Continuing with this past Saturday, Jan. 30th.
Between the popcorn at the movie and the chili, I was quite full of all that good-for-you stuff.
Took a walk around the square. One store had photos from the filming of the movie displayed as well as autographed pictures of some of the actors in it.
Ran into my new friends from Michigan at the souvenir store I had told them about last night. Then, I went over to the Swiss Maid Bakery and had one of what they called Bill Murray's favorite sugar frosted smiley-face cookies that he had every day while on site. I hate smiley-faces, but couldn't help but feel kinship to Bill chowing down on it.
Bob Hudgins, the site manager from movie, again gave the walking tour. While looking for a site to film it, they had decided not to use the real Punxsutawney, Pa., for the movie because they had decided a square like in Woodstock would better project Phil's being stuck on one day than a linear main street with buildings along a street like in Punx.
They looked as far west as Mineral Point, Wisconsin and around sixty other towns. Bob had done work in Woodstock earlier where a few scenes from "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" were filmed and took Harold Raimis to the square. After climbing to the Opera House Tower and looking at the square below them, the choice of Woodstock was instantaneous.
I've been on the tour many times now, so left them by the theater and alley where the old man died.
I went back to Stage Left and we had the symposium when the people on the walk returned. This one was on favorite quotes from the movie. The leader had people from around the country vote on their favorite lines and the drink for world peace one came out number one.
Personally, I like "Do you want to throw up here or in the car?" "I think both." What you going to do with Ralph?
The guy who played the lead guitar in Phil's band was there.
At the conclusion of the symposium, I just had to stop at McDonald's for a McRib meal for some reason.
A Good Day, Even If It Wasn't in the Virgin Islands. --RoadDog
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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