tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321981775136876837.post1552884582841983732..comments2024-03-29T00:16:19.681-04:00Comments on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere: Remembering Paul Smedegaard, BSIScott Montyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17710406470860389078noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321981775136876837.post-76648775171899157682007-11-19T15:36:00.000-05:002007-11-19T15:36:00.000-05:00Julie: I certainly didn't mean it in a pejorat...Julie: I certainly didn't mean it in a pejorative sense; quite the opposite, actually. My experience of midwesterners (admittedly less than yours) has given me to think of them as extremely kind, polite and gentle people who would not make a fuss about things. When I met Paul, he was the first "rabble rouser" (for lack of a better term) that I've met from the Midwest.<br><br>Yes, the Explorers have had women as members since their founding, which I think is quite admirable and progressive. When I made reference to the term, I was thinking of a progressive who is a reformer rather than a founder. I think of those as two different personality profiles, and the reformer is more of a rabble-rouser, in my mind.<br><br>And if I said someone was as progressive as an east coaster could be, it would probably be an invective hurled at them in an argument. But let's keep away from that, as this is more of a family oriented blog. ;-)Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17710406470860389078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321981775136876837.post-25325822519355598142007-11-19T15:23:00.000-05:002007-11-19T15:23:00.000-05:00Everyone in the Norwegian Explorers will miss Paul...Everyone in the Norwegian Explorers will miss Paul, who made a number of trips over here to attend various gatherings, and was always encouraging and enthusiastic.<br> <br>As to the comment "Paul was progressive - well, as progressive as a midwestern Sherlockian could be," regarding advocating for women in societies. Well, that's rather a provincial view of the world, isn't it? What Paul did in advocating for women took true character. Why make it sound like he was limited by where he lived?The midwestern Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota have included women since our beginning in 1948, something a number of other East Coast societies, which you might be acquainted with, still won't allow. Would you describe someone from the east coast as being as progressive as an east coaster could be?Julie McKurashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622550630734886634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321981775136876837.post-63462980317141794752007-11-18T12:10:00.000-05:002007-11-18T12:10:00.000-05:00Very sad news indeed. Over the last few years I wa...Very sad news indeed. Over the last few years I was fortunate to be able to spend a lot of time chatting with Paul at the BSI weekend, and always looked forward to seeing him. The lobby of the Algonquin won't be quite the same without his friendly and expansive and warm presence.Barbara Rodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168372504068864948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321981775136876837.post-67009322233430545322007-11-17T13:52:00.000-05:002007-11-17T13:52:00.000-05:00Ho conosciuto Paul a New York in occasione degli i...Ho conosciuto Paul a New York in occasione degli incontri BSI, ed a nome di tutti gli Holmesiani italiani porgo le più sentite condoglianze. He will be missed.<br><br>Gianluca Salvatori, BSI<br>"The Dacre Hotel"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321981775136876837.post-26010339082154257012007-11-16T13:35:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:35:00.000-05:00Paul was a great encourager of others in sharing h...Paul was a great encourager of others in sharing his passion, and he was a fount of knowledge about the BSI and related matters. I will miss him very much at Sherlockian gatherings.<br><br>John Bergquist ("The King of Scandinavia")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321981775136876837.post-63582875492015012892007-11-16T07:29:00.000-05:002007-11-16T07:29:00.000-05:00I met Paul just a couple of times, and wish it had...I met Paul just a couple of times, and wish it had been more. He was all that a Sherlockian should be.<br><br>Roger Johnson ("The Pall Mall Gazette", BSI)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321981775136876837.post-32769267976433880532007-11-16T03:17:00.000-05:002007-11-16T03:17:00.000-05:00Tous les holmésiens français qui ont connu Paul, p...Tous les holmésiens français qui ont connu Paul, pleurent aujourd'hui la disparition de leur "grand" ami. <br>Il m'a un jour offert ses médailles holmésiennes, il restera ainsi pour toujours au plus près de mon cœur à chaque réunion holmésienne, mais aussi le lendemain...<br><br>All the French Sherlockians who knew Paul, cry today the disappearance of their "tall" friend. One day, he offered me his Sherlockian medals, he will remain thus for always closest to my heart during each Sherlockian meeting to come, but also the following days...<br><br>Au revoir, cher ami !<br><br>Thierry Saint-Joanis (BSI) au nom de tous les holmésiens français de la SSHF et, en particulier, de Jean-Pierre Cagnat (BSI), Sébastien Le Page et Alexis Barquin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com