Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>> 578 thousand million times. :-)
>>>> "Don't worry, the others aren't here right now."
>>> "I don't think you CAN dig your way off a planet..."
>> Aha, the Crisis Inducer, another corker that never made it out of the
>> radio series.
> 
> Yeah, that was an inspired idea.  "Come on, they're after us!"

"Who?"
"Nobody. Come on!"
"But.."
"Come on!!"

> He was very good at coming up with names for things; I always wanted to 
> ask him where some of the names came from.  Unfortunately, the two times 
> I had an opportunity to talk with him, I didn't have a lot of time (once 
> in person, once on the radio).  But I ran into an old friend of mine 
> recently who runs a radio show called Shockwave Radio Theater, and many 
> years ago he had the opportunity to interview Adams.  We bumped into each 
> other online recently, and he said "you know, I still owe you something" 
> and send me a DVD with all the bits of Shockwave on it, and included in 
> there was an interview with Adams that was quite good; I think it was 
> from right after MH was released.

Very interesting. I read the Salmon of Doubt not too long ago, and 
despite the unfinished nature of the work it was a very good read. It 
also has a large collection of interviews, articles and personal 
recollections from friends and colleagues that make for a very moving 
picture of a very likeable man.

>>>>> They got into the right-hand one.  Ford tells Zaphod "You and the
>>>>> others take the left-hand one". :-)
>>>> Arse. Damn you, brain.
>>> LOL!
>>> Who was Trillian said to be married to after this scene occurred?
>> Oh, I can't remember. You've well and truly pummelled me with your
>> expertise in this matter... :)
> LOL!
> She was forcibly married to the President of the Galactic Rotary Club.

Should have had another stab.

>>>> Well, it was a wild stab in the dark. :)
>>> I'm glad I wasn't in front of the knife.
>> Well, given how accurate my answer was you'd have been perfectly safe.
> True, true.  But still there's all the dodging and weaving to be done - 
> that's more effort than I'd want to put into it. :-)

Just keep still. You'd have been like a greenfly on a dartboard 400 
yards away.

> said for hearing Marvin again.  And Simon Jones brings the same sort of 
> energy to the role of Arthur (as far as I'm concerned, there's only one 
> person who is Arthur, and that's Simon).
Absolutely. I also think Ford and Zaphod's radio personae are by far the 
best too. I know they got MW-D in for the TV series, which was good, but 
too many people think of Ford as whoever it was who stepped into GMcG's 
shoes.

> BBC4 have just started running Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 
> (first episode was yesterday, and it's available online).
Ooh, careful, I got all excited for a second. BBC4 is the TV channel, 
remember, I gather you're referring to Radio4! :)

>> "But I'm quite used to being humiliated. I can even go and stick my head
>> in a bucket of water if you want. Shall I go and stick my head in a
>> bucket of water? I've got one ready. Just a minute." "What's he saying?"
>> "Nothing, he just phoned up to wash his head at us."
> 
> "The car park?  What are you doing in the car park?"
> "Parking cars, what else does one do in a car park?"

"Everybody alright? Lintilla?"
"Yes,"/"Yes,"/"Yes."
"Marvin?"
"Never better."
"Good."
"Still pretty bad though."
"Right."

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