Emma,

I am with you. Can you tell me the name of Kinky's most famous song?

Emma,

You are awsome. I thought that you might have said, "I am a lasso from El Paso" where he left the L off lasso when performing live.

One of his campaign slogans is "How hard can it be?" Go Kinky!

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Originally posted by: Cossack
"I am with you. Can you tell me the name of Kinky's most famous song?"

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Although Mrs. Invictus has always been partial to "Waitret, Please, Waitret," a pornographic ditty sung in hare-lip dialect, I think the Kinkster's most famous song is probably "Ride 'Em, Jewboy." Personally, I've always liked "Get Your Biscuits in the Oven (And Your Buns in the Bed)" & "The Ballad of Charles Joseph Whitman" the best...

He was sitting up there for more than an hour,
Way up there on the Texas Tower
Shooting from the twenty-seventh floor. Yahoo!
He didn't choke or slash or slit them,
Not our Charles Joseph Whitman,
He won't be an architect no more.
Got up that morning calm and cool,
He picked up his guns and walked to school.
All the while he smiled so sweetly
And it blew their minds completely,
They'd never seen an Eagle Scout so cruel.

Now won't you think of the shame and degradation
For the school's administration
He put on such a bold and brassy show.
The Chancellor cried, It's adolescent
And of course it's most unpleasant
But I got to admit it was a lovely way to go.

There was a rumor about a tumor
Nestled at the base of his brain.
He was sitting up there with his .36 Magnum
Laughing wildly as he bagged 'em.
Who are we to say the boy's insane ?

Now Charlie was awful disappointed
Else he thought he was annointed
To do a deed so lowdown and so mean.
The students looked up from their classes
Had to stop and rub their glasses,
Who'd believe he'd once been a Marine.

Now Charlie made the honor roll with ease,
Most all of his grades was A's and B's.
A real rip snorting trigger squeezer
Charlie proved a big crowd pleaser
Though he had been known to make a couple C's.

Some were dying, some were weeping,
Some were studying, some were sleeping,
Some were shouting "Texas # 1!"
Some were running, some were falling,
Some were screaming, some were bawling,
Some thought the revolution had begun.

The doctors tore his poor brain down,
But not a snitch of illness could be found.
Most folks couldn't figure just-a why he did it
And them that could would not admit it,
There's still a lot of Eagle Scouts around.

There was a rumor about a tumor
Nestled at the base of his brain.
He was sitting up there with his .36 Magnum
Laughing wildly as he bagged 'em.
Who are we to say the boy's in
Who are we to say the boy's in
Who are we to say the boy's insane ?

Fun with divisive racial epithets ain't fun.

"I do recall, however, that the Caracas Friedman was visibly taken aback when I, in an attempt to make conversation, asked him if he was any relation to Kinky Friedman of "Texas Jewboys fame."

Upon hearing the word "Jewboys," he gave me a weird look that prompted me to assume three things: that he had never heard of Kinky Friedman; that he was a Jew for whom the word "Jewboy" was a racial slur; and that I had made a serious social gaffe.

My reaction was to quickly expand on the topic, hoping my wealth of details would persuade him I wasn't making a crude racist joke.

I told him how Kinky Friedman, a Jewish Texan, had formed a novelty western swing band called Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys, an obvious takeoff of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys."
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LOL!! This happened to me when I was telling my Jewish family members about KF. It was EXTREMELY embarrassing.

I did see Robert McNeil interview KF on a program about language. KF is writing a book about uniquely Texan expressions, and I have been meaning to write to him about a mistake he made in talking to McNeil. He mentioned the word "larrupin'" as in "that was larrupin' good" meaning very good. Who knows how it's really spelled? Anyway, that's a word I heard all my life in Tennessee. Cant have those Texans taking credit for our old words.

Kinky's newest book is titled "Ten Little New Yorkers". If socially unacceptable comments upset you, I would not recommend you read his books. However, if you want to have your mind completely removed from everyday issues and, yes, from reality, Kinky's books are excellent. Kinky gives new meaning to the concept often repeated, "is this a great country or what?"

Congratulations David!

Congrats, David!  You have fought the good fight and will be missed (and I have even MET you!), even though I suspect you will still be a regular contributor to the board.

 

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Originally posted by: USM Sympathizer
"Congrats, David!  You have fought the good fight and will be missed (and I have even MET you!), even though I suspect you will still be a regular contributor to the board.
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Thanks, Sympathizer. I never know who I have met and who I haven't from this board, with most people's identities cleverly disguised. LOL. I have sure enjoyed your posts, and so many others' posts, as well. Yes, I'll be on the board from Texas. Count on it! And, thanks again for the "congrats."

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Originally posted by: Jameela Lares
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Well done, David!  I note that UT-Austin is in the top rankings for social work programs:  http://www.socialpsychology.org/gsocwork.htm.  See also http://www.utexas.edu/research/about/annualreport.html.  Best wishes for your career.
Jameela"

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Thanks, Jameela. By the way, I sure enjoyed meeting you the other evening! You are a delight! Yes, they are top notch. Tied for #7 in the USN&WR standings for social work. I'm very honored they have made me not only an offer of admission but an unusually generous financial package to go with it.

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Originally posted by: Polyonymous
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Hook 'em Horns, David!"

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Thanks, Polyonymous. How's your sister Ann doing, by the way, Polly?

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Originally posted by: Invictus
"Congratulations, DJ! That's a great school in a great place.

Don't spend too much time on 6th Street or The Drag "

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The way everyone tells me to be careful of 6th Street (about which I know nothing), it sounds like just the place I want to be. Always one to stick my finger in the electrical socket, if only for the charge.

Thanks for the Congrats, Invictus!

Thanks, Patti, for the congrats. And, for the info on our mutual acquaintance. I'll give said acquaintance a buzz right now. Didn't know I was being sought out for glitch maintenance!