We’d like to thank Sonny for the following story. Every time business takes me to the English seaside town of Brighton, I always make sure I have time to take a walk on the pier. I do this, so I can buy a bag of chips (French fries) and eat them, sitting on a deckchair, […]
Category: Stories
In Bad Grund Filming “Monuments Men”
On May 5, 2013, an acquaintance took me along to a set visit of George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” in Bad Grund, the Harz Mountains in Germany. As my acquaintance is a so-called “Oscar blogger”, writing about films with high Oscar potential, he was actually invited and pampered, and, as his company, I was greatly […]
Taking the Bus to Key Largo
We’d like to thank John for the following story. I was at the airport, waiting for the bus to go home one day. There was a crowd of us watching a basketball game. Out of the corner of my eye, I see this scruffy-looking character with wild hair, a beat-up polo shirt, and shorts. He […]
Charleston to Austin: A Remembrance
We’d like to thank Harry for sharing this story! When living in Charleston, SC, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll run into Bill Murray at some point. My 5-year-old son, Holden, and I decided to quicken our chance meeting and go on Ghostbuster scavenger hunts. Our first encounter was a tip from a friend of mine. We […]
Looking into Bill Murray’s Eyes
We’d like to thank Doreen for sharing this story. I was working on a windy, hot Saturday evening at a Thai restaurant in Kreuzberg, Berlin when I met Bill. In the beginning, I didn’t really recognize him; I just thought he was one of those confident, older American men who are not afraid to ask […]