Utah and All That Jazz

Welcome to the surreal world of best selling cartoonist Cal Grondahl. Through his R. Crumm-like visions, he introduces us to the state’s ＂Anti-Pleasure Patrol＂ and its motto, ＂To Protect You From Yourself＂; through hyperopic images we witness latter-day gulls attacking hordes of Utah deer hunters; we visit ＂Park City, Colorado,＂ which boasts the least cultural ties to the Beehive State; we see the first structure built in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847-a pioneer basketball court to proselyte Indians; and we find out why some Utahns insist on leaving to ＂escape extreme sensory deprivation.＂ Once again Grondahl successfully lampoons America’s favorite twilight zone-that stretch of emptiness between Nevada and Colorado.

Calvin Grondahl is the editorial cartoonist for theStandard Examinerin Ogden, Utah. He is the author ofFaith Promoting Rumors, Freeway to Perfection, Sunday s Foyer, Utah and All That Jazz, andUtah: Sex and Travel Guide, as well as the illustrator ofSaintspeak: The Mormon Dictionaryand＂Music and the Broken Word＂＂ Songs for Alternate Voices.＂ His first employment after graduating from Brigham Young University (and the campusDaily Universe) was with the LDS church-ownedDeseret News, where he stayed for several years before landing his spot with theExaminer.＂