Lolly Scramble a Memoir of Little Consequence [French]

by Tony Martin

Autobiography of Tony Martin, television comedy writer. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 0330422138
• ISBN13: 9780330422130
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Joy

This really is a delight to read from beginning to end. What a relief to read an autobiog that is not full of insincere self deprecation or thinly veiled boasting. Martin manages to tell personal stories that do not centre on himself, but instead makes a feature of the often hilarious and frequently bizarre characters he has met over the years. Let there be no mistake....Tony Martin is a very, very funny guy and an intelligent one too, as was made clear during the Get This golden years. His book is wonderful and I highly recommend it. When thinking about the other FM radio jocks that grace the airwaves at the moment, and what kind of mess they would make if they attempted to write anything, I cant help thinking that the 'ponytails' in the industry are hilarious in their ignorance. Nothing more threatening than 'talent' with actual talent.

16 Moments from Tony Martin's Past for All of Us to Enjoy!

This is not an autobiography, it isn't a behind the scenes look at Tony Martin's childhood to current life or an account of the struggles and triumphs of how he became a radio/TV personality. In fact the whole famous and TV/radio side of Tony Martin is not mentioned at all. What Lolly Scramble is, is 16 stories of memorable events that have happened throughout Tony's life, all obviously with humorous moments. Tony Martin is one of those rare people who knows how to tell a tale about something that really isn't that interesting as a topic, but he just a way of making you want to listen. These tales are - Next Teller Please - Tony is fascinated by the old passport method of banking he started with as a child. He recounts how the annoyance of the tellers who always try and convert him to the modern ATM card and other accounts every time he makes a transaction. A taxi driver will show him he is not alone in his beliefs and even really not taking the passport banking to the lengths he could have. Something of Dreams - Tony and his other socially challenged boyhood friend are shocked when a swarm of hippies turn up in his friend's small New Zealand town street. These hippies want to film the street as a location for a TV show set in the past as the houses in this street have been neglected from renovations so long, the street looks like it would have back then. There's one neighbour though, who may shatter the boys' dream, and prevent the only exciting thing to ever happen to them. Mono - Deals with school nicknames and one unpopular kid who is labelled Mono for only having one testicle. Mono's (Dale's) parents are religious extremists who shun the modern world and its evils not allowing Mono to participate in board games or watch TV. Tony and his friend decide to help Mono experience at least one real world forbidden experience. Long Necks - Tony accounts living in a house with an embarrassing carport, where the next door kids are being babysat by a girl he has a childhood crush on. One day while she has taken the kids to the park her boyfriend comes to visit her and spots Tony under the carport. The Secret Passage - Tony works as a teenage stagehand and while covering for a fellow stage hand stuffs up a sound effect that starts a chain of events that make the play a lot less authentic but a lot more interesting. A Made Bed in Hell - Tony moves to Auckland and recounts his three months renting a room in the house of Mrs Yeoman, her husband and young daughter. Mrs Yeoman has very strict morals and expects her tenant to believe in them also. No Tarzan, Mind - Tony accounts his 1982 job as a Junior/Artist that turns out to be nothing to do with being an artist. Until a new boss takes over who is from Newcastle in Northern England who has a strong accent and takes a shine to Tony's plight on the first day. Tony is invited to accompany him to an early lunch, in the car Tony asks him where they are going and is terrified with the response, I