Kinky Friedman
January 20, 2013
Dome Improvement
How I’ll change life at the Capitol as governor. (Hint: Spaying is involved.)
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
Gov Hunt
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.
The Last Roundup
January 20, 2013
Ode to Billy Joe
Singing the praises of Billy Joe Shaver.
The Culture
March 31, 2011
My E-piphany
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.
Kinky Friedman
April 30, 2009
Gomer And Me
You’ll never guess how I came to break bread with TV’s best-loved Marine.
Kinky Friedman
March 1, 2009
Rhinestone Cowboy
Or how I came to be known as “the man who put the glitter on Loretta Lynn’s titter.”
Politics & Policy
January 1, 2009
Poi Dog Pondering
An open letter to the president-elect.
Kinky Friedman
October 31, 2008
Only the Lonely
How I came to know the hermit of Echo Hill.
Kinky Friedman
August 31, 2008
What Are The Odds?
My little gambling problem.
Kinky Friedman
June 30, 2008
The Cable Guy
The match made in hell that is Bill O’Reilly and me.
Kinky Friedman
April 30, 2008
The Four Questions
How would Jesus answer them? How will you?
Kinky Friedman
October 31, 2007
Reform Follows Function
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.
Feature
August 31, 2007
Getting My Goat
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).
Books
March 1, 2005
Killing Me Softly
Professional suicide times two.
Kinky Friedman
February 1, 2005
My Pet Project
Even stray cats and dogs need a Gandhi-like figure.
Kinky Friedman
December 1, 2004
Keep Gomorrah Weird
A passionate, pointed, and in retrospect, pot-induced defense of Austin.
Kinky Friedman
November 1, 2004
Zero to Sixty
A dreaded milestone approaches.
Kinky Friedman
September 30, 2004
Bring Him On
A "conversation" with John Kerry.
Kinky Friedman
August 31, 2004
Man About Town
Why do I live where I live? To get away from the Peruvian marching powderand because my door was ajar.
Kinky Friedman
July 31, 2004
The Wedding Partyer
Do I, Kinky Friedman, take tequila-loving country singer Pat Green to be my friend for life? I do.
Kinky Friedman
June 30, 2004
Arrivederci, Melanoma
I never thought about saving my skin, until things got as serious as cancer.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 2004
Ardor in the Court
Racehorse Haynes is every year's model for what a successful trial lawyer should be.
Kinky Friedman
April 30, 2004
Let Saigons Be Bygones
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.
The Last Roundup
April 1, 2004
No Show
Pushing the Limits.
The Last Roundup
March 1, 2004
Case Open
Life, death, and Max Soffar.
The Last Roundup
February 1, 2004
See Kinky Run
Me for governor, continued.
Music
January 1, 2004
The Wanderer
My Jerry Jeff Walker.
The Last Roundup
December 1, 2003
Hair Today…
My hair apparent.
The Last Roundup
November 1, 2003
Unhappily Ever After
Once upon a time, there was a writer it doesn't matter which writerwith talent to burn. Wanna guess how the story ends?
The Last Roundup
September 30, 2003
Lottie’s Love
A whole Lottie love.
The Last Roundup
August 31, 2003
Jack Was an Ace
Jack Ruby: A killer role model.
The Last Roundup
July 31, 2003
Scout’s Honor
The toughest cookies I know.
The Last Roundup
June 30, 2003
Whistlin’ Dixie
I'm mental over the Dixie Chicks.
The Last Roundup
May 31, 2003
My Shelf Life
Yes, I am a dip.
The Last Roundup
April 30, 2003
Mad Cowboy Disease
Anarchy in the U.K.
The Last Roundup
April 1, 2003
Change, Pardners
Free the Hill Country!
The Last Roundup
March 1, 2003
Oaf of Office
Kinky Friedman for governor?!?
The Last Roundup
February 1, 2003
I Don’t
Better dead than wed.
The Last Roundup
January 1, 2003
The Hummingbird Man
My life as the Hummingbird Man.
The Last Roundup
December 1, 2002
Tangled Up in Bob
Bob Dylan revisited.
The Last Roundup
November 1, 2002
Jungle Fever
How I became a wild man from Borneo.
The Last Roundup
September 30, 2002
The Houseguest
A sleepover at George and Laura's.
The Last Roundup
August 31, 2002
Yesterday Street
My West University Place.
The Last Roundup
July 31, 2002
Cliff Hanger
A vacation to die for (almost).
The Last Roundup
June 30, 2002
Psycho Paths
The truthscouts honorabout Charles Whitman.
The Last Roundup
May 31, 2002
Blowing Smoke
In praise of old stogies.
The Last Roundup
April 30, 2002
It’s No Mystery
Five easy ways to plot your life as a writer.
Books
April 1, 2002
Does Not Compute
Why I won't plug in, boot up, or log on.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 2002
Unfair Game
On the trail of Texas' unhappy hunting grounds.
The Last Roundup
February 1, 2002
Don Imus Has Heart
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.