The following story comes to us from Frank. I’m a collector of sports autographs, baseball in particular, and a number of years ago I began sending baseballs in the mail to some of my favorite celebrities and world figures. I’m also a big Bill Murray fan and it’s common knowledge he’s a Chicago Cubs fan. […]
Category: Stories
Golfing on Long Island
We’d like to thank Cassie for the following story. During the summer in the mid-90s, I was waitressing at a country club in Lake Success on Long Island, patronized by some very wealthy members and, less frequently, by celebrities. Bill Murray showed up as a guest one day. A female member – who was in […]
Chicago’s Own, Fitted for Suits at a Haberdashery
We’d like to thank George for sharing the following story. This is from a co-worker I knew from 20 years ago. He was a younger man in Chicago, working for a haberdashery (custom-made suits, etc.), and, one quiet day, in walks none-other-than The Second City’s favorite son, Bill Murray – unannounced, no entourage, no pretense, […]
Where is the Barnes & Noble at The Palisades Mall?
We would like to thank Jared for sharing the following story. It was Christmas Eve, I think of 2007, and I was at the Palisades Mall in New York with my girlfriend at the time to do some last minute Christmas shopping. We were trying to remember which floor Barnes & Noble was on as […]
Prince “Mission Impossible” in St. Paul
We’d like to thank John for sharing the following story. It was the Fall of 1996. As I was showing the ballroom of the Saint Paul Hotel to a group of five people for a future wedding, I heard a voice call out, “John, John are you there?” Wearing a black baseball cap, Bill Murray […]