In a recent posting from "The Stogie GuysCigar Inisider", noted musician, novelist, and erstwhile governor aspirant of the great state of Texas held forth on the virtues of Cuban cigars, cigar accessories, and other matters of great importance to those who appreciate a "Good Smoke." Smokers of Cuban Cigars should be mourning Kinky's failed bid to become Governor of the Lone Star State. If he'd been elected, he vowed to repeal all of the state's smoking bans. Alas, Friedman only garnered 12.6 percent of the vote. Hell, if I'd been living in Texas, I'd have voted for Kinky just on the basis of some of his campaign slogans, like, "Why the hell not?" and "He ain't kinky, he's my governor." Still, even though he lost, you have to admire his spirit, and his appreciation of good Cuban cigars. According to Kinky, "Cuban cigars are special because Cubans have been cultivating their soil and their art way before Castro started arresting librarians. The only cigars that can match them are Honduran cigars made by Cubans." But because of the prohibitive price of these illegal beauties, Kinky decided to roll out his own line of stogies, at his website: Kinky Friedman Cigars, including the monumental Kinkycristo. Kinky's smokes may not be Cuban cigars, but they're the next best things to Cuban cigars, and they're legal to buy in the good ol' US of A. Hoo-Haa!