Kinky Friedman’s Wit Turned the Jewish Cowboy Into a Texas Icon
Richard “Kinky” Friedman, a Texas icon who infused his songs, fiction, and campaign speeches with a unique and crass humor, died early Thursday, June 27. He was 79. Friedman “stepped on a rainbo...
“Texas Is My Family”: Kinky Friedman in His Own Words
Kinky Friedman always had a way with words—something we at Texas Monthly spotted early on. Beyond his stint as a columnist for the magazine from 2001 to 2005, he also moonlighted as a satirist, nove...