*** PC3 - I arrived on board in 1970 and was assigned as a Look out. After about 3 months was assigned to the Post Office. In November 1973, I received a new duty station, RTC, NTC Great Lakes Illinois. I was discharged in March 1974 with an Honorable Discharge. The next day I ...
In the 1970s, Dermer and his Hideaway manager, Gary Gabrel, both chess players, got hooked on playing board games, particularly the Asian game called Go, into the wee hours of the morning. When Gabrel learned a Japanese variation of Go called Ninuki-Renju, he got the idea to market ...