BurtWorm
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Wed Dec-08-04 05:34 PM
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Rod McKuen: Obscure Third Rate "Poet" or Misunderstood Bard of Mediocrity? |
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:think:
Eenie meenie minie moe...
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Wed Dec-08-04 05:36 PM
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1. He's the Antonio Salieri of poetry |
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Wed Dec-08-04 05:37 PM
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he's much more famous than scores of far better poets.
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Wed Dec-08-04 05:38 PM
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3. I Remember They Used to Have Him on the Merv Griffin Show |
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Wed Dec-08-04 05:43 PM
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4. So bad it hurts to hear or see him |
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Must be rated on the pain scale
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Wed Dec-08-04 06:01 PM
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5. set the hearts of millions of middle class housewiives aflutter |
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including my mother's! (okay, maybe tens of thousands)
Turtlenecks, beard, ratchy voice. Just a touch of counterculture in an era where straightlaced people wanted to feel like they were stretching outward.
Ouch, it hurts to remember.
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