Coming to Brownwood ? "Bark & Ride" & Kinky Friedman's "Little Fellars" trailer ?
Camping it up in dog digs
08:14 AM CDT on Friday, June 3, 2005
By CONNIE DUFNER / The Dallas Morning News
NEW YORK – It is an interesting sign of the times when our doghouses are cooler than our own homes.
Unless, that is, you happen to have your own vintage Airstream. But if you don't, the next best thing is outfitting your pooch with the custom "Pet Camper" conceived by Canadian Judson Beaumont and on display at the recent International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
Be warned: It's not a bargain canine shelter and will set you back about $2,500. For that you get a handmade, signed, limited edition with an aluminum chassis and a fiberglass shell, windows, stainless steel feeding bowls and hubcaps, and even a personalized license plate.
Straight Line Designs
Bark-and-ride: Dewey Beaumont has chic wheels.
The digs for Fido are just the latest expression of a love affair with little dogs, says Mr. Beaumont, a children's furniture designer.
"I'm in Vancouver, and you can walk down the street and see six or seven pet stores catering to small dogs," he says.
"People aren't necessarily having kids right away. They live in small apartments. It's the perfect pet for them to have. Dogs are their babies; people like to pamper them."
Mr. Beaumont calls his creation "sculpture" rather than "doghouse." He decided on the shape after his family bought a small dog and his daughter encouraged him to build its home.
The old-style campers are "very American, a fun thing," he says.
What's next? "A Winnebago or something, I don't know."
For more information, see www.straightlinedesigns.com.
E-mail cdufner@dallasnews.com
source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/texasliving/stories/060305dnlivhgpetcamper.108597cc4.html
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Dear Kinky People of Texas and the world,
We've been posting this drawing for the last couple days to let you in on a little secret, a secret weapon, that is.
Since even Kinky can't be in two places at once, we're building a surrogate to travel the state. This little trailer will represent all the "little fellers" of Texas, all the small towns that the fat cats ignore, and an independent spirit that will not be denied. We're asking you to help us put it on the road. Click here to contribute: http://kinkyfriedman.com/contribute/
The drawing is by Bob 'Daddy-O' Wade, one of Texas' most renowned and sought after artists, the man who put a giant iguana on the roof of the Lone Star Cafe and dancing frogs atop Carl's Corner, and it depicts his design for a new secret weapon for our glorious campaign.
We need your help building it. Daddy-o has, of course, waived his fee, but we must bring in skilled artisans to make this a reality. This buggy is scheduled to travel at least 50,000 miles over the next 17 months, through every city, town, burg and truck stop in Texas. It will carry the campaign swag, the volunteers and the Kinky message throughout every region of our great state.
It will be a TV star, a press darling and an ambassador of choice, independence and peace. It will be Kinky's surrogate. When he is shacked up at Echo Hill, working through the programs that will make this Lone Star shine again, our little podner here will be driving through places like Big Sandy, Mineral Wells and Pecos, Texas. It will bring joy and wisdom to all Texans everywhere.
We need about $12,000 to make this a reality. There are over 15,000 Kinky of you out there now, all pledged or volunteered for this campaign, and we need each of you to make another small commitment. If each of you sends us even a few bucks, we'll have this baby rolling by July. If y'all can send a bit more, we could even have a Kinky Friedman action figure by the fall.
Start your checkbooks ladies and gentlemen. Please click here to contribute: http://kinkyfriedman.com/contribute/
Cleve Hattersley
Campaign Kinky
Paid For By The Kinky Friedman For Governor Campaign
John McCall, Treasurer, P.O. Box 293910, Kerrville, TX 78029
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