September 2006 - I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"There Was a Mutter of Conversation..." [VALL]

<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/laurieking.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/200/laurieking.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>I've inadvertently discovered Laurie King's blog, aptly titled <a href="http://laurierking.blogspot.com/">Laurie R. King -- Mutterings</a>.  In today's post, <a href="http://laurierking.blogspot.com/2006/09/madison-thursday.html">Madison, Thursday</a>, she rightly mutters about the harried travel schedule of a highly-acclaimed author.<br /><br />Ms. King writes that she spoke at an event with <a href="http://webpages.charter.net/lklinger/">Les Klinger</a> last night during which she made a rather important announcement:<br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"And I told them what I’ll announce here now, that Laurie King’s unwitting feud with international Sherlockianism (is that a word?) is officially over and made up. Yes, I have been asked to speak at the annual dinner of the Baker Street Irregulars in New York this January."</blockquote>Yes, Ms. King is the Distinguished Lecturer this year.  She joins a who's who roster of speakers from past years, including Nicholas Meyer, Madeleine Stern, John Berendt, Leroy Panek, Owen Dudley Edwards and Gahan Wilson.

"There Was a Mutter of Conversation..." [VALL]

"There Was a Mutter of Conversation..." [VALL]

I've inadvertently discovered Laurie King's blog, aptly titled Laurie R. King -- Mutterings . In today's post, Madison, Thursda...

"You Have a Grand Gift..." [TWIS]

The Web site of <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a> has undergone yet another change. You already know that the sleek new design has given way to more functionality in terms of the number of pages. For example, the merchandise was broken out into many pages, rather than all of the publications getting crammed onto the same page.<a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/giftcertificates.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/200/chas-06.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />One of the pages I just added to the site gives vistors the option to purchase <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/giftcertificates.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Gift Certificates</a> for any of the merchandise that's available on the Web site:<ul><li><a href="%3Cform%20action=%22https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr%22%20method=%22post%22%3E">Subscriptions to the BSJ</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html">Christmas Annuals</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsimanuscriptseries.html">BSI Manuscript Series</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsiinternationalseries.html">BSI International Series</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsihistoryseries.html">BSI History Series</a>, </li><li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/thebsjoncdrom.html">BSJ CD-ROM</a><br /></li></ul>This is a great idea for early holiday shoppers. Surprise the Sherlockian in your life with a gift that can be used whenever the recipient likes on the merchanise that is most relevant to him or her.

"You Have a Grand Gift..." [TWIS]

"You Have a Grand Gift..." [TWIS]

The Web site of The Baker Street Journal has undergone yet another change. You already know that the sleek new design has given way to more...

"We Were to Go to the Theatre." [BRUC]

<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/Shackleford_Sherlock.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/Shackleford_Sherlock.gif" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting <a href="http://www.gulliver.cc/lee.htm">Lee Shackleford</a>, I can only say, "That's too bad."  Lee is an avid Sherlockian and a first-rate human being.  He used to illustrate "From the Doctor's Diary," a cartoon that regularly appeared in <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a>.<br /><br />As a writer, Lee has worked on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/">Star Trek: the Next Generation</a>, including the episode "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/">Ship in a Bottle</a>," in which Moriarty escapes from the holodeck computer.<br /><br />One of Lee's crowning achievements (in my opinion, at least) is his play <a href="http://www.gulliver.cc/stage/hw.htm">Holmes & Watson</a>, written in 1989. It was performed for participants of the 1990 Baker Street Irregulars weeken, to great acclaim.  Didn't see it that weekend? Well, the play is running again, this time at <a href="http://www.newplayhouse.org/">The New Play House</a> at the Cultural Arts center in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&q=Frederick,+MD&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=39.413916,-77.411041&spn=0.265244,0.673599&om=1">Frederick, MD</a>. Performance dates are October 5-8, and October 12-15.<br /><br />One note: at the October 14 matinee, there will be a panel after the performance, featuring a discussion with the director.  A number of high-profile Sherlockians will be in attendance.<br /><br />And, just to make things interesting, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/holmes_and_watson">the play has its own MySpace profile</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/HW_poker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/HW_poker.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

"We Were to Go to the Theatre." [BRUC]

"We Were to Go to the Theatre." [BRUC]

For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting Lee Shackleford , I can only say, "That's too bad." Lee is an av...

"I Have Almost Every Link in My Hands..." [BLUE]

Below you'll find the links to the September issue of <a href="http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/scuttle.htm">Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</a>, kindly submitted by Peter Blau.<br /><ul><li>Charles Marowitz's play <a href="http://www.newamericantheater.com/">"Sherlock's Last Case" will run at the New American Theater</a> in Rockford, IL from October 17 - November 12</li><li>A unique island property that Conan Doyle once visited, <a href="http://www.savills.co.uk/residentialSearch/15aec56f-1f80-448f-aa22-56bc844ebc08-6-3-3-clickThumbnailSubmit/residentialSearch/propertyDetail.aspx?AlchemyID=299142&pID=133912">Towan Island</a>, is up for sale<br /></li><li>Alan Saunders' <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/sets/72057594063134397/show">remarkable slide show of Sherlockian scenes</a> created with Lego bricks</li></ul><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/sets/72057594063134397/show" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/FINA_lego.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.pokersherlock.com/">Poker Sherlock</a>, a high-tech tool that uses its own revolutionary form of reasoning to identify the characteristics of online poker players</li><li><a href="http://www.dangermouse.com/">Dangermouse</a>, the world's greatest detective and his faithful assistant Penfold</li><li>Some new CDs with Sherlock Holmes stories read by James Alexander:</li><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCase-Identity-Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes%2Fdp%2FB000H5PAJ4%2Fsr%3D8-2%2Fqid%3D1159329124%2Fref%3Dsr%5F1%5F2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&tag=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">A Case of Identity</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBlue-Carbuncle-Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes%2Fdp%2FB000GSNU08%2Fsr%3D8-2%2Fqid%3D1159329072%2Fref%3Dsr%5F1%5F2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">The Blue Carbuncle</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRed-headed-League-Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes%2Fdp%2FB000GSNUD0%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1159329327%2Fref%3Dsr%5F1%5F1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">The Red-Headed League</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FScandal-Bohemia-Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes%2Fdp%2FB000H5PBRK%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1159329401%2Fref%3Dsr%5F1%5F1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">A Scandal in Bohemia</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br /></li></ul></ul><ul><li>Get the same pipe tobacco blend that Basil Rathbone preferred: Belnd 515 from <a href="http://www.vtpipes.com/">Pipeworks & Wilke</a></li><li>Daniel Stashower, BSI is at it again: his new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBeautiful-Cigar-Girl-Invention-Murder%2Fdp%2F052594981X%2Fsr%3D1-1%2Fqid%3D1159329612%2Fref%3Dpd%5Fbbs%5F1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&tag=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rodgers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> is available for sale</li></ul><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=052594981X&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&amp;amp;lc1=0000ff&bc1=000000&bg1=ffffff&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></center><ul><li>The preliminary exhibition of <a href="http://www.conandoylecollection.co.uk/">Richard Lancelyn Green's collection</a> is on display at the <a href="http://www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk/">Portsmouth Museum</a></li><li>There is a now Latin translation of "Silver Blaze" called <a href="http://ephemeris.alcuinus.net/holmesiaca.php">"Fulmen Argenteum"</a></li></ul><a href="http://ephemeris.alcuinus.net/holmesiaca.php" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/silv-09.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 196px;" /></a>

"I Have Almost Every Link in My Hands..." [BLUE]

"I Have Almost Every Link in My Hands..." [BLUE]

Below you'll find the links to the September issue of Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press , kindly submitted by Peter Blau. Charles Ma...

"...An Enthusiastic Admirer of Napoleon..." [SIXN]

<a href="http://www.sh-whoswho.com/gallery/th_Donald_Yates.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.sh-whoswho.com/gallery/th_Donald_Yates.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 39px; height: 59px;" /></a>Don Yates, BSI resides in St. Helena, near Napa Valley where he presides over the Napa Valley Napoleons of SH (they're on the <a href="http://www.frappr.com/sherlockians">Sherlockians Around the  World</a> map).<br /><br />Don was in the news recently, as the <span style="font-style: italic;">Napa Valley Register</span> ran a fairly good article (for a mainstream publication) about the Napoleons, titled <a href="http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/09/24/features/community/iq_3612857.txt">Napa Valley Sherlock Holmes admirers meet to celebrate a life unlived</a>.<br /><br />This should serve as a nice inspiration for any Sherlockians looking to start their own societies.  For existing societies and Sherlockians, here's a list of resources:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.frappr.com/sherlockians">Sherlockians Around the World</a> - an interactive map that you can add to</li><li>Peter Blau's <a href="http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/three.txt">list of societies</a> on Sherlocktron</li><li>A really nice display of faces, cross-referenced by geography and by society on <a href="http://sh-whoswho.com/index.php3">Sherlockian Who's Who</a></li><li>For more, scroll down and check out the Resources section in the right column<br /></li></ul>For those of you new to the Sherlock Holmes, there's a whole world of people out there like you.  With just a few resources, you can be in touch with them and begin engaging on conversations about your favorite subject.  Happy sleuthing!

"...An Enthusiastic Admirer of Napoleon..." [SIXN]

"...An Enthusiastic Admirer of Napoleon..." [SIXN]

Don Yates, BSI resides in St. Helena, near Napa Valley where he presides over the Napa Valley Napoleons of SH (they're on the Sherlockia...

"...A Letter with a Foreign Stamp..." [FIVE]

<a href="http://www.londonist.com/archives/2006/09/the_philatelic.php">The Londonist</a> just had a post that mentioned the excellent site <a href="http://www.trussel.com/detfic/sholmes.htm">The Philatellic Sherlock Holmes</a>, a site dedicated to Sherlcokian stamps worldwide.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/Stamp_Sherlock_Comoro.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/Stamp_Sherlock_Comoro.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/Stamp_Sherlock.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/Stamp_Sherlock.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For any Sherlockian stamp collector, this is a very nice site, with various images of stamps, covers, Cinderella issues, etc.  Well worth a look!  I have reproduced a few of them here.<br /><br /></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/Stamp_Sherlock_Dominica.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/Stamp_Sherlock_Dominica.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/Stamp_Sherlock_GB.0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/Stamp_Sherlock_GB.0.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div>

"...A Letter with a Foreign Stamp..." [FIVE]

"...A Letter with a Foreign Stamp..." [FIVE]

The Londonist just had a post that mentioned the excellent site The Philatellic Sherlock Holmes , a site dedicated to Sherlcokian stamps wo...

"...A Very Unexpected Occurrence..." [EMPT]

Via the Hounds of the Internet, Peter Blau reports on a new comedic play called <a href="http://www.sherlockgoeshollywood.com/">The Unexpected Return of Sherlock Holmes</a>.  The Web site gives the following synopsis:<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/Unexpected_Sherlock.0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/Unexpected_Sherlock.0.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">        For the past month, Baffler Manor has been spooked by sightings of a strange ghostly figure. The head of the household and a veteran actor of the English stage, Desmond Westhaven believes only one person can solve the case: Sherlock Holmes. So, he summons the next best thing - the mind behind the world's greatest detective, Arthur Conan Doyle.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">        But things aren't always what they seem. Doyle unknowingly brings his own ghost - Sherlock Holmes himself. Unseen by others, Holmes follows his creator everywhere as Doyle attempts to ferret out the truth. New age spiritualism versus cold, deductive logic, the misadventure builds with an actual murder, affairs of the heart, the author's peculiar reactions and the detective's witty retorts. Can the case actually be solved? The game is afoot!</span><br /><blockquote  style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><blockquote>            <blockquote>              <p><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-size:85%;"><b></b></span></i></span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br />Written by Jack L. Herman and directed by Bill Wolsky, the play is running from September 23 - October 14 at the Sierra Stage in West Hollywood, CA.  Ticket availability and more information on the play can be found through the link above.

"...A Very Unexpected Occurrence..." [EMPT]

"...A Very Unexpected Occurrence..." [EMPT]

Via the Hounds of the Internet, Peter Blau reports on a new comedic play called The Unexpected Return of Sherlock Holmes . The Web site giv...

"...Aided by a Dane..." [TWIS]

"...Aided by a Dane..." [TWIS]

"...Aided by a Dane..." [TWIS]

Fans of the comic strip " Marmaduke " may have been impressed with a Sherlock Holmes-inspired theme on September 23:

"I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere..." [GREE]

Douglas Johnston over at <a href="http://astudyinsherlock.net/">A Study in Sherlock</a> (a beautifully designed and well-informed blog) has started a new series of posts on <a href="http://www.astudyinsherlock.net/2006/09/19/unusual-recordings/">rare and unusual Sherlockian audio files</a> in his collection.<br /><br />His first feature is <a href="http://www.astudyinsherlock.net/files/audio/Meet_Miss_Sherlock_46-07-07_CaseOfTheDeadmansChest.mp3">Meet Miss Sherlock - the Case of the Deadman's Ches</a><a href="http://www.astudyinsherlock.net/files/audio/Meet_Miss_Sherlock_46-07-07_CaseOfTheDeadmansChest.mp3">t</a> (mp3, 6.9 MB, 30:00)<br /><br />That is followed up by a 1930 recording of <a href="http://www.astudyinsherlock.net/files/audio/sir_acd_speaking_1930.mp3">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Speaking</a> (2.7 MB, 7:26)<br /><br />And then, the parody <a href="http://www.astudyinsherlock.net/files/audio/JackBenny_390611_HoundOfTheBaskervilles.mp3">The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring...Jack Benny?</a> (6.6 MB, 28:48)<br /><br />This is a great service that Doug is providing to Sherlockians by sharing his collection with us. Let him know what you think!

"I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere..." [GREE]

"I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere..." [GREE]

Douglas Johnston over at A Study in Sherlock (a beautifully designed and well-informed blog) has started a new series of posts on rare and ...

"A Small Wooden Shelf Full of Books..." [SPEC]

Greg Jordan of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Bluefield Daily Telegraph</span> (Bluefield, WV) has written a very nice first-person perspective about the importance of early encounters with books, titled <a href="http://www.bdtonline.com/editorials/local_story_263163731.html?keyword=secondarystory">Sherlock Holmes - and others - Can Inspire Life-Long Love of Books</a>.<br /><br />In addition to recounting his first meeting with Sherlock Holmes (a somewhat regular feature in <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" style="font-style: italic;">The Baker Street Journal</a> - check our <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/currentvolume/archivedarticles.html">online archives</a> for an example), he also notes a youth literacy program called "A Bookcase for Every Child":<br /><span><br /><blockquote style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Participants in this project help lower income children in the 3 to 5 age bracket get more exposure to reading by giving them their very own bookcase and some gently used books.</blockquote><br />This is a wonderful gesture and an inspired program.  If children's editions of the Sherlock Holmes canon are included in such arrangements, we can ensure that Holmes isn't lost to the future generations.  Similar work is being done by <a href="http://www.beaconsociety.com">The Beacon Society</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>

"A Small Wooden Shelf Full of Books..." [SPEC]

"A Small Wooden Shelf Full of Books..." [SPEC]

Greg Jordan of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Bluefield, WV) has written a very nice first-person perspective about the importance of early...

"Now Let Us Follow the Trail..." [PRIO]

<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/norw-06.0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/norw-06.0.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 268px;" /></a>For those of you who are new to the Baker Street Blog, first of all, welcome!  It's good to have you here.  I hope that you find the content fun and informative, adding a little extra something to your day.<br /><br />In my continued desire to bridge my professional interests to this little Sherlockian hobby - and to do so in a useful way - I discovered a site called <a href="http://www.trailfire.com/">Trailfire</a>.  Their technology allows users to share the Web with others, in the way they see it.<br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;">"...we were all hastening in the direction of the fire..." [ENGR]</div></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>I have estabiled what they call a "trail," or a guided tour of something I'd like to share with you.  In this case, it's <a href="http://trailfire.com/bakerstreetblog/trails/11987">an introduction to the Baker Street Blog</a> - kind of a user's guide to get the most out of your experience here.

"Now Let Us Follow the Trail..." [PRIO]

"Now Let Us Follow the Trail..." [PRIO]

For those of you who are new to the Baker Street Blog, first of all, welcome! It's good to have you here. I hope that you find the con...

"...A Fine, Robust Old Man..." [GLOR]

<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/Schultz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/Schultz.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a>Robert S. Schultz, BSI ("The <span style="font-style: italic;">Gloria Scott</span>") crossed over the Reichenbach on September, 7, 2006.  Bob was a long-time contributor to the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/">Baker Street Journal</a> and an early attendee of the annual Baker Street Irregulars dinner.<br />
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His first contribution to the Journal was in the BSJ's infancy in the mid-1940s, and until his investiture in 2002, he hadn't attended a BSI dinner in over 50 years.  Even in the midst of the January weather we've come to dread at the BSI weekends, Bob would venture down from Vermont (I suppose it was warmer, coming south) and, as a late octogenarian, navigate the streets of New York himself.<br />
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He was a gentle and kind man, soft spoken, yet rugged as any outdoorsman.  He witnessed the BSI of old and the current BSI, contributing to the schloarship in both epochs.  His efforts were not without merit: in 2002, his article <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/images/2002%20Dating%20of%20Blood%20Stains%20Schultz.pdf">Upon the Dating of Bloodstains</a> was granted the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/morleymontgomeryaward.html">Morley-Montgomery Award</a>.<br />
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His obituary, courtesy of the <i>Burlington Free Press</i>:<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">ROBERT SPENCER SCHULTZ III -  Robert Spencer Schultz lll, 89, of South Burlington, died Sept. 7, 2006, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Ripton. Born July 1, 1917, in LaSalle, Ill., he was the son of Robert Spencer Schultz II and Elizabeth Letts Schultz. He was a proud and loyal graduate of Williams College, Class of 1939. After graduation, he worked for Econometrics in New York City and then for the War Department in Washington, D.C. during World War II. He returned to NYC and Econometrics where he met his wife, Jane Stern Schultz. He spent most of his career as an economist for Union Bag (Camp) Paper Corporation. He later worked for Mackay Shields and served on the New York Council of Economic Advisors under Governor Hugh Cary. He taught briefly at Fordham University. In 1983, he and Jane retired to South Burlington.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">Bob had numerous local involvements. He was a volunteer for Shelburne Farms, the Shelburne Museum and the Champlain Shakespeare Festival and was an active member of the Chittenden County Historical Society. The fellowship he found at All Saints Episcopal Church in South Burlington was extremely important to him as were his friends in The Goose Club of the Alpha Inn, a local Sherlock Holmes group. He was a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and a contributor to the Baker Street Journal. An avid outdoorsman, he loved hiking and skiing and shared this love with his family. He learned to ski while at Williams and by the early 1960s, he was a Mad River Glen diehard. He was very active in the Scarsdale Ski Club before moving to Vermont. He and Jane were longtime members of the Appalachian Mountain Club and Green Mountain Club and both were members of the AMC's "Four Thousand Footer Club."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">Bob was predeceased by Jane, his wife of 59 years and the love of his life. He is survived by his three children and their families: a son, John Schultz and his wife Annette of Moretown; a daughter Barry (Barbara) King and her husband Warren of Ripton; a daughter Teddy (Edna) Ben Said and her husband Bechir of Lee, N.H.; and six grandchildren, Megan and Katie Schultz, Eliza and Amanda King and Azziza and Ramzi Ben Said. He was also predeceased by his brother Willard Jackson Schultz and is survived by his sister-inlaw, Margaret Wheaton Schultz; two nieces, a nephew and their families.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">A memorial service will be held Oct. 14, at 3 p.m., in All Saints Episcopal Church, 1250 Spear St., S. Burlington. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to: All Saints Episcopal Church, 1250 Spear St., S. Burlington, Vt. 05403; or Addison County Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, Vt. 05753; or Mad River Glen Single Chair Campaign, P.O. Box 1089, Waitsfield, Vt. 05673.</span></blockquote>
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"...A Fine, Robust Old Man..." [GLOR]

"...A Fine, Robust Old Man..." [GLOR]

Robert S. Schultz, BSI ("The Gloria Scott ") crossed over the Reichenbach on September, 7, 2006. Bob was a long-time contributor ...

"...You Have a Quick Eye For Colour..." [IDEN]

"...You Have a Quick Eye For Colour..." [IDEN]

"...You Have a Quick Eye For Colour..." [IDEN]

Even our least observant readers can see that we've made a tweak in the design of the site. The background color is now light and the t...

The Strange Friendship of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini

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Even nearly a century later, we're still trying to come to grips with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's foray into Spiritualism. The human mind reels at the conflict between this man of science who created the world's foremost reasoner and a man who was so naive that no reasoning could change his beliefs.<br />
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The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal has written up <a href="https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/cognitive-bias/2006-polidoro-houdinisimpossibledemonstration.html">Houdini's Impossible Demonstration</a>, recounting Harry Houdini's attempt to smack some sense into Conan Doyle.<br />
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To Conan Doyle's credit, he never wavered in his belief, even after Houdini tried to debunk those into whom Conan Doyle placed his faith. But in trying to convince a true believer, Houdini was a little too vain — he didn't reveal how he accomplished the trick. He simply said, "I can assure you that it was accomplished by trickery and by nothing else."<br />
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This was incredibly short-sighted, as he was trying to coax a man out of believing in one thing that required no tangible proof (Spiritualism) and into believing in another thing without proof. The article goes on to reveal how Houdini accomplished this feat.<br />
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If you're interested, here are some additional sources on Doyle and Houdini:
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<li><a href="https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/houdini-doyle"><i>Conan Doyle & Houdini - A Haunted Friendship</i></a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/4a2JiJ3"><i>Houdini and Conan Doyle: The Story of a Strange Friendship</i></a></li>
<li>And one from the Baker Street Irregulars' own Daniel Stashower, <a href="https://amzn.to/3C0m0qz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The Houdini Specter: A Harry Houdini Mystery</i></a></li>
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The Strange Friendship of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini

The Strange Friendship of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini

"when you have eliminated the impossible" [SIGN] Even nearly a century later, we're still trying to come to grips with Si...

"You Should Publish..." [STUD]

Traditionally, one of the biggest obstacles Sherlockian authors have had to overcome is the seemingly limited audience size for whom they are writing.  Excellent books have been written but in many cases have been priced so high as to severely reduce the number of readers who might purchase them.<br /><br />There is an excellent option available at <a href="http://www.lulu.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Lulu.com</a>. It is a self-service printing site for authors.  Described on the site as: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lulu is fast, easy and free</span>     <p>Publish and sell easily within minutes.<br />  No set-up fees. No minimum order.<br />     Keep control of the rights.<br />  Set your own price.<br />  Each product is printed as it is ordered.<br />  No excess inventory.</p></blockquote><p>   </p>So, to all of you amateur authors avidly awaiting an avocation - dust off that Sherlock Holmes-related publication and make it a <a href="http://www.lulu.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Lulu</span></a>!

"You Should Publish..." [STUD]

"You Should Publish..." [STUD]

Traditionally, one of the biggest obstacles Sherlockian authors have had to overcome is the seemingly limited audience size for whom they ar...

"...A Scion of One of the Very Oldest Families in the Kingdom..." [MUSG]

The Baker Street Irregulars has lost its oldest member.  Ronald Mansbridge, BSI ("A Case of Identity") has passed beyond the Reichenbach.<br /><br />His first BSI dinner was in 1936, but he didn't receive his titular investiture until 1998.  An Englishman by birth, he traced his family's roots to the Mansbridge Hundred, a pre-Norman district along Southampton Water in Hampshire.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.legacy.com/NYTimes/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=19129716">His obituary</a>, courtesy of the New York Times:<br /><br /><blockquote>MANSBRIDGE-Ronald, 100. On September 1, 2006, peacefully in his home in Weston, Connecticut. Born 11 November 1905 in England, son of George Frederick Mansbridge, inventor of the Mansbridge electrical condenser, and Florence Quye Mansbridge. Educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Mansbridge founded the American Branch of Cambridge University Press and served as its manager for 40 years. Beloved husband of the late Georgia St Clair Mullan (d. 1988) and Janet Dunning Van Duyn (d. 2003). Greatly loved by his two children, Jane and Bruce; his two grandchildren, Nathaniel Mansbridge Jencks and Travis Marshall Mansbridge; and by his stepdaughters, Barbara Van Duyn and Ruth Pratt. A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 24 at 2 PM at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Weston. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Amnesty International, 5 Penn Plaza, NYC 10001 or the Tyndale Society, 1000 Regent University Dr, Virginia Beach, VA. 23464. </blockquote>And an <a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article1369582.ece" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">additional obit</a>, from the Independent.<br /><br />As fate would have it, the Summer issue of <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/currentvolume.html" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">The Baker Street Journal</a> contains an article about Mansbridge, written by Marshall Berdan, who visited with him in his home last November.  As a service to the loyal readers of this blog, I'm making that article, <a href="http://h1.ripway.com/wsmonty/SeniorFellow_Mansbridge.pdf" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Senior Fellow</a>, available for download as a PDF.<br /><br />Thanks to Susan Dahlinger and Roger Johnson for the obits.

"...A Scion of One of the Very Oldest Families in the Kingdom..." [MUSG]

"...A Scion of One of the Very Oldest Families in the Kingdom..." [MUSG]

The Baker Street Irregulars has lost its oldest member. Ronald Mansbridge, BSI ("A Case of Identity") has passed beyond the Reich...

Remembering Barbara Iris Van Buskirk, née Ulan, ASH

<h4 style="text-align: center;">"Stand with me here upon the terrace"</h4><div><img alt="" border="0" height="640" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/VICTORIANA%20copy.0.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="458" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://ash-nyc.com/membership/ashes-to-ashes#ulan" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes</span></a> lost an early member last week as well.  Barbara Iris Van Buskirk, ASH passed away on August 30, 2006.  She had a large hand in the visual cues we have from ASH today: she designed their pin and the cover of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Serpentine Muse</span>, and helped to write the ASH's constitution.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.citizen-times.net/obituaries/obit.php?id=37306" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Her obituary</span></a>, from the Asheville Citizen-Times:Asheville -  Barbara Iris Van Buskirk, 56, of Asheville, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center.<blockquote><p>She was a daughter of Samuel Ulan of New City, N.Y., and the late Mildred Lindenbaum Ulan.</p> <p>Mrs. Van Buskirk was an accomplished craftsperson, specializing in jewelry and fiber arts and was the designer for the Center For Diversity Education. She was an art director at Bantam/Doubleday/Dell Publishers and a beloved member of Beth Ha Tephila. Barbara was a member of Mystery Writers of America and of the Adventuress' of Sherlock Holmes. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and daughter who will be greatly missed by all who knew her.</p> <p>In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband of 21 years, Charles L. Van Buskirk of Asheville, daughter, Sara Merrill Van Buskirk of the home and sister, Janice Ulan of New York, N.Y.</p> <p>The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Beth Ha Tephila with Rabbi Robert J. Ratner and Cantor Debbie Winston officiating.</p> <p>The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the <a href="http://www.komen.org/" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation</span></a>: The Komen Foundation, 5005 LBJ Fwy., Ste. 250, Dallas, TX 75244.<br /></p> <p><a href="http://www.morrisfamilyfuneralhome.com/" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Morris Funeral Home</span></a>, 304 Merrimon Ave., is in charge of arrangements.</p> <p>Condolences may be emailed through their Web site.<br /></p></blockquote><p></p>And her "<b><a href="https://ash-nyc.com/membership/ashes-to-ashes#ulan" target="_blank">ASHes to Ashes</a></b>" obituary from the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes, written by Paula Cohen, can be found at this link.<div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span lang="0" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 85%;"></span></span>Thanks to Susan Dahlinger for passing this information along.<div><br /></div><div>--</div></div>

Remembering Barbara Iris Van Buskirk, née Ulan, ASH

Remembering Barbara Iris Van Buskirk, née Ulan, ASH

"Stand with me here upon the terrace" The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes lost an early member last week as well. Barbara Iris ...

Put Sherlock Holmes in Your Favorite Ad Slogan

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In our real life, we work in the advertising and marketing industry.  As such, we see a good deal of new technology and interesting widgets — some of which have no bearing on my work with clients, but which nevertheless are fun to pass along.<br />
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Today I happened upon the <a href="http://www.thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi" target="_blank">Advertising Slogan Generator</a>.  Simply plug in your word(s) of choice and you'll be greeted with a familiar advertising phrase incorporating that word.  Here are some sample slogans you get by inputting "Sherlock Holmes."  Can you identify the original slogans and their brands?<br />
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For those who are truly enamored of this sort of thing, the Web site gives you an opportunity to buy a T-shirt with your favorite slogan.<br />
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Put Sherlock Holmes in Your Favorite Ad Slogan

Put Sherlock Holmes in Your Favorite Ad Slogan

"Here is an advertisement which will interest you" [ENGR] In our real life, we work in the advertising and marketing industry. ...

The Baker Street Irregulars, A Musical

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Now available online: <a href="http://www.geocities.ws/jim_hollingsworth/baker.htm" target="_blank">Act I of The Baker Street Irregulars</a>, a new Sherlock Holmes musical.<br />
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With the book by J.E. Hollingsworth and music by S. Carlton and D.L. Graham, this is a two-act play consisting of 16 male speaking parts and 8-10 female speaking parts for a nearly 2-hour production.  The synopsis is as follows:<br />
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Christmas 1887 in London. The Baker Street Irregulars are a group of youngsters who act as scouts for Sherlock Holmes. They are drawn into a network of fraud, kidnapping and attempted murder at the hands of the evil Professor Moriarty, the 'Napoleon of Crime', who uses brilliant adventuress Irené Adler to perpetrate a major fraud on the Capital and Counties Bank, while he himself daringly kidnaps a wealthy American heiress on the stage of the Alhambra Music Hall. Also in the clutches of the Professor is his lover, Mary, the daughter of the bank manager, whose life is put into peril when she eventually recognises Moriarty's true nature.<br />
The Irregulars, alerted by Irené who has also seen through Moriarty, attempt a rescue operation that goes badly wrong, but Moriarty's attempt to blow them all up is thwarted by the timely intervention of Holmes and Watson. The Irregulars even get something of which they have despaired - their Christmas dinner.</blockquote>
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This could make a great amateur production for a Sherlockian society.  If you'd like more information about the entire play, or other works by this group, check out the <a href="http://www.geocities.ws/jim_hollingsworth/baker.htm" target="_blank">Cyberluvvies home page</a>.<br />
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Meanwhile, enjoy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbXFlKTm8mA" target="_blank">the opening number</a>:<br />
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The Baker Street Irregulars, A Musical

The Baker Street Irregulars, A Musical

"let us escape from this weary workaday world by the side door of music" [RETI] Now available online: Act I of The Baker Stre...

The Greatest Literary Villain of All Time Is...

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Ah, the public - "the great unobservant public" - you can count on them to keep only the most recent events, movies and books at the top of their mind.  For example any new Hollywood list of "the greatest ___ movie of all time" typically contains an inordinant amount of recent box office hits.<br />
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The publishers Bloomsbury recently asked 16,000 British schoolchildren who their favorite literary villain of all time was.  It's no surprise that it was <a href="http://www.crushable.com/2006/09/05/entertainment/top-literary-villian-of-all-time-lord-voldemort/" target="_blank">Lord Voldemort</a> — these are children, after all.  The top 10 also included Lex Luthor, the Joker (literary?) and Count Dracula.<br />
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Sherlock Holmes' arch-enemy, that Napoleon of Crime, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Moriarty" target="_blank">Professor Moriarty</a> managed to come in at number 14.<br />
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The Greatest Literary Villain of All Time Is...

The Greatest Literary Villain of All Time Is...

"You evidently don't know me." [FINA] Ah, the public - "the great unobservant public" - you can count on them...

New Season of Holmes-Inspired House

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Tuesday, September 5 in the United States marks an event for which many Sherlockians have been waiting  the entire summer: this evening is the season premiere of <a href="http://www.fox.com/house/">House</a>.<br />
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Once again, it's House and Wilson as a modern-day Holmes and Watson who are teaming up to solve complex medical mysteries.  In <b><a href="http://www.newsday.com/features/printedition/ny-ffmus4871466sep03,0,3899055.story">Medical Association</a></b>, Newsday observes:<br />
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What began as an investigative pairing in the vein of Sherlock Holmes and his handy Dr. Watson only intensifies emotionally this fall, enriching the character byplay that's been attracting ever-greater ratings to "House" even through this summer's reruns.</div>
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"It's the Holmes-Watson thing we were hoping for," says executive producer Katie Jacobs.</blockquote>
This can be seen through subtle and not-so-subtle touches such as the selection of the name House (home, Holmes - get it?), the Vicodin habit (similar to Holmes' cocaine habit), the closeness with only Wilson (Watson), and House's street address of 221, with his apartment door bearing the letter B.<br />
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We'll see if we meet House's older brother this season...<br />
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Airs Tuesday, September 5 at 8:00 p.m. on Fox.  Check your local listings for details.<br />
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New Season of Holmes-Inspired House

New Season of Holmes-Inspired House

"rather more lax than befits a medical man" [MUSG] Tuesday, September 5 in the United States marks an event for which many S...

Yahoo Questions Addresses the Question of Sherlock Holmes

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The good folks over at Ask Yahoo are getting into it: <a href="https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090824212443AAZmQ7o" target="_blank">Was Sherlock Holmes based on a real person?</a><br />
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Take a look and see if they've got it right.  There's always the participatory <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Yahoo Answers</a> if you'd like to ask or answer a question.<br />
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Yahoo Questions Addresses the Question of Sherlock Holmes

Yahoo Questions Addresses the Question of Sherlock Holmes

"the real person is imprisoned in this chamber" [COPP] The good folks over at Ask Yahoo are getting into it: Was Sherlock Hol...

Isaac Asimov Super Quiz Features Sherlock Holmes

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Yesterday's San Jose Mercury News ran an Isaac Asimov Super Quiz with a Sherlock Holmes theme.  Isaac Asimov was a proud member of the Baker Street Irregulars.<br />
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<b> Subject: SHERLOCK HOLMES</b></h4>
(e.g., Who created Sherlock Holmes? Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.)<br />
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1. Who was the detective's friend and biographer?<br />
2. What was the detective's address?<br />
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4. What was the title of the first Sherlock Holmes story?<br />
5. Holmes retired and became an apiarist. What is an apiarist?<br />
6. Identify his archenemy.<br />
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7. On whom was the character Sherlock Holmes said to be based?<br />
8. After what American physician and essayist was Holmes named?<br />
9. Sherlock Holmes had an older brother. Name him.<br />
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Answers are <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19920418&id=RaAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dywEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3981,1870118&hl=en" target="_blank">available here</a>.<br />
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Isaac Asimov Super Quiz Features Sherlock Holmes

Isaac Asimov Super Quiz Features Sherlock Holmes

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"...One Link In a Series of Incidents..." [FIVE]

Once again we are pleased to bring you all of the links from Peter Blau's monthly newsletter Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press:<br /><ul><li>The <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13594096" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Quill Book Awards</a> (hint: vote for Les Klinger in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category)</li><li><a href="http://www.solarpons.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">The Solar Pons Gazette</a>, published by Bob Byrnes</li><li>Set your sites on "Autumn in New Orleans," with brunch and <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Baker Street Journal</a> editor Steven Rothman as guest speaker on this event sponsored by the Cimbrian Friends of Baker Street; more information available from <a href="mailto:221b@byskovjensen.com" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Jens Byskov Jensen</a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/Cimbrian%20friends.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/200/Cimbrian%20friends.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></li><li>Justin Webb has written a new play, <a href="http://www.cottongrass.mirai.co.uk/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Sh</a><a href="http://www.cottongrass.mirai.co.uk/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">erlock Holmes and the Final Problem</a>, which will be presented on tour by the Cotton Grass Theatre Company</li><li>Great travel destination: the <a href="http://www.baskervillehall.co.uk/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Baskerville Hall Hotel</a> (now linked on our <a href="http://www.frappr.com/sherlockians">Sherlockians Around the World</a> map)<a href="http://www.baskervillehall.co.uk/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/baskervillehallhotel.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></li><li>Rodger Garrick-Steele now has a contract with <a href="http://www.thunderballfilms.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Thunderball Films</a> for a "reality" documentary on his assertion that Conan Doyle murdered Fletcher Robinson</li><li>The last of a dying breed: <a href="http://www.bakerstreettime.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Baker Street Tobacconist</a> is one of - if not <span style="font-style: italic;">the</span> - last Sherlockian tobacconist in California (also mapped)<br /></li><li>A book that analyzes Sherlockian crime scenes in now online: <a href="http://www.redbirdstudio.com/CrimeScenes/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Crime Scene Sketches: Reproduced in Facsimile from the Pen and Ink Drawings in the Notebook of a Private Enquiry Agent.<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.redbirdstudio.com/CrimeScenes/" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> Shown below is a scene from 'The Speckled Band'</a><a href="http://www.redbirdstudio.com/CrimeScenes/speckled_band.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.redbirdstudio.com/CrimeScenes/speckled_band.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" /></a></li><li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388615/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Dennis Hoey</a>, who played Inspector Lestrade opposite Basil Rathbone, is featured in a book by his son Michael Hoey, titled <a href="http://www.filmsofthegoldenage.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Dennis Hoey: A Son's Rememberance</a></li><li>The <a href="http://www.sherlockholmesfestival.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Sherlock Holmes Festival</a> in Tryon, NC will be held November 3-6, 2006</li><li>"The Crucifer of Blood" will be produced at the <a href="http://www.cidermillplayhouse.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Cider Mill Playhouse</a> in Endicott, NY from January 25 - February 18, 2007</li><li>The <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Urban Dictionary</a> has a variety of Sherlock Holmes-related posts</li><li>Jim French's Imagination Theatre has radio productions of <a href="http://www.jimfrenchproductions.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</a> available for download<br /></li><li>The August issue of the <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/e_times14.htm" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">Sherlockian e-Times</a> is available from Classic Specialties</li><li>The latest issue of <a href="http://www.sherlockholmes.com/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Sherlock Magazine</a> has been released<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/1600/issue68.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5683/1768/320/issue68.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></li></ul>Please feel free to let us know if you have any comments or questions about the above links.

"...One Link In a Series of Incidents..." [FIVE]

"...One Link In a Series of Incidents..." [FIVE]

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