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Other than his multiple professions, Friedman used to writer columns for the . His novels and stories were typically in the genres of mystery, thrillers, biographies, memoirs, and politics. In 2006, Friedman had contested election as an independent candidate for the Texas Governor’s office. Among the 6 people who contested that election, he had come 4th with close to 13% votes. Author Friedman was born on November 01, 1944 in , , US. His parents, Dr. S. Thomas and Minnie Friedman were of the Jewish origin. After a few years of his birth, Friedman’s family shifted to a ranch located in central Texas. From a very young age, author Friedman had developed interests in chess and music. When Friedman was 7 years old, he was selected among the fifty local players for challenging United States grand-master in simultaneous games of chess in . Even though Samuel won all the 50 games, Friedman was praised for his efforts and for being the youngest opponent. Author Friedman went on to complete his schooling from the Austin High School in 1962. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Texas University in 1966. He majored in Psychology. Following his degree, Friedman participated in Part Two Honors Program. He was a member of the fraternity of Tau Delta Phi. When author Friedman was in freshman year, he was given the nickname ‘Kinky’ by Chinga Chavin for his typically curly hair. Friedman kept the name and became popular with it. Later, Friedman decided to keep it for all his life. After his graduation, Friedman spent a couple of years serving in the US . He was involved in teaching in Malaysia and was joined by John Gross. It was during this service that he came across the future Jewboy road manager of Texas named Dylan Ferrero. Friedman works with Ferrero even today. As of today, author Friedman resides at Echo Hill Ranch. It is a summer camp house of his family and is located near Kerrville in Texas. Friedman has laid the foundation of an animal rescue shelter called Utopia Ranch. It serves to look after abused, aging, and stray animals and is also located nearby Kerrville. The foundation has saved over 1,000 dogs from euthanasia. Friedman says he likes to do this kind of work as it brings his peace of mind. In the Kinky Friedman novel series, Friedman has described the chief protagonist as wisecracking, cigar smoking, hard living, New York based, reluctant private eye named Kinky Friedman. Throughout the series, he is shown as get involved a number of mysteries and solving them with the help of his wit and intelligence. The first few books of the series became very much successful and enabled author Friedman to establish himself in the ranks of the noteworthy novelists. Before attempting to write his first story, Friedman had a widely successful music career. But, it got stalled in the 80s, forcing Friedman to shift his artistic creativity towards writing mystery novels. Another character that appears recurringly in his mystery books is Ramabam. He is depicted as a friend of Friedman, who assists him in the investigations. Author Friedman based this character on a real investigator named Steven Ramabam, who is also author Friedman’s technical adviser. The Kinky Friedman series written by author Kinky Friedman is comprised of a total of 18 books, which were released between the years 1986 and 2005. A successful novel of this series is entitled ‘Elvis, Jesus and Coca Cola’. It was released by the Bantam publishers in the year 1994. The main characters of the book include Tom Baker, Uptown Judy, Kinky Friedman, Downtown Judy, and Legs. At the beginning of the book’s story, it is depicted that Tom Baker is a legendary actor and a tough guy, who dies suddenly. Kinky Friedman knew Baker very well and suspects that there is foul play. His suspicion becomes much stronger when Friedman learns that a documentary that Tom Baker had been working on based on the impersonators of Elvis has disappeared. Also, the assistant of Baker named Legs has also disappeared, who is believed to be the only man other than Baker to have seen the documentary. While looking for the missing documentary, Friedman ends up exploring his own dark past involving two affairs with named Downtown Judy and Uptown Judy. Suddenly, Downtown Judy appears in Friedman’s life again and the other Judy disappears mysteriously. Friedman thinks that the vanishing of the film, reappearance of one Judy, and disappearance of the other is somehow linked. He tries everything in his capacity to unravel the mysteries and let justice be served. Author Friedman has depicted detective Friedman as having a sassy, blistering, feisty, enchanting, irreverent, incredibly entertaining, and mesmerizing voice, which was liked by all the readers. Another entertaining book penned by Friedman is called ‘The Mile High Club’. It was published in 2001 by the Gallery Books. At the start of the story of the book, it is shown that Kinky Friedman indulges in a flirtation with a woman a flight to New York. He finds the woman mysterious and gorgeous. After getting down, the woman asks Friedman to look after her bag while she visits the latrine. Friedman senses a foul play when the woman does not turn up. Later, he meets her again, but he has already gotten his hands full with several suits from State Department. He makes a narrow escape from a kidnapping attempt from some Arab terrorists and has to answer how an Israeli agent turned up dead in his Manhattan loft. Friedman engages the help of his trustworthy sidekicks and decides to clear his name once and for all. Also, he trails the mysterious lady and makes her pay for involving him in all the mess. He rests only after solving this mysterious case and then proceeds with his normal routines in life. This book appears raunchy, hilarious, and offbeat; and consists of a surprising ending. The novel was appreciated very much by the fans all over the globe. They responded with great comments and hailed author Friedman for his efforts in developing such an good story. The readers and critics loved the intriguing characters and suspenseful plots. Even the unique style of writing of author Friedman was praised by them. More Smarts Than a Rattlesnake Whip: ‘Heroes of a Texas Childhood’ & ‘What Would Kinky Do?’ Kinky Friedman is a national treasure. You don’t need to live in Texas to know this, but it probably helps if you do. Kinky’s a character, people will say. He’s a legend. He’s country singer and a purveyor of fine cigars. He’s a former Texas gubernatorial candidate who got 12 percent of the vote in 2006. He’s the author of a series of mystery novels, and he’s also a columnist, humorist and activist. He is Texas’s answer to Mark Twain. Rumor has it Kinky is half of what keeps Austin weird. With two of his latest books, Kinky Friedman: Heroes of a Texas Childhood and What Would Kinky Do? How to Unscrew a Screwed-up World , we find Kinky in his roles, respectively, as historian and Texas Cultural Ambassador to the Rest of the World. Kinky Friedman: Heroes of a Texas Childhood is a collection of short essays, each about one of Friedman’s personal heroes. There are some well-known names here, of course, including Willie Nelson, former Texas governor , cartoonist Ace Reid, political journalist Molly Ivens, Sam Houston, Ladybird Johnson, Davy Crockett and Quannah Parker. There are also plenty of equally important people who may not be known outside of Friedman’s life, like Lottie Cotton, the woman who was as much a part of Friedman’s family as his own mother, and his father, Tom Friedman, a decorated war hero and community activist who taught his son to stand up for the underdog, among other crucial life lessons. Heroes of a Texas Childhood , with stunning sketches by Copper Love, is a thoughtful, affectionate history lesson written with Friedman’s singular candor. His straightforward style is beguiling and his descriptive knack is unparalleled. This book will make readers nostalgic for people and places they never knew. It will also make them feel as though they now know Kinky Friedman, whether or not they actually do. What Would Kinky Do? How to Unscrew a Screwed-up World switches gears a bit, from respectful reminiscence to the more irreverent revelations for which Friedman is famous. It’s a humorous commentary on society today, as only Kinky could provide. Its introduction begins with the assumption that, “No human being who has ever lived in this world has ever taken good advice”, and takes it to its hilarious, logical—or illogical conclusion. What Would Kinky Do? is a guide for life, a navigational tool to help us better our existence, and if that fails, at least it’ll be there to make us laugh. “Part I: Advice on Life, Death and Everything in Between” includes a chapter entitled “A Pocket Guide to Mullets”, followed by a poignant discussion of immigration, which itself is followed by a side-splitting recounting of conversations with John Kerry George W Bush and . “Part II: My Personal Heroes” touches some of the same territory as Heroes of a Texas Childhood , obviously, but also includes pieces on Don Imus, animal heroes, Jack Rub and Jack Kennedy, and . I should mention here that What Would Kinky Do? features cartoons by the brilliant John Callahan, because it’s in this chapter that they started making me laugh out loud and caused perplexed and annoyed looks from my fellow caffeine junkies in the restaurant where I was reading. Callahan deserves his own chapter in this section. “Part III: Advice on Writing”, which incidentally caused this writer to need to leave the aforementioned restaurant (apparently laughter is not an acceptable accompaniment to Americano anymore!) opens with Friedman discussing his decision to kill off the protagonist of his series of mystery novels. The protagonist, if you haven’t read them, is Kinky Friedman. He then writes of fictional characters killed off by their creators: Sherlock Holmes, Captain America, Hercule Poirot… Chewbacca. “What Would Kinky Read” is filled with his thoughts on Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and , among others. “Questions From A British Journalist—1999” is exactly what it says, a straightforward Q &A, and all the more absurd and amusing because of that. The questions are mostly stale and standard, but Friedman’s answers are classic Kinky (“When I write I like to pretend I’m Oscar Wilde behind bars with my hair on fire…” “My life is a work of fiction. I’m merely writing an unauthorized biography over and over again.”). “Part IV: Advice on Going on a Journey”, opens with “Texas for Dummies”. I can tell you that every single one of the things on this list, though they may seem trumped up for comic effect, is absolutely true. “Y’all” is singular, “All Y’all” is plural and “All Y’all’s” is plural possessive. Everything goes better with picante sauce. No exceptions. Don’t pet a dog standing in the back of a pickup truck. All truck dogs are dangerous weapons. Don’t call it “soda” or “pop”. It’s all Coke. Unless it’s Dr Pepper (except at The Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, where Jo will flash her biggest smile if you answer properly when she asks if she can get you a drink. Tell her Dr Pepper is your favorite kind of Coke!). “Part V: Advice on Coming Home” finds Friedman waxing nostalgic again with chapters on the Austin music scene, cowboys, ponies and his home at Echo Hill. He also holds forth on Texas etiquette (“The only thing that really differentiates Texas from any other place in the world is the proclivity of its people to urinate out of doors and to attach a certain amount of importance to this popular pastime”) and tells you how to handle a Nonstop Talker on an airplane (it is more difficult in a post-9/11 world). What Would Kinky Do? is yet another love letter to the Lone Star state from one of its most illustrious elder statesmen. Readers will recognize the truth in the humor as Kinky skewers and sanctifies his home. Along with Kinky Friedman: Heroes of a Texas Childhood , What Would Kinky Do? How to Unscrew a Screwed-up World is the perfect introduction to Kinky Friedman and Kinky Friedman’s Texas for the uninitiated, and a peerless reminder for everyone else that Kinky’s got more smarts than a rattlesnake whip. Tag Archives: Texas Jewboys. Elgin, Texas ‘gets Kinky’ — that is, Kinky Friedman is coming to town. I recently got to interview someone I’ve admired for quite some time, Kinky Friedman, known to most folks as a crazy character who made an unsuccessful run for Texas governor (campaign slogan: Why the hell not?). I have a bit of a connection to the man, who makes his home in the Texas Hill Country. His family used to have a summer camp for Jewish children. My grandpa Vernon Williams was the town barber in nearby Medina; he used to go out there and cut hair. Everytime the subject of Kinky Friedman comes up, Mom mentions that. My impression of the man? Funny as expected. But also a hell of a nice guy. I think his rascal persona is mostly just that — a persona. Below is the news story as it will appear in the Nov. 10 Elgin Courier . I also posted a few videos, because people forget that he’s also a hell of a musician. His early career with the Texas Jewboys is the reason we even know about the man. And while most of his songs strike me as funny, some are also striking examples of country songwriting. “Sold America” is a masterpiece of a song. I’ll post again after I’ve heard him speak. Kinky Friedman to speak in Elgin, Nov. 21. Elgin is about to get “Kinky” — Kinky Friedman, that is. Noted author, humorist, singer-songwriter and political candidate Richard S. “Kinky” Friedman will give a speech at the Elgin Public Library on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. Friedman was invited to the event by the Friends of the Elgin Library. Friedman’s lecture will focus on his new book, Heroes of a Texas Childhood . Copies of the book will be available for purchase and Friedman will sign autographs. The lecture is free and open to the public. In a telephone interview last week, Friedman said Heroes of a Texas Childhood features 23 people he admires — some are familiar to most Texans, others aren’t quite as familiar. “Many recent college graduates never heard of many of them,” he said, naming Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and WWII hero Audie Murphy as examples. “A lot of Texans don’t know upon whose shoulders they stand.”Other heroes include Sam Houston and Davy Crockett. Two of his heroes are still alive: singer Willie Nelson and attorney Richard “Racehorse” Haynes. “They aren’t my heroes because they were persistent or lucky,” Friedman said. “They’re my heroes because of the tragedies and failures of their lives and how they dealt with them.” Friedman said he regards Nelson as a hero, not because he is a fellow musician, but because of the kind of person he is. “He became a folk hero the hard way. Adaptability and pugnaciousness are what got him through where other equally talented musicians did not.” He will also speak on his short story collection, What Would Kinky Do? The book was illustrated by the late artist John Callahan, a quadriplegic who created very painstaking, brilliant drawings.Friedman said he will sign an autograph for anyone who requests one. “I’ll sign anything but bad legislation,” he said. He will also pose for photographs. “That’s one thing I learned from Willie [Nelson],” he said. “Willie will stay and sign autographs as long as it takes. People like Bob Dylan won’t do that.”Friedman is still performing music and recently finished a tour at 15 venues around the country, all of which sold out. “It feels like I won the race for governor everywhere but Texas,” he joked. Frieman said his visit to Elgin is not part of a book tour. “Life is a book tour, or a political campaign,” he said. “The political campaign is in hibernation. Texas wants a governor with hair. Is that too much to ask? Music is a much purer art form than politics. I think it’s far better to be a musician than a politician.” Friedman decided to visit Elgin after meeting Elgin Friends of the Library President Laura Stough on a plane. Stout asked him to speak in Elgin and he liked the idea — especially after learning that she was a professor of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M. Kinky’s father, Dr. Thomas Friedman, taught the same subject at her alma mater, the University of Texas. In addition, Friedman and Stough both served in the Peace Corps.“