4/23/2008

The Dude Abides...

Last night I had the pleasure of meeting Jeff "The Dude" Dowd, the real-life inspiration for the iconic movie character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski. He was giving a free talk at the local junior college. The guy has led an interesting life and had plenty of good stories, like hanging out with the Rolling Stones in Italy when he was in high school. He was an anti-war activist and a member of the Seattle Seven. Nowadays he acts as a film consultant and promoter and has been involved in films like "Hearts And Minds" and "Gandhi". He never mentioned whether or not anyone has ever peed on his rug. If someone has, he seems like the kind of guy who'd take it in stride.

4 comments:

Splotchy said...

Neat!

But where are his bowling shoes?!!

Cheer34 said...

My daughter watches the Big Lebowski at least once a week....she loves that movie

GETkristiLOVE said...

Wow, as much as I love that movie, I'm embarrassed to say that I never knew he was part of the Seatle Seven.

That reminds me, I need to pick up some green nail polish.

Megan said...

Um, Kristi, I'm pretty sure that part is IN the movie!