Kris Kovick's Many Brilliant Friends

Alison Bechdel and her Dykes to Watch Out For, who after being a houseguest on several occasions and then lapsing into absence from Kris' house still produced a true-to-life cartoon on the occasion of Kris' memorial service. Read Alison's cartoon about Kris here.

Erika Lopez a Kris' mentor-ee and genius, misanthrope, and *very funny* cartoonist

Thea Hillman , another writer who benefited from Kris' advice, support, friendship, and- though elsewhere she was vegetarian- Kris' BBQ'd chicken

Phyllis Christopher, the talented and bleeding-edge photographer who served as an indentured servant to Kris in exchange for a gift of a BMW

Silas Howard and Harry Dodge, the artists behind Red Dora's Bearded Lady Truckstop Cafe (RIP, d. 2002) and the movie By Hook Or By Crook (Felicitamos! b. 2001), featuring a cameo by Kris.

Sini Anderson and Sister Spit, a collective of spoken word and circus artists who toured with Kris and owe a lot of inspiration to their dear departed Uncle Kris.

Lynnee Breedlove and Tribe 8, SF Bernal Heights neighbors and renegades who made a band on Kris' suggestion at one of her spoken word / performance art events at The Bearded Lady

Michelle Tea, formerly of Sister Spit, another vegetarian frequenter of Kris' BBQ and the most famous of the San Francisco clitterati, a humble tattooed ex-sex-worker in a tutu who sent Kris a copper scalp tingler even while she was on the run in Los Angeles with her jailbait butch rapper husband

Shar Rednour and Jackie Strano of the lesbian porn empire Sir Video, mutual fans and friends with Kris: their site is full of info on other fans and friends of Kris who happen to also be porn stars.

Storm Florez, honey-voiced guitarist, the singer of Jesus Christ Super Star in the back corner of Kris' yard on Easter 2001, the cleric of the letting go ritual we had in Precita Park on Halloween 2001.

More links to be added as I discover them...