Agreed, although, that money should come from proper taxation of the very richest.

They look like they were designed by Fiat:

Yeah, just Eve it as it is.

I should probably watch it again to be fair, I’ve not seen it in quite a while. Maybe I’d like it more this time.

I’m a big fan of the books who didn’t really like the movie. But that’s partly because I’m also a huge fan of the BBC TV show so, to me, that’s what HHGG should look and sound like. Particularly Peter Jones as the voice of the Book (nothing against Stephen Fry in general).

The movie had some good moments, but having Zaphod’s second head beneath his first instead of beside it was a horrible idea. And the joke at the end about going in the wrong direction to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe seemed to suggest the makers thought that ‘End’ refers to a physical location in the universe as opposed to its chronological end point. Which annoyed me quite a bit.

It’s fine though, I’m not one of these “They completely ruined it” people - there are so many different versions of HHGG what with the radio show, the books, the audio books, the TV show, and the text adventure game, that there really isn’t a single definitive version. I happen to not like the film, but the rest still exist, so it’s all hoopy.

I was at George W.'s inauguration

Washington? Wow.

Loudermilk reference?

Motorcycles are deaf?

Nice pic! 👍

Reminds me of Anton Corbijn’s shots for R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People.

Oh, ha, yes, I see it now! For some reason, I saw that as something that was beyond the tank, on the other side.

Either way, great shot, if be getting that printed and in a frame if it was mine :-)

Wow, great shot, especially shooting through glass (unless you were in the water with it, I guess!)

Agreed with all that. Depending on how much manipulation was deemed acceptable, I’d also be tempted to paint out the bridge and boats on the right, to suggest that beyond the house lies the open ocean. That’s cheating of course, but it’d look cool I think.

Very rough version done on my phone:

That’s what I thought, but really? Of all the cities in the world, the top two are 50 miles apart in central Scotland?

What does it mean by most addicted? And why are Glasgow and Edinburgh right up top?

The book is called The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, I should have mentioned that before!

And it’s followed by Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist

His books of letters from that time are well worth reading if you’re interested in that time in his life, very interesting.

A horse that was wearing a curple,
Found the sting of a wasp made him hirple,
Said the horse, “I don’t mind”
“But I’m starting to find,”
“That the spot of the sting has turned purple!”