February 2004 Archives
Scrappleface's latest entry is funnier than usual. Have a look at ScrappleFace: Court Says States Need Not Fund Journalism Studies.
It is time for me to come clean about something.
I have read several accounts of an encounter with Bill Murray in a New York subway involving a noogie. Some of the facts were reported incorrectly, but it was me who had the encounter. This is how Gawker reported the incident.
A reader writes, "A friend (claims he) was walking through the Union Square station when Bill Murray walked up to him, gave him a noogie and then whispered into his ear: "no one will ever believe you." Incidentally, this story was told because last month we came across Mr. Murray having a couple drinks at the Stanhope Park Hyatt bar (on 5th, across from the Met.)"
They don't divulge which reader sent in that story, but it is clearly an account of my NY subway encounter. It is pretty much correct except for a few, small, factual errors. I don't remember what station it was, but it certainly wasn't Union Square. Also, I wasn't walking through, but I was waiting for a transfer. I think it was at the Canal Street station.
He didn't exactly give me a noogie either. He stroked my hair briefly, then he sort of goosed me. I think goosed is the closest way to describe it without being obscene, so I'll leave it at that.
As for what he whispered in my ear, they got it close. Verbatim, I think it was "Don't bother calling the cops. They won't believe you and they don't care".
I'm almost completely positive it wasn't actually Bill Murray I encountered. I'm not sure where that part came from, but the man I encountered had a scar that I would have certainly noticed in the Meatballs shower scene.
