Douglas-adams | Way of the Mind

I just stumbled upon this, by browsing through a couple of other Dawkins-related videos on YouTube. I didn’t know such a thing even existed, though I knew Dawkins and Adams were friends, of course. Anyway, if you’re a fan of either, you’ll love this:

While not very well known compared to others, this was always one of my favorite parts of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and I even told it to friends and co-workers a couple of times in my youth. To see and hear Adams himself reading it is a treat, to say the least. Also, Dawkins looks incredibly young — it feels a bit weird, in a way, as I’d just been watching his talk at UW Madison, from just 2 days ago (look here), and the difference is astounding, though I’m glad to see that he hasn’t yet lost his sense of humor.

P.S. - if you don’t see the video above, it’s probably because you’re reading this in an aggregator; in that case, just look here…

Douglas Adams

May 25 (today, that is) is Towel Day. I don’t have one with me right now (though I’ve used a couple during the day ), but, since we’re honoring the great, late Douglas Adams, I want to show you his interview with American Atheists (mentioned, incidentally, in one of this blog’s earliest posts, almost 2 years ago). Douglas Adams’ interview is as brilliant as it was years ago — and the world is less fun (both in the humorous, and in the adventurous sense) without that guy in it.

Thinking about a guy like this makes me wish there was some kind of afterlife, since I’d give anything to ever talk to the man. Unfortunately, wishing doesn’t make it so… and accepting that is what makes us adults instead of children.

It’s been some years, but… So long, Douglas, and thanks for all the fish.