Shortly after doing the dishes, Murray left the party, the students said.

October 16, 2006 7:58 AM

Washingupfilter: Bill Murray attends student party in Scotland with Scandinavians, does dishes.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane (50 comments total)

The newspaper reported that Murray met Stavnef at a bar where he was drinking with fellow golfers after playing in the October 5-8 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews with other actors.

Cannonball.
posted by three blind mice at 8:04 AM on October 16, 2006

Gunga ga lunga. Gunga la gungala gunga.
posted by hal9k at 8:07 AM on October 16, 2006

I hear that new movie with Robin Williams didn't fare so well at the box office.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:07 AM on October 16, 2006

That Murray. What a maroon.
posted by spicynuts at 8:08 AM on October 16, 2006

Suck it haters. News of Bill Murray trumps half the shit posted to the blue on any given day. Graceful aging personified.
posted by docpops at 8:11 AM on October 16, 2006 [1 favorite]

Impossible, because I just saw him on TV, and he was somewhere in the US getting a custom chopper built.
posted by Meatbomb at 8:11 AM on October 16, 2006

Dogs and cats, sleeping together. Mass hysteria!
posted by crunchland at 8:11 AM on October 16, 2006

It's nice to see the bigshot Hollyweird actors getting back to their roots at Animal House.
posted by NoMich at 8:11 AM on October 16, 2006

Aging celebrity parties with young hot blondes. Details, with sports and weather, after the game!
posted by Kwine at 8:13 AM on October 16, 2006

I read this story this morning and liked it although I do think he was trolling for some sweet scandanavian lovin'
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 8:14 AM on October 16, 2006

thanks crunchland, you almost made me choke on my breakfast.
posted by brevator at 8:16 AM on October 16, 2006

I do think he was trolling for some sweet scandanavian lovin'

Who isn't?
posted by spicynuts at 8:17 AM on October 16, 2006

By the way, GQ voted Rushmore one of the top 20 most stylish movies of all time. Apparently putting Bill Murray in a tuxedo will do wonders for your little film.
posted by spicynuts at 8:19 AM on October 16, 2006

I've never seen a CNN article say "(Were you there? Send your video or photos.)" That's a pretty interesting wrinkle, to include readers in the story if they've got pics.
posted by mathowie at 8:19 AM on October 16, 2006

I do think he was trolling for some sweet scandanavian lovin'

Maybe he found it refreshing to hang out with people who are too young to quote lines from Caddyshack.
posted by horsewithnoname at 8:21 AM on October 16, 2006 [1 favorite]

Matt, CNN will ask "were you there?" for stuff like tornados or other sudden disasters without a press release ahead of time. Usually newsworthy stuff. Usually.
posted by sdrawkcab at 8:22 AM on October 16, 2006

I've never seen a CNN article say "(Were you there? Send your video or photos.)" That's a pretty interesting wrinkle, to include readers in the story if they've got pics.

The BBC do that all the time.
posted by randomination at 8:24 AM on October 16, 2006

Suck it haters. News of Bill Murray trumps half the shit posted to the blue on any given day. Graceful aging personified.

I knew there'd be a seething open sore somewhere in this thread. Thanks!
posted by scarabic at 8:29 AM on October 16, 2006

Bill Murray: [Coughs] Doc, what could I do for this cough?
RZA: Shit, I was just thinking about that. Check this out: you get some hydrogen peroxide...
Bill Murray: We got that for cuts and stuff.
RZA: ...take fifty percent hydrogen peroxide, fifty percent water. You gargle with it. Do *not* swallow, you spit it out. Don't swallow, Bill Murray.
GZA: And if that doesn't work, try oven cleaner.
Bill Murray: We got that in the back, too.
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:31 AM on October 16, 2006

Tom Wright, 22, another college student, said "the party was overflowing with stunning Scandinavian blondes."
posted by matteo at 8:38 AM on October 16, 2006

I like Bill Murray well enough, but aging gracefully? When I think of graceful, the last thing that I think of is some 55 year old guy partying with a bunch of college students. I wonder if Bill Murray has a MySpace page.
posted by MegoSteve at 8:51 AM on October 16, 2006

There is something creepy about this. Men shouldn't be doing dishes.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:01 AM on October 16, 2006 [1 favorite]

posted by If I Had An Anus at 9:04 AM on October 16, 2006

Is there some kind of reading comprension problem with you people? Jesus. Bill Murray was obviously demonstrating the importance of cleanliness and proper sanitation to these young people.
posted by jefbla at 9:04 AM on October 16, 2006

Ahem. "reading comprehension problem". Apparently I have some kind of spelling problem.
posted by jefbla at 9:11 AM on October 16, 2006

Tom Wright, 22, another college student, said "the party was overflowing with stunning Scandinavian blondes."
posted by matteo

As CNN says, PIX PLS KTHX.
posted by ninjew at 9:14 AM on October 16, 2006 [1 favorite]

Cinderella story, out of nowhere, former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters Champion.
posted by StarForce5 at 9:17 AM on October 16, 2006

I like Bill Murray well enough, but aging gracefully? When I think of graceful, the last thing that I think of is some 55 year old guy partying with a bunch of college students.

Not my idea of graceful either.

I wonder if Bill Murray has a MySpace page.

Well, there is one in his name (apparently he'd like to meet 'fans').
posted by drill_here_fore_seismics at 9:29 AM on October 16, 2006

pics or it never happened.
posted by zenzizi at 9:34 AM on October 16, 2006

I consider the whole thing to be pretty classy. He didn't show up and booze around. He didn't go and use "star-power" to pick up eight girls then leave or anything. He wasn't there to score anything (that's been reported).

He went and hung out with some fans, was (as far as the article reports) a classy gentleman all night, then helped clean up afterwards.

You TELL me that's not aging gracefully.
posted by Imperfect at 9:40 AM on October 16, 2006

Screw gracefully! Give me a big dose of the kind of aging where 22 year-old Scandinavian beauties want to hang out with you!
posted by sexymofo at 9:49 AM on October 16, 2006

Nice job, AstroZombie. You didn't mention the part where he drinks black coffee out of the pot...
posted by AJaffe at 10:01 AM on October 16, 2006

This is St Andrews we're talking about. The real news here (and I use the word advisedly) is that the sleb in question ain't Connery. Seriously, though, I love Bill Murray as much as the next guy, but this is news in what sense?
posted by imperium at 10:31 AM on October 16, 2006

It's nice to see the bigshot Hollyweird actors getting back to their roots at Animal House.

Um, dude, Bill Murray wasn't in Animal House...
posted by ZenMasterThis at 10:44 AM on October 16, 2006

I'm sorry, I just don't understand why some actor going to a party is big news at all.

But God forbid anyone mock this!
posted by thirteenkiller at 10:59 AM on October 16, 2006

mathowie - good link about the BBC's requests for user photos and footage. They have been doing it for a long time but it really took off after 7/7.
posted by fire&wings at 11:01 AM on October 16, 2006

First he cleaned up at the Oscars...
posted by Flashman at 11:07 AM on October 16, 2006

Bill Murray is his own brand of cool. End of line.
posted by dong_resin at 11:22 AM on October 16, 2006

Bill Murray is his own brand of cool.

Amen.
posted by docpops at 11:29 AM on October 16, 2006

"(Were you there? Send your video or photos.)"

That's CNN's way of saying "THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICS" in an article about stunning scandinavian blondes.

They are this close to posting their version of the pissing elephant in the next disaster coverage.
posted by qvantamon at 11:32 AM on October 16, 2006

I hear he's a big tipper as well. Seriously. Like, $20 tips on $25 meals.
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:33 AM on October 16, 2006

I wanna party with Bill Murray. Maybe he'd do that lounge singer bit or something.
posted by Down10 at 11:37 AM on October 16, 2006

I do think he was trolling for some sweet scandanavian lovin'

I can't vouch for Bill Murray, but my twentysomething female cousin went on a date with Steve Martin. My cousin was more interested in getting a free meal from a celebrity, though, so she brought all her female friends along with her to eat on Mr. Martin's tab. If Murray was chasing twentysomething females, he evidently does it with a bit more finesse than Steve Martin.
posted by jonp72 at 12:55 PM on October 16, 2006

22 year-old Scandinavian beauties

Ewwww, you fucking sicko.

Now, if they were 22-year-old Scandinavian beauties, then you'd be talking!
posted by cyrusdogstar at 2:25 PM on October 16, 2006 [1 favorite]

What Imperfect said. I knew he was cool, but it turns out he's really polite as well.
posted by bardic at 3:40 PM on October 16, 2006

I can't vouch for Bill Murray, but my twentysomething female cousin went on a date with Steve Martin.

Harummm, are you sure that he wasn't doing research for Shopgirl?
posted by Skwirl at 4:03 PM on October 16, 2006

But do they call him Murray the dishwasher?
Ach, nooo, noo.

*oldjokefilter*
posted by Smedleyman at 5:23 PM on October 16, 2006

Bill Murray is a legend!
posted by age at 5:25 PM on October 16, 2006

The man is cool. Doesn't have an agent. Just a phone number that goes directly to voicemail.
posted by Eamon at 6:47 PM on October 16, 2006

On one hand, word about what Celebrity X did this weekend is generally the least interesting news imaginable.

On the other hand, it is Bill Murray. At least it's an elderly cool comedy actor in the news instead of Random Pop Starletron #127.
posted by JHarris at 12:32 AM on October 17, 2006