KCC Chairman Makes Remarkable Claim!

Imagine my shock when I saw the back page of The i Paper on Saturday and this dramatic headline!

Bernard's Outrageous Claim!!

I can only assume that the recent hot spell has resulted in  our revered and beloved Chairman suffering from a serious case of heat stroke which has affected his judgment! I'm afraid that even having Jude and him in the same Kenilworth team would mean we were a bit weak on the lower boards, so its a complete act of self-delusion if he thinks he could get into our national side! Take a reality check, Bernard - the selectors are not picking you for the next Olympiad team!!

You'd never catch me making such ridiculous claims about my personal talents, though a completely reliable source like Wikipedia does say:-

Page is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time.^[1][2][3] Rolling Stone magazine has described Page as "the pontiff of power riffing" and ranked him No. 3 on its 2015 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", behind Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, and No. 3 again in 2023 behind Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix.^[4][5][6] In 2010, Page was ranked No. 2 on Gibson's list of "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time" and, in 2007, No. 4 on Classic Rock's "100 Wildest Guitar Heroes"

I rest my case. But if you need more evidence ..........

Name That Trophy!

This would probably be the world's easiest ever spot the difference competition - except its not! Instead please identify the three trophies that the Club Organiser (that would be me) was presented with by League Officer Tom Darling at the recent Leamington League AGM. If you've been a regular reader of the Blog, or even if you have just been paying attention to what's been going on in the local chess world, this should be pretty easy.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

As its been quite a long interval since the last post, I'm desperate to include some music. So here's a song I've only recently discovered (much to my shame) thanks to a CD (kids, get your parents to explain what these are) bought at the Kenilworth Oxfam shop! Hope you find it as haunting and beautiful as I do. Incredibly moving vocals by Gram Parsons.

Apparently this was the favourite song of the late, great Duane Allman, which probably explains why this version was produced. Sorry, though, Gregg - I'm taking the Flying Burrito Brothers version every time!