Ok Bill Murray, this shit needs to end now.

[Emily]

Then again, perhaps he's just toying with us all. There's an urban legend that's gone round until no one is sure who it happened to, or if it happened at all. It was late one night, a few years ago, when a young man was walking through Union Square Park. He suddenly felt someone behind him, their hands over his eyes. When he turned in surprise, there was Bill Murray, his creased face leaning in close. Bill whispered, "No one is ever going to believe you," and then just walked away

.

I experienced a whole range of emotions while reading this paragraph.

Wasn't this you? Or was it some other FOT? Or does Bill Murray just say this to everyone?

[Bryan]

I think Liz Noise had a similar (but significantly less whimsical) anecdote.

[jbissell]

I think Liz Noise had a similar (but significantly less whimsical) anecdote.

Yeah, I thought that was just her seeing Bill and him mouthing "I know!".  That's funny.  It's the "late one night walking in a park, someone sneaking up behind you and covering your eyes" thing that gets me.  It's funny, but at the same time, I probably would've blown my rape whistle.

If my face was ever famous enough to make this possible, finding situations where I could do this would be something I lived for every single day! It would bring me joy equivalent to the moments Tom Heaves people Ho that set him up perfectly for it. I'd have to be REALLY famous though. Any less than that, and I'd just look like a total asshole.

I'd be too afraid of getting stabbed.

[Chris L]

Then again, perhaps he's just toying with us all. There's an urban legend that's gone round until no one is sure who it happened to, or if it happened at all. It was late one night, a few years ago, when a young man was walking through Union Square Park. He suddenly felt someone behind him, their hands over his eyes. When he turned in surprise, there was Bill Murray, his creased face leaning in close. Bill whispered, "No one is ever going to believe you," and then just walked away

.

I experienced a whole range of emotions while reading this paragraph.

I read the same story on another board (could've swore it was here), except in that version he headlocked a guy as they were crossing the street from opposite sides. 

[yesno]

Then again, perhaps he's just toying with us all. There's an urban legend that's gone round until no one is sure who it happened to, or if it happened at all. It was late one night, a few years ago, when a young man was walking through Union Square Park. He suddenly felt someone behind him, their hands over his eyes. When he turned in surprise, there was Bill Murray, his creased face leaning in close. Bill whispered, "No one is ever going to believe you," and then just walked away

.

I experienced a whole range of emotions while reading this paragraph.

I read the same story on another board (could've swore it was here), except in that version he headlocked a guy as they were crossing the street from opposite sides. 

I heard about an encounter in Vegas.  What happened was that in a hotel/casino some guy stepped into an elevator, and there were a bunch of very large African American men that looked like bodyguards, and some dogs.  He couldn't see who they were trying to protect.  One of the bodyguards yelled out "Sit down, boy," so the guy sat down on the elevator floor.  They all started laughing and the guy stood up, realizing they were talking to the dog.

So the guy goes to his room, washes up a little, and then goes back down the the casino floor and gambles a little.  When he goes back up to his room, there's this enormous fruit basket.  Like 6 feet tall, full of every kind of fruit imaginable.  Inside, is $100,000 worth of casino chips.  There's a note attached:  "Thanks for giving me the best laugh I've had in a long time.  - Bill Murray." 

I'm not sure where I heard that story.

[erechoveraker]

I thought someone called in to the show with a crazy meeting Bill Murray story once?

[KickTheBobo]

I'm beginning to suspect Improv Everywhere is behind all this.

[tenspeed]

I thought someone called in to the show with a crazy meeting Bill Murray story once?

Yeah. I loved that story.  They went into some store and spotted Bill Murray, and then Bill Murray feigned surprise and gasped "I know!" 

I'm beginning to suspect Improv Everywhere is behind all this.

I also like this one from the Page Six comments' section:

Sidebar: 16 years ago we were driving in NYC and came to a stop near Columbus Circle. My then 2 year old daughter was in her car seat next to me when Bill Murrary walked straight up to our car, leaned in the window and said "Hey, is that baby for sale?" We laughed. He said "No, seriously, I heard that there are babies for sale today and I was wondering how much you want for that one?". We said she's not for sale. He gave us an 'oh well look' and said "Thanks anyway, I guess I'll have to just keep looking..." The light changed and we drove off. Talk about improvisation!

[John Junk 2.0]

I thought someone called in to the show with a crazy meeting Bill Murray story once?

My friend called in with one!  It was controversial at the time.  He got GOMP'd for besmirching Bill Murray.  I didn't know he was bill murray guy until later.  It wasn't that crazy.  He and his brother were little kids and they were playing basketball and Bill Murray appeared to play some hoops as well.  I believe this was probably mid-80's era.  Ghostbusters-era or in the years thereafter.  Anyway, Bill Murray asked to play some hoops or something, then they sat down for a little bit.  The little brother, who was like 7 or 8 asked Bill Murray if he saw some movie (wish I could remember) and Bill Murray was like "Haven't had a chance to see it" or some such and the big brother (a.k.a. the caller) who was probably like 11 was like "I heard it sucked." and Bill Murray was like "I heard you're an asshole".  The End.

Epilogue: Years later either the caller or the caller's brother ran into Bill Murray yet again at a restaurant and actually brought up the incident to the by-now-gracious-and-older Murray and he apologized and said "I was probably drunk or something".

MY TWO CENTS: This thread has my favorite subject title in a long time.

[jbissell]

I thought someone called in to the show with a crazy meeting Bill Murray story once?

He and his brother were little kids and they were playing basketball and Bill Murray appeared to play some hoops as well.

This reminds me of one of my favorite moments in Rushmore: Bill talking on the phone and blocking that kid's shot.

[liz_noise]

I thought someone called in to the show with a crazy meeting Bill Murray story once?

Yeah. I loved that story.  They went into some store and spotted Bill Murray, and then Bill Murray feigned surprise and gasped "I know!" 

I also like this one from the Page Six comments' section:

Sidebar: 16 years ago we were driving in NYC and came to a stop near Columbus Circle. My then 2 year old daughter was in her car seat next to me when Bill Murrary walked straight up to our car, leaned in the window and said "Hey, is that baby for sale?" We laughed. He said "No, seriously, I heard that there are babies for sale today and I was wondering how much you want for that one?". We said she's not for sale. He gave us an 'oh well look' and said "Thanks anyway, I guess I'll have to just keep looking..." The light changed and we drove off. Talk about improvisation!

[/quote]

Actually, that might not have been pure improvisation but a little reference to the scene in the fancy restaurant in The Blues Brothers where John Belushi leans over and in a strange accent says, "how much for the children?"

I did phone in with a Bill Murray story.  It was in the middle of the afternoon and I was walking down Columbus Avenue around 72nd street.  Bill Murray and a beautiful woman came out from an art prints store on a corner.  I was shocked and stood totally still in the middle of the sidewalk looking around at the other pedestrians looking for some confirmation at what I was viewing.  Bill Murray saw me, imitated my posture (stock still with mouth open) and he mouthed the words, "I know!"  It was a pretty exciting moment for me.

Also, I would like to say that the photo of Bill Murray with those young women looks like millions of other photographs that people take when coming upon celebrities in public.  I don't condone the bad behavior but I also don't believe every party story that I've ever heard about people supposedly bumping into celebrities.

I'm not on Facebook so I can't completely vouch for this but I'm told that all of Fred Armisen's Faceboook photos consist of pictures that he has found on the web of random people posing for pictures with him.

[Wes]

Then again, perhaps he's just toying with us all. There's an urban legend that's gone round until no one is sure who it happened to, or if it happened at all. It was late one night, a few years ago, when a young man was walking through Union Square Park. He suddenly felt someone behind him, their hands over his eyes. When he turned in surprise, there was Bill Murray, his creased face leaning in close. Bill whispered, "No one is ever going to believe you," and then just walked away

.

I experienced a whole range of emotions while reading this paragraph.

I read the same story on another board (could've swore it was here), except in that version he headlocked a guy as they were crossing the street from opposite sides. 

I heard about an encounter in Vegas.  What happened was that in a hotel/casino some guy stepped into an elevator, and there were a bunch of very large African American men that looked like bodyguards, and some dogs.  He couldn't see who they were trying to protect.  One of the bodyguards yelled out "Sit down, boy," so the guy sat down on the elevator floor.  They all started laughing and the guy stood up, realizing they were talking to the dog.

So the guy goes to his room, washes up a little, and then goes back down the the casino floor and gambles a little.  When he goes back up to his room, there's this enormous fruit basket.  Like 6 feet tall, full of every kind of fruit imaginable.  Inside, is $100,000 worth of casino chips.  There's a note attached:  "Thanks for giving me the best laugh I've had in a long time.  - Bill Murray." 

I'm not sure where I heard that story.

One night I was walking along the beach with Bill Murray, and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints, one belonged to me and the other to Bill Murray. When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that several times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest time in my life, when this...this thing happened around late 1996 that I don't want to get into here, but, ugh, believe you me, not a good time.

This really bothered me and I questioned Bill Murray about it. "Bill, you said that once I became a fan of yours, you would walk with me all the way, but I have noticed that during the most troublesome time in my life there was only one set of footprints. I don't understand why in the time when I needed you most, you left me."

Bill Murray replied, "Oh, that was when I was over in London, filming The Man Who Knew Too Little. Did you ever see that one? It's got Pete Gallagher and...Val Kilmer's ex-wife, I forget her name. I know it's not my best work or anything, but it's a good, light little comedy spoof that gets slept on. Definitely better than the one with the elephant. You should check it out next time it's on cable."

And I went home and I saw a few days later that one of the Encore channels was playing The Man Who Knew Too Little and I taped it on my DVR and watched it one afternoon when I was waiting for my clothes to finish drying. And I knew then that Bill Murray was right, that it was a pretty good little movie carried by Bill's limitless charisma and a delightful turn from Alfred Molina.

[liz_noise]

One night I was walking along the beach with Bill Murray, and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints, one belonged to me and the other to Bill Murray. When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that several times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest time in my life, when this...this thing happened around late 1996 that I don't want to get into here, but, ugh, believe you me, not a good time.

This really bothered me and I questioned Bill Murray about it. "Bill, you said that once I became a fan of yours, you would walk with me all the way, but I have noticed that during the most troublesome time in my life there was only one set of footprints. I don't understand why in the time when I needed you most, you left me."

Bill Murray replied, "Oh, that was when I was over in London, filming The Man Who Knew Too Little. Did you ever see that one? It's got Pete Gallagher and...Val Kilmer's ex-wife, I forget her name. I know it's not my best work or anything, but it's a good, light little comedy spoof that gets slept on. Definitely better than the one with the elephant. You should check it out next time it's on cable."

And I went home and I saw a few days later that one of the Encore channels was playing The Man Who Knew Too Little and I taped it on my DVR and watched it one afternoon when I was waiting for my clothes to finish drying. And I knew then that Bill Murray was right, that it was a pretty good little movie carried by Bill's limitless charisma and a delightful turn from Alfred Molina.

Gold.

[gravy boat]

One night I was walking along the beach with Bill Murray, and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints, one belonged to me and the other to Bill Murray. When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that several times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest time in my life, when this...this thing happened around late 1996 that I don't want to get into here, but, ugh, believe you me, not a good time.

This really bothered me and I questioned Bill Murray about it. "Bill, you said that once I became a fan of yours, you would walk with me all the way, but I have noticed that during the most troublesome time in my life there was only one set of footprints. I don't understand why in the time when I needed you most, you left me."

Bill Murray replied, "Oh, that was when I was over in London, filming The Man Who Knew Too Little. Did you ever see that one? It's got Pete Gallagher and...Val Kilmer's ex-wife, I forget her name. I know it's not my best work or anything, but it's a good, light little comedy spoof that gets slept on. Definitely better than the one with the elephant. You should check it out next time it's on cable."

And I went home and I saw a few days later that one of the Encore channels was playing The Man Who Knew Too Little and I taped it on my DVR and watched it one afternoon when I was waiting for my clothes to finish drying. And I knew then that Bill Murray was right, that it was a pretty good little movie carried by Bill's limitless charisma and a delightful turn from Alfred Molina.

Excellent. I think he was messing with you though. He meant Quick Change.

[jbissell]

Wes, you are an inspiration.