SAN FRANCISCO -- Had a great time over the weekend, as this video shows:

I have two hopes in life: That the cult following of "The Big Lebowski" grows to be half as big as "Rocky Horror," and that Fresno one day gets awarded the West Coast fest site.

Click below for lots of photos (featuring some great costumes):

In line to enter the bowling alley with a Little Lebowski Urban Achiever (and proud we are of her):

Me with two Maudes:

My buddy Dan, Jeff Dowd and me:

Me and The Dude:

Here he is bowling (trivia: The Dude never actually bowls in the movie. Jeff Bridges' character does bowl in "The Contender"):

"The Dude is not in." Seriously, he was out ... for hours. It's sad, really, because he had a real shot in the costume contest:

Also in our lane were Moses and Sandy Koufax (doing their best Liam and The Jesus when "Hotel California" started playing):

Here is their competition in the costume contest:

Of course, no one can compete with young Walter and young Dude (the adult with them said they were allowed to say the F-word -- which is uttered countless times in the movie -- as much as they wanted till midnight). They were in character, too. I thanked The little Dude for letting me take their picture, and he said (with impeccable timing): "The Dude abides."

Walter getting interviewed for a documentary:

Walter with a Dude - 1:

Walter with a Dude - 2:

Walter with a Stranger:

Walter with a Maude:

Another "Gutterballs" Maude:

A painting-in-the-nude Maude:

Another painting-in-the-nude Maude with a Dick Cheney Big Lebwoski and a Dude:

A classic Maude:

A Maudette:

Landlord - 1:

Landlord - 2:

Landlord - 3 (and yes, the rug really did tie the lane together):

In-N-Out employees:

A Brother Shamus:

A pope taking care of business in the woods:

The Royal We Wii:

A justice rejecting prior restraint:

Bunny Lebowski, with her cash machine:

Or do you prefer Fawn Knutsen (in one of the more "committed" costumes)?

And, finally ... a metaphor (aka tumbleweed):