April 2007 - I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"It Is Quite a Pretty Little Problem" [SCAN]

Here's a pretty little problem for you: test out your knowledge of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001DCYB4?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0001DCYB4">The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0001DCYB4" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" width="1" />(starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce) over at the <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/movies/custom/The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Movie-Match-1177728077.shtml">Am I Wrong site</a>. <br /><br />It's a really neat little setup that allows you to drag & drop character names, in order to match them up with the names of the actors who portrayed them. When you're done, it gives you your score and allows you to share it with others.<br /><br />Here's mine:<br /><table style="border-width: thin; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: black; margin: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br /><tr><br /> <th style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(150, 27, 30); text-align: left; color: white; font-family: tahoma, verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; border-bottom-color: white; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;">I scored 100%!</th><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /> <td style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(240, 232, 232); "><p style="text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: tahoma, verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I got 10 out of 10 correct on the <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/movies/custom/The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Movie-Match-1177728077.shtml"  style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; ">The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Movie Match quiz</a>.</p></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br /><br />How'd you do?  If you need to refresh your memory, you might want to pick up a decent copy of the DVD. <center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0001DCYB4&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr&npa=1" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe></center>

"It Is Quite a Pretty Little Problem" [SCAN]

"It Is Quite a Pretty Little Problem" [SCAN]

Here's a pretty little problem for you: test out your knowledge of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (starring Basil Rathbone & Nige...

"I Give You These Results" [BLUE]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6KVP-WNNuK7HcSN-l_fTkMtwwEVCRc9Zc1rkq0w0LnJYtKQ3jmQE0FZNr18HLlDXFC4pW1tz21akSKTc1EDDhYsOlZZMpAaVqkNfN3qjkvhBTtuvUvsnAaUCbK9jzS-3TjxluRytYr9-/s200/Edgar.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6KVP-WNNuK7HcSN-l_fTkMtwwEVCRc9Zc1rkq0w0LnJYtKQ3jmQE0FZNr18HLlDXFC4pW1tz21akSKTc1EDDhYsOlZZMpAaVqkNfN3qjkvhBTtuvUvsnAaUCbK9jzS-3TjxluRytYr9-/s200/Edgar.gif" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 139px;" /></a>Last night was the <a href="http://www.mysterywriters.org/">Mystery Writers of America</a> dinner at which the <a href="http://theedgars.com/nominees.html">2007 Edgar Award winners</a> were announced.  In January, in a post titled <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/01/your-merits-should-be-publicly.html">Your Merits Should be Publicly Recognized</a>, I listed six categories containing seven entries which featured Sherlock Holmes (or his friends).  Of those, I am happy to inform you that two were presented with Edgars:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Critical / Biographical</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><em><a id="lnx1" name="evtst|a|0471648795" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471648795?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0471648795">The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, The Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0471648795" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></em></strong> by E.J. Wagner<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Play</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">"Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure</strong>" by Steven Dietz (Arizona Theater Company)<br /><br />Congratulations to Ms. Wagner and Mr. Dietz!

"I Give You These Results" [BLUE]

"I Give You These Results" [BLUE]

Last night was the Mystery Writers of America dinner at which the 2007 Edgar Award winners were announced. In January, in a post titled Y...

"His Data Were Insufficient" [TWIS]

"His Data Were Insufficient" [TWIS]

"His Data Were Insufficient" [TWIS]

About the status of the Spring Baker Street Journal : I have been receiving inquiries from many subscribers regarding your Spring issue. Af...

"I Am Gathering All the Threads" [SIXN]

Peter Blau has just released the April 2007 edition of his newsletter <a href="http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/scuttle.htm">Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</a>. Without fail, he has provided a good number of links to sites on the Web that may be of interest to Sherlockians and I have aggregated them here.<br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Wisconsin Public Radio's <a href="http://www.wpr.org/webcasting/audioarchives_display.cfm?Code=uoa">interview with the late Ely Liebow</a> - show dated April 8, 2007<a href="http://www.wpr.org/webcasting/audioarchives_display.cfm?Code=uoa"><br /></a></li><li>The <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/04/there-is-long-row-veil.html">April Fool's Day post</a> on the Baker Street Blog that started the Russell Crowe / Nicholas Rowe hysteria</li><li>The <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/04/it-was-remarkably-animated-scan.html">Russian animation of Sherlock Holmes</a> from the Baker Street Blog</li><li><a href="http://www.lebanoncircle.co.uk/DeadFairy.htm">Dan Baines' announcement</a> that he had found the remains of a mummified fairy while walking his dog in rural Derbyshire received considerable publicity, some of which mentioned Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Cottingley fairies</li><li>Search archives of old newspapers with <a href="http://www2.blogger.com/www.google.com/archivesearch">Google Archive Search</a></li><li>Steve Hockensmith's novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312347812?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312347812">On the Wrong Track</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0312347812" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> is the second in his series about Old Red and Big Red Amlingmeyer, Montana cowboys who enjoy the Sherlock Holmes stories in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz16t26AaEdkmPWtFnQOaDdwePfR8dbAa2-KqSTbB7IZva7HqXhEhTb1bSnJPcUbqXm_xF6ukH62P9xMn7KqWT8_hnAnamglQ61E8FmKlqSTJZV92BOUQQlud3MSp6dAn13jkFaM2MzL4/s1600-h/horsedog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063152570938770706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz16t26AaEdkmPWtFnQOaDdwePfR8dbAa2-KqSTbB7IZva7HqXhEhTb1bSnJPcUbqXm_xF6ukH62P9xMn7KqWT8_hnAnamglQ61E8FmKlqSTJZV92BOUQQlud3MSp6dAn13jkFaM2MzL4/s200/horsedog.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" /></a> the 1890s; there's some great material available from <a href="http://www.stevehockensmith.com/">Steve's Web site</a></li><li>The <a href="http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/hercules.asp">real scoop behind Hercules,</a> the world's biggest dog</li><li>The Magnoli Collection of Prop Replicas has two items of interest: <a href="http://www.indyprops.com/pp-shpass.htm">Sherlock Holmes' passport</a> as it represented his travel in the Basil Rathbone / Nigel Bruce series and document on which <a href="http://www.indyprops.com/pp-hounds.htm">the curse of the Baskervilles</a> was written<br /></li><li>Spring issue of the Tonga Times from the <a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/minitongasociety/mini1.htm">Mini-Tonga Scion Society</a> has an article about Ted Bergman's miniature 221B Baker Street, with photographs</li><li>Author <a href="http://www.michaelkurland.com/">Michael Kurland's Web site</a>, featuring his novels about Professor Moriarty. His four novels are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312291442?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312291442">The Empress of India</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0312291442" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />,<br /></li><li>We've mentioned <a href="http://laurierking.blogspot.com/">Laurie King's blog</a> here before, but now <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/maryrussell">Mary Russell has her own blog</a></li><li>Door County, Wisconsin hosts the next <a href="http://www.cccdoorcounty.com/">Canonical Convocation and Caper</a> from September 28-30, 2007</li></ul>Since Peter mentions a variety of books and authors in each newsletter, I'm adding a new feature: a roundup of all of such references, presented as a handy-dandy Shelfari bookshelf:<br /><br /><center><embed src="http://sws.shelfari.com/shelfH.swf" wmode="transparent" flashvars="UserName=221B&ShelfType=list&verE=s1.1&ListType=reading&booksize=large&AmazonAssociate=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;Alpha=0.4&BGColor=4682B4" height="220" width="640"></embed></center>

"I Am Gathering All the Threads" [SIXN]

"I Am Gathering All the Threads" [SIXN]

Peter Blau has just released the April 2007 edition of his newsletter Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press . Without fail, he has provided ...

'Knowledge of Geology' [STUD]

'Knowledge of Geology' [STUD]

'Knowledge of Geology' [STUD]

The semi-annual meeting of the Practical, But Limited, Geologists recently took place in Long Beach, California. Naturally, Peter Blau w...

The Connection Between Sherlock Holmes and the Mary Celeste

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"the case of Matilda Briggs" [SUSS] </h4>
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In "<a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/suss.htm">The Sussex Vampire</a>," Holmes received a letter mentioning the <i>Matilda Briggs</i>.  But he clarified the statement for Watson:<br />
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"Matilda Briggs was not the name of a young woman,     Watson," said Holmes in a reminiscent voice. "It was a ship which is associated     with the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared."</blockquote>
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We have no other information about the <span style="font-style: italic;">Matilda Briggs</span>. But there are some theories that there was a connection with the real-life mystery ship, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Celeste" style="font-style: italic;">Mary Celeste</a>.<br />
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<span id="fullpost"><br />The <span style="font-style: italic;">Mary Celeste</span> was an abandoned ghost ship found off the coast of Portugal in 1872. If you'd like more background about the ship, check the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Celeste">Wikipedia article</a>.<br /><br />The connection to the <span style="font-style: italic;">Matilda Briggs</span>? In actuality, there was a woman on board named Sophia</span><span id="fullpost"> Matilda Briggs. And in 1884, Arthur Conan Doyle popularized the myth by making it the basis of his story "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Habakuk_Jephson%27s_Statement" title="J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement">J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement</a>."<br /><br />And the reason for mentioning it all all right now? There are news reports that a "ghost yacht" <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6574547.stm">was found off the coast of Australia</a> with its crew missing, a battered sail, computers functional, and table set for dinner. Could it be another case of the Mary Celeste? Or could it be that, since Australia isn't all that distant from Sumatra, there is another case of a giant rat?</span><br />
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The Connection Between Sherlock Holmes and the Mary Celeste

The Connection Between Sherlock Holmes and the Mary Celeste

"the case of Matilda Briggs" [SUSS] In " The Sussex Vampire ," Holmes received a letter mentioning the Matilda Bri...

"Drawing on His Stockings" [SIGN]

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Our friends over at <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/">The Morning News</a> have discovered <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/spoofs_satire/the_adventure_of_the_missing_stocking.php">The Adventure of the Missing Stocking</a> - a new Sherlock Holmes adventure.  Evidently, the writers of the television series <i>Lost</i> took time out of their busy schedules to write this pastiche—the latest chapter in the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.<br />
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My favorite quote has to be the Lestrade-as-Hurley remark:<br />
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“Pretty weak, dude,” said Lestrade.</blockquote>
Definitely worth a few minutes of your time.<br />
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"Drawing on His Stockings" [SIGN]

"Drawing on His Stockings" [SIGN]

Our friends over at The Morning News have discovered The Adventure of the Missing Stocking - a new Sherlock Holmes adventure. Evident...

Collectors Edition of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Soundtrack

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"a composer of no ordinary merit" [REDH]</h4>
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Today - April 18, 2007 - marks an auspicious occasion: the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hungarian-born composer Miklós Rózsa. To celebrate that event, producer James Fitzpatrick of <a href="http://www.tadlowmusic.com/">Tadlow Music</a> is releasing a limited collector's edition, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">World Premiere Recording of the Complete Score</span> of <a href="http://amzn.to/1ob8SAb" rel="nofollow" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</a> (<a href="http://amzn.to/1ob8SAb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/1uiMV2P" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a>).<br />
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You may recall <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/10/in-music-soli_1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a previous post </a>in which we highly recommended that collectors get a taste for the full score by purchasing Rózsa's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKorngold-Concerto-variazioni-Carmen-Fantasy%2Fdp%2FB000003FIW%2Fsr%3D8-4%2Fqid%3D1159756065%2Fref%3Dsr%5F1%5F4%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Violin Concerto, Op. 24</a>. Composed <span style="font-style: italic;">before</span> he scored the movie, the concerto was the closest thing we had to the full recorded score other than the title music featured in <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000014Y7?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0000014Y7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: Classic Themes From 221B Baker Street</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000014Y7" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></i>.<br />
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Now we have for the first time the definitive score, orchestrated by noted Rózsa expert <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706992/" target="_blank">Nic Raine</a>, a noteworthy orchestrator and composer in his own right. We have previewed a copy and recommend it with our highest regard. Stick with us. This is a long, but worthwhile post to read.<br />
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<span id="fullpost">While the "Classic Themes" version was at least representative of the theme, that orchestra was<a href="http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_04_img1597.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_04_img1597.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 200px;" /></a> tinny in comparison to what is now available from Tadlow Music.  As well it should, since the music is performed by the <a href="http://www.city-of-prague-philharmonic-orchestra.org/en/article.asp?article_id=29&lang_id=2" target="_blank">City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra</a> with the same orchestral line-up that Rózsa used: 26 violins, 10 violas, 10 celli, 5 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, piano, celesta and timpani plus 4 percussion. The original Rózsa sketches were obtained from Syracuse University, containing not only the complete music as heard in the film, but additional and alternate cues never used.<br /><br />With over 77 minutes of music, the richness and emotion of Rózsa's score is more evident than ever. Solo violinist Lucie Svehlova truly captures the depth of loneliness, melancholy and quirkiness of Holmes through her interpretation. One can almost feel him longing for a relationship other than the cerebral, never to find it. There are alternate cues for some of the Scottish music in the film, and the original version of the main titles.<br /><br />The liner notes that accompany the CD are extensive - the booklet is 24 pages long and filled with information about the life of Rózsa, notes on the cues, and details about the production of this new recording.  In it, Rózsa's daughter Juliet writes:</span><br />
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<span id="fullpost">Father was extremely overjoyed at the prospect of scoring the life of Holmes. As he says in his autobiography <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0922066175?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0922066175" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Double Life</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0922066175" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />,  "the script had the wit, the imagination and the charm of Wilder's best films and I was certain that this was going to be the best of them all...as to the music, I enjoyed adapting my Concerto."</span><br />
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<span id="fullpost">Billy Wilder had a grand vision for the 260-page shooting screenplay with a $10 million budget. <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JKHF?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00005JKHF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00005JKHF" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></i> was set to be three hours and twenty minutes with an intermission, but was drastically cut after studio executives demanded a shorter version. Wilder acquiesced, taking out what Rózsa considered some of the best material. According to the composer, what resulted was:</span><br />
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<span id="fullpost"><br />According to the liner notes, "Wilder was devastated by the callous emasculation of his work, and returned to the screen only infrequently after that. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The restoration and preservation of Wilder's original cut remains one of the highest priorities of the <a href="http://www.afi.com/" target="_blank">American Film Institute</a>.</span>" [emphasis ours]<br /><br />In the meantime, Fitzpatrick has done a remarkable job of restoring and preserving this score for our pleasure. When you order the CD, be sure to take a look at the 5-minute video clip of the recording session.<br /><br />And if you'd like to read a more professional review from a film score expert, take a look at <a href="http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=6769">Mike Beek's review</a> on Music for the Movies. He captures everything much better than we could. We're just here to tell you that, as a film score collector and a Sherlockian, this new CD is a must-have.</span><br />
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Collectors Edition of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Soundtrack

Collectors Edition of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Soundtrack

"a composer of no ordinary merit" [REDH] Today - April 18, 2007 - marks an auspicious occasion: the 100th anniversary of th...

"The Best Antidote to Sorrow" [EMPT]

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We know this blog reaches hundreds of people on a daily basis, and normally we don't ask much of our readers. But this is an exception. <span style="font-weight: bold;">We need your help. </span>Or more accurately, another Sherlockian needs your help.<br />
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It seems that one of our own is suffering in a pretty bad way and could use some snail mail to cheer him up. Joseph Coppola, BSI ("Victor Hatherly") writes that a fellow member of the Mycroft Holmes Society of Syracuse needs some good old community effort to help lift his spirits.  Joe writes:<br />
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<span id="fullpost">Some years ago, this group saved the life of Mycroftian Alice Daye by sending her letters and cards when she was in the burn unit here in Syracuse.  I write today to ask for your generosity again to assist in the recovery of  Win Martin.</span><br />
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<span id="fullpost">Win is a longtime member of the Mycroft Holmes Society of Syracuse, he is our resident musician  having been a classically trained pianist and organist as well as an active contributor to our meetings. You haven't heard 'We Never mention Aunt Clara' until you have heard it played on a full pipe organ by a classically trained organist.  His wife, also a Mycroftian, passed away a few years ago.  Win has no family and has been fighting severe depression ever since, he is also fighting the usual infirmities of advance age and is not very mobile.</span><br />
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<span id="fullpost">His Doctor has recently ordered him to move to an adult residence home so that he will have more social contact.  He feels alone in the world, I have told him that he is a Sherlockian and that he has a Sherlockian family that cares about him.</span><br />
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<span id="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm asking you to reinforce that statement by sending him a postcard, greeting card, or letter.</span>  He needs to know that he is not forgotten. If you will, his address is:</span><br />
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<span id="fullpost">'Win' Martin</span><br />
<span id="fullpost">Manlius Home for Adults</span><br />
<span id="fullpost">215 E Pleasant St.</span><br />
<span id="fullpost">Manlius,  NY  13104</span><br />
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<span id="fullpost">Here's a suggestion, to really liven the correspondence up: why not describe your first encounter with Sherlock Holmes?  This will help Win reminisce and to get to know you a little better as a Sherlockian.  I know I'll be sending my own greetings out shortly.  Won't you join me?<br /><br />If we can get even 1/4 of the blog readership to send something to Win, he'll have enough reading material to last him quite a while.</span>

"The Best Antidote to Sorrow" [EMPT]

"The Best Antidote to Sorrow" [EMPT]

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"It Is an Old Manuscript" [HOUN]

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It's not very often that one of the original 60 stories from the Sherlock Holmes canon goes on the market. Which is why <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6559519.stm">news of the June 21 auction</a> of the manuscript of "<a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/3gab.htm">The Three Gables</a>" is likely to attract quite a bit of attention.<br />
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The aucton is being held at <a href="http://sothebys.com/app/live/event/EventDetail.jsp?event_id=28297">Sotheby's in New York</a> (click the link for limited details) on June 21 at 10:00 a.m. Previews are available from June 15 - 20, 2007 and a catalogue is <a href="http://sothebys.com/app/live/pub/PubCatDetail.jsp?event_id=28297">available for purchase</a>. The manuscript, once owned by the Marquis of Donegall and then Walter Pond, BSI,  is expected to fetch approximately $350,000.<br />
<span id="fullpost"><br />If you're curious about these sorts of things, a great resource with lots of detailed information about Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and other manuscripts, please take a moment to bookmark <a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/conan-doyle-manuscripts.htm" target="_blank">Randall Stock's site</a>. Randall acts as the central clearinghouse of background and whereabouts of the manuscripts, aided and abetted by many noted collectors.<br /><br />--</span><br />
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"It Is an Old Manuscript" [HOUN]

"It Is an Old Manuscript" [HOUN]

It's not very often that one of the original 60 stories from the Sherlock Holmes canon goes on the market. Which is why news of the J...

"A Little More Information" [STUD]

"A Little More Information" [STUD]

"A Little More Information" [STUD]

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Russian Sherlock Holmes Cartoon Delights

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The Russian animator Alexander Bubnov has created a mini-masterpiece with his two-part feature The Murder of Lord Waterbrook. You can view <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-Zgm4Q3b4">Part One</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2emcWHVULE">Part Two</a> on YouTube or you can view each below.<br />
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"it was remarkably animated" [SCAN] The Russian animator Alexander Bubnov has created a mini-masterpiece with his two-part ...

"Books Which Fill a Shelf" [VEIL]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/images/empt-01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/images/empt-01.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 287px;" /></a>One of the most common attributes of all of the Sherlockians I have had the chance to meet is that we like to buy books.  Notice I didn't say "collect," because I'm far too aware that some of us <span style="font-style: italic;">accumulate</span> books rather than collect them.  And a common difficulty is locating that book that you know you just saw and making sense of an ever-increasing library.<br /><br />By day I work in the marketing world where my specialty is social media - the convergence of marketing, advertising, PR and technology - taking the forms of blogs, podcasts, online communities, wikis, RSS feeds, etc.  The Baker Street Blog in its current form exists because of my interest/expertise in this area. As a by-product of this work, I get to see a lot of social networking sites that can enhance productivity, make our lives easier, or are just plain fun.<br /><br />Here are three new solutions for book lovers that I thought you might want to check out for yourself.  All of these sites share a couple of main features: the book titles, images and descriptions are driven by large databases such as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Sherlock%20Holmes&tag=thebakerstree-20&index=books&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Amazon.com</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" /> and the Library of Congress; and they allow you to connect with other readers.<br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"In his library..." LibraryThing</span><br />The first up is <a href="http://librarything.com/">LibraryThing</a>. This site launched last summer and has really taken off. Essentially, it is two things: a way to catalog your library and a way to connect with other people who have the same books. You just need to create a user name and password and you're done. And here are some of the things you can do:<br /><ul><li>Input the ISBN and let the databases populate the fields<br /></li><li>Rate your books and write reviews</li><li>Search, sort and edit your book inforation</li><li>Apply tags that identify your collection the way you want to think about it</li><li>Join groups and chat about your interests</li><li>Get recommendations from LibraryThing based on your collection</li></ul>LibraryThing has a limited version and a paid version; with the free version, you can catalogue up to 200 books; with the paid version you can list an unlimited number of books. The paid version costs $10/year or $25 for a lifetime membership. Either way, it's a handy application. <a href="http://www.librarything.com/tour/">Take the tour</a> for yourself and see what it's like. You can find my profile <a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile/wsmonty">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Filled a shelf..." Shelfari</span><br />In January, <a href="http://www.shelfari.com/">Shelfari</a> joined the crowd. Their motto: <span style="font-style: italic;">Read. Share. Explore.</span>  With Shelfari you can create a virtual bookshelf to show off your books. It's essentially the same model as Library Thing: Connect with friends. Discover exciting new titles. Voice your opinion. All for free. But the major difference is that you actually can show off your books. Here's a shelf from my page:<br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://sws.shelfari.com/swfobject.js"></script><div id="shelfariFlashcontent">This plugin requires <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer">Adobe Flash 9</a>.</div><script type="text/javascript">var shelf = new ShelfariShelf("shelf.swf", "625", "350");shelf.useExpressInstall("http://sws.shelfari.com/expressinstall.swf");shelf.addVariable("UserName", "221B");shelf.addVariable("ShelfType", "user");shelf.addVariable("verE", "js1.1");shelf.addVariable("BookSize", "large");shelf.addVariable("Alpha", "0");shelf.addVariable("BGColor", "FFFFFF");shelf.addVariable("AmazonAssociate", "thebakerstree-20");shelf.write("shelfariFlashcontent");</script><br />For a more in-depth review, <a href="http://www.sexywidget.com/my_weblog/2007/01/shelfari_widget.html">click here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"You have shown your relish..." Revish</span><br />I've saved the powerhouse for last.  <a href="http://revish.com/">Revish</a> is a site that takes LibraryThing to the next level. You still have the power of Amazon from a number of countries, as well as other major databases, plus Revish has actually integrated other social networks, such as LibraryThing, Flickr and del.icio.us.  Among the things you can do with Revish:<br /><ul><li>Review books<br /></li><li>Read and comment on reviews</li><li>Keep a reading list and a reading journal</li><li>Participate in groups, discussing books</li></ul><br />This is definitely a site for the serious book lover. A review is available by <a href="http://mashable.com/2007/03/28/revish/">clicking here</a>.  And you can see my profile <a href="http://www.revish.com/people/bakerstreetblog/">here</a>.<br /><br />I can recommend each site for ease of use and integration with other online services. With any of the above options, you'll have quick and easy way to reference your site. Feel free to poke around and chose the one that works best for you.<br /><br /></span>

"Books Which Fill a Shelf" [VEIL]

"Books Which Fill a Shelf" [VEIL]

One of the most common attributes of all of the Sherlockians I have had the chance to meet is that we like to buy books. Notice I didn'...

Winners of our Baker Street Journal Contest

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Did you think we forgot about <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/02/i-have-endeavoured-to-illustrate-resi.html">the contest</a> we were running? Not to worry! We keep our word. And we're here to make good on our promise to award a full year's subscription of the <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">Baker Street Journal</a>, plus the Christmas Annual to three lucky winners.<br />
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If you missed the original post, the gist of it was as follows: each page of the BSJ Web site contains a Canonical image. We asked participants to name the story associated with each page, 14 in all. Naturally, you all found that we had left one page out of our calculations, so there were actually 15.<br />
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We were very impressed (and overwhelmed!) with the level of participation. Not to mention the high quality of responses. Nevertheless, we committed to three winners. We've tallied the results and selected the three perfect scores. But first, here are the answers:<br />
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<li><span id="fullpost">Home page: The Priory School</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">FAQs: The Beryl Coronet</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">What's New: The Norwood Builder</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Site map: The Priory School</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Watson's Weird Tales: The Devil's Foot</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Shoscombe Alice: Shoscombe Old Place</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Archived Articles: The Musgrave Ritual</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Items for Sale: Charles Augustus Milverton</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Morley-Montgomery Award: The Three Students</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Links: Shoscombe Old Place</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Good Old Index: The Sussex Vampire</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Contact Us: The Three Garridebs</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Submissions: The Hound of the Baskervilles</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">Letters to Baker Street: Wisteria Lodge</span></li>
<li><span id="fullpost">BSI Weekend: The Sign of Four</span></li>
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Winners of our Baker Street Journal Contest

Winners of our Baker Street Journal Contest

"he had actually won" [EMPT] Did you think we forgot about the contest we were running? Not to worry! We keep our word. And ...

"Stand With Me Here Upon the Terrace..." [LAST]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z0V2yb9GnJQ05jVV_NvYsTmYIhiQ-GU-qLw9h-w6VRl1jHmNJd3ogeNSL5OaL9aAwugIpywuGRvP-ZXxiwLw8n8N-mfuiudTt_Rrai6XCbz_QYt6oz2sWzDpA8uQO3r8CnOcVfGDmuCS/s1600-h/David-Ely.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049606489103931170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z0V2yb9GnJQ05jVV_NvYsTmYIhiQ-GU-qLw9h-w6VRl1jHmNJd3ogeNSL5OaL9aAwugIpywuGRvP-ZXxiwLw8n8N-mfuiudTt_Rrai6XCbz_QYt6oz2sWzDpA8uQO3r8CnOcVfGDmuCS/s200/David-Ely.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Alas, this type of news is never easy to break. Nor is it one of the tasks of this blog to which I look forward. But I believe it's a part of the responsibility I've taken on in the Sherlockian community.<br /><br />Ely M. Liebow, BSI ("Inspector Gregory") passed away this weekend. For those who knew him, Ely was a deeply thoughtful and intellectual man with a superb sense of humor and a deep knowledge of Sherlock Holmes. I didn't know him well, but I did manage to raise a few glasses with him in a suite at the Iroquois Hotel some 10 or 12 years ago after my first BSI Dinner (and before the Iroquois went upscale). He was quiet in that room of rabblerousers (you know who you are!), but when he spoke, he was heard. And then there was usually heard a thunder of laughter.<br /><br />In addition to the Baker Street Irregulars, Ely was a member of Hugo's Companions, the Hounds of the Baskerville and 140 Varieties of Tobacco Ash. He appeared at a number of conferences over the years and was known for his signature Sherlockian book:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879721987?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0879721987">Dr. Joe Bell: Model for Sherlock Holmes</a>, which has just been re-released.  And the estimable Brad Keefauver has him listed at #70 on the <a href="http://www.sherlockpeoria.net/Report_pages/top100writers.html">Hundred Hottest Sherlockian Writers of the Last Century</a>.<br /><br />Ely's obituary ran in the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.legacy.com/ChicagoTribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=87044995">Chicago Tribune</a> and the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.legacy.com/ChicagoSunTimes/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=87006080">Chicago Sun-Times</a>:<br /><blockquote>Ely M. Liebow, husband of Phoebe, nee Recht; father, of Wendy (Scott Burson), Cynthia and Franette Liebow; grandfather, of Allison and Esther Burson. Funeral Ceremony Monday, 10 a.m., at Congregation Solel, 1301 Clavey Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035. Interment Shalom, Arlington Heights. In lieu of flowers memorials in his memory to Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave., Chicago, IL, The Cancer Wellness Center, 215 Revere Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062, PanCAN, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, or Congregation Solel would be appreciated. For more information please contact Congregation Solel, 847-433-3555.</blockquote>There is an <a href="http://www.legacy.com/ChicagoSunTimes/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=87006080">online guestbook which you may sign</a> for Ely's family. It will remain open until March 31, 2008.<br /><br />And please, if you have any memories of Ely you'd like to share, please do so via the comments link below.<br /><br />Update (4/15/07): the Chicago Tribune did a very nice <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0704110903apr12,1,2507521.story">feature article/remembrance</a> of Ely on April 12th.<br /><br />Update (4/16/07): Wisconsin Public Radio's <a href="http://www.wpr.org/uoa/index.cfm?strDirection=Prev&dteShowDate=2007%2D04%2D15%2016%3A00%3A00">University of the Air</a> has an interview with Ely that aired on April 8, 2007. They dedicated the show to Ely's memory. It can be heard as a RealAudio file.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo credit: Ray Betzner, sent courtesy of David Morrill<br /></span>

"Stand With Me Here Upon the Terrace..." [LAST]

"Stand With Me Here Upon the Terrace..." [LAST]

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"He Had Fooled Us" [3GAR]

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For those of you who didn't catch on yet, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/is-long-row-veil_1.html#.Uuc9SsQo5w3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yesterday's post</a> (April 1, 2007 - that should have been a dead giveaway) was a hoax. While the rumors of Russell Crowe are still rumors, albeit well-publicized ones, the Nicholas Rowe fantasy was purely an invention of the twisted minds here at I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.<br />
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You have to admit that it would be an excellent casting choice, but we'll have to leave Hollywood to its own devices. After all, they keep bankrolling Tom Cruise films...<br />
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Thank you for playing along - especially those of you who left comments. We see we only managed to sucker one person ('Anonymous') entirely.<br />
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And if you happen to be a student of popular culture, you might be interested to know that April Fool's Day hacks occurred <a href="http://aprilfools.urgo.org/2007.html">all over the Internet</a>. It's a longstanding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%27s_hoaxes">tradition at Google</a>, and many people in the blogosphere picked up on it.<br />
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"He Had Fooled Us" [3GAR]

"He Had Fooled Us" [3GAR]

For those of you who didn't catch on yet, yesterday's post (April 1, 2007 - that should have been a dead giveaway) was a hoax. W...

Nicholas Rowe to Reprise His Role in Updated Sherlock Holmes Movie

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"there is the long row" [VEIL]</h4>
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Further to the reports of a <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/03/one-man-can-invent-another-can-discover_16.html#.Uuc9DMQo5w0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes movie</a> being developed by Warner Bros. comes the news of a lead actor that will undoubtedly be more acceptable to readers of this blog. The initial reports were that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080317032801/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11569.html">Russell Crowe</a> would be the lead, in a nod to Holmes' more physical side, and many Sherlockians were livid.<br />
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But you may be pleased to know that the producers have come to their senses and have instead settled on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746583/">Nicholas Rowe</a> as their choice. Astute Sherlockians will remember Rowe from the 1985 adventure film <a href="https://amzn.to/2PpllXr"><i>Young Sherlock Holmes</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000AUHPC" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />, directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Steven Spielberg, where he played a school-age Holmes who looked remarkably like Joseph Bell, the medical professor who inspired Conan Doyle.<br />
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The producers, who originally were going for toughness, have evidently agreed that Rowe, who stands 6 feet 4 inches tall, will undoubtedly be an imposing figure.  And they're being mindful of the Canon as he perfectly fits Watson's description of Holmes from <span style="font-style: italic;">A Study in Scarlet</span>:<br />
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"In height he was rather over     six feet, and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller. His eyes were     sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his     thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision."</blockquote>
Rowe seems to be following in the footsteps of the late <a href="https://amzn.to/2PiByxL">Jeremy Brett</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; margin: 0px;" width="1" />, as Rowe lost his longtime partner Lou Gish last year to cancer. You may recall that Brett went on with the Granada series shortly after he lost his wife Joan to cancer in the mid-1980s.<br />
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This is really welcome news, as Hollywood seems to get casting all wrong many times in Holmes films. It's encouraging to see an actor who can really inhabit the character - especially one who proved himself in his previous Holmes outing.<br />
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<a href="http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/">Background info</a>.<br />
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Nicholas Rowe to Reprise His Role in Updated Sherlock Holmes Movie

Nicholas Rowe to Reprise His Role in Updated Sherlock Holmes Movie

"there is the long row" [VEIL] Further to the reports of a Sherlock Holmes movie being developed by Warner Bros. comes the ...

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