From: "Lawrence A. Blankenship Jr." <BLNKNSHP <at> VTVM1 <dot> BITNET>
Date: 8 may 1990
Subject: HELLO EVERYBODY!

HI,
I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THIS LIST. MY NAME IS LARRY BLANKENSHIP.
I AM AN AVERAGE(UNRANKED) CHESS PLAYER. FROM DESCRIPTIONS ON CHESS-L, SHOGI
SOUNDS INTERESTING TO ME. IF SOMEONE HAS THE TIME (AND THE PATIENCE), I
WOULD LIKE TO LEARN TO PLAY. PERHAPS THE ORIGINATOR OF THE LIST IS PLANNING
SOME KIND OF GROUP INSTRUCTION? ANYWAY I AM GLAD TO BE HERE...
I AM ALSO EMBARRASSED BY THE TREATMENT OF THE SUBJECT ON CHESS-L, PLEASE
ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES.
LARRY.