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

Now added a bit about beach volleyball

You've forgotten a puppet!

(That's a coincidence - I also mention beach volleyball in my latest entry)

Nice one, Big Al.

I used to visit Portland regularly in the 1980s - specifically the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment. No idea if any of it survives today - a lot of it was moved & privatised in the 1990s. They had a big spy scandal at that establishment in 1961 which may be worth a mention:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/13/newsid_4059000/4059209.stm

I didn't pay much attention to Weymouth, but now you've written this I know what I missed.

Opti,

Al can't add the Sooty link, because your Entry isn't yet a Guide Entry.

lil xx

Actually that should be Edited Guide Entry

I know but he could mention Sooty anyway

This is a lovely Entry Have you got a photo that we may be able to incorporate with your Entry?

I've just read the Entry through and woud like to highlight these things:

Be careful of repetition. The sentence <> Is lovely in that it is colloquial, but repetition is usually avoided.

What happens when the waters are not calm? Have there been incidents to dispute the fact that the waters are calm?

Sorry what do you mean by (out of season only) ?

I wonder whether it had Emmily's beach cards too?

There are a few smelling errors oops I mean spelling mistakes too for example

Extremely is spelt exremely in your Entry and you have 'on' instead of 'one'.

This is coming together beautifully though. I am looking forward to the finished result.

Well, those colloqialisms I just carried over from those 2 Unedited Entries I filched, because they have a more relaxed style than I usually can conjure up. However, as you say, they just don't work for me and I may just rempove 'em.

bIT HARD TO INCLUDE JUST sOOTY WITHOUT MAKING PASSING MENTION OF OTHER Summer Acts that've been put on at the Pavion Theatre. In fact, I haven't even mentioned the PT at all ...

for shouting. Pesky keyboardnot doing as it's told

Good idea about Emmily's saucy picture postcards, though. I've made a link to that .

Colloqialisms removed; Typos corrected

I was not offended, but I think the Pavillion Theatre and the acts may well be nice to include.

That's why I put the '...' after my posting above - I think perhaps I ought to say s'thing about the PT, pARTICULARLY AS THEY'RE CONSIDERING A REBUILD. bUT, LIKE tOPSY, THIS eNTRY IS JUST GROWING AND GROWING...(sorry> I've started shouting again Kicks the keyboard..

Well, I've put in a section, but it's just a 'holding para' at present while my brain works on trying to say something a little more eloquent and inspiring.

Watch it, I think BigAl is turning into 2legs...

Personally I blame 2legs

Hi Icy,

w.r.t, Portland, I've decided to only say what is essential about this (on account of its being at one end of Chesil Beach).

This is 'coz:

There's more than enought to say about Weymouth itself
Probably an Entry about Portland itself would make a nice compact Entry.
It gives someone else, with a different style and different interests, to write something about the same area.

A

No worries, Al

Like my Entry on Oxfordshire it could go on forever but I'm sure a line or two on it would be fine.

Hi Opti,

I've been trying to think about how to incorporate Sooty and eventually hit upon,

'The Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth also saw the last curtain call of Sooty in 1989, following the death of Harry Corbett...', however on checking your Entry and the following (from The Scotsman', neither are clear that Harry Corbett actually had Sooty on that last appearance

'After Corbett suffered a heart attack at Christmas 1975, his younger son, Matthew, stepped into his shoes, eventually buying out his father for £35,000, and ultimately selling his interests to a subsidiary of the Bank of Yokohama for nearly £1.5 million. After relinquishing his TV performances Harry continued his one-man stage shows. He died in his sleep on 17 August 1989 after playing to a capacity audience at Weymouth Pavilion. '

as long as you can back yor reference up with your research then i'm sure it will be fine