Kinky Friedman may be enjoying major mainstream exposure as his bid for Texas governor appears to be less and less of a joke (anyone else kvelling over last week’s Newsweek profile?) but his compadre Steve Rombom is getting some bad … Continue reading
Mason Lerner’s cover story for Atlanta Jewish Life contains some gorgeous quotable gems for us Kinkophiles: The walls are decorated with pictures of Jesus and Ghandi. Books and papers are splayed about his desk and shelves. Theres a plaque from … Continue reading
You know a Texas Jewboy has arrived when he gets his own action figure. From Kinky’s official campaign web site: This figure comes ready for action, dressed in Kinky’s black leather vest and cowboy hat, with a Texas shaped belt … Continue reading
If success is measured by publicity, Kinky Friedman should already have the votes to be governor of Texas. The world’s most famous musical redneck Jewboy now has his very own reality TV show chronicling his political adventures, currently airing on … Continue reading
Kinky Friedman’s campaign people know how to do political propaganda right, cheap. Forget big party money, says the unlikely-but-very-possible future governor of Texas. “We don’t have Rick Perry or Carole Strayhorn money to get our message out, so we’re putting … Continue reading
Deep in the heart of Texas, the Lone Star Jews are organizing. Can you hear the hoofbeats? From LoneStarofDavid.com. Continue reading
Dan Halpern of the New Yorker followed Kinky Friedman on the Texas gubernatorial campagin trail and found out some craaaazy things: -The former Texas Jewboy has only two changes of meet-the-public clothing, and neither of them is a suit. -He … Continue reading
We reported that Texas Jewboy Kinky Friedman announced he wanted to run for governor of the Lone Star State back in June, and now it seems he ain’t lyin’: The author/activist/country fried rocker offically announced his candidacy for George W. … Continue reading
Give a listen to NPR’s interview with Kinky Friedman,Texas gubernatorial candidate and former leader of the socially-conscious country band The Texas Jewboys (“They Ain’t Makin’ Jews Like Jesus Anymore,” among other country-fried classics.) The interviewer calls Kinky’s stake in the … Continue reading
This time of year always exacerbates the sense of “otherness” that plagued me through childhood, then later fueled my adult sense of individuality. Nothing like being the one to start a rockin’ game of drunk dreidel at the office Christmas … Continue reading