On Oct 26, 1:53 pm, samsloan wrote:
On Oct 26, 1:32 pm, Larry Tapper wrote:





On Oct 26, 12:23 pm, Kenneth Sloan wrote:

samsloan wrote:
On Oct 26, 11:54 am, Kenneth Sloan wrote:
samsloan wrote:
Apparently you are not aware that JoeTamargois a famous chess
master.
Sam Sloan
Perhaps you were not aware that he's not *that* famous.

--
Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://KennethRSloan.com/

He is most famous for beating Jackie Beers, Fischer's friend.

My point, exactly.

Right, but if you're looking for a reason to chide Sam for cross-
posting, it would be easy to find a thousand examples better than this
one.

This announcement actually caught my eye because I remember Joe
Tamargofrom occasional visits to the Flea House in the 60s. I last
saw him about 25 years ago and I was happy to hear that he's still
with us and writing. I'll probably order the book if and when it shows
up on Amazon. I could use a Spanish refresher course, though not
necessarily the kind that will get me thrown out of bars...

LT

The book is available right now on Amazon, today:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/092389179X

The book is really excellent.Tamargois an old friend and I promised
to publish it two years ago before he wrote it, as a favor not
thinking much would come of it, but it turns out that the book is
really great, possibly the best book of its kind ever written.

Sam Sloan- Hide quoted text -

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When I ordered this book from Amazon, I didn't have particularly high
expectations. But now that I have it, I'm enjoying it immensely. It's
like getting several informal Spanish lessons from an urbane and witty
dinner companion.

Sam, please pass my compliments on to Joe. He and I had a couple of
brief conversations in the Game Room around 1980, but unless he has a
Brandwein-like memory, he probably wouldn't remember me.

Larry T.

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On Oct 26, 1:53 pm, samsloan wrote:
On Oct 26, 1:32 pm, Larry Tapper wrote:





On Oct 26, 12:23 pm, Kenneth Sloan wrote:

samsloan wrote:
On Oct 26, 11:54 am, Kenneth Sloan wrote:
samsloan wrote:
Apparently you are not aware that JoeTamargois a famous chess
master.
Sam Sloan
Perhaps you were not aware that he's not *that* famous.

--
Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://KennethRSloan.com/

He is most famous for beating Jackie Beers, Fischer's friend.

My point, exactly.

Right, but if you're looking for a reason to chide Sam for cross-
posting, it would be easy to find a thousand examples better than this
one.

This announcement actually caught my eye because I remember Joe
Tamargofrom occasional visits to the Flea House in the 60s. I last
saw him about 25 years ago and I was happy to hear that he's still
with us and writing. I'll probably order the book if and when it shows
up on Amazon. I could use a Spanish refresher course, though not
necessarily the kind that will get me thrown out of bars...

LT

The book is available right now on Amazon,
today:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/092389179X

The book is really excellent.Tamargois an old friend and I promised
to publish it two years ago before he wrote it, as a favor not
thinking much would come of it, but it turns out that the book is
really great, possibly the best book of its kind ever written.

Sam Sloan- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

When I ordered this book from Amazon, I didn't have particularly high
expectations. But now that I have it, I'm enjoying it immensely. It's
like getting several informal Spanish lessons from an urbane and witty
dinner companion.

Sam, please pass my compliments on to Joe. He and I had a couple of
brief conversations in the Game Room around 1980, but unless he has a
Brandwein-like memory, he probably wouldn't remember me.

Larry T.

Hadn't Joe lost a leg some time back. I seem to recall a post to that
effect by Sam.

On Nov 12, 4:07 pm, "Ian Burton" wrote:
"Larry Tapper" wrote in message

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On Oct 26, 1:53 pm, samsloan wrote:
On Oct 26, 1:32 pm, Larry Tapper wrote:

On Oct 26, 12:23 pm, Kenneth Sloan wrote:

samsloan wrote:
On Oct 26, 11:54 am, Kenneth Sloan wrote:
samsloan wrote:
Apparently you are not aware that JoeTamargois a famous chess
master.
Sam Sloan
Perhaps you were not aware that he's not *that* famous.

--
Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://KennethRSloan.com/

He is most famous for beating Jackie Beers, Fischer's friend.

My point, exactly.

Right, but if you're looking for a reason to chide Sam for cross-
posting, it would be easy to find a thousand examples better than this
one.

This announcement actually caught my eye because I remember Joe
Tamargofrom occasional visits to the Flea House in the 60s. I last
saw him about 25 years ago and I was happy to hear that he's still
with us and writing. I'll probably order the book if and when it shows
up on Amazon. I could use a Spanish refresher course, though not
necessarily the kind that will get me thrown out of bars...

LT

The book is available right now on Amazon,
today:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/092389179X

The book is really excellent.Tamargois an old friend and I promised
to publish it two years ago before he wrote it, as a favor not
thinking much would come of it, but it turns out that the book is
really great, possibly the best book of its kind ever written.

Sam Sloan- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

When I ordered this book from Amazon, I didn't have particularly high
expectations. But now that I have it, I'm enjoying it immensely. It's
like getting several informal Spanish lessons from an urbane and witty
dinner companion.

Sam, please pass my compliments on to Joe. He and I had a couple of
brief conversations in the Game Room around 1980, but unless he has a
Brandwein-like memory, he probably wouldn't remember me.

Larry T.

Hadn't Joe lost a leg some time back. I seem to recall a post to that
effect by Sam.



Right. In August 2004 Tamargo was hospitalized and his left leg was
amputated. He has been in a nursing home ever since.

Being in a nursing home is what gave him time to work on his book. In
August 2004, I wrote on this group, "The book is just about ready for
publication, but has not been published yet".

As it turned out, Tamargo drove me crazy by making endless corrections
and changes, so the book did not come out for another three years.
Now, Tamargo wants me to pull the book back from the printer to make
some more extremely minor, trivial changes. He wants a smaller font on
page 3. I have refused. Three years is enough. It is time for him to
start another project.

The result, however, is a really great book and a great contribution
to the language and to those who study it.

Sam Sloan

On Nov 12, 1:57 pm, Larry Tapper wrote:
On Oct 26, 1:53 pm, samsloan wrote:



On Oct 26, 1:32 pm, Larry Tapper wrote:

On Oct 26, 12:23 pm, Kenneth Sloan wrote:

samsloan wrote:
On Oct 26, 11:54 am, Kenneth Sloan wrote:
samsloan wrote:
Apparently you are not aware that JoeTamargois a famous chess
master.
Sam Sloan
Perhaps you were not aware that he's not *that* famous.

--
Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://KennethRSloan.com/

He is most famous for beating Jackie Beers, Fischer's friend.

My point, exactly.

Right, but if you're looking for a reason to chide Sam for cross-
posting, it would be easy to find a thousand examples better than this
one.

This announcement actually caught my eye because I remember Joe
Tamargofrom occasional visits to the Flea House in the 60s. I last
saw him about 25 years ago and I was happy to hear that he's still
with us and writing. I'll probably order the book if and when it shows
up on Amazon. I could use a Spanish refresher course, though not
necessarily the kind that will get me thrown out of bars...

LT

The book is available right now on Amazon, today:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/092389179X

The book is really excellent.Tamargo is an old friend and I promised
to publish it two years ago before he wrote it, as a favor not
thinking much would come of it, but it turns out that the book is
really great, possibly the best book of its kind ever written.

Sam Sloan- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

When I ordered this book from Amazon, I didn't have particularly high
expectations. But now that I have it, I'm enjoying it immensely. It's
like getting several informal Spanish lessons from an urbane and witty
dinner companion.

Sam, please pass my compliments on to Joe. He and I had a couple of
brief conversations in the Game Room around 1980, but unless he has a
Brandwein-like memory, he probably wouldn't remember me.

Larry T.

Thank you and Joe thanks you.

You would be doing Joe a tremendous favor if you would post your
review of his book on Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/092389179X

Reviews are tremendously important, I have found from experience. A
good review can make a book a great success and one bad review can
destroy a book.

Sam Sloan