"Kinky Friedman was a Texas country singer, novelist, songwriter, humorist, and politician.Kinky the Texas folk hero known for his flamboyant career as a singer-songwriter, satirist, raconteur, and one-time gubernatorial candidate in 2006—during which he humorously claimed to be “pro-football” rather than pro-life or pro-choice—died on June 26 2024 at Echo Hill, his ranch near Medina, Texas. He was 79. In the early 80s and whilst on a trip to New York I read a review about a bar in town called The Lone Star Cafe. It seems that The Lone Star was a haven for Texas-style bad behaviour in New York City. It was a raucous, often-overcrowded place with free-flowing tequila, a pretty good barbecue and boasted a roster of great performers such as Willie Nelson and Roy Orbison.This sounded like an irresistible evening. On arriving at The Lone Star, the ou ...