tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post2041286714495556391..comments2024-01-29T13:41:11.764-05:00Comments on Blunder Prone .... Imagination, Inspiration and Improvement: Meet Ray, He’s my dad.BlunderPronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-64127056589681531812009-10-30T19:37:25.135-05:002009-10-30T19:37:25.135-05:00Hi Ray I glad your so foundly remembered by so man...Hi Ray I glad your so foundly remembered by so many of us.You very much deserve all the praise you get.roger morinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-19144440078039967212009-07-01T16:09:34.213-05:002009-07-01T16:09:34.213-05:00I'm a little late replying to this, but awesom...I'm a little late replying to this, but awesome post! By any chance did your dad play in the 1975 New England Open in Portland? That was my one tournament in Maine. I was in college at the time, and some kids and I came from Burlington to play in the tournament. To save money on hotel expenses we camped. What a mess. It rained the first night! I gave up camping after that.<br /><br />My dad never played chess. He taught me bridge and backgammon. He never took an interest in learning chess. Nobody in my family played.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-85691070593576380302009-06-28T10:50:35.812-05:002009-06-28T10:50:35.812-05:00Hi Ray.Hi Ray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-72565229173320648022009-06-27T08:57:35.075-05:002009-06-27T08:57:35.075-05:00This is a perfect post. I agree with Pawn Shaman....This is a perfect post. I agree with Pawn Shaman. Heck, this might have gone in Chess Life without a drop in writing quality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-61655811070151661592009-06-25T15:34:34.657-05:002009-06-25T15:34:34.657-05:00Truly great post. You should consider submitting i...Truly great post. You should consider submitting it to a chess magazine.Pawn Shamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840080140537499257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-47719469883216218662009-06-23T23:56:58.291-05:002009-06-23T23:56:58.291-05:00That was your greatest post to date.
Cheers to you...That was your greatest post to date.<br />Cheers to you and your dad.Chess?https://www.blogger.com/profile/06815346871325432200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-91076278438055193222009-06-23T21:33:39.905-05:002009-06-23T21:33:39.905-05:00Your Dad sounds like a cool guy, and it was very n...Your Dad sounds like a cool guy, and it was very nice of your to write this up. That's exactly how I hope to pass on my passion for the game to my children. High school state champion, huh? Now I don't feel so bad about being rated a bit less than you! ;)likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-60684397049594229842009-06-22T15:10:27.752-05:002009-06-22T15:10:27.752-05:00Is it just a coincidence that the youngest child o...Is it just a coincidence that the youngest child of a youngest child of a youngest child form the chess genealogy in your family? <br /><br />And what a great tribute to your dad!<br /><br />My dad played chess with me exactly once, when I was in 2nd grade, at the dinner table after the meal. He beat me handily, and then critiqued my game to my mother, and whoever else was still in the dining room. <br /><br />By the time I got to HS, and was really into the game, my parents were divorced. A couple of times he got me on the phone, and wanted to share some of his rediscoverd interest in the game. I was probably much better than him at that point, but my mom has said that if he'd still been in the house, he would have been competing with me, entering tournaments and trying to have a higher rating. <br /><br />My regards to Ray.es_trickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511350526999060149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-62804983919467313362009-06-22T03:59:16.467-05:002009-06-22T03:59:16.467-05:00Nice to meet Ray. He sounds like a wonderfull dad....Nice to meet Ray. He sounds like a wonderfull dad. I wonder if he plays on the internet nowadays?From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-56591198737194850102009-06-21T20:53:24.656-05:002009-06-21T20:53:24.656-05:00My Dad says "Hi" and wanted to correct s...My Dad says "Hi" and wanted to correct some facts since I was fishing for these through my mother. But still, the story remains the same. <br /><br />His fact corrections: <br /><br />"It occur to me that I never told you how I got hooked on the 64 squares. When I was about 7, uncle Harold showed me how to play checkers. Uncle was an outstanding checker player in his days, however, he was useless as a teacher and the only reaction I would get from him was a deep laughter when he trapped me into a forced multi jump (captures). I loved this board game, but he was unbeatable. As a kid I use to get games that included chess pieces, but no one to teacher me the game. In those days (in the 40's) chess was not a household word. the game was simply unknown in the neighborhood.<br /> <br />Chess was introduced to me by Clarence Bisson, a local boy who was at West Newbury, Mass the same time I was. I came back home to BSH and he went to Billerica for a few years and the summer before my freshman year he showed my how to play. He claimed to be the champion of Billerica. I was fascinated with being able to play on all the squares. Checkers had been my only exposure. The "champion" skipped the "castling" and "e.p." rules saying that it was rarely used. I beat him on the third game. That's where you mixed the history in your post. <br /> <br />After exhausting Bisson who refused to play eventually, by then, I had wood splinters in my teeth and eventually found other enthusiast to spar with etc etc."BlunderPronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-67849390416996540922009-06-21T07:12:54.186-05:002009-06-21T07:12:54.186-05:00Awesome father's day post. Made me nostalgiac ...Awesome father's day post. Made me nostalgiac as for a few years as a kid I lived in Cape Elizabeth (before moving to Amesbury MA).Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-71667084802976669082009-06-20T22:12:10.757-05:002009-06-20T22:12:10.757-05:00Great story! Thanks for sharing it with us. Happy ...Great story! Thanks for sharing it with us. Happy Fathers Day to Ray and all the Dad's out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-31152106571096781652009-06-20T20:29:11.645-05:002009-06-20T20:29:11.645-05:00Goerge, this was a great and honorable post to you...Goerge, this was a great and honorable post to your Dad! Thanks for letting us get to know Ray. You got yourself a great DAD. Reading between the lines you can see the overwhelming pride and love you have for your father. The great thing is, with such a post, I bet your Dad is just as proud of his son!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499287002990335170noreply@blogger.com