In Woodstock, Illinois, Groundhog Day is the biggest holiday of the year. In fact, the town throws a six-day party called Groundhog Days to celebrate, which this year is January 28 to February 2. But really, every day in Woodstock is Groundhog Day.

That's because Woodstock, which is about 50 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, was the site for the 1993 Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell flick Groundhog Day. And the town takes the honor of being a stand-in for Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, seriously with a slew of events that revolve around the movie.]]> Jennifer Kester 2011-01-21T15:29:19-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/19/193511/706

Clearly, he learned nothing on the set of "Caddyshack": Actor and amateur sportsman Bill Murray hit a woman this weekend while golfing in the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am with a nasty hook shot, yet continued to play.

Course-side resident Gayle DiMaggio was taken to the hospital to get stitches on her forehead after she was hit while watching the game in her backyard Friday. Murray did come over to check on her, but finished out the tournament to take seventh despite forcing course staff to wear hard hats -- while DiMaggio, unluckiest woman alive, was almost nailed by another shot Saturday, this one off the club of former Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks. ]]> egw 2009-04-20T09:17:11-05:00 28.1551220 -82.528632 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/7/21/235630/269

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's many planes over Lake Michigan in this year's Chicago Air and Water Show, August 15-17. And the annual spectacle will have a special star, one who must not be as afraid of heights as he was of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.

That's right, Bill Murray will make a special jump on Friday, the first day of the festival, with the Golden Knights parachute team. (They've handled George H.W. Bush, so maybe they're in the geriatric-jump business?)

Free boat-jumping exhibitions and the ever-present Blue Angels will swoop and dive for the thousands of spectators along the lake, and Gary Sinise's band is playing. Don't forget the fireworks all three nights!

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· Bill Murray to Take a Dive at Air Show [Chicago Tribune]
· Missed Connections: Cruising with Bill in Stockholm [Jaunted]
· Chicago Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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Yesterday, Bill Murray was pulled over for allegedly driving a golf cart under the influence in Sweden's biggest city. Maybe he just decided it was "Suntory time," but we'd like to think he was chasing the woman of his dreams--and the cart was just the first thing at hand.

We don't endorse carting while intoxicated, but maybe you can lose your head when you meet that special someone at these Stockholm singles magnets:

The Bar at the Hotel Rival -- This boutique hotel hosts a glam bar where visitors and locals alike sip complex cocktails. Mariatorget 3

Mosebacke -- A classic outdoor jazz venue, kicking back here could net you some company, if you know your Miles Davis from your Louis Armstrong. Mosebacketorg 3

sturecompagniet -- This huge bar contains several different themed rooms, whether you'd like to meet a suited executive or a nightclub-bound student. Stureplan 2

Related Stories:
· Missed Connections coverage [Jaunted]
· Stockholm Hotels [HotelChatter]

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