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Kinky Friedman

Born

in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

October 31, 1944

Died

June 27, 2024

Website

http://www.kinkyfriedman.com

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs

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Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the six-person race.

Friedman was born in Chicago to Jewish parents, Dr. S. Thomas Friedman and his wife Minnie (Samet) Friedman. The family moved to a ranch in central Texas a few years later. Friedman had an early interest in both music and chess, and was chosen at age 7 as one of 50 local players to challenge U.S. grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky to simultaneous matches in ...more

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	Elvis, Jesus, and Coca-Cola (Kinky Friedman, #6) 3.74 avg rating — 1,519 ratings — published 1993 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greenwich Killing Time (Kinky Friedman, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,179 ratings — published 1986 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armadillos and Old Lace (Kinky Friedman, #7) 3.76 avg rating — 1,020 ratings — published 1994 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roadkill (Kinky Friedman, #10) 3.73 avg rating — 984 ratings — published 1998 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned 3.62 avg rating — 981 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover (Kinky Friedman, #9) 3.70 avg rating — 856 ratings — published 1996 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Case of Lone Star (Kinky Friedman, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 1987 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blast from the Past (Kinky Friedman, #11) 3.71 avg rating — 687 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God Bless John Wayne (Kinky Friedman, #8) 3.72 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 1995 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mile High Club (Kinky Friedman, #13) 3.57 avg rating — 698 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Kinky Friedman (?)

“My dear,
Find what you love and let it kill you.
Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.
Let it kill you and let it devour your remains.
For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it’s much better to be killed by a lover.
~ Falsely yours”
― Kinky Friedman

tags: death, love

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“I support gay marriage. I believe they have a right to be as miserable as the rest of us.”
― Kinky Friedman

tags: funny, gay-marriage, kinky-friedman, marriage

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“You don't accomplish much by swimming with the mainstream. Hell, a dead fish can do that.”
― Kinky Friedman

tags: awesome

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