Kinky Friedman is dead at 79 years old. He was responsible for a number of questionable songs, and was a friend to many of the greats of the era. The world is lessened by every such loss; eternity, perhaps, prospers.
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I always appreciated the breath of (in?)sanity he added to Texas elections and politics. His off-kilter view of the world will be missed. (And so will the old bumper stickers about "I want a Kinky governor.")
I used to listen to him on Don Imus's show and thought him quite intelligent and genuinely creative. I can see why he wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, though.
He won my vote for Governor. His parents ran a summer camp in the hill country. I knew someone who, attending that camp one summer, had Kinky Friedman as his cabin counselor.
My sister, in town for a short visit, and I went to a local bookstore where Kinky was talking about his latest book.
Not for nothing I didn’t link any of his songs! The latter is a parody of a Merle Haggard classic; but Merle, striving to overcome his convict history, might have been trying too hard too.
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I always appreciated the breath of (in?)sanity he added to Texas elections and politics. His off-kilter view of the world will be missed. (And so will the old bumper stickers about "I want a Kinky governor.")
TXRed
I used to listen to him on Don Imus's show and thought him quite intelligent and genuinely creative. I can see why he wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, though.
He won my vote for Governor. His parents ran a summer camp in the hill country. I knew someone who, attending that camp one summer, had Kinky Friedman as his cabin counselor.
My sister, in town for a short visit, and I went to a local bookstore where Kinky was talking about his latest book.
AVI
I can see why he wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, though.
It was said that Kinky's taping on Austin City Limits was the only ACL taping that was never aired.
Get Your Biscuits In The Oven & Your Buns In The Bed
Arsehole From El Paso
Not for nothing I didn’t link any of his songs! The latter is a parody of a Merle Haggard classic; but Merle, striving to overcome his convict history, might have been trying too hard too.
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