Product Details

• Actors: Kinky Friedman
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: White Star
• DVD Release Date: January 28, 2003
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008AORB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,527 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Maybe you’ve never heard of "Peanut Butter on a Bagel." Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jew Boys is a name that everyone’s heard of, but are they musicians or wrestlers? Well, maybe a little of both. Richard Samet Friedman (Kinky) is an entertainer, a songwriter, an author, a columnist, an animal lover, a cigar smoker, and one of the most unusual characters Texas ever created. From songs like "They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore" to book titles like "The Love Songs of J. Edgar Hoover," Kinky Friedman holds nothing sacred; all subjects are fair game in writing and performing. This program not only contains a unique and interesting biography of Kinky, but also his most popular songs performed live by "The Kinkster" himself. A frequent overnight guest at the White House, a Don Imus regular, and a traveling gypsy with Willie Nelson, there isn’t much this native son of the Lone Star State hasn’t seen or done. Now, for the first time, in Kinky’s own words and songs, we meet this multi-talented man who has sold over 50 million books and fascinated the world from Austin to Zanzibar. Includes A**hole from El Paso, They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore, Homo Erectus, Sold American, Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed, Marilyn and Joe, Twirl, Old Ben Lucas, Waitret Please Waitret, The Ballad of Charles Whitman, Men's Room L.A.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Proud to be a Kinky fan from the UK!!, September 29, 2003

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Kevan James "yeskev" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kinky Friedman - Proud to Be an A**Hole from El Paso (DVD)

Nice DVD - documentary with interviews and live footage on one hand, compilation of live tracks and videos on the other. The documentary was fascinating, giving you the opportunity to "meet" many of the characters of Kinky's books; the extra music clips were varied, touching (Kinky and Willie Nelson playing together) and, in places, very amusing. My one complaint? I'd have rather have seen the complete tape of the early Jewboys concert than some of the later clips, but hey, you can't have everything. Excellent value DVD - recommended for any Kinky fan.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From one Cat lover to Another, July 11, 2005

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Donald Burns (Hobart, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kinky Friedman - Proud to Be an A**Hole from El Paso (DVD)

I have read most of Kinky's books, and not that long ago, one of our local tv channels ran this documentary. I enjoyed it so much, that I was wondering when it would come out on DVD, now it has. If you are a Kinky fan, this DVD is a must. It fits right in with his books, and gives the viewer a good look at the real man behind the stories. A man who's heart appears to be just as big as his home state of Texas. His sharp wit seems to be excellently timed and fits into a lot of what is wrong with the country today. I for one hope that he does become the Lone Star State's next Governor in 2006. Don't stop Kinky, a lot of us are counting on you, all of us little guys in Stetson's and Tony Lama boots. Even in Australia, you have a lot of fans.

15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why not Kinky?, April 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Kinky Friedman - Proud to Be an A**Hole from El Paso (DVD)

I've never seen this DVD, but I know I can recommend that you buy it anyhow. I'm about to order it, by the way. I've seen Kinky in person, listened to his music, seen him on tv,heard him sing, heard him speak, read his books, read his column in Texas Monthly (it's worth the price of the subscription)- and I always - not only laugh until I think I can't laugh anymore, but I also always leave the Kinkster feeling better inside and feeling better about the world, as well.

Kinky was recently one of the special guests at Jerry Jeff Walker's Birthday Bash in Austin. He helped to make it one of the best times I've ever had.

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