Tom was the President of the Ann Arbor, Michigan, "Moderate State of Preservation" Chapter of the RBS and the publisher of The Athletic Benchley.
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
Thomas Saunders, 1952-2016
Saunders, Thomas 3/25/1952 - 11/15/2016 Whitmore Lake, Michigan.
Tom was a great fan of books, telling stories, playing and enjoying music and a great corned beef sandwich; as well as all of the people who shared those things with him. Tom's battle against metastatic cancer ended peacefully, Tuesday November 15, in the presence of family. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 20 at 1pm at Phillips Funeral Home, 122 W. Lake Street, South Lyon, MI 48178. Visitation for family and friends will take place from 11am-1pm, followed by a memorial service. A wake will be held after, to laugh, cry, tell stories and toast Tom, 3pm-7pm at the Dexter Knights of Columbus, 8265 Dexter-Chelsea Rd, #1, Dexter, MI 48130. In lieu of flowers, please direct any donations to Lost Voices.org, a group that brings music therapy to at-risk and incarcerated youth, of which Tom was a proud supporter. www.phillipsfuneral.com.
Monday, November 28, 2011
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
New Conference Humor Panel: ‘How To Become An Algonquin Wit’
Discover how the great Robert Benchley – columnist, actor, New Yorker critic, Algonquin Round Table regular and the man who quipped “The free-lance writer gets paid per piece or per word or perhaps” – can inspire you to tackle the silly and absurd side of life at the 2011 “Rebound In Motown” conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
Thom Saunders has uncovered Benchley’s little-known essays from the rarely explored archives of the Detroit Athletic Club’s private literary magazine and collected them into a new, award-winning book, “The Athletic Benchley” – a surprising title when it comes to the author of “How to Sleep” and “I Like to Loaf.”
Saunders – winner of the Robert Benchley Award for Humor in 2005 – will be joined by Benchley fans Ken Voyles of the Athletic Club as well as New York Times bestselling humor author, 2006 Benchley Award winner and Columnist of the Year Bruce Cameron; Erma Bombeck Award winner Mike Ball; and Radio Hall of Famer and Detroit comedy icon Dick Purtan. They’ll explore what you can learn from the man who wrote “The Sex Life of the Polyp” while attempting to heed Benchley’s warning that, “There are no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze Humor.”
Panel topics include:
• Don't be funny – be funny consistently
• No one cares about your dog except you
• Building funny platforms and sidestepping OSHA
• Algonquin humor – without the three (or 12 martinis)
• If you think you have been funny, where do you send it? Humor's sordid side.
The panel takes place on the afternoon of Friday, June 24, during the Rebound in Motown conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, June 23-26 at the restored four-diamond Westin Book-Cadillac in Detroit.
A conference special rate to all members in good standing of the Robert Benchley Society and the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop is available for $299 with a registration for two or more nights at the Book-Cadillac. You can find a complete conference schedule here, special discount hotel registration here for $124 per night with free Internet and discount valet parking, airline and rental car discounts here, and conference registration here.
See you in Detroit!
Thom Saunders has uncovered Benchley’s little-known essays from the rarely explored archives of the Detroit Athletic Club’s private literary magazine and collected them into a new, award-winning book, “The Athletic Benchley” – a surprising title when it comes to the author of “How to Sleep” and “I Like to Loaf.”
Saunders – winner of the Robert Benchley Award for Humor in 2005 – will be joined by Benchley fans Ken Voyles of the Athletic Club as well as New York Times bestselling humor author, 2006 Benchley Award winner and Columnist of the Year Bruce Cameron; Erma Bombeck Award winner Mike Ball; and Radio Hall of Famer and Detroit comedy icon Dick Purtan. They’ll explore what you can learn from the man who wrote “The Sex Life of the Polyp” while attempting to heed Benchley’s warning that, “There are no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze Humor.”
Panel topics include:
• Don't be funny – be funny consistently
• No one cares about your dog except you
• Building funny platforms and sidestepping OSHA
• Algonquin humor – without the three (or 12 martinis)
• If you think you have been funny, where do you send it? Humor's sordid side.
The panel takes place on the afternoon of Friday, June 24, during the Rebound in Motown conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, June 23-26 at the restored four-diamond Westin Book-Cadillac in Detroit.
A conference special rate to all members in good standing of the Robert Benchley Society and the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop is available for $299 with a registration for two or more nights at the Book-Cadillac. You can find a complete conference schedule here, special discount hotel registration here for $124 per night with free Internet and discount valet parking, airline and rental car discounts here, and conference registration here.
See you in Detroit!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Benchley Editor Tom Saunders Wins National Indie Excellence Award
The National Indie Excellence Book Awards Salutes the BEST of the BEST in 2011.
Independent and self-published titles roar to the forefront of excellence in numerous genres.
Beverly Hills, Calif. – In the pinnacle year of the self-published book, The National Indie Excellence Book Awards is ahead of the curve with the announcement of the 5th Annual National Indie Excellence Award Winners finalists and the recipients of the Sponsor’s Choice Prizes.
Today Ellen Reid, founder of The National Indie Excellence Book Awards, released the names of the winners and finalists in this year’s contest www.indieexcellence.com said..."Excellence is not easy to achieve and the book industry needs it more than ever...the NIEA salutes authors and publishers who make excellence a priority."
Whitmore Lake’s Glendower Media (www.glendowermedia.com) has won the top place in the Humor category with its latest release The Athletic Benchley. This book is a reissue of all the articles done for The Detroit Athletic Club News by the master of nonsense and founder of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley.
Benchley was a prolific writer not only for the DAC News, but for Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Liberty Magazine and many others. His books were best sellers and the current release only enhances Benchley’s reputation as the High Priest of Sophisticated Humor. The editor of this book is Tom Saunders, himself a winner of the Robert Benchley Award for Humor in 2005. “But I was way down the list of winners,” Saunders explained. “So rather than let me enter again they made me editor.” Glendower Media publishes short run and niche books and also publishes the Robert Benchley Journal, called “The Articles Of Confederation.” “No one was using the title so we thought…..”
Competition for the top spots is fierce, with prizes exceeding $12,000 in value and the priceless opportunity to have one-on-one coaching with inside industry experts, including top media and public relations consultants, marketing experts, and others.
Next year's 2012 Award application deadline is April 30, 2012. For information and to enter, please visit: www.indieexcellence.com.
“The judges for this competition are industry leaders that take their responsibility very seriously. We had the best pool of submissions ever and it was not easy because of the excellent books we received in every category this year. I am constantly thrilled at the outstanding work we’re seeing,” Reid said.
The Athletic Benchley is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and glendowermedia.com. The editor is available for book signings, book clubs, talks about the Algonquin Round Table and hazmat removals.
A complete list of winners and finalists for the NIEA Awards is at www.indieexcellence.com/indie-results-2011.htm.
Thomas Saunders
Mobile Phone: 734-604-5347
E-Mail: tsaunders_48@hotmail.com
www.glendowermedia.com
Independent and self-published titles roar to the forefront of excellence in numerous genres.
Beverly Hills, Calif. – In the pinnacle year of the self-published book, The National Indie Excellence Book Awards is ahead of the curve with the announcement of the 5th Annual National Indie Excellence Award Winners finalists and the recipients of the Sponsor’s Choice Prizes.
Today Ellen Reid, founder of The National Indie Excellence Book Awards, released the names of the winners and finalists in this year’s contest www.indieexcellence.com said..."Excellence is not easy to achieve and the book industry needs it more than ever...the NIEA salutes authors and publishers who make excellence a priority."
Whitmore Lake’s Glendower Media (www.glendowermedia.com) has won the top place in the Humor category with its latest release The Athletic Benchley. This book is a reissue of all the articles done for The Detroit Athletic Club News by the master of nonsense and founder of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley.
Benchley was a prolific writer not only for the DAC News, but for Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Liberty Magazine and many others. His books were best sellers and the current release only enhances Benchley’s reputation as the High Priest of Sophisticated Humor. The editor of this book is Tom Saunders, himself a winner of the Robert Benchley Award for Humor in 2005. “But I was way down the list of winners,” Saunders explained. “So rather than let me enter again they made me editor.” Glendower Media publishes short run and niche books and also publishes the Robert Benchley Journal, called “The Articles Of Confederation.” “No one was using the title so we thought…..”
Competition for the top spots is fierce, with prizes exceeding $12,000 in value and the priceless opportunity to have one-on-one coaching with inside industry experts, including top media and public relations consultants, marketing experts, and others.
Next year's 2012 Award application deadline is April 30, 2012. For information and to enter, please visit: www.indieexcellence.com.
“The judges for this competition are industry leaders that take their responsibility very seriously. We had the best pool of submissions ever and it was not easy because of the excellent books we received in every category this year. I am constantly thrilled at the outstanding work we’re seeing,” Reid said.
The Athletic Benchley is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and glendowermedia.com. The editor is available for book signings, book clubs, talks about the Algonquin Round Table and hazmat removals.
A complete list of winners and finalists for the NIEA Awards is at www.indieexcellence.com/indie-results-2011.htm.
Thomas Saunders
Mobile Phone: 734-604-5347
E-Mail: tsaunders_48@hotmail.com
www.glendowermedia.com
Friday, March 25, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Inter-Office Memo
M E M O
Government of the United States
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Domestic Utensils
Department of Furniture and Cabinets
User manual-Modifications
May 21, 2010
--To All Department Adjusters:
There has been a new application for the adjustment of off balance tables, chairs and cabinets just released and approved for immediate use as per DOI Statement 2203-338/a Section C1 as follows:
If confronted with a table, chair or cabinet that is lower on one side than the others and rocking or wiggling is the result, adjustments can be made with the new adjuster “The Athletic Benchley”-105 Exercises from The Detroit Athletic Club.” This appliance, while disguised as a reprint of articles by Robert Benchley written from 1920 to 1933 (inclusive){Benchley, Robert: America’s Greatest Humorist-aka Sweet Old Bob or sometimes just the initials} is the perfect thickness for propping up tables and chairs to achieve a level surface. While the Soft cover version works well in most applications, the hardbound issue is to be recommended where traffic is heavy. This appliance also adjusts by opening the cover to turn to the desired thickness by turning the pages. It is to be advised that reading the contents is not recommended as laughter, chortling, and a general lifting of spirits has been found to be the result of too intense application of the contents. Reading also slows down the leveling process.
Adjusters who desire to use this application MUST order per US Government General Services Administration guidelines on form GSA13309/443/896AP. This item should be inserted in line 134 after ”Non Foreign Aid or Budget Item”. For quicker delivery you are authorized per DOI Directive #6686 Sept 2009 to go directly to www.glendowermedia.com and obtain from the properly contracted contractor.
Millard Fillmore-Acting Director
Department of Furniture and Cabinets
Bureau of Domestic Utensils
Government of the United States
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Domestic Utensils
Department of Furniture and Cabinets
User manual-Modifications
May 21, 2010
--To All Department Adjusters:
There has been a new application for the adjustment of off balance tables, chairs and cabinets just released and approved for immediate use as per DOI Statement 2203-338/a Section C1 as follows:
Adjusters who desire to use this application MUST order per US Government General Services Administration guidelines on form GSA13309/443/896AP. This item should be inserted in line 134 after ”Non Foreign Aid or Budget Item”. For quicker delivery you are authorized per DOI Directive #6686 Sept 2009 to go directly to www.glendowermedia.com and obtain from the properly contracted contractor.
Millard Fillmore-Acting Director
Department of Furniture and Cabinets
Bureau of Domestic Utensils
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Coming May 24th, America's Greatest Humorist, Robert Benchley
COMING MAY 24TH, AMERICA'S GREATEST HUMORIST, Robert Benchley
THE ATHLETIC BENCHLEY -- 105 EXERCISES FROM THE DETROIT ATHLETIC CLUB NEWS
“Benchley has no superior among American writers in subtle humor. He has the pulse of the discriminating readers as few others have.”
Charles Hughes-Founder and Editor DAC News
“When I write a piece, I would rewrite it, then polish it; it took a lot of time and then I’d find out that Benchley did it better fifteen years before.”
James Thurber-Writer
“A good, stuffy way to describe Benchley would be to say that ‘he occupies a unique position in American humor’. He occupies nothing of the sort. He is top dog.”
S J Perelman-Writer
“Way to go. Another generation gets to discover SOB (Sweet Old Bob ).”
Horace Digby-2005 Winner Robert Benchley Award
Presented in their original form these pieces have not been seen in decades. Hilarious and funny, Benchley is the Master of Nonsense for its own sake and he demonstrates it to the full in
THE ATHLETIC BENCHLEY -- Available MAY 24 from www.glendowermedia.com and Amazon.com
Hardback or paperback, the sophisticated humor of the Algonquin Round Table from its funniest soul will be sure to become a treasure in your library.
Reserve a copy starting May15th.
Please forward this email to your list cause we are trying to prove to Amazon.com that small publishers can sell books,too.
Thomas Saunders
CELL PHONE: (734) 604-5347
Email:tsaunders_48@hotmail.com
LOOK FOR A SPECIAL BONUS IF YOU ORDER BEFORE MAY 24TH!
THE ATHLETIC BENCHLEY -- 105 EXERCISES FROM THE DETROIT ATHLETIC CLUB NEWS
“Benchley has no superior among American writers in subtle humor. He has the pulse of the discriminating readers as few others have.”
Charles Hughes-Founder and Editor DAC News
“When I write a piece, I would rewrite it, then polish it; it took a lot of time and then I’d find out that Benchley did it better fifteen years before.”
James Thurber-Writer
“A good, stuffy way to describe Benchley would be to say that ‘he occupies a unique position in American humor’. He occupies nothing of the sort. He is top dog.”
S J Perelman-Writer
“Way to go. Another generation gets to discover SOB (Sweet Old Bob ).”
Horace Digby-2005 Winner Robert Benchley Award
Presented in their original form these pieces have not been seen in decades. Hilarious and funny, Benchley is the Master of Nonsense for its own sake and he demonstrates it to the full in
THE ATHLETIC BENCHLEY -- Available MAY 24 from www.glendowermedia.com and Amazon.com
Hardback or paperback, the sophisticated humor of the Algonquin Round Table from its funniest soul will be sure to become a treasure in your library.
Reserve a copy starting May15th.
Please forward this email to your list cause we are trying to prove to Amazon.com that small publishers can sell books,too.
Thomas Saunders
CELL PHONE: (734) 604-5347
Email:tsaunders_48@hotmail.com
LOOK FOR A SPECIAL BONUS IF YOU ORDER BEFORE MAY 24TH!
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