Just Another Excuse To Check Out Germany: A Big Lebowski Themed Bar? Yes Please!!!!!

I am someone who loves to travel, and I often get inspired by stories that other people tell me about places they go. One of my favorite writers on the Internet, Vince Mancini from over at FilmDrunk, recently visited Germany and was taken to a Big Lebowski themed bar. That is just insane to me. I know there is a Big Lebowski store (Little Lebowski) in the Village here in NYC, but a whole bar themed after one of my favorite movies... a bar that I can order as many White Russians in as I want? A bar loaded up with cool set pieces, and artwork featuring the epic cast? I bet this is the kind of place that could get you a toe if you really needed one... lol. Just another reason to want to go check it out. Here is the link to the bar's official site, and you can see some of Vince's pics after the jump. Who want to check out the Deutschland?

Lego's Abound - A Three-peat !!!

I have been getting so many Lego based stories into my inbox from my gang that I don't know what to do... so I decided to throw together a little 3 peat post. 3 different stories, all amazing in their own right. First up, we got an an Alien themed build. But this one is surprisingly simple and only requires a few pieces (only 20), which is rarely a featured property in Lego build posts. The second story comes from a more familiar place. How about a Hobbit/Lord of the Rings themed mega build that requires a bit of time... oh, and 200,000 pieces! And the final one is a crazy mosaic of one of my favorite characters in movie history... it kinda ties the room together, ya know? Check all three out after the jump..



The Alien Power Lifter Build, done with only 20 pieces:

Next up, an epic 200,000 pieces build of Rivendell from the world of J.R.R. Tolkien:

You can see more over at builder Alice Finch's Flickr page

And finally, here is the last piece. A Lego Mosaic of The Dude himself, The Big Lebowski! Done by Bricktascale, you can check out more of his pieces by clicking here.

The Wonderful Geometric Art of Ale Giorgini

The trouble with all the artists flooding the Internet with their work is that they all seem to be taking on the same source material. How many Star Wars, Ghostbusters, or Goonies posters have you seen? No matter how cool or original they are, they tend to get a bit repedetive. But artist extraordinaire Ale Giorgini has developed an interesting geometrical style that makes his artistic work pop in a way that forgives the familiar subject matter. According to Giorgini's website he will be having a gallery show at Bottleneck Gallery in NYC. I for one will be checking it out... how about you? You can check out Giorgini's Society 6 page by clicking here and see some of my faves after the jump...

'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' Vol 32

Always on the look out for inspiring art... emblazoned across the chest of humanity. Here's some of the t-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click the links below to the Threadless.com voting pages for each and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.

**Please click READ MORE for tee-licious tees!**

'Demon Queen' is seriously deranged. Seems like something I might pick up at a vacation island gift shop...and hopefully not regret later. Might even be jinxed (cue Greg Brady jinxed tiki riff...doo-diddily-doo)

'Walter- F*ck It Dude...' is a very excellent rendering of John Goodman's character from the 'Big Lebowski', man.  

'These Are My Favorite Things'...and I'd totally rock this tee out at the next metal concert I'm at. Gotta love aline nips!

'Hear No Dark Side' .....See No Dark Side.....Speak No Darkside. Fortunately for Leia she doesn't have to try as hard as the others.

It's no secret that Star Man makes Super Mario and his pals 'Invincible'. Perhaps it will do the same for you when  he becomes the star of your midsection.

'Casting' finds that the familiar face behind the Star Wars Wampa snow beast is none other than Harry...the bigfoot from 'Harry & the Hendersons'. Some big shoes to fill but, perfect for the part!

This is Mickey Mouse 'Like You've Never Seen Him Before'! Yep, that's right. Mashed-up with the extra-terrestrial from 'Alien/Aliens' fame. M-I-C-K-E-Y...Y? Because he'd like to eat you! M-O-U-S-E! 

Had Padme lived, Vader might have found himself relegated to average household chores. Here's just one of those medial tasks in  'Household Use of the Force'. Impressive...most impressive.

'Werewolf in the Moon' seems to blend together those bitchin' wolf pack tees with a little sci-fi. This one made me howl with delight! (groan...um...I mean growl)

Spock is churning out dome 'Space Beats' in this hip Star Trek design. Live long and spin vinyl!

...And, without further ado, my absolute favorite this week is Wicket W. Warwick catching some air as only extra-terrestrials tend to do in this E.T./Star Wars mash-up 'E.T. (The Endor Terresstrial)'. Elliot? He don't need no stinkin' Elliot. Eechie Wawa!

Thanks for checkin' in again this week t-shirters....check back each week and remember to give your favorites your vote at each link above!

Commercially Acclaimed Vol #24 - Nike Fuel Band

TV commercials are a part of our everyday lives as TV viewers. Even though Tivo and DVR have allowed us to "skip through" the commercials, the advertising companies are still trying to peak our interests by coming up with creative commercials. To me, great commercials are an art form and are under appreciated by a society that is always trying to speed through things. Think about it... how many times did you see a great commercial that made you laugh hysterically or want to go out and purchase the advertised product??? And how many times has the best part of the Super Bowl been the commercials during a blow out game???  Whether you want to admit it or not, commercials are cool as shit... and here are some of my favorites.

This weeks ad comes to us from the geniuses over at Nike. It is being used to promote the Nike Fuel Band, which is a new product that tracks our activity throughout the day. In order to illustrate which activities will generate positive energy readings on the Fuel Band, they choose to highlight multiple scenes from cinematic history & past Nike Commercials. Any commercial that can squeeze The Big Lebowski, Twin Peaks, Amadeus, The Warriors, Monty Python, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Scooby Doo, Ghost Dog and Slap Shot clips into one commercial has got to be amazing. This one certainly is!  Enjoy the commercial after the jump...

'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' ...Volume 3 by Jeff Bond

Spring has sprung and I could use a few new unique T-Shirts to really make a statement without saying a word. A Statement like "I'm a geek that doesn't take much of anything seriously...I'm approachable and easily abused."

Here's some of the T-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click the links below to the  Threadless.com voting pages for each and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.

'Bigfoot Spotted On....' Endor! Only that's NO 'Bigfoot' that's the one and only Chewbacca milling about amongst the shrubbery. I love that if you actually do cozy up a bit closer to 'Read What Locals Are Saying' as the t-shirts suggests, you'll find nothing but, the native language of the cute and cuddly Ewoks! Unless, of course, you read 'Ewok'...than please feel free to translate for me in the comment section below

'Insane For Brain' is a play on the Cypress Hill lyric, of course..but, this shirt would look kinda loco plastered around my chest cavity when I'm front and center for the next season of 'Walking Dead' on AMC!

**Please click on 'READ MORE' below for quite a few more Tees!***

'The Punished' is the logo one might wear AFTER coming in contact with 'The Punisher'. I like the idea behind it. 'Nuff said!

'Delicious Forest Friends' is one you'll have to click on the link to behold. Just one of those bat-shit crazy tees I'd love to find my gal wearing when I knock on the door to pick her up for a date.

'Samurai Snapper' kinda gives me an old skool 'Don Bluth film' feel on a rendering of the classic line of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'....hiiiiii-ya! 

'Yoda's Angels' teams, what appears to be, female Jedi: Shaak Ti, Bariss Offee, Aayla Secura in the iconic silhouette of Bosley's gals. 

'Dextoon' pairs the old black & white cartoon shorts of yester-year with that of Showtime's murderous vigilante, Dexter Morgan. I love a good Dexter mash-up...because it always reminds people of ME! And if it don't, ah well...it's a great design anyhoo.

'The Cube' that has Transformer Optimus Prime baffled in this particular case, is not made of 'Energon' but, it is...alas, the elusive 'Rubki's Cube'. Pssst..Here's a hint, Prime. Peel of the stickers and than put them back on in proper order! The world will never know you're intelligence level is less than meets the eye!

'Tetris Skull' is an absolutely brilliant design! I wish I'd thunk of it! This player will NEVER clear out the lines with all that wasted eye socket space, though. Better to hit 'reset' and start from scratch! I gotta have it!

Here's some t-shirts from, yet another, kewl t-shirt vendor, 'SplitReason.com'. Unlike the t-shirts above that require high scores to make them available to the general public...these are available to purchase NOW! Gimme Gimme!! 

'Evolution of Evil' shows man's penchant for war leading to the darkest and deadliest of outcomes. 

'Chocovania's II: Yummy's Quest' might just be MY FAVORITE t-shirt design of this week's posting. A General Mills cereal/Konami Classic mash-up featuring 'Yummy Mummy' in the Belmont the vampire slayer role...to Count Chocula's version of said vampire. I love the concept...love the design...and want to see anything else it's creator might come up with masing-up other General Mills Monsters with classic NES games. One second while I order this one and get right back to my post......

.....PURCHASED!...and I'm back!

'Over the Line', for some unholy reason, features John Goodman's Walter Sobchak from 'The Big Lebowski' movie as the 'Stay Puft Marshmallow Man' from 'Ghostbusters' infamy. Is this what Jeff Bridges would have imagined his death by, up on that rooftop, if he had played 'Ray Stantz'? I hate this! NO I love it...NO I hate it! 

'The Beach Boys' reminds me of simpler times playing in the sand on vacation with my Star Wars figures. 'Tis a fun one that would make a great baby one-zie. That's baby Jabba slurpin' on a squid-scream cone, while baby Luke bounces around in his inflatable Yoda life preserver....but, the baby Tusken Raider takes the cake! 

Finally this week I give you the Amazing, the Spectacular....'Man-Spider vs. Octopus Doctor'! Simple enough idea...switch the names around! Kinda like 'Man-Bat' but, I paticularly like this artist's style. That angry arachnid is something to behold detailed in Spider-Man colours...and that octopus is something only my buddy Cal could hate!

P.S. .....I didn't really buy that 'Chocovania II' tee. My birthday's fastly approaching (July 2nd!) ...size Large please...thank you very much!

See ya next time T-Shirters!