The Tao of Bill Murray – Real Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing

The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing“If you’re not enjoying reading, you’re reading the wrong things,” I recently said to a student in one of the high school classes I was sub teaching for. Then I reached into my tote bag and pulled out the copy of  The Tao of Bill Murray I had checked out of the library. I handed it to him so he could take a look; he turned it over in his hands and asked me what it was about.

I asked him if he knew who Bill Murray was – “kinda” was the reply. 

I’ll forgive him; he was a high school student. He wasn’t even born yet when Ghostbusters was in theaters. 

(The original Ghostbusters, people. The only one that matters.)

I went on to describe how Bill Murray has a reputation for just popping up in random places and doing funny things… Like he’s been known to go up behind a total stranger in the park and put his hands over their eyes. When they turn around and see it’s Bill Murray, he says “No one will ever believe you,” and disappears.

The Tao of Bill Murray was so great – chock full of the stories that I love about him. Stories about showing up at a party and helping the guests do their dishes. 

A story about taking a ride in a cab, finding out the driver was a frustrated sax player, and offering to drive the rest of the night so he could practice his instrument.

Stories about just having fun everywhere he goes.Work your best at being you as often as you can - Bill Murray inspirational quote

I needed to read The Tao of Bill Murray.

Sometimes, sometimes, being a work at home muhmuh takes a toll. And one stops being quite so much fun.

This book was a great reminder to me that it’s okay to relax a little (and ad lib a lot). Having read it, I’ve been finding myself joking around way more than I have in quite a while.

It’s been nice.

I’m gonna work on keeping that going.

The point where I almost rampaged.

Along with the ways we can all loosen up a little and enjoy life a lot, the author included synopses and his personal thoughts on all of the most iconic Bill Murray movies in his career.

Some of them were great – it made me want to make a concerted effort to finally see Meatballs and Tootsie… and to finally see Caddyshack and Stripes all the way through.

I love his take on Lost in Translation.

But then the record scratching sound happened and the party stopped cold when he blasted The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

You know how I feel about The Life Aquatic, guys.

Apparently not only did the author not love Life Aquatic… But Bill Murray didn’t, either.

That kind of seriously punches me in the gut.

The rest of this book was great

Just ignore his review of Life Aquatic.

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Freelance illustrator Steph Calvert is an award-winning artist with 24 years of experience working as a creative professional. She is based in McDonough, Georgia, just south of Atlanta.

Steph Calvert has expertise as a children’s book illustrator. She is an expert surface pattern designer for art licensing and creates line drawings for publishing and product design. Steph has years of additional expertise as a mural artist, creating original art, and logo design for small businesses. She is currently querying literary agents with her first author/illustrator book projects.

National SCBWI Conference, 2023
Illustration Summer Camp – The Highlights Foundation, 2021
Make Art That Sells, 2017
BFA in Computer Art – SCAD, 1999


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