Richard Dawkins and Douglas Adams

During one of my surfings on the net i just learned that two of the people i admire most for their works in science and literature, were actually very good freinds!
Richard Dawkins is the Charles Simanyii Professor for the public understanding of science at Oxford University while Douglas Adams was a famous writer known usually for his Hichhikers Guide to the Galaxy Series.
I read about how the two of them met; Richard Dawkins wrote to Adams, you could call it a fan mail i guess, after reading his book, 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'. they met after that nad became good friends! Adams also introduced Dawkins to his future wife.
It was suuch a warm feeling to know that the two of them actually knew each other!
in fact Dawkins even wrote a eulogy for Adams after he passed away.