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Title: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 05 April 2008, 00:56:42 This is a an area dedicated to one of my all time favourite stories. I grew up with Hitch Hikers and it has had a huge impact on my life. I enjoyed all the various versions of the story Radio, Book, TV, and Film.
(http://old.zz9.org/images/look/logo.gif) (http://www.zz9.org/) I also used to belong to ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha (http://www.zz9.org/) the official Appreciation society. Who are very worthwile checking out as they produce a very good newsletter, called Mostly Harmless (http://www.zz9.org/mh/), and organise various events which are always fun. As you can guess from the title of the forum I am a little bit of a fan and my Amiga BBS, which I used to run back in the day, had the same name and was themed around Hikers as well. Not sure what I'll do with this yet but felt it should exist. I expect it will meander and grow as people contribute so lets see. All I ask is that we keep at least some tenuous link to Douglas or his works (any of them not just Hikers). Thanks. Title: Re: 42 Post by: CrazyFrog on 01 March 2009, 00:42:25 +:beer=+::beer:
I found it. I just have no idea what to post now ??? +:beer=+::beer: Title: Re: 42 Post by: EvilGinger on 01 March 2009, 07:54:21 I dont know but we should keep the memory of the late lamented Douglas Adams alive as I too am of the generation who listened to the original two series on BBC radio four with the lights off and an ear peace in because I was supposed to be asleep at 11am at night. I was narked at the 20 year cliff hanger which ended season two. I read the books and was confused and some others though I think Adams was much better over the Radio than in print I don't like the dirk gently series but the radio version is almost as good as the Hitchikers one.
I also own on cd all the four/five series of Hitchhikers will have to dig it out and listen to it Thanks for reminding me off all those happy memories. >:DGinger Title: Re: 42 Post by: carldjcross on 02 March 2009, 09:20:16 I have seen the TV show, listened to the radio and read the print versions but the version I spent most time with was this one:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml Or at least the original Infocom version on my old ST (sorry zarniwoop, some of us had to have them!). I don't think I ever managed to get Ford to teleport me up to the Vogon ship though. Crickey it was hard. Title: Re: 42 Post by: EvilGinger on 02 March 2009, 10:31:28 That reminds me I saw the TV show as well which like the books confused me more and left me even more frustrated when it stopped. I missed the film though because I like to take some one else to the cinema with me and no one else wanted to see it, Philistines.
Happy days >:DGinger Title: Re: 42 Post by: Dat on 02 March 2009, 18:33:26 I read the books when i was about 12, but only have Moistly Armless yellowing its pages on one of my shelves. I also saw the tv series and film (recentish), but they weren't as good as my original experience reading the books with great enthusiasm.
I considered joining ZZ9 at the time, but was scared at the idea of what might happen to me. +:confused2=+::confused2: - I'll leave that to your imagination. --Salut, et encore merci pour le poisson-- Title: Re: 42 Post by: carldjcross on 02 March 2009, 20:15:39 I missed the film though because I like to take some one else to the cinema with me and no one else wanted to see it... I quite liked the film although it was nothing like the BBC adaptations. It had a kind of early 1970s cheap SF film feel to it (Google a look at the Vogons if you want an example, surely inspired by Mr. Teacher from The Wall) which was very retro chic in two thousand and whenever. Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 16 July 2010, 21:55:45 Well lets see I found some interesting links,
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) A BBC Cult page about Hitch Hikers Guide (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/) Another BBC site h2g2 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/) which features entries by everyone, its a community Hitch Hikers Guide The Official Douglas Adams (http://www.douglasadams.com/) Site Not Forgetting the ever important Towel (http://towel.org.uk/) There is also a site about the *Real* Hitch Hikers Guide (http://www.realhhg.com/index.php) which is taken around various Sci-Fi Conventions. The Hitch Hikers Guide Project (http://hhgproject.org/index.html) a Babylon 5 Encyclopaedia (http://www.oinc.net/B5/Enc/) inspired site for Hitch Hikers Guide. I'm sure there are loads more but it's a start.... Title: Re: 42 Post by: Slatie on 17 July 2010, 09:47:00 As a teacher I've felt it was my duty to educate the next generation in the delights of HHGttG. One, now X, student has only resently returned the books back to me. (I have banded them from reading the fifth book) They have been converted!
I'm not sure what it means but they intend to read 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' before starting of Dirk Gently? Which I thing are excellent (Dirk Gently books that is... I've not read 'To Kill A Mocking Bird). I was very indifferent to the movie on first viewing but seeing it again resently, I enjoyed it. It would have been pointless for them to make the movie the same as the TV..... Talking of which I hope you all saw the old Marvin in the que at the Vogon admin office. Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 27 February 2012, 16:13:15 Quote The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has a few things to say on the subject of towels. A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value - you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to- hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a bush, but very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough. More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with. Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 18 September 2012, 00:53:27 Well, after joining ZZ9 waaaaay back in 1992 (20 years ago!!!!) I have rejoined the ranks with my old Number to boot ;)
Got my new issue of Mostly Harmless and it feels like I old times, like I have never been away. Even looking at the conventions they take part in and thinking I may get back into the circuit, I really liked some of the old Sci-Fi conventions and others that the ZZ9'rs used to attend. Fond memories of funny speeches, humorous games and a very different take on a bible reading at one which you had to be there to understand... Memories, as I said at the start of this thread this Society has always been about social events and enjoying life, with several local groups meeting regularly. I certainly would be interested, if there is not already one, starting a regular ZZ9 meet here getting like minded people together just to chat about all the things we are passionate about. If we get a group together, especially if some join the or are already members of ZZ9 we could organise a local Slouch where others members may come and pay us a little visit, getting to meet each other whilst showing them around points of interest like Spirit Games (of Course) as well as the many local pubs ;) I really should have kept up my membership over the years, I used to go the London meet quite a few times when I lived there, but as we moved about it got forgotten about. Still I ramble and I am probably the only one excited about this but hey if I am not allowed to ramble on my own forum then where else am I going to get away with it. **** transmission ends ***** Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 19 November 2012, 14:26:04 The Little Book of 42 (November 18, 2012)
Author: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha (http://www.zz9.org/) Year: 2012 Notes: The Little Book of 42 was written for the Novacon 42 convention to celebrate the meaning of life, the universe and everything. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Novacon 42. 42 people writing 42 articles all about the number 42. Edited by Jim Mowatt and Carrie Mowatt The Little Book of 42 (http://archive.org/details/TheLittleBookOf42) (841.8 K) PDF (http://archive.org/download/TheLittleBookOf42/The_Little_Book_of_42s.pdf) (844.6 K) EPUB (http://archive.org/download/TheLittleBookOf42/TheLittleBookOf42s-42HoopyFroods.epub) (1.0 M) Kindle (http://archive.org/download/TheLittleBookOf42/TheLittleBookOf42s-42HoopyFroods.mobi) Title: Re: 42 Post by: EvilGinger on 19 November 2012, 16:23:28 That I shall have to read
>:DGinger Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 11 March 2013, 10:48:18 Check out the Google Doodle (http://www.google.co.uk) Today (11/3/13) its very apt.
Well done google great job I love it.... Title: Re: 42 Post by: EvilGinger on 11 March 2013, 19:42:35 It is rather cool
>:DGinger Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 05 June 2015, 09:19:38 Don't panic! This is the story of a book, a book called The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a wholly remarkable book.
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti reads from Douglas Adam’s “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” for towel day from the European laboratory Columbus on the International Space Station. Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 05 June 2015, 09:31:11 For a retro experience the original Hitch-Hikers Adventure game is being hosted on the Douglas Adams website:
http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocom.html Check it out this is a really cool idea. Have fun!! Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 05 June 2015, 09:46:51 Eagles - Journey of the Sorcerer (Hitchhiker's Guide Theme, Live in Boston 1975)
Love this.. awesome.. Enjoy you Hoopy Froods Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 25 August 2015, 19:38:44 Brilliant random moment of last week:
Popped into The Crossing (http://thecrossingburton.co.uk/) for a couple of pints, as you do, but this time I was wearing my Marvin T-Shirt from Qwertee (https://www.qwertee.com/). The landlord pipes up to ask me where my towel is +:thumbup=+::thumbup: then says "I assume you'll be buying a few more pints and some peanuts" +:beer=+::beer: +:thumbup=+::thumbup: Just taken aback and very impressed loved it...... Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 06 February 2016, 00:21:49 Astronaught Tim Peake shows he definitely knows where his towel is :)
(http://i.imgur.com/DMhZxJG.jpg) Title: Re: 42 Post by: Zarniwoop on 06 February 2016, 00:26:09 Got to love the guys on the ISS they are definitely my kind of people +:beer=+::beer:
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