The quote became so famous it was the inspiration for the popular song “I Don’t Like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats.
for parole that year, as well. The line is repeated by a parole board member around the 8:20 mark in the video below, with a slight variation, to describe her motive for shooting: “I just started shooting for the fun of it. I don’t like Mondays. This livens up the day.”According to the book “I Don’t Like Mondays,” after 1979, Wiegand would never report on the shooting again.
Though Spencer said she could not recall saying those words, claiming she was on drugs at the time, Wiegand's on-the-spot reporting made a strong case that she did -- strong enough for the line to come up again in parole hearings. “40 Years Ago, Brenda Spencer Took Lives, Changed Lives in a Mass Shooting at a San Diego Elementary School.” San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2019, https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-brenda-spencer-school-shooting-20190129-story.html. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
“FACT CHECK: I Don’t Like Mondays.” Snopes.Com, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dont-like-mondays/. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022. “No Parole Granted for ‘I Don’t like Mondays’ School Shooter.” FOX 5 San Diego, 18 Aug. 2022, https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/parole-hearing-scheduled-for-i-dont-like-mondays-school-shooter/. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.