The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic - A Walk in Austin

Kinky Friedman, the original Texas Jewboy, takes us on a rollicking, rock-and-rolling tour of his favourite city: Austin.

Maybe you want to know where to find President Bush''s favourite Austin burger joint. Or maybe you want a glimpse of Willie Nelson''s home. Or maybe you''re itching to learn the history of a city that birthed Janis Joplin, Stevie Ray Vaughan and countless other music legends. It''s all here in The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic, the slightly insane, amazingly practical, and totally kick-ass guide to the coolest city in Texas by none other than Kinky Friedman.

This ain''t no ordinary travel guide, neither. As might be expected from this politically incorrect country-singer-turned-bestselling-mystery-author, the Kinkster''s tour includes a bunch of stuff you won''t find in any other guide, from descriptions of Austin''s notable trees and directions to skinny-dipping sites to lists of haunted places and quizzes and puzzles. So put on your co