Midnight at the Egyptian

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Ok, so this week the Egyptian gives us The Big Lebowski, a Coen brothers movie where Jeff Bridges wears Jellies. His own Jellies, too–not stunt Jellies.

So, ok. Jeff Bridges plays “The Dude” Lebowski, a “lazy time wasting slacker” who gets mistaken for the millionaire Lebowski by a couple of thugs who soil his rug. He goes looking for restitution for the rug, which really pulled together the room, and ends up embroiled in a series of shenanigans involving Nihilists, porn stars, and a real scary Julianne Moore.

The character for The Dude was based on a man named Jeff Dowd who was a member of the Seattle Seven. There’s no word on whether or not he wears Jellies, but he did help the Coen brothers secure distribution for their first feature, and is apparently haphazard about grooming.

I think you either love the Coen brothers or don’t, and there’s not really a whole lot of middle ground. As long as we pretend that The Ladykillers never happened, I’m in the first camp. In case you were wondering.

Alright, quick show of hands: how many of you already own this shirt? Ok, good. Now, how many of you had already planned to wear it to the Egyptian this weekend?

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