn't even hesitate.
643
00:39:34,705 --> 00:39:37,639
He went right up to him and said: "you
know what? We've got a room in the back
644
00:39:37,641 --> 00:39:39,974
if you want to come and hang out
with us, just come and check it out.
645
00:39:39,976 --> 00:39:44,646
And about 20 minutes later we got a
knock on the door. And it's Bill.
646
00:39:44,648 --> 00:39:47,815
We just kind of welcomed him in. And then
we just like: "Come on in, take a seat,
647
00:39:47,817 --> 00:39:50,853
chill out." Do you want a drink? What
song do you want to sing, you know?
648
00:39:50,855 --> 00:39:53,788
But I just put on one of my favorite
Elvis songs and he got right in there.
649
00:39:53,790 --> 00:39:57,326
He grabbed the mike and him and I just
did a duet. And it was really just
650
00:39:57,328 --> 00:40:01,230
like hanging out with one of your buddies.
By the time we knew it, it was like 3 a.m.
651
00:40:01,232 --> 00:40:04,699
and it was time to go and
I'm like: "How do I leave this?"
652
00:40:04,701 --> 00:40:10,139
Eventually I left and I went home and I
put my pictures right on up on Facebook.
653
00:40:10,141 --> 00:40:13,074
Because I didn't
believe it myself, honestly.
654
00:40:13,076 --> 00:40:17,712
And then the next day I went to work and people
were like: "What the fuck, is that real?"
655
00:40:17,714 --> 00:40:20,648
Like "That's not real, right?
That didn't happen, right?"
656
00:40:20,650 --> 00:40:23,721
And the people who didn't come,
they were really upset.
657
00:40:26,022 --> 00:40:28,158
Yeah, I got invited
to karaoke that night.
658
00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:30,729
Missed out on meeting Bill.
659
00:40:32,663 --> 00:40:33,565
It sucks.
660
00:40:35,098 --> 00:40:38,967
I think meeting Bill has
kind of opened me up in a strange way.
661
00:40:38,969 --> 00:40:42,304
I could be kind of a quieter
guy, a little more reserved.
662
00:40:42,306 --> 00:40:45,306
But then I'll think what would Bill
Murray be doing in this situation?
663
00:40:45,308 --> 00:40:48,610
And he would just take it
by the balls and just go for it.
664
00:40:48,612 --> 00:40:51,012
Sometimes if I'm feeling
a little socially awkward...
665
00:40:51,014 --> 00:40:53,315
I just think just have fun and
everything will go with it.
666
00:40:53,317 --> 00:40:56,922
You know, and... He just showed up and
had a good time. And it was great.
667
00:40:59,255 --> 00:41:03,625
Poet's House is a library,
a meeting place
668
00:41:03,627 --> 00:41:07,829
and it has become one of the great
places on the globe for poetry.
669
00:41:07,831 --> 00:41:12,835
The place is packed every day, but when
we were building it, it was really hard.
670
00:41:12,837 --> 00:41:15,737
We 're poets. We didn't
really know what we were doing,
671
00:41:15,739 --> 00:41:18,940
and every once in a while I get
called up by a construction worker:
672
00:41:18,942 --> 00:41:22,344
"Oh, like we're missing an Air
Conditioner." Or you know it was just...
673
00:41:22,346 --> 00:41:24,947
It was a big job
for the poets to do this.
674
00:41:24,949 --> 00:41:29,418
And I thought it would really make
sense for the construction workers
675
00:41:29,420 --> 00:41:33,288
to have a sense of what they were building.
So we asked him.
676
00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:42,398
I dwell in Possibility -
A fairer House than Prose -
677
00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:45,000
Nobody knew that he was coming.
As soon as he walked in
678
00:41:45,002 --> 00:41:47,335
everybody was like: "Holy shit,
that's Bill Murray.
679
00:41:47,337 --> 00:41:50,239
What's Bill Murray doing here?
It made no sense to us at all
680
00:41:50,241 --> 00:41:52,840
for Bill Murray to be
on the construction site.
681
00:41:52,842 --> 00:41:57,348
More numerous of Windows -
Superior - for Doors -
682
00:41:59,817 --> 00:42:04,420
Of Chambers as the Cedars -
Impregnable of eye -
683
00:42:04,422 --> 00:42:09,123
Yeah, for the most part a lot of it is you
don't have a clue what they're talking about.
684
00:42:09,125 --> 00:42:12,695
And I wish I did,
but I never really got into it
685
00:42:12,697 --> 00:42:16,065
that much where
I could understand it fully.
686
00:42:16,067 --> 00:42:21,005
And for an everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky -
687
00:42:23,206 --> 00:42:29,712
Of Visitors - the fairest -
For Occupation -
688
00:42:29,714 --> 00:42:31,447
It was probably the first time
we had somebody,
689
00:42:31,449 --> 00:42:34,016
probably since high school
English class, read us poetry.
690
00:42:34,018 --> 00:42:36,050
And it just happened
to be Bill Murray.
691
00:42:36,052 --> 00:42:40,090
This -
The spreading wide
692
00:42:41,058 --> 00:42:45,259
my narrow Hands
To gather
693
00:42:45,261 --> 00:42:47,161
Paradise -
694
00:42:47,163 --> 00:42:50,933
He was showing up to read
poetry, but it was fun.
695
00:42:50,935 --> 00:42:54,770
There's a difference between fun
and funny I think in some ways.
696
00:42:54,772 --> 00:43:00,375
He creates a sense of fun. And that creates
a community in the present moment.
697
00:43:00,377 --> 00:43:02,878
Why don't you just come over
here and introduce yourself?
698
00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:07,516
And tell the camera what's your
name is and what's...
699
00:43:07,518 --> 00:43:10,953
Tell them what your name is and
what your occupation is.
700
00:43:10,955 --> 00:43:15,123
You don't think it's... Michael,
I think it's a good thing to do.
701
00:43:15,125 --> 00:43:20,161
And he really helped them, I think,
understand what they were building.
702
00:43:20,163 --> 00:43:23,866
And that poetry is all around us.
Then he made a lot of jokes too.
703
00:43:23,868 --> 00:43:25,534
Now we have
an opportunity for one of you
704
00:43:25,536 --> 00:43:30,172
to step forward and do some of
your own original poetry.
705
00:43:30,174 --> 00:43:34,076
Come on, don't be shy.
Come on, don't be shy.
706
00:43:34,078 --> 00:43:40,382
He's just this big goofy guy that just
attracts people to him. For whatever reason.
707
00:43:40,384 --> 00:43:43,121
And it was
a pretty cool experience.
708
00:43:44,288 --> 00:43:47,489
I think as time went on
people understood that
709
00:43:47,491 --> 00:43:50,525
he was there to relate to us
and to be with us
710
00:43:50,527 --> 00:43:53,295
and shed a little joy
in our lives.
711
00:43:53,297 --> 00:43:58,366
Poetry in a way is about the
radiant particulars.
712
00:43:58,368 --> 00:44:04,072
It's the little moments that are
charged with meaning and radiance.
713
00:44:04,074 --> 00:44:09,911
And he goes after those moments. So that
makes him a poetic spirit, I think.
714
00:44:09,913 --> 00:44:12,480
We've got about three more minutes
before this break is over.
715
00:44:12,482 --> 00:44:15,550
Smoke'em if you got'em.
Alright, thank you.
716
00:44:20,324 --> 00:44:23,291
I heard somebody yell:
"Did your child just pick him up?"
717
00:44:23,293 --> 00:44:27,362
It's Bill Murray.
You are kidding me!
718
00:44:27,364 --> 00:44:31,532
- I'm starstruck.
- We were playing kickball. It was my turn to kick
719
00:44:31,534 --> 00:44:35,337
and the ref goes: "Do you
all mind if my friend plays?"
720
00:44:35,339 --> 00:44:37,940
And I look over and I'm like: "It's
my turn," like I don't want this
721
00:44:37,942 --> 00:44:42,311
random, like homeless looking
man to play when it's my turn.
722
00:44:42,313 --> 00:44:46,882
And then I was like: "Hey, hey, hey. That's
Bill Murray!" I was like: "Sure, you can play."
723
00:44:46,884 --> 00:44:49,183
We all took photos
and then my mom is like:
724
00:44:49,185 --> 00:44:51,887
"Excuse me, do you mind
if you take a photo with me?"
725
00:44:51,889 --> 00:44:54,355
I think it was him,
he scooped her up.
726
00:44:54,357 --> 00:44:57,491
- She wasn't like: "Hold me."
- No, no it was definitely him.
727
00:44:57,493 --> 00:45:01,429
I honestly didn't get the grasp
of it until the day after.
728
00:45:01,431 --> 00:45:05,132
Because I didn't know, like... apparently
this was a thing I didn't know about.
729
00:45:05,134 --> 00:45:07,603
And then all of a sudden
I see all these clips...
730
00:45:07,605 --> 00:45:09,538
I had no idea
he popped-up places.
731
00:45:09,540 --> 00:45:12,107
He does it all the time
apparently, and I didn't know.
732
00:45:12,109 --> 00:45:15,476
Yeah, it was like very bizarre. Like he
came in, we'd played for a little bit,
733
00:45:15,478 --> 00:45:18,112
took a photo and
then he left.
734
00:45:18,114 --> 00:45:20,114
And then we kept on playing
the game like regular
735
00:45:20,116 --> 00:45:21,885
and then afterwards we're like:
"What just happened?"
736
00:45:23,554 --> 00:45:26,320
Anybody need more coffee?
737
00:45:26,322 --> 00:45:29,925
Coffee and Cigarettes the movie
by Jim Jarmusch came out in 2003.
738
00:45:29,927 --> 00:45:33,262
At the time people loved Bill Murray. But they
didn't have the sense that he was the guy
739
00:45:33,264 --> 00:45:37,565
who sort of like went out in the world and covered
peoples' eyes and stole their French Fries.
740
00:45:37,567 --> 00:45:39,534
- Are you Bill Murray?
- Yeah, I'm Bill Murray.
741
00:45:39,536 --> 00:45:42,938
But let's keep that
just between us, alright.
742
00:45:42,940 --> 00:45:46,275
It's kind of like the first little
peephole into like the idea that
743
00:45:46,277 --> 00:45:50,045
"Oh, Bill Murray can just sort of like
arrive in your life for a few minutes."
744
00:45:50,047 --> 00:45:55,384
But here he is and he shows up as a waiter,
like with two members of the WU-Tang Clan.
745
00:45:55,386 --> 00:45:59,587
Bill Groundhog Day,
Ghost busting ass Murray.
746
00:45:59,589 --> 00:46:02,925
- Who do you gonna call?
- I know that, just don't tell anybody.
747
00:46:02,927 --> 00:46:05,661
And in the movie it's really
kind of the fictional version
748
00:46:05,663 --> 00:46:09,197
of what people later found out was
like the real life Bill Murray.
749
00:46:09,199 --> 00:46:11,132
What do you mean "not tell
nobody, Bill Murray?"
750
00:46:11,134 --> 00:46:13,268
I mean, people gonna come here
and they gonna see you.
751
00:46:13,270 --> 00:46:15,137
You're bill Murray,
it's obvious.
752
00:46:15,139 --> 00:46:19,107
Unless you're wearing
a disguise or something.
753
00:46:19,109 --> 00:46:22,143
Well, I am wearing
a kind of disguise.
754
00:46:22,145 --> 00:46:28,116
Yeah, and Zombieland is another wonderful
like cameo Bill Murray as himself.
755
00:46:28,118 --> 00:46:30,518
Bill Murray, you're a zombie?
756
00:46:30,520 --> 00:46:33,956
You know like you've got a world
that's like over-run by zombies.
757
00:46:33,958 --> 00:46:37,326
That you know, sort of, like very few,
you know, like uninfected humans beings.
758
00:46:37,328 --> 00:46:39,964
And Bill like somehow survived.
759
00:46:42,098 --> 00:46:44,199
And what he does is
that he dresses up as a zombie
760
00:46:44,201 --> 00:46:46,969
so he can like go
and play golf and walk around.
761
00:46:46,971 --> 00:46:50,706
And you know like even in the zombie apocalypse,
like sort of, like Bill Murray is trying
762
00:46:50,708 --> 00:46:54,576
to maintain his lifestyle and like
get out of the house and engage.
763
00:46:54,578 --> 00:46:58,279
Suits my life style, you know.
I like to get out and do stuff.
764
00:46:58,281 --> 00:47:01,650
Just play nine holes on the
Riviera. Just walked on.
765
00:47:01,652 --> 00:47:07,125
Goddamn it, Bill fucking Murray!
I had to get that out.
766
00:47:08,125 --> 00:47:13,362
I think Bill has always like had adventures,
inserted himself into other people's lives.
767
00:47:13,364 --> 00:47:19,233
I think the extent which he does it, is probably
more based on what he needs personally.
768
00:47:19,235 --> 00:47:23,038
But I think it resonates with everybody
more now because of who we are.
769
00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:26,340
- Bill motherfucking Murray.
- It's crazy, ya'll.
770
00:47:26,342 --> 00:47:28,376
- You've met Bill?
- I've met Bill.
771
00:47:28,378 --> 00:47:30,447
- Tell me how that went.
- Bill...
772
00:47:34,451 --> 00:47:37,152
Are there times, you know, like
periods of your life where you feel like you
773
00:47:37,154 --> 00:47:38,753
need to be woken up?
Or is it just...
774
00:47:38,755 --> 00:47:42,023
Well, every day.
Really, I mean
775
00:47:42,025 --> 00:47:46,194
you know, I'm
always sort of connected for
776
00:47:46,196 --> 00:47:49,163
seconds and minutes
a day sometimes.
777
00:47:49,165 --> 00:47:52,634
Sometimes you go days without it,
which is... I'm always thinking:
778
00:47:52,636 --> 00:47:57,271
"- Holy God, I've been asleep for two days.
- I've been doing things, but
779
00:47:57,273 --> 00:48:00,175
So, one of the things Bill
tries to do is to really
780
00:48:00,177 --> 00:48:02,643
just like have a jolt
that wakes people up.
781
00:48:02,645 --> 00:48:06,313
He don't know always that...
aware that I'm thinking about what
782
00:48:06,315 --> 00:48:09,717
I want them to take away from
it. You know sometimes I think
783
00:48:09,719 --> 00:48:12,253
what am I gonna
take away from this?
784
00:48:12,255 --> 00:48:18,659
So, I'm almost self-destructive. My hope
is that it's gonna wake me up, you know.
785
00:48:18,661 --> 00:48:22,396
And if I see someone that's out,
cold and on their feet sort of
786
00:48:22,398 --> 00:48:26,534
I go oh, OK. I'm gonna try
and wake that person up.
787
00:48:26,536 --> 00:48:28,570
Because it's like, you know,
It's the same thing.
788
00:48:28,572 --> 00:48:31,338
It's like this is what I want
someone to do for me, you know.
789
00:48:31,340 --> 00:48:35,612
Is wake me up.
Just wake me the hell up.
790
00:48:49,493 --> 00:48:52,661
I called him over,
and when my son saw him
791
00:48:52,663 --> 00:48:56,264
and his bright orange outfit
and just immediately
792
00:48:56,266 --> 00:49:00,367
after being silent for the entire
day started bawling his eyes out.
793
00:49:00,369 --> 00:49:02,737
And Bill Murray is like:
"Hey, if you can't beat them,
794
00:49:02,739 --> 00:49:05,309
join them."
And just started crying himself.
795
00:49:08,744 --> 00:49:11,179
This one Sunday
I went up the mountain
796
00:49:11,181 --> 00:49:14,418
and this guy was on the side of
the road, and he'd broke down.
797
00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:20,188
Are you OK?
Really?
798
00:49:20,190 --> 00:49:22,791
I'm walking up and it turns out
to be Bill Murray.
799
00:49:22,793 --> 00:49:25,494
- I'm Bill, by the way.
- I'm Sam. Sam.
800
00:49:25,496 --> 00:49:28,230
I'm going to pick up my grandmother.
She'd never been to a basket-ball game.
801
00:49:28,232 --> 00:49:31,733
And all of a sudden I hear a voice.
And I'm like "I know that voice."
802
00:49:31,735 --> 00:49:33,367
And I turned the corner and
sure enough it's Bill Murray.
803
00:49:33,369 --> 00:49:35,871
I stuck out my hand, I was like: "Hey, It's
my grandmothers birthday. Do you think
804
00:49:35,873 --> 00:49:37,404
we could just
get a quick picture with you?"
805
00:49:37,406 --> 00:49:39,241
He just, kind of,
just looked at me and he goes:
806
00:49:39,243 --> 00:49:42,244
"Well, don't you think we should
sing her Happy Birthday?"
807
00:49:42,246 --> 00:49:43,545
And I was just like: "What?"
808
00:49:43,547 --> 00:49:46,547
♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪
809
00:49:46,549 --> 00:49:48,650
In my head thinking like
it's Bill Murray over there
810
00:49:48,652 --> 00:49:51,920
about to sing Happy Birthday
to my 94 year old grandmother.
811
00:49:51,922 --> 00:49:56,324
♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪
812
00:50:06,235 --> 00:50:09,237
I had just opened our business.
We're about three months old.
813
00:50:09,239 --> 00:50:12,373
And I'd heard that Bill is shooting
a movie in our neighborhood.
814
00:50:12,375 --> 00:50:15,210
Two - three hours later
Bill comes out of his car,
815
00:50:15,212 --> 00:50:16,811
sees the truck and he's like:
"So, what have you got?"
816
00:50:16,813 --> 00:50:18,679
And I showed him like...
Yeah, this is my truck.
817
00:50:18,681 --> 00:50:22,183
And he's like: "This is pretty
cool, it's really nice."
818
00:50:22,185 --> 00:50:26,456
And then the entire crew came over and then he
helped me, he helped serve the crew ice cream.
819
00:50:28,292 --> 00:50:29,757
Bill Murray was standing
next to me on the truck.
820
00:50:29,759 --> 00:50:30,891
I know he's just a person,
821
00:50:30,893 --> 00:50:32,395
but to me he was more than that.
822
00:50:34,730 --> 00:50:37,364
As more and more stories
proved to be true,
823
00:50:37,366 --> 00:50:39,934
it was hard to think that
any of them could be made up.
824
00:50:39,936 --> 00:50:44,206
But there was this one story that sounded
so random, I couldn't seem to buy it.
825
00:50:44,208 --> 00:50:45,940
And the only way to find out
if it was true,
826
00:50:45,942 --> 00:50:49,346
was to fly over 3000 miles
to the United Kingdom.
827
00:50:56,719 --> 00:50:58,855
- Max.
- Good to meet you.
828
00:51:00,690 --> 00:51:04,291
Tell us your Bill Murray story.
829
00:51:04,293 --> 00:51:08,862
So, I went to university at a place called
St. Andrews. It's a small town in Scotland.
830
00:51:08,864 --> 00:51:12,701
There was one street that was famous for its
house parties. It's called Hope street.
831
00:51:12,703 --> 00:51:15,804
We just left the pub. The pubs
in England close quite early.
832
00:51:15,806 --> 00:51:19,306
So we wandered along, just walked in this
door. It was some people that we knew.
833
00:51:19,308 --> 00:51:21,942
So I thought, oh, we'll go there and
see if there's anything going on.
834
00:51:21,944 --> 00:51:25,246
There was a house party, and so,
you know, we just joined in.
835
00:51:25,248 --> 00:51:29,583
And all of a sudden there is a
bit of a noise in the next room.
836
00:51:29,585 --> 00:51:33,454
And so, I wandered through to
the kitchen and lo and behold
837
00:51:33,456 --> 00:51:36,391
I stood there with my beer in my
hand looking across the kitchen
838
00:51:36,393 --> 00:51:39,594
and Bill Murray is in the other
room talking to a few girls.
839
00:51:39,596 --> 00:51:45,567
I'm observing from the, sort of across the room
and all of a sudden Bill start admonishing
840
00:51:45,569 --> 00:51:49,837
the girls and saying what a disgrace their
kitchen was, how messy it was, and he says:
841
00:51:49,839 --> 00:51:53,842
"Don't worry about it, girls. You go back
to your party, I'll do the washing up."
842
00:51:53,844 --> 00:51:57,679
He starts doing the glasses, the dishes. I just
stood there on the other side of the kitchen
843
00:51:57,681 --> 00:52:01,916
thinking: "That's a bit strange. Bill
Murray's here doing the washing up."
844
00:52:01,918 --> 00:52:03,851
Yeah, he hung around for a
while, had a couple of drinks
845
00:52:03,853 --> 00:52:06,654
and then made his way
into the night.
846
00:52:06,656 --> 00:52:11,525
I mean, I think we revere
celebrity, and I think the stories
847
00:52:11,527 --> 00:52:16,764
that involve Bill Murray are Bill
interacting in an everyday manner.
848
00:52:16,766 --> 00:52:22,469
And it removes that barrier, that Chinese
Wall between the rest of us and celebrity.
849
00:52:22,471 --> 00:52:25,873
And I think that's the effect he has on people.
If that means you go away feeling good
850
00:52:25,875 --> 00:52:29,811
about yourself,
then that's a quite nice thing.
851
00:52:29,813 --> 00:52:33,514
So it turns out the story was true.
And the great thing about it,
852
00:52:33,516 --> 00:52:36,550
is that it shows that Bill can take
these small moments and transform them
853
00:52:36,552 --> 00:52:40,322
into something memorable. He seems to
just have this comedian type quality
854
00:52:40,324 --> 00:52:44,391
when it comes to social situations.
He comes into peoples' lives,
855
00:52:44,393 --> 00:52:47,862
gets a feel for the room and he
makes the moment something special.
856
00:52:47,864 --> 00:52:49,300
But where does he get that from?
857
00:53:03,045 --> 00:53:07,549
God evening, hello to you that are
not my relatives, I'm Bill Murray.
858
00:53:07,551 --> 00:53:09,384
Welcome to the
Second City Theatre.
859
00:53:09,386 --> 00:53:13,654
Where have you been?
You've been gone for six months!
860
00:53:13,656 --> 00:53:15,357
After school there was a party.
861
00:53:19,696 --> 00:53:21,061
Then everybody went to Denver.
862
00:53:23,032 --> 00:53:25,800
Almighty, I think it's great
the adults get together
863
00:53:25,802 --> 00:53:30,641
and talk about sex. They should! A certain amount
of oral sex is necessary in any community.
864
00:53:32,375 --> 00:53:37,978
Improv is... It's about being in the
moment. It's about a give and take.
865
00:53:37,980 --> 00:53:43,050
It's about never denying. The whole
theory behind improv, is "Yes, and..."
866
00:53:43,052 --> 00:53:47,889
So, there's little rules like, you know, let's
say yes to each other's ideas instead of no.
867
00:53:47,891 --> 00:53:51,558
So, if I say you're my dad, let's just pretend
you are, so I don't look like an idiot.
868
00:53:51,560 --> 00:53:56,530
Somebody says: "You're a tree." You don't say:
"No, I'm not a tree. How could I be a tree?"
869
00:53:56,532 --> 00:53:59,670
You go with it. You are a tree.
And it continues on from there.
870
00:54:04,007 --> 00:54:08,909
Let's keep that sense of: This is a
real moment happening in real time.
871
00:54:08,911 --> 00:54:13,181
Del Close Was the
teacher, the mentor and guru
872
00:54:13,183 --> 00:54:16,483
to some of the greatest
comedy minds of our generation.
873
00:54:16,485 --> 00:54:21,121
And he was a man who taught you
not to fear anything,
874
00:54:21,123 --> 00:54:23,757
to enjoy that fear,
and to follow that fear.
875
00:54:23,759 --> 00:54:27,695
Talking about birth control
devices and contraceptives,
876
00:54:27,697 --> 00:54:31,833
next thing you know is gonna be passing
out condominiums to the kids at school!
877
00:54:31,835 --> 00:54:34,802
Handing it out in playgrounds!
I've seen those hands!
878
00:54:34,804 --> 00:54:40,741
Well, I think Del had that effect on Bill
in the fact that Bill didn't fear much.
879
00:54:40,743 --> 00:54:43,043
Sometimes he'd like to see where
that fear is headed.
880
00:54:43,045 --> 00:54:46,681
And it takes him
a lot of interesting places.
881
00:54:46,683 --> 00:54:53,487
It ends up being other peoples' stories, but...
Yeah, no I'll go see what's behind that door.
882
00:54:53,489 --> 00:54:55,889
Like I remember Harold Ramis
told a story, you know,
883
00:54:55,891 --> 00:54:58,492
if he'd go somewhere
on location with Bill...
884
00:54:58,494 --> 00:55:02,831
Bill was just fine getting lost. He
could, like, go off on a bike or a moped.
885
00:55:02,833 --> 00:55:07,735
He just reveled in not knowing where
he was and getting to know the locals.
886
00:55:07,737 --> 00:55:11,672
Flying by the seat of his pants
and living by his wits.
887
00:55:11,674 --> 00:55:16,978
And I think a lot of it came out of improv
and he learned that at Second City.
888
00:55:16,980 --> 00:55:19,179
I think for
Bill Murray in particular,
889
00:55:19,181 --> 00:55:22,817
he went along with the
philosophy of "Improv is play".
890
00:55:22,819 --> 00:55:26,054
When Bill does those scenes, like,
he'll sit down and take a French Fry
891
00:55:26,056 --> 00:55:28,889
or play with somebody
that he doesn't know.
892
00:55:28,891 --> 00:55:30,824
And I have seen him
do that personally.
893
00:55:30,826 --> 00:55:34,262
It's because he really has
just taken this and made it
894
00:55:34,264 --> 00:55:37,732
the joy of life. And I think
he realizes what is important.
895
00:55:37,734 --> 00:55:40,003
And that is to
have fun with people.
896
00:55:40,936 --> 00:55:43,570
So when you talk about
something like Bill Murray,
897
00:55:43,572 --> 00:55:45,540
you know, how does he
enjoy the moment?
898
00:55:45,542 --> 00:55:47,641
How does he assume prominence
in life and bla, bla, bla?
899
00:55:47,643 --> 00:55:50,277
Well, you can just... when you
see any human being
900
00:55:50,279 --> 00:55:52,947
simply reveling
in where they are,
901
00:55:52,949 --> 00:55:55,683
improv might be the
only time in my life
902
00:55:55,685 --> 00:56:01,125
that I truly get to slow down
and enjoy exactly where I am.
903
00:56:15,304 --> 00:56:18,873
From Queens, New York,
it's the Bill Murray show!
904
00:56:18,875 --> 00:56:21,108
Starring Mark Malkoff.
905
00:56:21,110 --> 00:56:24,145
It is the show that doesn't end
until Bill Murray agrees
906
00:56:24,147 --> 00:56:27,648
to have dinner with me here
in my apartment in Queens.
907
00:56:27,650 --> 00:56:33,221
The Bill Murray show was a comedy idea I had
which was at the time a weekly video series.
908
00:56:33,223 --> 00:56:36,590
You at home can help me. Have you seen Bill
Murray lately? Do you know Bill Murray?
909
00:56:36,592 --> 00:56:37,958
Is your name Bill Murray?
910
00:56:37,960 --> 00:56:39,927
My wife Christine
would cook a meal
911
00:56:39,929 --> 00:56:42,896
for Bill Murray that we
placed on the table.
912
00:56:42,898 --> 00:56:46,067
Christine, thank you so much. Tell us
about Bill Murray's dinner this week.
913
00:56:46,069 --> 00:56:48,136
With black bean
tacos.
914
00:56:48,138 --> 00:56:51,973
And we would talk about Murray and
I think I called a 800-number
915
00:56:51,975 --> 00:56:54,241
and asked him
if he would have dinner.
916
00:56:54,243 --> 00:56:55,976
He never...
I never heard from him
917
00:56:55,978 --> 00:56:58,813
like most people that call
that 800-number.
918
00:56:58,815 --> 00:57:00,280
I never heard back.
919
00:57:00,282 --> 00:57:02,215
Tell us
how you know Bill Murray.
920
00:57:02,217 --> 00:57:05,085
I don't really know him,
but I used to park his car.
921
00:57:05,087 --> 00:57:08,956
I've learned a lot and thinking back
about the approach that I took,
922
00:57:08,958 --> 00:57:13,994
and it was not the right approach
to take to make it happen...
923
00:57:13,996 --> 00:57:18,933
Calling that 800-number was not... It goes
against everything that Murray stands for.
924
00:57:18,935 --> 00:57:25,206
It goes against what Murray is. What Murrays
life is essentially is an improv game
925
00:57:25,208 --> 00:57:28,076
which he yes,
adds things in the moment.
926
00:57:28,078 --> 00:57:33,213
And for me calling him
with a game and setting it up,
927
00:57:33,215 --> 00:57:36,050
was just not in the moment.
It was not organic.
928
00:57:36,052 --> 00:57:39,753
Because it seems like so much of his life is...
It's in the moment. "Yes, and..." and stuff.
929
00:57:39,755 --> 00:57:44,625
It seems like whenever there's
details and specifics and stuff...
930
00:57:44,627 --> 00:57:47,261
When people call that 800-number,
that's when it gets tricky.
931
00:57:47,263 --> 00:57:49,630
And Sofia Coppola,
didn't it take her months
932
00:57:49,632 --> 00:57:52,666
on the 800-number?
And that's Sofia Coppola!
933
00:57:52,668 --> 00:57:57,105
I got... I left messages for
probably a year and sent letters.
934
00:57:57,107 --> 00:58:01,175
And I would... Anybody I would meet
like: "Do you know Bill Murray?"
935
00:58:01,177 --> 00:58:05,212
And then finally I... A friend
of mine was, who is a writer,
936
00:58:05,214 --> 00:58:10,652
I was old friends with him. He helped
me and finally got in touch with him,
937
00:58:10,654 --> 00:58:15,690
and then finally I got to meet him. And
he said he might think about doing it.
938
00:58:15,692 --> 00:58:20,395
But he was never very committal and... But
I just went to Japan and started making it
939
00:58:20,397 --> 00:58:24,098
in the hopes that he would show
up. And luckily he showed up.
940
00:58:27,369 --> 00:58:30,438
So, I was at the Toronto Film
Festival as a writer for Vanity Fair.
941
00:58:30,440 --> 00:58:33,373
And I had this article
that I was reporting on.
942
00:58:33,375 --> 00:58:35,876
My editor had emailed
me and she said:
943
00:58:35,878 --> 00:58:38,413
"I just found out that the Toronto
International Film Festival
944
00:58:38,415 --> 00:58:42,449
is devoting one day to Bill
Murray, called Bill Murray Day."
945
00:58:42,451 --> 00:58:48,322
And we would love it if you would fly up to
Toronto and just shadow him for the day.
946
00:58:48,324 --> 00:58:52,994
What I didn't know of course is that
he has no PR people, he has no people.
947
00:58:52,996 --> 00:58:57,431
So there was really no way to,
like, coordinate with him on this.
948
00:58:57,433 --> 00:59:01,302
It was very much like I... Just boots on the
ground, I had to search for him, thing.
949
00:59:01,304 --> 00:59:03,837
- First of all, happy Bill Murray day.
- Thank you very much.
950
00:59:03,839 --> 00:59:06,206
I knew that there were certain
things that I had to hit that day.
951
00:59:06,208 --> 00:59:08,842
There was gonna be a screening
of Ghostbusters.
952
00:59:08,844 --> 00:59:11,978
And, you know, I'm kind of
scribbling notes as it's happening.
953
00:59:11,980 --> 00:59:15,449
He just, kind of, walked right off the stage,
so I didn't really get a chance to grab him.
954
00:59:15,451 --> 00:59:18,753
And then I had a screening of his
movie that night with an after party.
955
00:59:18,755 --> 00:59:22,023
Again a possibility
for me to talk with him.
956
00:59:22,025 --> 00:59:24,092
I'm still so emotional
from the film.
957
00:59:25,862 --> 00:59:27,962
I had been assured many times
from my editors
958
00:59:27,964 --> 00:59:29,963
and everybody else
that I was on this list.
959
00:59:29,965 --> 00:59:32,032
And I apparently wasn't
on this list,
960
00:59:32,034 --> 00:59:33,934
and nobody would let me in.
961
00:59:33,936 --> 00:59:36,436
I'd heard all day long
these rumors of...
962
00:59:36,438 --> 00:59:38,405
Like I'm at the coffee shop
and someone is like:
963
00:59:38,407 --> 00:59:39,974
"Bill Murray rode by
in a bike earlier."
964
00:59:39,976 --> 00:59:40,907
And I'm like:
965
00:59:40,909 --> 00:59:42,275
"I missed him!"
966
00:59:42,277 --> 00:59:43,811
It was
these constant near misses.
967
00:59:43,813 --> 00:59:45,746
You know,
by the end of that day,
968
00:59:45,748 --> 00:59:49,183
I'm sitting at this bar drinking
whiskey, and I'm just like:
969
00:59:49,185 --> 00:59:51,251
"I think I've been
chasing a ghost, man!"
970
00:59:51,253 --> 00:59:54,489
Like, I think I 've been focusing
too much on the wrong thing.
971
00:59:54,491 --> 00:59:58,192
I haven't been focusing on the fact that
this day was just filled with people
972
00:59:58,194 --> 01:00:02,096
celebrating the spirit of a person who,
kind of, like, marches to his own beat.
973
01:00:02,098 --> 01:00:06,833
And makes everybody around him happy, and just
kind of, like, creates joy everywhere he goes.
974
01:00:06,835 --> 01:00:09,302
I think I started realizing, like,
I was trying to put together
975
01:00:09,304 --> 01:00:13,074
this very, like,
proper reported article.
976
01:00:13,076 --> 01:00:16,944
But, like, reporting on Bill
Murray is like jazz, right?
977
01:00:16,946 --> 01:00:18,980
Like it's just, sort
of improvisational.
978
01:00:18,982 --> 01:00:21,181
I was just chasing
something that was not
979
01:00:21,183 --> 01:00:23,384
at all authentic.
It's not Who Bill Murray is.
980
01:00:23,386 --> 01:00:25,520
Once I realized that,
I kind of let go a little,
981
01:00:25,522 --> 01:00:27,790
and it made more sense to me.
982
01:00:29,625 --> 01:00:31,925
Just as I started to give up on
the idea of actually speaking with Bill,
983
01:00:31,927 --> 01:00:33,464
an opportunity revealed itself.
984
01:00:36,398 --> 01:00:39,065
It was the opening night
of the Charleston RiverDogs.
985
01:00:39,067 --> 01:00:41,434
That's the baseball team that
Bill is part owner of.
986
01:00:41,436 --> 01:00:43,503
And I got myself a ticket.
987
01:00:53,449 --> 01:00:54,485
That's Bill on the right.
988
01:00:55,552 --> 01:00:58,585
And this time
I'm the guy on the left
989
01:00:58,587 --> 01:00:59,889
about to talk to Bill.
990
01:01:03,860 --> 01:01:06,494
These Bill Murray stories
referred to in a way as:
991
01:01:06,496 --> 01:01:09,396
"Did you hear about this crazy
thing that Bill Murray did?"
992
01:01:09,398 --> 01:01:12,333
And maybe for a lot of people
that's really all it is.
993
01:01:12,335 --> 01:01:16,503
It's like: "Bill Murray did another
crazy thing and you can watch it."
994
01:01:16,505 --> 01:01:22,043
The real gift is for the people that he is
interacting with. And it becomes their story.
995
01:01:22,045 --> 01:01:24,945
Part of Bills charm when
he shows up, is not to take over.
996
01:01:24,947 --> 01:01:27,514
Like when he shows up to somebody's house
and does his kind of thing, it's like
997
01:01:27,516 --> 01:01:30,217
he wants to be in the house and be
part of the gang. That's the joke.
998
01:01:30,219 --> 01:01:33,087
He's not there doing
a tap dance or juggling.
999
01:01:33,089 --> 01:01:36,556
He's just sitting there watching TV
with them. And yet it's Bill Murray.
1000
01:01:36,558 --> 01:01:40,862
And that's part of it. It's like,
it's not showing up to entertain.
1001
01:01:40,864 --> 01:01:42,529
It's showing up to be present.
1002
01:01:42,531 --> 01:01:45,166
And I forget about it
because, like, life happens.
1003
01:01:45,168 --> 01:01:47,467
And every once in a while someone
brings up that Bill Murray story.
1004
01:01:47,469 --> 01:01:49,637
And you just, like, smile.
1005
01:01:49,639 --> 01:01:51,271
Nine years later or
seven years later
1006
01:01:51,273 --> 01:01:53,974
I'm still
wrapping my head around it.
1007
01:01:53,976 --> 01:01:58,445
I think that's the gift that he's giving these
people that... in the Bill Murray story.
1008
01:01:58,447 --> 01:02:04,050
I think that's what he's giving them. He's
giving them agency to have a way to wake up.
1009
01:02:04,052 --> 01:02:07,221
Yeah, it was a really
great feeling, yeah.
1010
01:02:07,223 --> 01:02:10,257
Made me feel
like a bigger person than I am.
1011
01:02:10,259 --> 01:02:12,492
I don't feel like
I'm a part of that story.
1012
01:02:12,494 --> 01:02:15,929
I feel like he's a part
of my story at this point.
1013
01:02:15,931 --> 01:02:17,632
It's like such a great moment.
I'm really like...
1014
01:02:17,634 --> 01:02:20,137
It does. It makes me happy
thinking about it.
1015
01:02:21,371 --> 01:02:25,672
But I like to think that he's giving
them something that they will, you know,
1016
01:02:25,674 --> 01:02:27,942
use for the rest of their life.
1017
01:02:27,944 --> 01:02:30,514
That it's more than just, you
know: "I met Bill Murray once."
1018
01:02:31,514 --> 01:02:38,418
My absolute favorite Bill Murray story
is the saxophone and the taxi cab.
1019
01:02:38,420 --> 01:02:42,690
Bill is in San Francisco. He's got
a long cab ride ahead of him.
1020
01:02:42,692 --> 01:02:46,494
And so he starts talking to the guy,
because he's like an engaging guy.
1021
01:02:46,496 --> 01:02:50,130
You know, when you come into a funny situation
like getting into a taxi with the guy
1022
01:02:50,132 --> 01:02:52,532
who is a saxophone player, I
said: "When do you practice it?"
1023
01:02:52,534 --> 01:02:55,335
"I don't know I drive like 14 hours
a day or something like that."
1024
01:02:55,337 --> 01:02:57,874
"Where is your sax?"
He says it's in the trunk.
1025
01:02:58,975 --> 01:03:03,978
I was like, you know, that's two and two makes
four. Pull over and get in the trunk and I...
1026
01:03:03,980 --> 01:03:08,616
I know how to drive a car. You know, not
only did he play all the way to Sausalito,
1027
01:03:08,618 --> 01:03:15,056
which is a long ways. We stopped and got barbeque
and he was playing like at some kind of,
1028
01:03:15,058 --> 01:03:17,958
you know, what people would call
like a sketchy rib place
1029
01:03:17,960 --> 01:03:20,427
in Oakland like
2:15 in the morning.
1030
01:03:20,429 --> 01:03:25,599
And it's like: "Relax, man, you got
the horn. We're cool here." You know.
1031
01:03:25,601 --> 01:03:29,503
And it was great. It was made for a
beautiful night. And you know we...
1032
01:03:29,505 --> 01:03:32,405
We've done that. And I think we all do
that. You know I think that anyone...
1033
01:03:32,407 --> 01:03:38,244
If you saw that moment, you'd say like
there's... And you're, as they say, available.
1034
01:03:38,246 --> 01:03:41,081
You know. You'd see it. You'd make
the connection. You'd do it right.
1035
01:03:41,083 --> 01:03:45,585
It's not just "Bill Murray was in a cab and,
like sort of, did this quick thing for me."
1036
01:03:45,587 --> 01:03:51,058
Like he would remember the guy who had him
play in the back seat so he could drive.
1037
01:03:51,060 --> 01:03:55,195
Which I think is like... The best Bill Murray
stories are not about, you know sort of,
1038
01:03:55,197 --> 01:03:58,099
trading off like the value of
the celebrity. But like he did
1039
01:03:58,101 --> 01:04:02,636
something that just, sort of
like, he transforms the moment.
1040
01:04:19,087 --> 01:04:23,456
Here is the thing. I did walk up to
Bill. He was rushing to get to the field.
1041
01:04:23,458 --> 01:04:26,092
And there wasn't
any time to talk.
1042
01:04:26,094 --> 01:04:28,661
I met all these people who've had
these great experiences with Bill.
1043
01:04:28,663 --> 01:04:34,101
But as I sat so close to the man, I
felt something wasn't quite right. Why?
1044
01:04:34,103 --> 01:04:40,273
In 1977 Bill Murray snuck into Elvis Presley's
funeral. He was a fan and wanted to be there.
1045
01:04:40,275 --> 01:04:42,777
Bill went to the funeral
to be a part of the experience.
1046
01:04:42,779 --> 01:04:45,645
I was trying
to control the experience.
1047
01:04:50,219 --> 01:04:54,124
At the end of the game. I just
decided to jump in line and ask for a photo.
1048
01:04:56,125 --> 01:04:58,261
- Excuse me, may I take a picture with you?
- Sure.
1049
01:05:01,831 --> 01:05:04,101
This is why my picture with
Bill is so important.
1050
01:05:05,534 --> 01:05:08,069
Because this is when I realized'
I didn't need to talk to Bill
1051
01:05:08,071 --> 01:05:09,672
to understand why
he does what he does.
1052
01:05:11,340 --> 01:05:14,708
After meeting all these people, I
learned that these Bill Murry stories
1053
01:05:14,710 --> 01:05:17,110
are not cherished because they
meet a celebrity.
1054
01:05:17,112 --> 01:05:20,614
It's because they had a real
interaction with a real person.
1055
01:05:20,616 --> 01:05:25,219
A man who lives freely and takes the
time to make each moment count.
1056
01:05:25,221 --> 01:05:29,493
It's not forced, it's not planned.
It's just living in the moment.
1057
01:05:33,596 --> 01:05:40,333
So maybe my interaction with Bill wasn't
perfect. But in the end, it just doesn't matter.
1058
01:05:40,335 --> 01:05:44,270
It just doesn't matter.
1059
01:08:16,525 --> 01:08:19,993
It was the middle of
May of 2011.
1060
01:08:19,995 --> 01:08:24,698
I was working on a movie called "Moonrise
Kingdom" in Newport, Rhode Island
1061
01:08:24,700 --> 01:08:27,001
with some Hollywood movie stars:
1062
01:08:27,003 --> 01:08:33,006
Edward Norton, Bruce Willis,
Harvey Keitel, and Bill Murray.
1063
01:08:33,008 --> 01:08:36,010
Bill Murray was the one person
1064
01:08:36,012 --> 01:08:40,014
who could always get me to walk into a
movie theater no matter what it was.
1065
01:08:40,016 --> 01:08:47,720
For 4 days I worked on this film and for
4 days I did my work and he did his.
1066
01:08:47,722 --> 01:08:53,027
And we came back to the same hotel every
night and we never crossed paths.
1067
01:08:53,029 --> 01:08:57,398
I went home from work that last day and I'm
just about ready to throw in the towel.
1068
01:08:57,400 --> 01:08:59,399
I guess it was a near miss
1069
01:08:59,401 --> 01:09:03,569
Disappointing, but there are
greater tragedies in life
1070
01:09:03,571 --> 01:09:08,408
I walk into the bar in the hotel
lobby and I ordered a drink.
1071
01:09:08,410 --> 01:09:11,744
There's a bartender, and
there's a piano there.
1072
01:09:11,746 --> 01:09:16,050
So I asked her:"would you mind if I
played around on the piano a little bit?"
1073
01:09:16,052 --> 01:09:18,585
and she said: "Sure, there's
nobody here, why not?"
1074
01:09:18,587 --> 01:09:22,055
So I sit down at the piano and I
just start to play
1075
01:09:22,057 --> 01:09:27,427
about 10 seconds later into
the room walks Bill Murray.
1076
01:09:27,429 --> 01:09:28,930
I didn't stop playing.
1077
01:09:28,932 --> 01:09:32,065
It's the music that brought him in,
the music was gonna keep him there.
1078
01:09:32,067 --> 01:09:33,934
He didn't even say anything.
1079
01:09:33,936 --> 01:09:38,604
He just walked over, stood right
behind me, and said,
1080
01:09:38,606 --> 01:09:42,443
"Can you play this?"
"Can you play that?"
1081
01:09:42,445 --> 01:09:50,783
Myself and Bill Murray were playing music,
singing, drinking with 2 women, song after song.
1082
01:09:50,785 --> 01:09:55,088
I'm playin' 'em, the girls are
dancing, the bartender joined in,
1083
01:09:55,090 --> 01:09:57,791
the concierge joined in,
1084
01:09:57,793 --> 01:10:02,796
and we're havin' a party in this tiny
little Newport Rhode Island hotel bar.
1085
01:10:02,798 --> 01:10:06,966
And before we know it, 5 hours
had gone by and he had to leave.
1086
01:10:06,968 --> 01:10:08,801
And he gets up,
1087
01:10:08,803 --> 01:10:10,804
and I had mentioned to him that
1088
01:10:10,806 --> 01:10:15,109
I worked at a summer camp as a head
counselor just like he did in "Meatballs".
1089
01:10:15,111 --> 01:10:16,577
I still do to this day.
1090
01:10:16,579 --> 01:10:21,814
And he reaches into his pocket and
he pulls out a sweaty wad of money
1091
01:10:21,816 --> 01:10:23,817
and he hands it to me
and he says:
1092
01:10:23,819 --> 01:10:27,824
"Listen. if the counselors have
a tough day, do me a favor.
1093
01:10:29,825 --> 01:10:34,994
Take 'em out for some pizza,
tell 'em that Bill loves 'em."
1094
01:10:34,996 --> 01:10:38,665
And then he said one more thing
before he left. He said:
1095
01:10:38,667 --> 01:10:41,835
"I don't remember names, but I'm
very good with faces.
1096
01:10:41,837 --> 01:10:45,671
If you ever see me, anywhere, whatever
I'm doing, no matter where it is,
1097
01:10:45,673 --> 01:10:47,009
please come say hello."
1098
01:10:48,843 --> 01:10:50,547
And he disappeared down
the hall.
1099
01:10:50,846 --> 01:10:52,014
And that was it.
1100
01:10:52,847 --> 01:10:55,849
When I hear stories of
party crashing,
1101
01:10:55,851 --> 01:10:58,519
stories of Bill going
to a wedding,
1102
01:10:58,521 --> 01:11:05,158
showing up somewhere, doing something
fun and making people's lives magical,
1103
01:11:05,160 --> 01:11:06,793
I always smile.
1104
01:11:06,795 --> 01:11:13,699
I'd like people to know that Bill Murray
is who you want him to be in real life.
1105
01:11:13,701 --> 01:11:17,171
You can't say that about many of
the people we admire.
1106
01:11:17,173 --> 01:11:20,710
But he is what makes people
love him.
1107
01:11:26,541 --> 01:11:31,541
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