from Mari Hall found.dead.in.texas@airmail.net
Joe Kraus wrote:
>
> Daniel,
>
> I got to be a Kinky fan through his early recordings.
I always figured it
> was parody, but he's kept it going so long that I'm
not so sure any more.
>
> I've read just "Greenwich Killing Time" myself (and I
remember liking it
> more than I thought I would) but a friend just
brought me back a signed
> copy of "Road Kill," the latest. It says Kinky's
written 10 books now, but
> lists only "Greenwich...," "The Love Song of J. Edgar
Hoover" (one of the
> great book titles I know), "God Bless John Wayne,"
"Armadillos & Old Lace,"
> and "Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola." I don't know the
other four titles.
>
> What I really recommend, though, is the music. Check
out the first album,
> "Kinky Friedman" and another one from the '70s, "Sold
American." I can't
> say they're hard-boiled at all, but they're as clever
as the one book I
> read and they're solid outlaw country.
>
> Joe Kraus
> Northwestern University
>
> Daniel Sevitt wrote:
>
> >I know things are kind of busy at the moment, but
can anyone tell me stuff
> >about Kinky Friedman or is he too low-brow for
discussion. I just read
> >Greenwich Killing Time which I think was his
first book, this afternoon and
> >enjoyed the wisecracks even if the plot had a few
holes. Any
> >info/bibliography greatly appreciated.
>
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