Re: Morphy? Why not Fischer?
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Apparently Barbra Streisand also attended Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn and
had a crush on Bobby. "I was this absolute misfit, a real outsider,"
she later conceded. She did not attend either her junior or senior
prom and was never asked for a date. There was another loner in the
class behind hers, a chess champion, who also seemed in a world of his
own. He wore a hat with leaflets and laughed hysterically as he read
MAD magazine. Every day she had lunch with Bobby "and I found him very
sexy," she said.
THIS CRAZY WORLD OF CHESS (revised edition) by GM Larry Evans
The Historian wrote:
> On Nov 17, 9:38 am, Taylor Kingston <taylor.kings...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > On Nov 17, 9:14 am, ChessFire <onech...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Nov 14, 1:19 am, "Wlodzimierz Holsztynski (Wlod)"
> >
> > > <sennaj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > If one is seeking closet gays among
> > > > the strongest chess players, then
> > > > Fischer would be the strongest candidate.
> >
> > > > Wlod
> >
> > > And probably true early in his life.
> >
> > Amazing that Phil is still clinging to this notion after the facts
> > and testimony we've presented here about Fischer's obvious
> > heterosexuality, both in his teens and later.
>
> Speaking of which, this is probably a Fischer myth, but wasn't there a
> rumor of Bobby having a crush on a young woman in his high school?
> Someone named Streisand? I read this in The More Than Complete Chess
> Addict, and while it's a dubious source, it's probably less so than
> anything Innes pulls from his.... you know.
>
> > In any event, developmental psychologists know that what might be
> > called a homosexual phase ("Girls have cooties!") is quite normal for
> > boys around the time of adolescence. However, this is hardly the same
> > thing as being a "closet gay."
> >
> > > Psychologists sniff at the idea
> > > of being asexual,
> >
> > They also sniff at holding fast to beliefs that are clearly
> > contradicted by factual evidence.
RayGordon
>
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I went to grade school with Cynthia Nixon for five years. Sat
directly across from her for two. Most New York City schools have
some public figures who graduate.
Not surprising Barbra would be into brains.
None
>
> I went to grade school with Cynthia Nixon for five years. Sat
> directly across from her for two.
Isn't that special.
RayGordon
That was when Cynthia was merely a human being, not a celebrity.
None
Did she laugh at you too?
David Ames
What about Julie Nixon? The one they named "Carrots Julie N." after?
David Ames
Matt Nemmers
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> - Show quoted text -
Did you actually graduate from elementary school or did that turn out
like all the other schools you've "attended"?