A short video on humility

September 20, 2016 1:19 PM

The time when Ray Charles beat Willie Nelson in Chess (SLYT)
posted by dfm500 (9 comments total)

Full props to Ray but unicoloured pieces in the dark is a little like challenging Willie Nelson to a spelling bee in Braille, or Morse Code.

(Sorry for the poor analogy; I suspect Ray could kick Willie's ass in a straight-up spelling bee)
posted by raider at 2:09 PM on September 20, 2016

Plus it's super easy to convince Willie that he just took his turn and it's your turn again.
posted by uosuaq at 2:18 PM on September 20, 2016 [9 favorites]

I was told a similar story by ace lawyer David Lepofsky. He was arguing a case at the Court of Appeal when they were hit by a power outage. Lepofsky, who is blind, said "My Lords, I am quite prepared to continue..."
posted by Capt. Renault at 3:26 PM on September 20, 2016 [4 favorites]

Ray was a good player. Larry Evans said so.
I'll go see if I still have that issue.
posted by MtDewd at 4:55 PM on September 20, 2016

Room 420. Nice touch.
posted by googly at 5:20 PM on September 20, 2016 [2 favorites]

Many years ago, I came home after a late night out on the weekend, turned on the TV, and saw Ray Charles & Willie Nelson both laughing & jamming on their pianos to the song 'Georgia'. It was the most stoner thing that I'd ever seen in my life.
posted by ovvl at 5:38 PM on September 20, 2016 [2 favorites]

I'm now envisioning an animated series where two famous celebrities play chess with one another. In the same vein as MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch as seen back in the 90s. I think it would be a fun little series to do. I know that I'd watch.
posted by Fizz at 6:50 PM on September 20, 2016 [2 favorites]

ovvi: Many years ago, I came home after a late night out on the weekend, turned on the TV, and saw Ray Charles & Willie Nelson both laughing & jamming on their pianos to the song 'Georgia'. It was the most stoner thing that I'd ever seen in my life.

That deserves a link.
posted by spbmp at 2:18 PM on September 21, 2016 [2 favorites]

That deserves a link yt.

Haha, thanks! I think that the version that I saw on TV was from a few years earlier, and kinda looser.
posted by ovvl at 7:52 PM on September 22, 2016