The drummer found a small rock that will be his friend.

Hotblack Desiato was the lead singer of the loudest band ever, Disaster Area. (They're also a fine set of real estate agents in the UK--that's where Adams swiped the name, after all.) The group makes an appearance in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and later Arthur, Ford, et al., are involved in a strange teleport accident with their ship. (Or somebody else's ship, depending on whether you're reading the book, listening to the radio play, or playing the Infocom game...)

Anyway, one of the things that I always liked is that the band plays best when they're not actually playing, since the drummer is always too stoned to do things right, the guitarist is busy machine-gunning his dressing room, and Hotblack is spending a year dead for tax purposes.

Spent the day in Cannon Beach, where there are almost as many dogs as people. The beach is gorgeous, anchored to the south by Haystack Rock. To the northwest, one can usually make out Tillamook Lighthouse if the weather's clear. Met a bunch of fun dogs, including a chihuahua named Todd. I think Todd was under the impression that he was a bear or a border collie or both, as he spent a great deal of time chasing other dogs, herding people, and generally giving the impression that he was much, much bigger than his 12-odd pounds would indicate.

The older I get, the more I appreciate smaller dogs. It also helps that he shares the name with one of my favorite Achewood characters.