Comments on: Not your ordinary grounds crew poetry http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:50:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Scott Calhoun http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-112911 Scott Calhoun Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:08:29 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-112911 It gives me the chills to think about it now, but these poems might have been the impetus to a life spent condemning the tyranny of turf grass and severe Versailles-style pruning. After Burgess and I wrote these poems I went on to become a landscape designer and advocate for naturalistic landscaping. I've written no less than four books on the topic. No kidding. Anyway, these are still funny to me. Thanks for resurrecting them Gary. I love you man. It gives me the chills to think about it now, but these poems might have been the impetus to a life spent condemning the tyranny of turf grass and severe Versailles-style pruning. After Burgess and I wrote these poems I went on to become a landscape designer and advocate for naturalistic landscaping. I’ve written no less than four books on the topic. No kidding.

Anyway, these are still funny to me. Thanks for resurrecting them Gary. I love you man.

]]> By: 2008 Niblets: Rock the Vote Here! at Mormon Matters http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-109047 2008 Niblets: Rock the Vote Here! at Mormon Matters Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:04:07 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-109047 [...] Burgess “Not Your Ordinary Grounds Crew Poetry” [...] [...] Burgess “Not Your Ordinary Grounds Crew Poetry” [...]

]]> By: Last Chance for Niblet Nominations at Mormon Matters http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-108936 Last Chance for Niblet Nominations at Mormon Matters Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:00:32 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-108936 [...] David’s “If God Were A Woman” BCC’s Police Beat RoundTable #10 Burgess “Not Your Ordinary Grounds Crew Poetry” Burgess “Yeah, I’m that Poet You Kind of Remember” Burgess “Let the Men wear [...] [...] David’s “If God Were A Woman” BCC’s Police Beat RoundTable #10 Burgess “Not Your Ordinary Grounds Crew Poetry” Burgess “Yeah, I’m that Poet You Kind of Remember” Burgess “Let the Men wear [...]

]]> By: Burgess http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-102438 Burgess Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:33:02 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-102438 Thanks, Orwell and all--you're very kind. Hopefully the other stuff to come will not be a let down. Thanks, Orwell and all–you’re very kind. Hopefully the other stuff to come will not be a let down.

]]> By: Orwell http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-102378 Orwell Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:59:39 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-102378 Since DKL has already (inadvertently?) evoked <i>Amadeus</i> (Emperor Leopold: "I believe this is the best opera yet written"), I'll just have to add that Burgess always leaves me feeling like a jealous Salieri. It's like that scene where he says that he saw to it, through his influence, that <i>Don Giovanni</i> was played only a handful of times in Vienna, while he secretly attended every performance, worshipping the piece. Except of course that I have no influence to exert in order to suppress Burgess's work. The only similarity really is that I worship him like a false idol and am plotting his untimely demise. Since DKL has already (inadvertently?) evoked Amadeus (Emperor Leopold: “I believe this is the best opera yet written”), I’ll just have to add that Burgess always leaves me feeling like a jealous Salieri. It’s like that scene where he says that he saw to it, through his influence, that Don Giovanni was played only a handful of times in Vienna, while he secretly attended every performance, worshipping the piece.

Except of course that I have no influence to exert in order to suppress Burgess’s work. The only similarity really is that I worship him like a false idol and am plotting his untimely demise.

]]> By: DKL http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-102334 DKL Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:32:36 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-102334 This is the best Mormon satire yet written! This is the best Mormon satire yet written!

]]> By: Devyn S. http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-102305 Devyn S. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:19:26 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-102305 Simply amazing work. I will have to pick up this latest anthology. I was particularly moved by the first poem - while disturbing, one could feel the pain pent up in the author. While I think BYU takeout services may be interesting from an essay perspective, I would really like to hear from the Honor Code office or the Museum Staff - now that would be sheer poetry... Simply amazing work. I will have to pick up this latest anthology. I was particularly moved by the first poem – while disturbing, one could feel the pain pent up in the author. While I think BYU takeout services may be interesting from an essay perspective, I would really like to hear from the Honor Code office or the Museum Staff – now that would be sheer poetry…

]]> By: Menrichment http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-102296 Menrichment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:34:09 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-102296 there's a reason poets are poor there’s a reason poets are poor

]]> By: queuno http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-102285 queuno Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:29:54 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-102285 I'm waiting for the folks at BYU Takeout Services to produce their collection of essays. I’m waiting for the folks at BYU Takeout Services to produce their collection of essays.

]]> By: Dan Ellsworth http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/02/26/not-your-ordinary-grounds-crew-poetry.htm/comment-page-1#comment-102282 Dan Ellsworth Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:13:12 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1252#comment-102282 Once again, Burgess, I can't tell how much of that post is true in its claimed sources and origins, and once again, I don't care. That was delicious. Once again, Burgess, I can’t tell how much of that post is true in its claimed sources and origins, and once again, I don’t care. That was delicious.

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