tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007066.post111386119565698200..comments2024-03-19T01:45:29.978+00:00Comments on feeling listless: Hotblack DesiatoStuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007066.post-52009292158396263542022-09-23T13:42:33.897+00:002022-09-23T13:42:33.897+00:00Many years ago a friend of mine told me of being a...Many years ago a friend of mine told me of being at a party where Douglas Adams (a thoroughly nice man, she says) was present, & someone asked him how he'd decided what to leave out out of one adaptation. He casually said that he'd cut out some boring bits, & the fan told him there were no boring bits. Seemed angry about it, from my friend's account. Couldn't even accept the author's mild implicit criticism of his own work.<br /><br />Adams was apparently taken aback by the vehemence, but was emollient.PJIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452520926264912822noreply@blogger.com