“I find it quite ironic that the most dangerous thing about weed is getting caught with it..”
– Bill Murray
Bill Fucking Murray
We have all heard one of a myriad of awesome Bill Murray stories that have shown up online the last couple years…
Like how he showed up out of nowhere at a random house party to everyone’s amazement, him just joining a party of strangers for a night of karaoke, bowling or any other amazing scenario he randomly pops up in.
One of my favorites is when a guy orders food at a neighborhood spot. As he grabs the food tray with his head down someone grabs some french fries… The guy looks up in amazement and its Bill Murray! The guy is standing there shocked when Bill say’s “No one will ever believe you” and walks away…
Classic…
But the one that stands out most to me is the one from 1970 when he tried to smuggle 10 pounds of cannabis onto a plane from Chicago to Colorado…
Chicago Tribune Sept. 22, 1970 page 3
So the story goes, Bill Murray on break from college in 1970, flies back home to Chicago to see some friends. On the way back, he decides to pick up 5 two pound bricks of cannabis to bring back to buddies at college.
Standing in line at the airport holding 10 pounds he’s, of course, cracking jokes about having bomb’s in his bag…
Overheard by the ticket agent, they call in the cops… It just so happens the authorities were already waiting for him after someone had ratted him out earlier in the day…
With police grabbing him, he just had time to swallow one key object, a check from the financier protecting everyone’s identities involved…
Bill would later say “That guy owes me his life and reputation”
“This is s hybrid. This is a cross between Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent and Northern California Sinsimilla. The amazing thing about this stuff is you can play holes on it in the afternoon, take it home, and just get stoned to the bejeezus at night on this stuff. I’ve got pounds of this stuff.”
– Bill Murray as Karl in “Caddyshack”
Can we just have a golf clap and moment of silence for the greatness that is Bill fucking Murray…