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Kinky Friedman
By Baron Dave Romm
Rumor has it that Kinky Friedman is George W. Bush's favorite Jew, but you should like him anyway. Richard "Kinky" Friedman has more than a dozen books out, writes a weekly column for the Texas Monthly (registration required) and has his own line of salsa. All the money from the salsa goes toward the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch; other sponsors include Dwight Yoakam, Ruth Buzzi and Laura Bush.
I confess that I've never read his books or columns, have never sampled his salsa, and only have two of his CDs. Still, he's got a lot more going for him than his stint in Borneo for the Peace Corps. Kinky is unapologetic about being from Texas, being Jewish or being a man. Lots of songs about waitresses, small towns, travelling, lost loves and Judaism Texas-style.
The two CDs I have are Old Testaments & New Revelations by Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys and the tribute album Pearls in the Snow featuring many country stars. There is some overlap, but that's okay: Kinky's musical output is limited and his songs duplicate throughout his discography. You can order them all here.
Ride 'Em Jewboy may be the only Country song about the Holocaust. It's such a good country song that most goyim don't realize what he's singing about. "Don't let the morning blind ya, when on your sleeve you wore the yellow star. Old memories still live behind ya, can't you see by your outfit who you are." Kinky's version is good, and he treats the material like his other songs. Willie Nelson's cover leads off the tribute album; I think he understands. Don Imus treats the whole thing as a joke while introducing They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore, and he may be right. "They ain't makin' Jews like Jesus anymore. They don't turn the other cheek the way they did before."
He puts his irascible southern sexism out front for everyone to see. "Women's liberation it's a going to your head, Get Your Biscuits In The Oven and Your Buns In The Bed". I leave it to the reader to decide if this is wisdom or wishful thinking. Meanwhile, a lady instructor turned him on to Anthropology and he sings the tender ballad Homo Erectus... Of course, he encourages women to be who they are while asking Why Do You Bob Your Nose, Girl? (aka Second Hand Nose).
The seamy side of Texas is explored, as befitting the genre. Kinky made his early reputation recounting The Ballad of Charles Whitman, the law student at the University of Texas who climbed the clock tower and opened fire. Kinky is proud to be an Asshole from El Paso, "a place where sweet young virgins are deflowered." Several songs deal with waitresses and cafes and life on the road.
The tribute album, Pearls In The Snow, features Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Asleep At The Wheel, Lyle Lovett and Tom Waits among many others. The songs are well produced, vs. the earthy renditions by Kinky himself. Most are pretty good, but sometimes only Kinky Friedman can do Kinky Friedman. He's represented on two tracks, one a medley of Kinky and the Texas Jewboys at the Grand Ol' Opry, and the other a well-bleeped rehearsal tape of Kinky and Little Jewford saying "Thank you very much" "You're welcome, Kinky." over and over until they get it right. A nice way to end the CD.
Kinky Friedman isn't as polished a performer as Rev. Billy C. Wirtz or as cutting a lyricist as Roy Zimmerman. He is what he is, and he's confident in his skin. Perhaps he's not for everyone. I hear his concerts are good. Time to start looking for his books.
Baron Dave Romm is a conceptual artist and a noble of Ladonia with a radio show, a very weird CD collection and an ever growing list of political links. He reviews things at random for obscure web sites. You can read all his music recommendations from Bartcop-E here, and you can hear the last two Shockwave broadcasts in Real Audio here (scroll down to Shockwave). Thanks to everyone who has sent me music to play on the air, and I'm collecting extra-weird stuff for a possible CD compilation.
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Very eerie orange-red sky, and so much ash it looked like gray snow.
The kid's birthday lunch went well, but one of his pals didn't show. One of the invited adults seemingly flaked, but turns out he had to replace a burned-to-a-crisp radio transmitter, so we saved a piece of cake.
We initiated the new cotton candy machine. It works, but it's noisy, and at 1 teaspoon of sugar at a time, it took a lot longer than anticipated.
Tonight, Monday, CBS opens the night with a FRESH 'Yes, Dear', followed by a FRESH 'Still Standing', then a
RERUN 'Raymond', followed by a FRESH '2½ Men', then a RERUN 'CSI: Miami'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Kiefer Sutherland, Emmylou Harris, and the latest evictee from "Survivor: Pearl Islands".
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Danny Masterson, Sarah Wynter, Los Angeles Laker Gary Payton, and Howie Day.
NBC begins the evening with a FRESH 'Fear Factor', followed by '2003 Radio Music Awards'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay are Norm Macdonald, Charles Barkley, and Annie Lennox.
On a traditional Monday-night RERUN Conan are Joaquin Phoenix, Scott Thompson, and Cheap Trick.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly is David Bowie.
ABC has 'MNF' - on the east coast it's a 'special' - 'Fat Like Me: How To Win The Weight War', followed by the football game. The left coast gets the game first, then the 'special'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are LA Laker Derek Fisher, and Ima Robot, with this week's guest co-host David Alan Grier.
The WB offers a RERUN '7th Heaven', followed by a RERUN 'Everwood'.
Faux has a FRESH 'Joe Millionaire', followed by a FRESH 'Skin'.
UPN has a RERUN 'The Parkers', followed by a RERUN 'Eve', then a RERUN
'Girlfriends', followed by a RERUN 'Half & Half'.
A&E has 'Biography' (Janet Leigh), 'Cold Case Files', and 'City Confidential'.
AMC offers the movie 'Alien Resurrection', followed by the movie 'Halloween II', then the movie 'Army Of Darkness'.
BBC -
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Mitchell;
[7pm] 'Ground Force' - Drumoak;
[7:30pm] 'Changing Rooms' - Merseryside;
[8pm] 'Murder in Mind' - Vigilante;
[9pm] 'The Vice' - Home is the Place;
[11pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Susan Sarandon;
[11:30pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Natasha McElhone;
[12am] 'The Vice' - Home is the Place;
[2am] 'Murder in Mind' - Vigilante;
[3am] 'So Graham Norton' - Susan Sarandon;
[3:30am] 'So Graham Norton' - Natasha McElhone;
[4am] 'The Vice' - Home is the Place; and
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'West Wing', followed by the movie 'Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes', then another 'West Wing'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Ted Danson.
HBO offers the documentary 'Born Rich'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Mail Call', 'Guts & Bolts', 'Rats, Bats & Bugs', another 'Rats, Bats & Bugs', and still another 'Rats, Bats & Bugs'.
SciFi is all 'Stargate SG-1' all night.
TCM celebrates Jack Carson (today would have been his 93rd birthday) all day. Jack Carson was teamed with
Dennis Morgan* in a Warners attempt to duplicate the success of Paramount's Bob Hope-Bing Crosby 'Road' pictures.
[6:15am] 'April Showers' (1948);
[8am] 'The Hard Way' (1942);
[10am] 'Wings For The Eagle' (1942)*;
[11:30am] 'One More Tomorrow' (1946)*;
[1pm] 'Two Guys From Milwaukee' (1946)*;
[2:30pm] 'Two Guys From Texas' (1948)*;
[4pm] 'Romance On The High Seas' (1948);
[6pm] 'My Dream Is Yours' (1949);
[8pm] 'The Thomas Crown Affair' (1968);
[10pm] 'Pillow Talk' (1959);
[12am] 'Pocketful Of Miracles' (1961);
[2:30am] 'Butterfield 8' (1960); and
[4:30am] 'Conspirator' (1949). (ALL TIMES EST)
Steven Spielberg, second from left, and his wife Kate Capshaw, left, pose with Tom Hanks, right, and his wife, Rita Wilson, at the third and final inaugural gala for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Fox News Threatened to Sue The Simpsons
Matt Groening
During an interview broadcast on NPR's Fresh Air, Simpsons creator Matt Groening revealed that the Fox News Network had threatened to sue The Simpsons over a parody of the right-leaning news channel.
The highly sensitive news organization, which is headed by Roger Ailes, made headlines this summer with an ill-starred lawsuit against humorist Al Franken's book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them. The Fox suit was thrown out in court and only succeeded in making Franken's book a bestseller.
According to Groening, the Simpsons team refused to cut out the segment, which Groening told Fresh Air he "really liked," figuring that Rupert Murdoch wouldn't allow the Fox News cable network to sue the Fox Broadcast Network, which carries The Simpsons.
The Fox News Network did back down on its threat, although it has told The Simpsons creators that in the future, cartoon series will not be allowed to include a "news crawl" along the bottom of the screen, which might "confuse the viewers."
Fox News Threatened to Sue 'The Simpsons'
NPR's Fresh Air Interview With Matt Groening
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Lily Tomlin
Comedian and actress Lily Tomlin was honored at a Washington ceremony on Sunday for making Americans laugh.
Tomlin was feted by entertainers Dave Chappelle, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton at the Kennedy Center when she received its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Comedian George Lopez, another to honor Tomlin, remembered her appearances on "Laugh-In" when he was a child. "She (also) did some stuff with Richard Pryor that were among the best comedy moments ever," he said, describing her as a great comic who was very soulful.
Lily Tomlin
Revelers create a sea of color as they march down Duval Street in Key West, Florida, late October 25, 2003 during the Fantasy Fest Parade. The parade was a facet of Key West's 25th annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday.
Photo by Andy Newman
New Season
'24'
"24" returns for a new season Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST on Fox. During this — the first of 24 episodes covering 24 hours of a single hectic day — counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer is right back where he belongs: In another jam to save the city of Los Angeles and environs. This time, bad guys are threatening to turn loose a highly contagious virus.
It's 1 p.m., three years after the assassination attempt against President Palmer (Dennis Haysbert with which last season ended. Palmer is OK — well, maybe — but Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is already looking under the weather.
Further complicating Jack's day (on "24," everything happens at once) is daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) as usual. She now works with Dad at CTU, where she's secretly betrothed to a handsome young colleague named Chase (newcomer James Badge Dale). As if Jack didn't already have his hands full, Kim picks today to tell him the big news.
'24'
Stablity a Thing of the Past
TV Schedules
Television schedules often seem written in disappearing ink, particularly around this time of year, so it's worth asking: Is the whole idea of stable lineups becoming obsolete in a hypercompetitive, multichannel world?
Already this season, NBC has blown up its struggling Friday night lineup, moved "Third Watch" from Monday to Friday and taken the touted comedy "Coupling" off the air with no inkling of when it will return.
Some of NBC's schedules, particularly for Fridays, are set week to week, leaving so much uncertainty that a Washington Post reporter trying to keep track wryly called it "cubist origami."
Over the past few years, broadcasters have been able to charge more for commercials even though fewer people are watching. Ratings are down again this season — particularly among young people — creating the prospect that networks will have to give refunds to advertisers.
For a lot more, TV Schedules
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
450 Women
Spencer Tunick
The women crossed their arms to keep warm in the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal early Sunday as they prepared to pose for Spencer Tunick's latest human art installation. All 450 of them were nude.
The women, all volunteers, arrived at about 3 a.m. Sunday, stripped off their clothes and composed their bodies into sculptural shapes and formations meant to imitate streets, buildings and cityscapes. The building had been closed to the public during the shoot.
The current installation is part of the artist's "Naked World," in which he has been traveling the world, hoping to gather more than 35,000 people to pose.
Spencer Tunick
Four-hundred and fifty unclothed women prepare to be photographed by artist Spencer Tunick in New York's Grand Central Terminal as part of a human art installation early Sunday morning, Oct. 26, 2003. The women - all volunteers - arrived at Grand Central at about 3 a.m., stripped off their clothes, and composed their bodies into sculptural shapes and formations meant to imitate streets, buildings and cityscapes.
Photo by Jennifer Szymaszek
Seeks New Judge in DUI Trial
Diana Ross
A lawyer for Diana Ross is asking that a new judge hear his request to toss out the breath test results expected to be used in the pop diva's drunken driving trial.
Lawyer Stephen Paul Barnard filed a petition requesting that another judge consider the motion to dismiss the breath tests.
Tucson City Magistrate T. Jay Cranshaw had previously dismissed Barnard's contentions that Ross had felt intimidated and coerced to take several breath tests, and allowed the results to be used at trial.
Diana Ross
'Jimmy Kimmel' Loses Executive Producer
Daniel Kellison
After less than a year at the helm of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," executive producer Daniel Kellison is leaving the late-night talk show.
He will be replaced, at least temporarily, by Duncan Gray, the former British TV executive hired last November to work on ABC's alternative and specials offerings.
Kellison elected not to renew his contract, which is set to expire in January, according to an insider. He is said to want to move back to New York, where his ex-wife and child live. "Kimmel" is produced in Hollywood.
Daniel Kellison
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
3rd-Lowest Ever
World Series Ratings
This year's World Series between the Florida Marlins and the New York Yankees finished as the third-lowest rated ever.
The six games posted an average national rating of 12.8 with a 22 share for Fox Sports. The only series with lower averages were the 2000 series when the Yankees beat the New York Mets in five games (12.4/21) and Anaheim's seven-game defeat of San Francisco last season (11.9/20), which was the lowest-rated ever.
Fox is in the third year of a $2.5 billion, six-year contract with baseball.
World Series Ratings
A Chinese model sports silver make-up during the launch of a luxury car in Shanghai, October 25, 2003. Global auto makers are employing different types of sales pitch in China to get a slice of the world's fastest-expanding major car market. Car output in China rose almost 90 percent to 1.25 million in the first eight months year on year, just over total sales for all of 2002.
Photo by Claro Cortes IV
Taking Fight to Court
Rosie O'Donnell
Rosie O'Donnell and her ex-publishing partner were set to face off in a New York court this week in a much-hyped breach-of-contract battle following the messy demise of the entertainer's namesake magazine.
O'Donnell, known for her brashness and liberal views, was once dubbed the "Queen of Nice" by her fans. But former partner Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing says otherwise.
It charges that everything unraveled at the briefly popular but now defunct Rosie magazine when the comedienne shut down her daytime TV show in 2002 and went from being known as "fun-loving" to becoming a self-proclaimed "uber-bitch."
For a lot more, Rosie O'Donnell
Returns to Egypt
Mummy
A children's choir and a military band greeted the return Sunday of what scholars believe is a royal mummy — possibly Ramses I — that was looted from a tomb and smuggled out of Egypt by a Canadian doctor nearly 150 years ago.
The Michael Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta, which bought the mummy three years ago from a museum in Ontario, returned the relic after determining it may be the founder of the 19th Dynasty and grandfather of Ramses II.
Zahi Hawas, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said it wasn't certain that the mummy is Ramses I, but the return was "a great, civilized gesture" by the museum.
Hawass ruled out the possibility of DNA tests, calling them unreliable. Egyptian antiquity officials have always rejected DNA tests on mummies of pharaohs, possibly fearing the tests could challenge established theories.
Mummy
Celebrates 75 Years
Bubble Gum
Keeping dentists busy since 1928, bubble gum celebrated its 75th anniversary on Saturday with enough sugar to keep kids hopping way past Halloween.
Created in 1928 by Walter Deimer, an accountant in Philadelphia, the perennial treat was pegged Dubble Bubble by its maker and sold by Fleer Gum Co., which owned the brand name. The first Dubble Bubble squares went on sale in 1937.
Its major competitor in the bubble gum business is Topps Co., which makes Bazooka bubble gum.
Bubble Gum
Japanese children dress up as pumpkins as they get in the mood for Halloween before setting off on a 'Hello Halloween pumpkin parade,' at an elementary school in Tokyo, October 26, 2003.
Photo by Eriko Sugita
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