Viv is still around, or at least he was a couple of years ago. I used to see him regularly at the Vic - he became a poker player, and a reasonably proficient one at that. He never seemed to age, I guess he was really quite old when I last ...
There was a Dorothy (Dodo?) I seem to recall, a lady named Theo who also used to play at the London School of Bridge, Harvey Laurance, Honor Flint.... Another occasional visitor that I used to kibitz, and also a fabulous player, was the South African Brian Mervis.
As a junior I used to kibitz a lot at St Johns Wood. Once I sat behind Levitt, not knowing his proclivities at the table. His partner opened 1NT and he made a weakness takeout of 2H. LHO doubled, partner passed, as did Akram on his right. Levitt bid 3H ...
Richard
You are probably right - it very probably was the case that Hasenson was the only person who actually consulted the online data and that everyone else relied on paper records and other media. I'd certainly like to think so, given that he was the only one to come ...
Ian
I fully accept that any formal response by the EBU should derive from full possession of the facts and after proper consideration, and I don't think many people would disagree with you in this regard.
Do you not think however that it would have been appropriate for an ...