About Kinky Friedman
Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman was an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and columnist for Texas Monthly, who styled himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. During his first year, Chinga Chavin gave Friedman the nickname "Kinky" because of his curly hair. Reshevsky won all 50 games, but Friedman was, by far, the youngest competitor. Friedman formed his first band, King Arthur & the Carrots, while a student at the University of Texas at Austin. He founded Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, also located near Kerrville, whose mission is to care for stray, abused and aging animals; to date, the ranch has saved more than 1,000 dogs from animal euthanasia.
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