Kinky Friedman

Jan 20, 2013 — By Kinky Friedman

How I’ll change life at the Capitol as governor. (Hint: Spaying is involved.)

Jan 20, 2013 — By Kinky Friedman

As the only man ever to run against both Bill White and Rick Perry, I have a few thoughts on how either one of these fine, upstanding, admirable men could beat the tar out of the other.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Kinky Friedman

Singing the praises of Billy Joe Shaver.

Mar 31, 2011 — By Kinky Friedman

If Tahitian sailors could find Hawaii using only their testicles, I ought to be able to survive the modern world without a computer. But, hell, it looks like I can't.

Apr 30, 2009 — By Kinky Friedman

You’ll never guess how I came to break bread with TV’s best-loved Marine.

Mar 1, 2009 — By Kinky Friedman

Or how I came to be known as “the man who put the glitter on Loretta Lynn’s titter.”

Jan 1, 2009 — By Kinky Friedman

An open letter to the president-elect.

Oct 31, 2008 — By Kinky Friedman

How I came to know the hermit of Echo Hill.

Aug 31, 2008 — By Kinky Friedman

My little gambling problem.

Jun 30, 2008 — By Kinky Friedman

The match made in hell that is Bill O’Reilly and me.

Apr 30, 2008 — By Kinky Friedman

How would Jesus answer them? How will you?

Oct 31, 2007 — By Kinky Friedman

When I ran for governor, I saw firsthand everything that was wrong with our state’s political system. That’s why I know how to fix it.

Aug 31, 2007 — By Kinky Friedman

I wanted to help my old pal when he became a Katrina evacuee. I really did. But any houseguest who stays for nearly two years is going to drive you crazy (or, in my case, crazier).

Mar 1, 2005 — By Kinky Friedman

Professional suicide times two.

Feb 1, 2005 — By Kinky Friedman

Even stray cats and dogs need a Gandhi-like figure.

Dec 1, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

A passionate, pointed, and in retrospect, pot-induced defense of Austin.

Nov 1, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

A dreaded milestone approaches.

Sep 30, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

A "conversation" with John Kerry.

Aug 31, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

Why do I live where I live? To get away from the Peruvian marching powder—and because my door was ajar.

Jul 31, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

Do I, Kinky Friedman, take tequila-loving country singer Pat Green to be my friend for life? I do.

Jun 30, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

I never thought about saving my skin, until things got as serious as cancer.

May 31, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

Racehorse Haynes is every year's model for what a successful trial lawyer should be.

Apr 30, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

Thirty-five years after I refused to let my government send me there, Vietnam is where my kid sister, Marcie, lives. So I finally shipped out.

Apr 1, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

Pushing the Limits.

Mar 1, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

Life, death, and Max Soffar.

Feb 1, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

Me for governor, continued.

Jan 1, 2004 — By Kinky Friedman

My Jerry Jeff Walker.

Dec 1, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

My hair apparent.

Nov 1, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

Once upon a time, there was a writer— it doesn't matter which writer—with talent to burn. Wanna guess how the story ends?

Sep 30, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

A whole Lottie love.

Aug 31, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

Jack Ruby: A killer role model.

Jul 31, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

The toughest cookies I know.

Jun 30, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

I'm mental over the Dixie Chicks.

May 31, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

Yes, I am a dip.

Apr 30, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

Anarchy in the U.K.

Apr 1, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

Free the Hill Country!

Mar 1, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

Kinky Friedman for governor?!?

Feb 1, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

Better dead than wed.

Jan 1, 2003 — By Kinky Friedman

My life as the Hummingbird Man.

Dec 1, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

Bob Dylan revisited.

Nov 1, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

How I became a wild man from Borneo.

Sep 30, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

A sleepover at George and Laura's.

Aug 31, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

My West University Place.

Jul 31, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

A vacation to die for (almost).

Jun 30, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

The truth—scouts honor—about Charles Whitman.

May 31, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

In praise of old stogies.

Apr 30, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

Five easy ways to plot your life as a writer.

Apr 1, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

Why I won't plug in, boot up, or log on.

Mar 1, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

On the trail of Texas' unhappy hunting grounds.

Feb 1, 2002 — By Kinky Friedman

In New Mexico--far west Texas to you and me--my old friend the radio jock runs a ranch for kids with cancer. And you thought he was all talk.