…to anybody who went thru the myriad hoops to vote because of our last post (below). If you haven’t yet voted, skip it! We don’t think you should go thru such things.
“The Source” readers poll be open!
Bend’s Source Weekly newspaper has issued it’s annual “Best of Central Oregon” readers poll. If you think the Jive serves up the Best Radio in those parts, you can grab a fresh & free copy off the streets for your paper ballot or vote online HERE.
>>>PHEW!!! & YIKES! We just tried to vote online and it’s a total pain in the ass. Paper version strongly recommended, unless you’re dyin’ for more screen time. [Of course the sources of Sources are a bit rare outside of Bend, Oregon.]
[Yes, you will need a (free) Source sign-in, and be sure to read the rules!]
BALLOT HINT: Best Radio Station is in “PLACES” — Best Radio Personality is in “PEOPLE”
[We voted Plankers for Best Sandwich, Sparrow Best Bakery…YUMM!]
A short Kinky story about a great storyteller

It was in the newest weeks of 1980 that I found myself in San Francisco, on Broadway no less, making over what was the Hippodrome dinner theater into the newest venue for the Keystone family of nightclubs (Berkeley, Palo Alto, SF). On Grand Opening night, the headliner was Muddy Waters with Kinky Friedman opening for him. It was my guess that most of the blues fans in the audience to see Muddy did not know or care about what this big Texas Jew had to say, let alone know his sense of humor. While strapping on his guitar and tuning, he introduces himself and says…“I just got done writing a jingle for the second largest tampon company in the world…and their motto was… ‘We’re not number one, but we’re right up there.’ “
– – – Tasteless? You bet. Break the ice? Sure did.
Anyway, Kinky did a good set of solid tunes and funny stories and Muddy did his inimitable Muddy thing, sitting on a metal folding chair with his guitar (for over an hour) laying out the real deal Muddyness.
After the show, I found Kinky sitting by himself in his dressing room drinking and toking on a huge cigar, which of course stunk like the dog turd it looked to be. He took a tug off of a bottle, offered it to me and says “HEY, WANNA SLASH OF TEQUILA?” …“Uh, no thanks”, I say politely. “WHADDYA YOU KNOW ABOUT TEQUILA??” …he barks. “CUERVO? “…he says, still holding the stubby square bottle out to me, “…THIS MAKES CUERVO TASTE LIKE CAT PISS.” I took a slug and sat down.
After another slug or a few, I learned a few things from Kinky that night; what, and how good, Herradura Tequila was (and how Bing Crosby and his drinking buddy formed a shell company so they could import it into the states for themselves), and… always drink the best tequila you can get your hands on.
My story. Stickin’ to it.
~jeff cotton
Jive co-founder
Will YOU vote for the Jive?!
The ballot issue for Bend’s newspaper Source Weekly’s 2024 Best Of… comes out in next week’s July 4th issue. Please grab a copy off the streets or vote online for Jive’s KJIV 96.5 serving Central Oregon for free since 2018:
~Best Radio Station
~Best Radio Personality (Sisters own DJ Jim)
Stylin’ & Profilin’ in D.C.!
