I went last night (Tuesday) to Kinky Friedman's petition signing party at the State Capitol. Getting an independent candidate on the ballot is sometimes hard to do, so I felt it was necessary for me to put my name in the list. I am still not sure if I will vote for Kinky, but I am sure that I want to give him a fair chance. Besides, there are no other candidates that I can tell are worth my vote in the primaries.

The event was pretty low key. Lots of press and about 300-400 people (by my estimate). Kinky spoke for about 8 minutes, rambling a bit and not really following a script. [You can listen to his talk here - MP3, 1.8MB, 7:53 minutes]. He did not reveal much about his position on the issues, but I guess the majority of the people there already knew what his platform is.

I took a few pictures at the event, some of which are shown below for your enjoyment.

If you see me on a regular basis and are interested in signing Kinky's petition to get on the ballot, please let me know. I have a petition that you can sign. Otherwise, please see his website for information on how to sign.

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