It might interest some of you guys to know that John Dobson himself is a skeptic of the big bang. He has his own views of the universe, of which I've heard him speak several times already. The guy has a crazy sense of humor.
He's still a supporter of 'steady-state' theories. You can read some of his views here:
http://www.johndobson.org/articles/cosmology.html
He stayed at our house for a few days about 3 years ago while he was in town for the 40th anniversary of our local astronomy club. He seems to prefer staying in private homes more than hotels anyway. And man does he have some odd eating habits.
-TK