The Dude’s lifestyle of taking ‘er easy would fit well with a city where 29.9 percent of residents don’t exercise. First and foremost, Tuscaloosa is “ The Laziest City in America,” at least according to the good folks at Business Insider. You may be thinking Tuscaloosa is out of its element, but the Alabama city most certainly belongs on this list of dude-friendly cities. The vibe is laid back, and the climate’s perfect for strolling about in flip flops and a bathrobe.Honolulu also has three bowling alleys, but one is military only so you’ll have to find your own Walter Sobchak to gain admission.The penalty for marijuana possession is considerably less. Honolulu is such a place, and anyone caught with one faces up to three years in prison and a maximum fine of $200,000. Perhaps the best way to avoid being attacked by nihilists armed with an angry ferret is to live somewhere ferrets are outlawed. There’s an Austin woman named Tolly whose spirit animal is The Dude ( here’s the proof).Please do NOT call him, especially on Saturday, because he doesn’t use a phone on Saturdays. There is one listing in the phonebook for Walter Sobchak.Austin occasionally hosts Lebowski Fest, but can’t be bothered to make it an annual tradition.It’s rumored that there’s a 50-foot mural paying tribute to The Big Lebowski (and Kingpin) at The Goodnight, an upscale Austin bowling alley. Austin’s got eight bowling alleys in town, including Highland Lanes, which has a restaurant called Lebowski’s Grill serving menu items called The Dude Burger, The Donny and The Walter Burger. If you think there’s a city of Achievers out there that reveres The Dude more than Austin does… well… then that’s just like your opinion, man. The last Lebowski Fest in Minneapolis took place in 2009 ( PHOTOS).The city hosts various Lebowksi-themed events, including live readings, Halloween parties, drinking games, performances, and more.The Coen Brothers, the filmmakers behind The Big Lebowski, grew up in nearby St.city, so he can reside amongst his people. The Minneapolis area has over 40 Lebowski’s in the phonebook, far more than any other major U.S. With 13 bowling alleys, the city has no shortage of Lebowski-sanctioned recreation opportunities, and there’s even another seven in neighboring St. While the weather is nothing like Los Angeles, Minneapolis is still ideal habitat where The Dude can be a dude and abide as he pleases. In the end we selected these 11 cities as ideal habitat for The Dude from The Big Lebowski. We dug through phonebooks for other Lebowskis, sought out fellow travelers for The Dude, and found cities filled with Lebowski fans and festivals. Obviously, The Dude is going to have to relocate, so we scoured America for the best cities where he could live out his days in a smoky marijuana haze, sipping White Russians and bowling with friends. This bohemian beach town is no longer priced for the laziest man in Los Angeles County, a man known as The Dude from the movie The Big Lebowski. Unfortunately for The Dude, that time and place was 1991 in Venice Beach, and in the years since the real estate prices have skyrocketed. “Sometimes there’s a man who, well, he’s the man for his time and place, he fits right in there-and that’s The Dude, in Los Angeles.”
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