h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Short but I think it's got what it needs. Scouted from the Unedited Guide:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A273403

written by The Lackadaisical Maestro at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/U100816


Bossel

Nice find, Bossel! I'd like to see a bit included about the tribute by 'Weather Report' to the bird - their track 'Birdland'.

Great entry. I think that this one is in the origonal Guide spirit: Topical, funny, full of wit, full of information. Although I don't right them well, we need more Entries like this one.

Don't know why I didn't look at this one earlier. Like Dr St J, I would like to know a bit more about the actual music - what tunes are associated with him.

There's a couple of typos - geniouses should be geniuses and I think the first 'bird' should have a capital letter, and a capital 'Y' for yardbird as well.

Nice entry!

So what do we think? Should this one get recommended as it is, or be changed around (By Bossel?) first?

As it is eligable for the FM, I think I might take a go at it. I'm a big Bird fan.


Dancer

Hi there,

I enjoyed reading this and I agree that it should be in the guide in some form or other.

Good luck to anyone who wants to pick it up and run with it. I agree that a few tweaks would do it the world of good and you would finish up with a great entry. Personally I would think it might benefit from toning down the 'Jazz God' enthusiasm a little, but I spose it has its charm.

'Bird' is one of the few Clint Eastwood (it is a Michael Caine little-known fact that CE is a long-time avid jazz fan and reputed to be a pretty decent jazz pianist himself, btw) movies I have not seen and this has reminded me that I really must. From what I hear Forest Whitaker puts in an impressive performance as the man himself and the film is quite well regarded, I think.

Anyway, minor editing aside I figure this will end up going in. Look forward to seeing a final version when it comes back for rubber-stamping.

Btw, are you still there Bossel? PR seems strangely calm without the Boss Man to keep things moving... Yo Boss! What's hap'nin?

Seeya
Spiff

Bizarre!

I already have this in my entries to edit! Maybe someone forgot to remove it from peer review?

Anyway... just for your info, I have found a few factual errors and was preparing to 'pad it out' a little to include some extra information on recordings, associates etc.

Do you think that this will detract from the 'short' factor which you all seem to appreciate? I think the Maestro deserves fuller coverage...

shazz... interested

Go for it, Shazz!

I'll remind someone to remove it, if you like.

I think a little 'padding' would not be amiss...

Tal.. waiting

Watch this space!

shazz

Arghhh!!!

That has taken me two days to sort out... it is really a complete re-write rather than an edit!
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shazz

Any comments before I return this for final edit?

shazz

You'll likely find a better way to express this anyway: 'combined geniouses'

I would break this rather long sentence in two, placing a stop after Monk, and creating a new sentence along the lines of: 'Together they soon invented be-bop.'

Are you looking at the corrected version Tal?

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I can't find the phrase you refer to... I changed it when I did the re-write... I think!

shazz

Perhaps a change in the subject line would help eh?

shazz

, I guess. Missed the new reference number

Just read your (highly) edited/modified/MUCH improved version.

Very, very good! Congratulations!

I'll send it off and see if it passes muster at HQ then

shazz