tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post4770987219593991238..comments2024-01-29T11:56:08.613-08:00Comments on Soapstone's Studio: Freak ShowSoapstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615415471957675272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-12950601400873759052009-06-25T13:20:54.432-07:002009-06-25T13:20:54.432-07:00Hi Ernie, well some of us miss you there at the cl...Hi Ernie, well some of us miss you there at the club, therefore I'm hoping for a speedy and uncomplicated recovery! I hope to hear news of Hong Express in the near future!Eric Shoemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618752684695965275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-81885950032386979292009-06-25T11:33:47.594-07:002009-06-25T11:33:47.594-07:00@Eric: Wow, you're on quite a streak these day...@Eric: Wow, you're on quite a streak these days! For various reasons, it looks like I'm going to be away from chess for a while, so I'll conveniently avoid the Shoemaker Express.<br /><br />@qxpch: I was hoping someone might actually care about the reviews I wrote. Thanks for commenting. It was through your blog roll that I found thepHtest. That Paul Hoffman is everywhere. Good to see you're getting increased exposure too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-70444592202713723872009-06-25T09:13:22.908-07:002009-06-25T09:13:22.908-07:00Good reviews! When I criticized "The Chess Ar...Good reviews! When I criticized "The Chess Artist" on my blog it lead to a very long thread, as the author defended himself and then for some reason thought that a match between me and Glenn Umstead would settle everything! However, I think you are right that both "King's Gambit" and "Word Freak" are satisfying to the reader in precisely the way that "The Chess Artist" is not.oddodddodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086995637546522389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731383362544628080.post-77983941797227332362009-06-23T17:45:23.874-07:002009-06-23T17:45:23.874-07:00When you coming back to chess, I'm running out...When you coming back to chess, I'm running out of people to beat on! LOL. EricEric Shoemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618752684695965275noreply@blogger.com