January 6th, 2011
03:15 PM ET
Bill Murray crashes karaoke partyTake a good look at that man singing "Ghostbusters" next to you at the karaoke bar. It just might be Bill Murray. During a recent night out at New York City's Karaoke One 7, a few lucky fans were pleasantly surprised when Murray knocked on the door of their private room and sat down for a few songs. Mike, one of the revelers, tells theCHIVE.com he spotted Murray at the bar earlier that evening and invited the quirky actor to join his crew, but he didn't expect the star to follow through.
"About 15 minutes later we get a knock on the door... IT'S BILL F@#KING MURRAY!" says Mike, who shares photos of the experience with theCHIVE. "We were all shocked, of course, but at that point we were already pretty trashed so the party just kept going." Murray, who was accompanied by a female companion, ordered the gang another round of drinks ("some French liqueur made by monks," says Mike), before belting out a few tunes. "The high point was when Bill and I sang a duet of an Elvis song called, 'Marie's the Name,'" says Mike. "Random I know, but so was the night." But maybe it wasn't quite so random. In 2008, the New York Post reported that the "Lost in Translation" star – who had just split from his wife – had turned into quite the party animal, hitting on women at bars throughout the city, crashing hipster house parties in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and being spotted exiting apartment buildings in the early morning hours. "It was surreal, I was like, 'Why are you here, talking to us?' said Sophie Ellis, who had Murray suddenly join her table and buy her party two bottles of champagne at Manhattan pub the Half King. "He was very gentlemanly, even though he looks quite grumpy — like a granddad." Mike agrees that hanging with 60-year-old Murray can be fun, if not a little freaky. "As you can imagine it was all pretty surreal. Something I will never ever forget…Viva Bill Murray!" |
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The alcohol thing sucks. If you get abusive when you get drunk, then you get divorced, are you still abusive when you drink? Do you still want to drink? Whats up with that?
Awesome thread. Glad everyone likes Bill Murray. I think people believe he's Canadian because of all the actors he stared with on SNL were from there.
I know it's like a day later but I had to mention one Bill Murray movie that hasn't yet been mentioned. Kingpin. Big Ern was a champion.
Sounds like him. I saw Bill Murray at a party in Fargo (North Dakota! not Minnesota :). He was like it wasn't a big deal, but it was great. Funny guy. He was held over by the airport for some reason. But it was a big deal. He just hung out with the NDSU crowd Very cool
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God Bless Bill Murray!!!!
You gotta love a celebrity who's so down to earth he'll karaoke and get trashed with you for a whole night.
Class act all the way!!!!
I think that when you get to that point of superstardom, you want more than anything to go back to the days when you could hang out with normal people and do normal things. I guess someone like Bill Murry does not like being about fake people all the time, and wants to be a real person himself. I love Bill Murry, he rocks!
@Mike. GB III comes out this year. Google it! All the original cast posted on the Internet last year!
I'm serious bill if you read this hit me up nicholasmrazek@gmail.com we love you down here!
Awesome. The comments on here are amusing. People chill out it's just a story,no need to say he's an alcoholic or it's a fabrication.
Who wouldn't want to hang out with Bill Murray? (I'm sure the people who say they wouldn't would be putting their foot in their mouths if he did ever show up somewhere). Gotta love Bill Murray.
BILL MURRAY AS LONG AS U ARE HAPPY AND DOES NOT HRT ANYBODY GO AHEAD MAKE UR DAY. LIFE IS SO SHORT MAKE THE MOST OF IT. MOVE ON.
Bill murray come party on beale st!!!
SO want to party with Bill Murray! Fell in love with him as a little girl when I thought his name was Peter Venkman. Now, just want to knock back some funky monk liqueur (however you spell it) and sing a song with him. Mike and his buddies just had the best night of my life!
Isn't that a gay bar????
Would you please, for the love of God and your own body, STOP THE DAMN HAMMERING!!! - Scrooge
I love Bill Murray!!!!!!
Dude, hanging out with Bill Murray even for a few minutes would be F'in awesome. That guy owns. It would be cool as hell to smoke some bud with him too. The man is a living legend and long live Bill Murray!
"some French liqueur made by monks,"
Chartreuse?
Nobody will believe you.
theCHIVE did!
looking for bill murray...this can't be you,is it?
What a stupid story. The drunks were unable to recognize Bill Murray as an actual human. They sound like wide-eyed idiots.
http://67.42.80.195
I wonder if he'll does a rendition of "Ghostbusters"?!
"Hey, you can't park there! It's a loading zone!"
"We're not parking it – we're abandoning it."
If you believe everything you read I guess that makes it entertainment. Bill Murray IS funny and entertaining to say the least.
A'Ring A'Ding Ding!
"No one will ever believe you..."
He does this sorta stuff all the time- 'they'll never believe you' type hijinx.
Ish in the hole!
Maybe Bill Murray just enjoys being around "real" people when he parties and would like to avoid the "plastic land" people when he's out for a night on the town. Alcoholic? Abusive? Never heard any of that before.
Thought he was awesome in Zombie Land! He may need to cut back on the amount of alcohol he drinks, but it's cool that he is still willing to hang and party with everyday people.
Cut back? He's 60,he should be partying like theres no tommorow
worry about yourselves. you are all messed up . nobody's perfect
"Gruppa
January 6th, 2011 7:06 pm ET
Nobody will believe you"
Nobody does. And I love/hate the guy for it.
Long as he doesn't drink and drive or abuse anyone or cause a riot I see nothing wrong with this. These kinds of stories are for the tabloids and rumor mills and gossipers. No matter what we think we know about others, we don't know a fraction of it. If someone gets hurt, obviously restraint is needed. Otherwise, stay the hell out of other peoples business.
Met him at a bar in west hollywood in the 1987. He was the nicest guy I met in that city. Just fun and charming and very real.
Murray did night club bits in early SNL... as a phoney, schmoozing wack-job. He was a riot, back when that show was actually funny.
Long live Bill Murray!!
Razors Edge!! 😀
Broken Flowers sucked. His worst movie
The best Bill movie ever is Stripes!!! I love that movie!
I saw it with my friend in the movie theater... I think like back in 1981. I was only 10 then.... That was back in the day when even though the movie was rated 'R' nobody cared and you could walk up and buy a ticket without your parents.
Everyone was so laid back! Now everyone is so damn PTA!
Gopher killer!
Die Gopher!
what is so funny about this is the girl who said he was such the gentleman despite looking like a grumpy grandad LOL....I am quite sure if he is buying drinks for young people he is not looking at himself like an old man and is hoping they don't either. An accurate self-perception is rare, but throw money and fame into the mix, and you can forget about it. This sounds sad. I love BIll Murray but it never bodes well when one cannot relate to one's own peer group. He sounds like he has a problem with the booze.
Great great actor
How's about "ye old aunt jamima (sp?) treatment".... Lol
Broken Flowers, Lost in Translation, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic.. Now THESE are my favorite Bill Murray movies. If he ever came over to my apartment for drinks I would have to bust out all my DVDs for autographs.
Go, Bill! Just be careful. That's so cool he helped you move – a good friend.
Here we are now, entertain us!
Bill is from Chicago. He comes from a BIG family. I think he's one of 10 kids! I loved Bill, Akroyd, John Candy, Jane Curtin and Chevy on the old Saturday night live. They were a riot.
Candy was never a member of the SNL cast. Wikipedia does, however, say he had one uncredited appearance in 1981.
I met Bill at a U-Haul Rental place in Hollywood many years ago. He was helping a friend move! None of your friends would help you with that so you know that he's golden! Its a Cinderella story...
To Bill! Life is short....enjoy yourself and deliver a smile or two in the process! From a fellow 60 y/o..........
Bill F@&$ING Murray is the man! I wish he would have come into my queens karaoke night he.could even take one of my girls home it would be fine cuz its Bill fu@%king Murray
drive him anywhere / for any price
but drive him to Philly for a cheese-steak while listening to indian drummers; priceless.
I read in other blogs the french liqueur was called Green Chartreuse. I love that stuff!
Cannonball... cannonball coming!!! – Carl Spackler
Where the Buffalo Roam
You win, that's by far his best movie, not that i don't love them all!
This is exactly the kind of celebrity I love the most. The kind of guy that doesn't let his job get to his head and can still conmingle amongst us non-public folk. Just a guy who legitimately wants to have a good time, what's wrong with that?
Good for you Bill, I will be so happy to share a good night party with you, lets do it....
Nobody will believe you
You STILL make no sense.
I never liked that Jerk.
You're thinking of Steve Martin.
You rock Bill. Wow d love to party with Bill Murray even if he was 90 yrs old he's. Like a bottle of fine wine gets better with age and at least he's not stuck up like most actors are. You rock Bill
What I am trying to state is you go out with your friends. Your peer group. From the parties he busted/entered In the past he was alone. This is the first time he was with someone. I am stating there is the possibility his close peer group will no longer go out with him because it turns out not to be a party but to get wasted. And in all the past accounts I read it has always been noted everyone did get wasted. I could be
all wrong but many red flags go up including the fact his wife left him. None of his personal buds to go out with/divorce-something does not add up.
You think too much. Maybe he's from Mars, did you ever consider that? If you don't know the facts then speculation can lead to anything.
I don't mean to put a downer on all the positive comments but is there a possibly a big alcohol problem? If you remember he was out of the country and surprised some people at a bar with people stating the party
left the bar and went all night. You would think he would party with close friends at his age which is also my age so I may have a perspective. I always go out with the "guys" if I am in the mood. Just food for thought.
You make no sense.
Duh! It's only an Alcohol "problem" if you let it be. Otherwise it's just Alcohol fun! Let Bill Murray drink all he wants, party with whoever he wants, whenever he wants! I mean, It's BILL F%#KING MURRAY!!!
Dave49 – He's known for being an alcoholic. It's been in the press for ages and the primary reason his wife filed for divorce was because he was abusive to her (either verbally or physically or both) when he drank.
"I always go out with the "guys" if I am in the mood. Just food for thought."
Here's some more food for thought: nobody gives a flying f#%& what you do or don't do.
He isnt Canadian. He was born in Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Bill Murray is awesome. Hollywood is on his terms, not the other way around.
Groudhog Day was good. Caddie Shack was better.
What About Bob? is the best
I'm doing the steps, I'm not a slacker! What About Bob is the best, and Rushmore.
Plus he was in Groundhog Day! That's good enough for me. Did I already say that? lol
Didn't you say that yesterday?
Plus he was in Groundhog Day! That's good enough for me.
Of course he can be president! Just have his dad buy the presidency like that one kids dad did back in 1960. MONEY. If you have enough u can do or be anything u wanna be in this country.
yeah – or how BUSH bought his stupid f'n son a presidency!
How dare you try to tell Bill Murray what he can and cannot do.
hell yeah
THE greatest! Bill Murray for President.
He can't be President. He is Canadian
@onewhoknows: Change the law. Bill Murray-Prez, Geddy Lee-VP. We'd be best off in decades!
Uhm, Bill Murray isn't Canadian.
Bill Murray IS NOT Canadian. He was born in Illinois. Moron.
We have a precedent for president.
Bill Murray is American. If you are getting him confused with Dan Aykroyd then..oooh >_<
He's a NUT!
One of the all time great comedians.
He's great. I think that is awesome that he just wants to hang out with "regular" people and enjoy himself. Gerard Butler did a lot of that when he was in Detroit – he would hang out with random people, buy rounds of drinks, and just was a nice guy. Not jaded, not JUST going to the best venues, and hanging out with celebrities. I heard he even played laser tag with some peeps. That's cool.