On Gobbler's Knob this glorious Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2009
Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators..."
OFFICIAL VERDICT: Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, which mean six more weeks of winter.
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The film Groundhog Day is definitely one of my top ten favorite films of all time. Here's a 2009 blog post about the Bill Murray classic.
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Here's something I never knew before. Milltown, NJ also celebrates Groundhog Day with its own celebrity groundhog, Milltown Mel. Last night, and I'm not making this up, Milltown Mel died. Yes, he did... Was it foul play by folk from Punxsutawney? Is there a meaning to be found in this tragedy? What if it means... and I dread saying it, six more years of Covid?
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For more fun about the importance of this day, do a search for Groundhog Day on your Twitter feed.
You can also read my very brief 2021 post from this day and pretend it's deva vu all over again.
A self-centered Pittsburgh weatherman finds himself
inexplicably trapped in a small town
as he lives the same day over and over again.
No one does it like Bill Murray, but he didn't do it alone.
The film had a great supporting cast with Andie McDowell,
Chris Elliot and a host of extras.
