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A Brief History of Bill Murray and Alcohol

Nowhere is the legendary comedian more at home than behind a bar.
Bill Murray is tending bar at his son's restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on Friday and Saturday nights, September 16-17.
Bill Murray

Updated | Late-period Bill Murray is known for a lot more than his quick wit and dry sense of humor. He golfs. He crashes events. He steals fries. He is erroneously implicated in a scheme involving a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album. He is the uncle we all wish we had. Instead of downing one too many Bud Lights at the Labor Day barbecue, he passes out never-enough tequila shots at your favorite bar. This weekend it's 21 Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York.

Yes, beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night, Murray will step behind the bar to serve drinks devised by New York cocktail master Sean McClure. The of his new venture's grand opening. "People can walk in; just be nice. What my dad lacks in experience, he makes up for in tequila."

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