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    • Oct 31, 1944
    Kinky Friedman is born in Chicago. His irreverent career outside the mainstream yields the controversial "Ride 'Em Jewboy," "Get Your Biscuits In The Oven (And Your Buns In The Bed)" and "They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore"
    Feb 25, 1977
    Show host Loretta Lynn and Mickey Gilley perform together during "The Midnight Special." Also appearing on the NBC series are Johnny Rodriguez, Kinky Friedman and Willie Nelson, who sings "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" and "Night Life"
    Feb 3, 2005
    Kinky Friedman declares himself a candidate for Texas governor
    Oct 30, 2005
    Willie Nelson hosts a fundraiser for Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman at his Pedernales Ranch, raising $170,000 for the campaign
    Jul 10, 2006
    A Texas election official rules that Richard Friedman's nickname, "Kinky," can appear on the November 7 ballot so that voters who recognize him by the stage name Kinky Friedman can identify him in the gubernatorial race
    Sep 13, 2006
    Kinky Friedman tells the Associated Press that if elected Texas governor, he intends to legalize marijuana, saying it would free up prison space for more violent criminals
    Sep 19, 2006
    Jimmy Buffett performs a fundraiser for Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman at the Paramount Theatre in Austin
    Nov 7, 2006
    Kinky Friedman finishes far behind the other candidates as Texas voters re-elect Rick Perry as governor. At an Austin location, Friedman levels a simple explanation of American politics: "The guy with the most money won"
    Sep 1, 2009
    Kinky Friedman announces his candidacy for governor of Texas, vying for a place on the Democratic ticket
    Jan 24, 2010
    The Flatlanders, Joe Ely, Robert Earl Keen, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis and Asleep At The Wheel raise $75,000 for Haiti earthquake victims at the Austin Music Hall along with Shawn Colvin, Kinky Friedman and Charlie Sexton
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