Kinky, Gene, Shannon & The Brownwood Steves
Is Brownwood Native, and World Famous Restauranteur, Gene Street missing the
Friedman Express ?
Alan Peppard :
Flying into action
11:53 PM CST on Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Like a train going off a cliff, the Kinky Friedman for governor campaign is gaining an irreversible momentum. The latest celebutante to jump on the Friedman Express is Dallas restaurateur Shannon Wynne , scion of the Texas family that gave us American Liberty Oil, Six Flags Over Texas and the Gardere Wynne law firm.
Shannon has spent most of his life as a Yellow Dog Democrat, raising the middle-finger salute of friendship at his right-wing Park Cities neighbors by filling his yard with Democratic campaign signs.
But not for this next election. "I have established the Flying Saucer [his watering hole on Montfort in Addison] as an official site for helping Kinky raise mucho dinero," says Shannon. "Our first event at the Flying Saucer will be on May 25. The next day, we'll have one at the Flying Fish [his Preston Center seafood restaurant] in the heart of the Park Cities." For both occasions, he is introducing a new beer glass that reads, "Get Kinky in the Mansion."
Like everything about this campaign, Shannon's involvement begs the inevitable question: Are you serious?
"I think this started off as a joke but has gotten very real," Shannon says. "How often do you get the opportunity to work for a guy who wants to relax political correctness?"
Shannon is approaching this endeavor with the same fervor he normally reserves for sticking it to his lifelong nemesis, fellow restaurateur Gene Street.
"This will be the most fun I've had since spiking Gene's wedding cake," says Shannon.
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