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BlackBob

Hi! I am Billy. born in 1952 and still as bad at chess as I was all those years ago at school! Very much an old beginner! I am retired early; and potter around in gardens for fun in my beautiful 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.net : 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 

Comments

  • 2 years ago

    gordonyoung

    Enjoying playing you even though we support different teams.

  • 3 years ago

    madpawn

    I remember Black BoB; he was a very clever collie indeed. I believe there was some kind of a role reversal involving his master somehow... as I recall. You seem to have the sort of ideal lifestyle most people dream of - good on you, you made the right decisions early!

  • 3 years ago

    rodders

    Just reading your blog, we have some small things in common as I am also a taxi driver, but I must disagree on the footie. Cant believe we are friends when you support the dark side. Only kidding, Cruden Bay looks awesome.

  • 4 years ago

    ces152

    Having 9 grandchildren I can now sit back and enjoy the effort of this enjoyeable game of Chess.

  • 4 years ago

    funtime

    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 ...
  • 4 years ago

    SonofPearl

    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?

     

    Welcome to chess.com! 


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