Just sitting here eating lunch and reading an article about Kinky Friedman...author, musician, and politician.
I'm trying to get back into the swing of posting regularly again after a crazy August. I need to tell you about my 30th high school reunion, the party we had at the store, and the crazy ass dog that dragged our wooden garden bench two blocks down the middle of the street during daytime traffic. I'll get to those later.
Lunch today....

...and...

This fascinating...uh... character was here for the AJC Book Festival this past weekend....Kinky Friedman.

Here are some of his book titles...
Elvis, Jesus and Coca-Cola
Armadillos and Old Lace
The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover
Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette
Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned
Curse of the Missing Puppethead
'Scuse Me While I Whip This Out
The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic
He's recently more notorious for his independant campaign for governor of Texas in 2006. Here are some of his quotes during the election...
* On Carole Keeton Strayhorn's assertion that her fundraising lead makes it a "two-person race" between her and incumbent Rick Perry: "I agree with her; it's between Carole and her ego."
* "Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest."
* "I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes."
* On the possibility of losing: "If I lose this race I will retire in a petulant snit," he said. "I'm not going to go out gracefully, I promise you." Friedman later clarified his statement, saying "If Perry wins, I retire a petulant snit on a goat farm. If Bell wins, I move to France with Barbra Streisand. If Strayhorn wins, I blow my fucking head off."
* On his personal faith, he notes that he's a Jew, "but not a practicing Jew. There are those who say, 'If Kinky was a practicing Jew, he needs to practice a little more.'"
* On pandering to ethnic minorities: "I don't eat tamales on the barrio and then go to a black church and eat fried chicken and then go have a bagel with a Jew. I treat all people the same. But if you ain't Texan, I ain't got time for you."
* About big game hunting: "Somebody that goes out and kills a polar bear or has to go out and shoot an elephant, I believe God punishes 'em by giving them erectile dysfunction... That's just a theory, though."
* Regarding education in Texas: "This system is really broken. No Child Left Behind has really failed and the only way to solve education is to leave one governor behind."
* Kinky's explanation about drinking a Guinness beer in a moving vehicle in Dallas, Texas on St. Patrick's day was "I admit to drinking it, but I did not swallow." Drinking an alcoholic beverage in a moving vehicle is illegal under Texas's open container law though Friedman was not cited by authorities.
Now this is my kind of author/musician/politician! I can't wait to read some of his stuff.

T