We’d like to thank Andrew Arnett for sharing this story On January 22, 1982, Bill Murray saved my life. I was at Madison Square Garden to see The Police with my friend Pete. We had tickets in the blue section, or “Blue Heaven” as it was referred to, because it was all the way back […]
Tag: 1980s
Here are some Bill Murray stories that take place in the 1980s.
Nothing Lasts Forever
I just read an article in Slate about how, back in 1984, a science-fiction comedy film was made called Nothing Lasts Forever. It was directed by Tom Schiller, who had been a writer on SNL. The cast included some of the big stars at the time, including Bill Murray of course. Update: We originally had […]
5th Avenue during Hurricane Gloria in 1985
We’d like to thank Thomas Pickerel for sharing this story. There we were, in NYC on the morning of September 26th, 1985, walking up Fifth Avenue, near the Trump Tower, when my buddy said, ¨Hey, there´s Bill Murray, signing an autograph for a cop¨ and, sure enough, there he was. My buddy and I were […]
Paris 1985
We’d like to thank Catherine Belmont for the following story. Climbing the spiral staircase to our morning class was an effort on a very cold grey day. Students hurrying up the five flights of stairs rushing in just before Madame started class. It was a grammar class, we were asked to speak only in French. […]
Flirty Elevator Ride
We’d like to thank Pam Victor for sharing this story. When I was just out of college, sometime around 1988, I worked as a PA in television production. I was sent to the Brill Building – where Broadway Video was (maybe still is?) – to drop off a tape with our director. Bill Murray got […]