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Pop-Preview: Lebowski Fest Asbury Park

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On Saturday September 29 it’s time to abide.

The phenomenon known as Lebowski Fest, a celebration of one of the greatest cult films of all-time, The Big Lebowski will become to the famed Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, N.J.

The festival, which began as a small gathering of the film’s fans in Kentucky, has become a nationwide cultural event complete with cast appearances, costume contests, film screenings, live music and of course The Dude’s favorite past time, bowling.

Pop-Break recently caught up with Lebowski Fest founder Scott Shuffit who gave us the low down of what to expect for this Saturday’s event.

Pop-Break: Are there any Lebowski alumni who will be showing up to the Asbury show?

Scott Shuffit: Not that I know of but you never know who might show up. Just in case our “Dude in Residence” Tom Esterline will be there taken’er easy for all the sinners.

PB: When we’ve spoken in the past, you’ve mentioned before that you’ve always wanted to do a Fest in Asbury — can you talk about why this is.

SS: Its all about Asbury Lanes. I think those guys probably sent us an email several years ago introducing us to their center and wanting to host an event. It has taken us this long and I am very excited about it. The Asbury Lanes kind of seems like the perfect place for Lebowski Fest.

Founding Dude Scott Shuffitt and Dude Tom Esterline

PB: What can a Lebowski Fest rookie expect this Saturday?

SS: A lot of cussing, its great to see all the characters interacting with each other in character and not, you know Walters confronting Jesus’ and so on. Fabulous stuff man!

PB: What’s been the most creative costume that you’ve seen from all of the 2012 LebowskiFests?

SS: This is always a tough question, I think the “Pink Ladies” was the Best Group in Louisville this past summer. It was a group of dudes, ah men that is, dressed as the ladies in pink. In one of the bowling scenes you can see a team of ladies in pink as background actors. Those guys were awesome.

PB: Who is that one cast member that has not attended a Fest that you’d like to get to appear in a future LebowskiFest?

SS: We’ve been talking with a lot of folks, John Goodman, John Turturro, T-Bone even John Fogerty, of course getting Flea to a fest would blow my mind.

For tickets to Lebowski Fest, and we recommend you do this as soon as possible, click here.

Bill Bodkin
Bill Bodkinhttps://thepopbreak.com
Bill Bodkin is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Pop Break, and most importantly a husband, and father. Ol' Graybeard writes way too much about wrestling, jam bands, Asbury Park music, HBO shows, and can often be seen under his season DJ alias, DJ Father Christmas. He is the co-host of the Socially Distanced Podcast (w/Al Mannarino) which drops weekly on Apple, Google, Anchor & Spotify. He is the co-host of the monthly podcasts -- Anchored in Asbury, TV Break and Bill vs. The MCU.
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