The Dude abides (in the Flathead Valley)
Joel Welle, The Flathead Dude, portrays Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, the main character from the cult classic movie "The Big Lebowski" at Pin & Cue in Whitefish on Wednesday, Feb. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
The Dude is, fittingly, waiting in the bar of the Pin &Cue bowling alley in Whitefish.
Sitting against the back wall, dark sunglasses on despite the dim lighting, Joel Welle is eyeing a plate of nachos on the table in front of him. The clothes he wears for his workday job as a teller at Whitefish Credit Union are in a blue duffle bag at his feet. He has swapped them out on his lunch break for a familiar patterned lambswool sweater. Though he has not yet ordered a white Russian, he is unperturbed.
You could even say he abides.
Support Local News
You have read all of your free articles this month. Select a plan below to start your subscription today.
Already a subscriber? Login
Daily Inter Lake - everything
Print delivery, e-edition and unlimited website access
- $26.24 per month
Daily Inter Lake - unlimited website access
- $9.95 per month