By Lola Lane --
SandBagger News
NEW YORK --
David Trumbull today announced that SandBagger Mag-e-zine
publisher J. Omar Daggy had been elected to membership in the
prestigious Robert Benchley Society.
"Just as the
Algonquin Hotel remains a Mecca for humorists, nostalgia buffs
and the literati, the Robert Benchley Society has
borne forth a new venue,
in cyber space, where
the
spiritual heirs to the Algonquin Round Table legacy can
share their admiration for the works of Robert Benchley,
Dorothy Parker and their small but 'vicious circle' of
friends," Trumbull would have said, had he not lost his
prepared speech earlier while standing on line at a
local pari-mutuel window.
The select membership
of the Robert Benchley Society includes humor greats like Dave
Barry, Bob Newhart, Woody Allen and, although membership is
said to be exclusive, our own J. Omar Daggy was
inducted in March.
Unwilling to
disclose exact details of the
Society's
rigorous screening procedure, Trumbull did say, "Since we
charge no dues and have no membership application process, I
consider everyone who expresses a positive interest in the
Society to be a Member." Even so, when asked if other
SandBagger Mag-e-zine staff like Editor Horace J.
Digby, and writers Lana Long, Jayson Glass, Steven Blair and
myself Lola Lane might be invited to join, Trumbull suggested,
with some sadness, that Society membership might not be open
to fictional characters.
IN OTHER NEWS, the tooth fairy, "speaking for fictional
characters everywhere," appeared today at a press conference
outside the Algonquin Hotel, where, flanked by a team of
"honest lawyers," she denounced The Robert Benchley
society for its "biased and unfair treatment of fictional
characters."
"We plan a massive class action suit against the
Society. And to show our solidarity, and our unified
support for fictional characters in all professions, we have
hired a team of honest lawyers to bring this suit," the tooth
fairy said.
At presstime David Trumbull, Dave Barry, J. Omar Daggy, and
Robert Benchley (may he rest in peace) were unavailable for
comment.
