Holding court over the Lebowski Fest art exhibit are Scott Shuffitt and Will Russell, and it’s in the gallery that I have my first conversation with the founders of this oddball, weekend-long fiesta. Russell explains that Lebowski Fest started inauspiciously enough -- he and Scott, both in their early thirties, met through mutual friends about … Continue reading Lebowski Fest’s Founders Lay it All Down

Questions asked, and answered While I was in Lake Tahoe, I asked my host Shanna ( a fine Canadian gal now living in the Bay Area of California) countless questions about the lake itself. How big is it? Do people fish? What kind of fish? How clean is the lake? Are there currents? Does it … Continue reading Lake Tahoe, Lebowski Fest, Detroit

The other night I was invited to a dinner party at my friend Erica's beautiful brownstone. Allow me to set the mood: Erica owns a speech modification business called Speak Easy, which helps people of various backgrounds living in America improve their speech and English pronunciation, and is also a vintage freak like me -- … Continue reading They brought the trip to me on a vintage platter