Groundhog Day 2019-- Part 2: No Movie, But Did Get Needle Nose Ned

It was amazing how many scenes in the movie were filmed in Woodstock, and especially Woodstock Square,  which dates to the 1850s.

Anyway, I was walking over to the Woodstock Theatre which was having a free showing of the film in the Harold Ramis Theatre (named after the movie's director).  In the movie, the TV van drove by it, always eliciting lots of cheers from the audience,  It was also where Bill Murray did his Bronco Billy/Clint Eastwood imitation was his date dressed like a French maid.

Alas, they had no more tickets left.  Too bad.  As I was leaving, however, who should I see coming across the street from the Old Man's Alley, but Steve Tobolowski, who portrayed Ned Ryerson, the insurance salesman and former high school classmate of Bill Murray's, who, in my opinion kind of "stole the show."  Bill Murray referred to him in the movie as "A giant leech got me."

There were several folks milling around outside the theater, disappointed for not getting to see the movie, but this made up for it.  Cries of "Ned" and "Bing, Bing, Bing" went up and people started requesting to buy insurance, any kind of insurance, and old Needle Nose Ned played right along.  This turned out to be my "Groundhog" highlight of the day, though I didn't know it at the time.

He was going to talk about the movie and things at the Opera House later in the afternoon and this was the main reason I was in Woodstock.  He rarely is there.

--RoadNed