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Submitted by BlackBob on Sat, 02/02/2008 at 9:51am.

Hi! I am Billy. 55years old and still as bad at chess as I was all those years ago at school! Very much an old beginner! I am retired early; a part time taxi-driver in my local village town, Cruden Bay, which is 25miles north of Aberdeen, Scotland.

It has a beach 2 miles long, a harbour, a castle, 5 hotels and spectacular cliffs and rocks perfect for ornithology... it is a FABULOUS place - have a look see...http://www.crudenbay.org.uk/ : a wife, 3 kids (2b1g) all grown up and fled the nest. Born in Glasgow and a lifelong Glasgow Rangers man. Till the day I die...

Brand new to chess.com and currently only playing family and friends but am happy to play anyone who knows who Black Bob was.... clue - he is an old comic character, a dog - in fact a border Collie, which happens to be my name......cheers 


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by funtime - 6 months ago
mississippi United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 3
At 12:32 p.m. on June 4, 1935, brothers Al and Fred Key lifted off the grass strip of Meridian's airport in an effort to break the world record for sustained flight. Working with other Meridianites such as A.D. Hunter and James Keeton, the Key brothers devised a workable method of air-to-air refueling in order to attempt this feat.Located in the centre of the village is the Tryggve Gran monument, erected to commemorate the first successful flight across the North Sea  ..... very interesting look like a lovely place to visit ,,, good luck on your chess endeavers its fun learning ...
by SonofPearl - 9 months ago
Wales
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 3785

I can just about remember Black Bob from my comics when I was a boy (I'm 36 now).  Happy days...Laughing  Slains Castle looks imposing - was it really the inspiration for Dracula's home?

 

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