terrapin wrote:
my non-chess playing friend told me about this:

Gary then came into the studio and reported that people from SIRIUS
approached him yesterday about getting Howard "a big surprise" for
his birthday and the anniversary, even though they were a day or two
away. Gary added that he advised the execs to get Howard a chess lesson
with Boris Spassky, a Russian considered one of the best chess players
in the world, and, even though they were able to reach him, couldn't
convince him to give Howard the lesson.

see http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1168318800

my friend added that spassky did not know who mr. stern was.

!?

-shawn pealer

Howard Stern should interview me. I'm the most famous chess player in
America.

Sam Sloan