Merle Haggard, precious memories how they linger Nov 11, 2008
Another is Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys, with They Ain t Makin Jews Like Jesus Anymore ... Greg: I haven t heard of Kinky Friedman but I ll have to look him up ... Kinky Friedman ran for Governor of Texas as an independent a few years back. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
This Week: Arts and entertainment picks Oct 6, 2008
For a liberal Jewish country-western performer, Kinky Friedman got a decent number of votes when he ran for governor of Texas in 2006. The former leader of the Texas Jewboys ("Proud to Be an -hole From El Paso") also is a successful crime-fiction author, magazine columnist and a raconteur in the proud tradition of Will Rogers - albeit a bit filthier. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Our Opinion Public art provokes reaction Sep 1, 2008
boxergal wrote on Aug 31, 2008 10:10 PM:" Well, wouldn't go that far but I consider myself open minded. I am ready for the youth to lead and for a lot of these dinosaurs to fade into the background. Why can't you all meet in the middle? I can just see kitschy little houses on the east end fixed up into shops like Austin has. Enough of the stuffiness its getting that city no where. Heck you all might even get old Kinky Friedman to run for Mayor. Anything would be an improvement. ". freedom wrote... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Woodford approves El Paso wind farm Aug 20, 2008
Herr Hundhausen wrote on Aug 20, 2008 6:04 AM:" To:My Two Cents ? Have ever heard of Kinky Friedman ? He wrote a song about El Paso. ". My Two Cents wrote on Aug 20, 2008 1:10 AM:" Guess the Open Meetings Act exempts members of the Woodford County Board from complying....they must've gotten a special exemption based on their actions and their willful disregard for the law of the land. See you in court. ". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Reluctant flier Jonathan Miles takes a pen to (un)friendly skies May 30, 2008
His publisher's legal department approved his title, citing what Miles calls "the Kinky Friedman precedent." (The singer/songwriter/humorist wrote a 1993 mystery, Elvis, Jesus and Coca-Cola, without legal trouble ... "But the Kinky Friedman precedent? That's the frosting on the cake.". (USA Today -- Travel)
Bush Wedding Party Rocks at Salado Silver Spur Theater; May 12, 2008
Typical show prices range from $8 to $15 or even up to $50 per person as the weekend before when Kinky Friedman and Texas Poet Laureate Steven Fromholz held a fundraiser for an animal rescue group. But on this Friday night, there was no buying a ticket. (KWTX.com, TX)
Local couples share anecdotes Feb 15, 2008
I have not read the book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, and I m sure I won t in the near future unless there is a shortage of detective novels, sports biographies and Kinky Friedman adventures at the Maury County Library. However, being married for 27 years and the father of three daughters, I have absolutely no doubt that men and women certainly are miles apart in the way they think. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Wanted: Unique jobs in sports Jan 27, 2008
As Kinky Friedman said in his campaign for governor of Texas: How hard can it be. Chair umpire at a major tennis tournament:You get the best seat in the house, and after the match the players come and shake your hand -- even though you didn't do anything because the challenge system takes away the need for overrules. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Kinky brings new campaign to area Jan 12, 2008
That didn't slow down Kinky Friedman. The Texas music and literary icon ran unsuccessfully as an independent in the 2006 Texas gubernatorial race and made a stop in Pasadena that March. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Taxes are a real dog of an issue to Texas humorist, candidate Jan 9, 2008
Kinky Friedman doesn't mess with taxes (Page 1 of 2) ... Interview: Kinky Friedman ... How do we love Kinky Friedman. (USA Today -- Money)
Debbie Geller Dec 31, 2007
They depicted a world as strange as it was true, peopled by the likes of Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione, singer-songwriters Kinky Friedman and Slim Gaillard, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, underground film-maker Kenneth Anger and jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Her ability to find odd characters at the heart of 1980s America laid the foundation for Louis Theroux, who she went on to produce, and others. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
MY KIND OF HOLIDAY Nov 22, 2007
I'm always grateful for Thanksgiving. I'm always grateful for Thanksgiving. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Edwards booed at Mellencamp concert in Des Moines... Nov 11, 2007
"Refund, Refund" - Ben Smith's Blog - Politico. Subject Rocking the Vote Question Which Democratic front-runner do you think will ultimately win the majority of the Answers. (The Drudge Report)
Calling all aspiring soap opera stars! Nov 1, 2007
Country singer/author Kinky Friedman is 63. Singer Lyle Lovett is 50. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Friedman riding into Greenville through a cloud of cigar smoke Oct 30, 2007
Kinky Friedman, the only Independent gubernatorial candidate to appear on a Texas ballot since Sam Houston, is bringing his unique mix of comedy and political satire to Greenville this week as one of three keynote speakers for East Carolina University's first-ever HumorFest. During a recent telephone interview, Friedman said he's bringing along several copies of his new book, "You Can Lead A Politician To Water, But You Can't Make Him Think," and a few boxes of his new line of Kinky Friedman... (The Daily Reflector)
East Carolina is taking a serious look at humor Oct 30, 2007
Author and North Carolina native Jill McCorkle, poet Andrei Codrescu and country singer Texas novelist Kinky Friedman are keynote speakers for the event ... Friedman is widely known as a singer-songwriter with his 1970s band, Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys ... All events, except for the Kinky Friedman event, are at Mendenhall Student Center. (The Daily Reflector)
Noxious vapors Oct 11, 2007
So writes Richard S. Kinky Friedman, the author, musician and satirist, in his new memoir of his quixotic, and ultimately unsuccessful, independent race for governor of Texas in 2006 ... This is politics as usual, and, as Kinky Friedman says, it rolls across America like a noxious vapor, slaying men and women of principle. (Montana Standard, MT)
Usher takes vows again Sep 4, 2007
She was referring to the likes of keynote speakers Charles Frazier, best- selling author of Cold Mountain and Thirteen Moons, and Kinky Friedman, the writer, musician, former Texas gubernatorial candidate and all-around character. It was so cool we got Kinky Friedman, said Jackson, author of Gods in Alabama, and Between, Georgia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Decatur Book Festival this weekend Aug 31, 2007
All about books - in Atlanta and everywhere else. The latest 5 entries, with the newest at the top. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Quotations for our times: 75 sayings for the modern world Aug 23, 2007
Kinky Friedman American singer and writer. I support gay marriage because I believe they have a right to be just as miserable as the rest of us. (Independent)
Linton's legacy: Country singer being inducted into South Dakota Hall of Fame Aug 17, 2007
At the time, he had a No. 1 record titled "When She Cries," and he had also recently recorded his collaboration with Kinky Friedman, "Rapid City, SD," which was, as one would expect, a hit with area residents. "We had a wonderful time at that particular fair," he said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
''Concert to Save Town Lake'' Dedicated to Lady Bird Johnson Jul 17, 2007
WHAT: Concert to Save Town Lake Host Kinky Friedman will be joined by Bob Schneider, Jimmy LaFave, Dale Watson, Stephen Bruton, Bob Livingston, Bill Oliver, Elana James, and surprise guests. WHERE: Stubbs Amphitheater, 801 Red River. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
KINKY FRIEDMAN: COWARDS KICK AWAY ANOTHER PIECE OF AMERICA'S SOUL... Apr 16, 2007
COWARDS KICK AWAY ANOTHER PIECE OF AMERICA'S SOUL By KINKY FRIEDMAN - Columnists - New York Post Online Edition. Author, musician and former Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman has been friends with Don Imus since 1975, when they met on stage at The Bottom Line. (The Drudge Report)
Elmore Leonard at Music Hall Mar 14, 2007
Kinky Friedman, The New York Times. Saul Bellow and I agreed that for an absolutely reliable and unstinting infusion of narrative pleasure in a prose miraculously purged of all false qualities, there was no one quite like Elmore Leonard. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Showdown in a No-Win State Feb 26, 2007
Obama volunteer Laura Stromberg, whose last political foray was as press secretary to musician/novelist Kinky Friedman during his unsuccessful Texas 2006 gubernatorial bid, said most of the people she had met within the Obama movement had been Howard Dean supporters. But while Dean served up red hot rhetoric, Obama's pitch is lower key and longer. (Time.com)
Year of the Pig Feb 17, 2007
Upon meeting TAW, she gives me a belated Christmas present, Kinky Friedmans book, The Christmas Pig: A Fable ... --Kinky Friedman, The Christmas Pig. (BadgerNation.com)
Bread Between the Lines Feb 7, 2007
Vice President Gary Borders (Lufkin Daily News) and TDNA s executive veep Ken Whalen financially supported Kinky Friedman s gubernatorial run. Does this mean all dailies are partisan. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Willie Nelson, Friedman, Symphony To Perform Feb 5, 2007
If that's not spicy enough, add Jessica Simpson, performances by the Dallas Black Dance Theater and a touch of Kinky Friedman ... On Feb. 10, he will perform on the same stage as the Fort Worth Symphony, Crique du Soleil and Kinky Friedman. (K-Eye News, TX)
Willie Nelson, 'garlic soup' of entertainers will do fundraiser Feb 3, 2007
If that's not spicy enough, add Jessica Simpson, performances by the Dallas Black Dance Theater, a touch of Kinky Friedman, and Cirque du Soleil (surk duh soh-LAY'). Throw it all together on February Tenth and you get "An Artclectic Evening" at Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie. (KSLA.com, LA)
Texas stars donate to scholarship fund Jan 27, 2007
Singers Willie Nelson, Jessica Simpson and Kinky Friedman, actor Larry Hagman and world renowned painter Peter Max are among those donating items to The Aetheria Foundation for auction Feb. 10; the money will go to The Aetheria Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas, the foundation said in a news release. Some of the items up for bid include original art from Cirque du Soleil; Hagman's signature hat worn as the character JR Ewing from "Dallas," a pair of boots signed by Simpson and a guitar... (Washington Times, DC)
AetheriA Foundation Gears Up for 'An Artclectic Evening'; Willie Nelson and Special Guest Performance by Jessica Simpson Jan 18, 2007
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Others Slated to Perform for Scholarships for the Arts; Kinky Friedman to Emcee Event. DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- "A once-in-a- lifetime concert; including performances by Willie Nelson & Family with special guest Jessica Simpson, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre and very special performances by Cirque du Soleil," said AetheriA Foundation founder, David Anderson in announcing... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ten Albums You Might Have Missed in 2006 Jan 4, 2007
Various, Why the Hell Not: The Songs of Kinky Friedman (Sustain) He's not a Texas governor, after all, but oh, what fun we had thinking about it. Honorable tributes come from Kevin Fowler, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Todd Snider and more. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
