Taking this blog offline on Friday (July 12th). Limiting reader's access to one administrator only. Before you write me offline and ask to be an administrator the answer is NO. I'm the only admin. No exceptions. It will be set up this way so I can access all the old stuff and archive it. Which will take time. After It's archived all the content will be offline.

 It's been a fun ride. Most people are nice. I've poured a ton of time into the Visual Science Lab blog (6,000 posts and 92,000,000 "reads") and "met" a lot of really bright and interesting people.  I am effectively retiring from blogging. And from moderating comments. 

You can always see more of my pix at Instagram: @Instagram.com/kirktuck

Kinky Friedman. Writer. Musician. Candidate for Texas Governor. R.I.P.

 

Kinky Friedman. ©2010 Kirk Tuck

I just read that Kinky Friedman passed away. He was a legendary Texan. A performer, musician, political candidate and a writer of detective novels. I photographed him years ago for a magazine and we had a wild evening that started with a dinner at a Tex-Mex restaurant (he ordered extra serrano peppers for his enchiladas along with a fried egg on top). Then we headed to my studio for the portrait session. I told him smoking wasn't allowed in our building and he replied that I didn't need to smoke if I didn't want to as he calmly lit up a big cigar. But funny? Hilarious! With a keen edge. I'm sadder knowing he's not around. So happy I got to work with him. He'll be missed.