I wish i could've gone to this!...
from Boston.com:
Jeff Dowd, the inspiration for the main character in the Coen brothers' 1998 mistaken identity comedy "The Big Lebowski," joined more than a thousand fans at the second annual Lebowski Fest -- a celebration of bowling, white Russians and all things Lebowski.
The film "has a rewatchability that most other films don't," said Russell Cooley, a 25-year-old research analyst from Madison, Wis., who drove more than 10 hours to attend. "You can watch it over and over again and it's still funny."
On Saturday night, 900 people gathered at the AMF Rose Bowl in the garb of The Dude, Walter and Jesus -- The Dude's purple-clad bowling nemesis played by John Turturro -- to roll a few frames and discuss the film in which "The Dude abides."
What happened was about 150 people showed up for the inaugural Lebowski Fest last year. Fans of the movie gathered in a tiny bowling alley to bowl, sip white Russians -- The Dude's adult beverage of choice -- and wear the costumes of their favorite Lebowski characters.
Word of mouth and other Lebowski fan sites touting the festival spurred this year's massive turnout.
Jeff Dowd, the inspiration for the main character in the Coen brothers' 1998 mistaken identity comedy "The Big Lebowski," joined more than a thousand fans at the second annual Lebowski Fest -- a celebration of bowling, white Russians and all things Lebowski.
The film "has a rewatchability that most other films don't," said Russell Cooley, a 25-year-old research analyst from Madison, Wis., who drove more than 10 hours to attend. "You can watch it over and over again and it's still funny."
On Saturday night, 900 people gathered at the AMF Rose Bowl in the garb of The Dude, Walter and Jesus -- The Dude's purple-clad bowling nemesis played by John Turturro -- to roll a few frames and discuss the film in which "The Dude abides."
What happened was about 150 people showed up for the inaugural Lebowski Fest last year. Fans of the movie gathered in a tiny bowling alley to bowl, sip white Russians -- The Dude's adult beverage of choice -- and wear the costumes of their favorite Lebowski characters.
Word of mouth and other Lebowski fan sites touting the festival spurred this year's massive turnout.