THE LEGENDS AND PUPPIES TOUR OF 2008 ROLLS THROUGH TEXAS

The super-successful Legends and Puppies Tour of 2008, with former gubernatorial candidate, Kinky Friedman, and Texas Poet Laureate, Steven Fromholz, is back on the road once again to raise money for the Kinkster's favorite cause, the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, a 501(c)3 organization that rescues abandoned and/or abused dogs, nurtures them and places them with loving families.

Nearly every stop on the tour so far has been sold out, with several second shows added in the hottest markets. Every show includes a live auction with a guitar signed by longtime Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch supporter and Big Dog, Willie Nelson, as well as other terrific items from Kinky's private memorabilia collection.

Named Texas Poet Laureate in April, 2007, Steven Fromholz is a unique Texan, who has had his songs recorded by Hoyt Axton, John Denver, Lyle Lovett, Michael Martin Murphy, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker and dozens of others. Four years after suffering a near-fatal stroke, he's singing and playing better than ever, and he's recently written and published a book, 'Texas Trilogy' (Esteban Publishing). Fromholz describes his music as: "free-form, country-folk rock, science fiction, gospel gum, bluegrass opera, cowjazz music." Steven Fromholz is once again a huge presence on stage.

The Kinkster, who continues to mull over his future in politics, was recently the featured speaker for the ‘Pen Warmed up in Hell Lecture Series' at the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, an honor reserved for those who best represent the legacy of Mark Twain's work as a social critic. No surprise there. Political future or not, Kinky will be making weekly appearances with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, right up to the election.

Little Jewford will be accompanying Kinky on stage, as usual, bringing his own brand of zaniness to the entertainment.

THE DATES:

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4/25/08 The Big Easy Galveston, TX

5/2/08 The Auslander Fredericksburg, TX

5/3/08 Silver Spur Theatre Salado, TX

5/4/08 Uptown Marble Theatre Marble Falls, TX