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Amelia Lang
Amelia has traveled around the world backpacking, photographing, drawing, and attempting to learn various languages. After a long hiatus in Portland, Oregon, New Zealand, Spain, and Africa, she…
Amelia has traveled around the world backpacking, photographing, drawing, and attempting to learn various languages. After a long hiatus in Portland, Oregon, New Zealand, Spain, and Africa, she recently returned to her roots in San Francisco. She couldn’t find a city she liked more. Barcelona came close, Berlin and Tokyo were up there too, but as corny as it may sound, she left her heart in San Francisco. Amelia balances her love for both the rural coastline just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and the stimulation of city life. She graduated from University where she studied history and fine art. She comes from a family of artists and can’t help but indulge her own creative impulses. She looks forward to graduate school in design and art history, hopefully somewhere abroad. Although she knows she will always succumb to her gypsy spirit, for now she is happy nesting in San Francisco.
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Speaking of games (or as some may argue, sports) The Big Lebowski left many viewers with a newfound love for the old alley. Not the sketchy back alley with the dumpsters but the Bowling Alley. Actually, this film left folks with more than a reminder of a fun pastime; it left a spirit of an era that continues to be relived. Lebowski Festivals are now held annually through the country and act as celebrations of all things Lebowski including: bowling, White Russians, costumes, trivia and, of course screenings of the 1998 Coen brother's cult classic.
If you are looking for something to do this weekend, head on down to the Mezzanine in San Francisco on Friday or the Classic Bowling Center in Daly City on Saturday, and get your bowl on. Nothing is more American than a screening of a cult classic and an enthusiastic group of folks who study their favorite film so much that they come dressed to the nines and look as though they have just walked off the set. As you bowl, sip cocktails, and quote your favorite lines with others that know exactly what you are referencing, keep a look out for Jeff Bridges 'cause well, you never know!
P.S. Although bowling is often thought of as a family sport, best to keep the kiddies at the hotel for this one...