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Who wrote the lead story in the current Coconut Telegraph? I don't see any name. Did I miss something (not that that would be unusual)?

I just got my first one in years yesterday. I haven't had time to read it yet. I had thought it had gone out of business and didn't worry about it then BAMMM!! there it was. Needless to say I'm tickled.

Can you post a link?

surfpirate wrote:You didn't miss anything.

This first person account
about being in the midst
of
backstage happenings
was not credited in any way.

It's a pretty damb big ol' glaring omission
for a piece that comes off
as pretty braggadocious,
particularly when we
never learn who this person is .....

I know!!! I can't believe anything like that would be published without crediting the author. Or at least saying that it's a "composite" of several people's observations.

Semi-true story?

I haven't received a CT in forever!

I don't see the back issues for 2012 here yet.

http://www.margaritaville.com/parrothea ... ssues.html

Maybe mine will be in the mail today??

phjrsaunt wrote:

surfpirate wrote:You didn't miss anything.

This first person account
about being in the midst
of
backstage happenings
was not credited in any way.

It's a pretty damb big ol' glaring omission
for a piece that comes off
as pretty braggadocious,
particularly when we
never learn who this person is .....

I know!!! I can't believe anything like that would be published without crediting the author. Or at least saying that it's a "composite" of several people's observations.

*sigh* okay, I wasn't going to say anything but ....
it, ahhhh .... was written by me ...


(can not believe they left my byline off)

The author is "Marty Layman (sp?) from the Coconut Telegraph." Just relistened to the interview from Tampa. He was on with Bing and Bong.

rmissbrook wrote:The author is "Marty Layman (sp?) from the Coconut Telegraph." Just relistened to the interview from Tampa. He was on with Bing and Bong.

That's it? He is simply "Marty Layman from the Coconut Telegraph"?

Does he have any other credentials?
Because if being "Marty Layman from the Coconut Telegraph"
is his full time job
he'd better learn to do the things
that writers do and put a byline on his work.

And while I'm critiquing ....
his Coconut Telegraph story was fairly interesting,
a small peek into the backstage pre-show goings on ....

but writing it in a first person perspective
without identifying who you are as that first person
within the story ..... well that was just bad writing.

The exclamation point on that bad writing
was slamming it home by not including a byline.

surfpirate wrote:

rmissbrook wrote:The author is "Marty Layman (sp?) from the Coconut Telegraph." Just relistened to the interview from Tampa. He was on with Bing and Bong.

That's it? He is simply "Marty Layman from the Coconut Telegraph"?

Does he have any other credentials?
Because if being "Marty Layman from the Coconut Telegraph"
is his full time job
he'd better learn to do the things
that writers do and put a byline on his work.

And while I'm critiquing ....
his Coconut Telegraph story was fairly interesting,
a small peek into the backstage pre-show goings on ....

but writing it in a first person perspective
without identifying who you are as that first person
within the story ..... well that was just bad writing.

The exclamation point on that bad writing
was slamming it home by not including a byline.

Do they honestly expect us to believe that "Marty LAYMAN" is not a made-up name? How very "Death of a Salesman" that is.

phjrsaunt wrote:Do they honestly expect us to believe that "Marty LAYMAN" is not a made-up name? How very "Death of a Salesman" that is.

I thought that the second I read it. The made up part, not the "Death of a Salesman" part.

FunkHouse9 wrote:

phjrsaunt wrote:Do they honestly expect us to believe that "Marty LAYMAN" is not a made-up name? How very "Death of a Salesman" that is.

I thought that the second I read it. The made up part, not the "Death of a Salesman" part.

I'm surprised you didn't right to the "LAY" component of "Layman."

phjrsaunt wrote:

FunkHouse9 wrote:

phjrsaunt wrote:Do they honestly expect us to believe that "Marty LAYMAN" is not a made-up name? How very "Death of a Salesman" that is.

I thought that the second I read it. The made up part, not the "Death of a Salesman" part.

I'm surprised you didn't right to the "LAY" component of "Layman."

uhhhhh... huhu huh huhuh huh huh hhuhuh uhh uhhhuhuuh huhuhuh... You said "lay."

Well, it could be LEYMAN or LEIMAN or LAYMON, etc., etc., etc.

Here's the link to the show on Jokelben. Draw your own conculsions. Marty Whoever joins Bing and Bong at about the 3:40 mark.

http://buffett.jokelben.us/2012.03.30%2 ... mpa,%20FL/

rmissbrook wrote:Well, it could be LEYMAN or LEIMAN or LAYMON, etc., etc., etc.

Here's the link to the show on Jokelben. Draw your own conculsions. Marty Whoever joins Bing and Bong at about the 3:40 mark.

http://buffett.jokelben.us/2012.03.30%2 ... mpa,%20FL/

And here I thought I was "Marty Whoever"!

...not THAT Marty, tho...

Good job, Kay. I also listened to the Bing & Bong show before Tampa, as I got my Cocotel today. I heard Jimmy introduce Marty Lehmann from the Coconut Telegraph.

It is written by Marty Lehmann, who is the editor of the Coconut Telegaph and has been with Jimmy since the beginning of it I think.

"Tuesday on the island ...not much going on ..."

http://www.randalldata.com/pos/download ... aville.pdf

Interesting...I guess we had to call 1-800-Cocotel to order before 2000, but the mail-order store has been around since 1985 I think.

conched wrote:Good job, Kay. I also listened to the Bing & Bong show before Tampa, as I got my Cocotel today. I heard Jimmy introduce Marty Lehmann from the Coconut Telegraph.

It is written by Marty Lehmann, who is the editor of the Coconut Telegaph and has been with Jimmy since the beginning of it I think.

"Tuesday on the island ...not much going on ..."

Alright. Mystery solved. But he still should have been properply credited. I am Auntie and I have spoken.