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BSI Publications Mark Milestones at the 2007 BSI Weekend

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Wow. Another BSI Weekend has come and gone. Every year, we await the festivities - particularly in the months between the invitation and the events - with great anticipation and excitement, akin to a child in the weeks and days before Christmas. And then, before you know it, the wrapping paper is strewn all over the floor, the meat trimmings are sitting on the platter, guests have left, and you're wondering where the holiday went. 
 
We'll be adding a few separate entries to follow up, but suffice it to say that the weekend was a great success. Here are are a couple of Baker Street Irregulars and Baker Street Journal news items for now. 
 
<a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsiinternationalseries.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020486959011987922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMArgeEGWj6hnTtJiqDBwYDx3TIza_ggxxVjxRlYW38FGpO2hLTUH71jHiQ8ybiKbdf0tcOSVQnYgrLLR0t9Isk3ENJwBeAtbcP7xDo4bmvSJ0IQy2KaA6Y0CI49mB9XgXAoyCBwbCHLsK/s200/WebCover_Scandinavia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a>Mike Whelan, the head of the BSI, noted that in his time at the helm - 10 years now - the Irregulars have managed to produce 58 separate publications - including issues of the BSJ, Christmas Annuals, History Series, Manuscript Series, International Series and an excursion publication. 
 
<a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsimanuscriptseries.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020487092155974114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMi_mqVwodC3rN6f4Ee83W_muPbDNIkYeDtDLvjOfHy-bO9uRic2B0FzCSkIhJwx49Lc1q26dREp7rWCu9VNYn0fSJMowgHY8edsEO48AjAQgSpwmB8KDkOsV9Q1tWNPhUyv3qpKGT2Bx/s200/WebCover_Mandate.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a>This year, the BSI unveiled two new publications: <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsimanuscriptseries.html">Mandate for Murder</a>, the fifth in the BSI Manuscript Series; and <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsiinternationalseries.html">Scandinavia and Sherlock Holmes</a>, the second in the BSI International Series. Both are beautifully designed and are the result of hard work from the editors. More details can be found on the <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">BSJ site</a>. 
 
Also, the Morley-Montogmery Award recipient was announced on Thursday evening at a reception just prior to the lecture. The winner for the best article appearing in the Journal in 2006 is Harold Billings, for his piece <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/morleymontgomeryaward/currentwinner.html" style="font-weight: bold;">The Materia Medica of Sherlock Holmes</a>. Congratulations, Harold. 
 
We'll continue our updates with photos, news of the Beacon Society, and other tidbits from the weekend. 
 
Plan ahead: next year's BSI Weekend will take place from January 10 - 12, 2008. 
 
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BSI Publications Mark Milestones at the 2007 BSI Weekend

"those week-end parties" [SOLI] Wow. Another BSI Weekend has come and gone. Every year, we await the festivities - particularly...

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by Scott Monty

The 2007 BSI Honors List

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"He handed each of them a shilling" [STUD] </h4>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLPtYJUdbiJMpmgt6t9ZrMmWONyqRLiSC0da2OinGe0gbscK_VLEqjV97zbiU4DBsVvIgmQIT6Y-HewDZ6AbzCkNE9a3N5UpghBhG5SATF3DfgPeMgqr1zspbO5U64gQ_FdycK-WuTwJL/s1600-h/Shilling.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5016052065476340050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLPtYJUdbiJMpmgt6t9ZrMmWONyqRLiSC0da2OinGe0gbscK_VLEqjV97zbiU4DBsVvIgmQIT6Y-HewDZ6AbzCkNE9a3N5UpghBhG5SATF3DfgPeMgqr1zspbO5U64gQ_FdycK-WuTwJL/s200/Shilling.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 142px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 142px;" /></a>We're live blogging from the annual dinner of the Baker Street Irregulars. It's been quite an evening - one that we'll leave to others to recap in what is sure to be a much more circumspect manner. 
 
It is our pleasure to share with you the names of the newly-Investitured members of the BSI. Mike Whelan, the current "Wiggins" of the BSI, takes great joy in this portion of the program - when he bestows an Irregular Shilling on a number of Sherlockians present at the dinner. 
 
This year's Honors List includes: 
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<li>"Harold Stackhurst" - Warren Randall</li>
<li>"Lady Clara St. Simon" - Dayna McCausland</li>
<li>"Enoch J. Drebber" - Mike Homer</li>
<li>"Henri Murger" - Mike Berdan</li>
<li>"The Soup Plate Medal" - Maggie Schpak</li>
<li>"The Swedish Pathological Society" - Mattias Bostrom</li>
<li>"Eliza Barrymore" - Elaine McCafferty</li>
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Congratulations to all! 
 
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The 2007 BSI Honors List

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The 2007 BSI Distinguished Speaker: Laurie R. King

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmvlbIUd7ZTiP7CBAx1fAXnkzziD3BDjWkBXV3JwyWplczgU_8KnpD6PkLmHE6KHVBcil_JWpoRaPya6A1r9OAdJWckhUrEU-B5u3EPTEXP9XoOJ9KnWmGklz0XrO1Pwb8aZ9fvwarqMJ/s1600-h/laurieking.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018884768706855346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmvlbIUd7ZTiP7CBAx1fAXnkzziD3BDjWkBXV3JwyWplczgU_8KnpD6PkLmHE6KHVBcil_JWpoRaPya6A1r9OAdJWckhUrEU-B5u3EPTEXP9XoOJ9KnWmGklz0XrO1Pwb8aZ9fvwarqMJ/s320/laurieking.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a>The 2007 Baker Street Irregulars Distinguished Speaker Lecture was held this evening at the Williams Club. Our speaker: none other than the author <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Laurie%20King&tag=thebakerstree-20&index=books&amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Laurie R. King</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" />, author of the very successful Mary Russell series and the equally as popular Kate Martinelli series. 
 
This evening Ms. King spoke to the assembled members (there were about 110 of us packed in) about how it was that she first discovered Sherlock Holmes -- when she was 35. She was very comfortable speaking to the group, noting that "Sherlockians are too humorous to bear grudges." 
 
She acknowledged that Sherlock Holmes was the inspiration for Mary Russell and that Russell is really a 20th Century mirror image of Holmes. She does not view the Russell series as pastiche but as variations on a theme -- much as Mozart, Rachmaninov, and Brahms have done. 
 
She also presented King's Theory of the Migratory Jezail Bullet Wound. Without giving it away, we'll just say that her theory was entirely new and creative. Check out the Spring 2007 issue of <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a>. 
 
And for the record, Mary Russell is not pregnant. 
 
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The 2007 BSI Distinguished Speaker: Laurie R. King

"I should like to see Mrs. King." [DANC] The 2007 Baker Street Irregulars Distinguished Speaker Lecture was held this evening a...

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"You Will Excuse My Beginning Without You, Watson." [BERY]

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aVEJLLOR4MOK3VYC0TYKlB3Jbup0W1yxv3-PVAhMZVjiYQ5tV7EyuYbgI_Vr5wtf_60XgF7tcq2dv8Oq-J3r_tTc_1swjnTW8DHc5W-2FR553ftDyN0kETaqpUVAM47TuJdL6U9C93Sc/s1600-h/party_horn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018629372771565970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aVEJLLOR4MOK3VYC0TYKlB3Jbup0W1yxv3-PVAhMZVjiYQ5tV7EyuYbgI_Vr5wtf_60XgF7tcq2dv8Oq-J3r_tTc_1swjnTW8DHc5W-2FR553ftDyN0kETaqpUVAM47TuJdL6U9C93Sc/s200/party_horn.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 118px;" /></a>The <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/bsiweekend.html">weekend festivities of the Baker Street Irregulars</a>, the literary society dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, officially kick off tomorrow, but it's never too early to begin the celebrations. A few locals and a number of out-of-towners gathered at O'Casey's tonight for ASH Wednesday. My woman on the street reports: <blockquote><div>There were around 50 at O'Casey's tonight. There was a good smattering of locals, and a lot of folks from further away: California, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, New Mexico along with a couple of Brits. We drank and ate, and most of all, we talked - conversation filled the room and bounced from table to table. I described the kickoff event as a sort of a family reunion for Sherlockians. </div> <div> </div> <div>My favorite story is the participation of a young woman from India who moved to New York just four days ago. She had heard about the BSI festivities as a Sherlockian in India, and when her company transferred her here, she suddenly wondered if this were the right weekend. She found me via the net and sent me an inquiry earlier today asking if she could come tonight. I responded telling her she was welcome, but there would be no Sherlockian content to the evening except incidentally as we were really just getting together with friends. In her next message she told me she was new in the city and knew no one yet and was hoping to find some friends. I encouraged her to come and boy, did she land in the right place! </div></blockquote><div></div>Indeed. And I'm looking forward to landing in the right place as of tomorrow at noon. Stay tuned for more updates!

"You Will Excuse My Beginning Without You, Watson." [BERY]

The weekend festivities of the Baker Street Irregulars , the literary society dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, officially kick off tomorrow, bu...

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by Scott Monty

"I Was Invited to a Week-End Gathering..." [LAST]

It's that time of the year! I don't know about you, but I'm always excited from the time I receive the official word of the BSI Weekend to the time of the event. It's like a second Christmas for a Sherlockian like me. 
 
The year 2007 marks Sherlock Holmes' 153rd birthday and Sherlockians in New York City will celebrate it in style. Events are listed below, with appropriate links to maps, resources, RSVPs and the like. A printable RSVP form is available at the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/bsiweekend.html">Baker Street Journal</a> site. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about what goes on, what to expect, etc. 
 
Wednesday, January 10 
 ASH Wednesday<a href="http://www.ash-nyc.com/">The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes'</a> formally kick off the weekend with a dinner, for those who are already in the city. 
 6:30 p.m. Dinner at O'Casey's (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=22+e+41st+st.,+ny,+NY&iwloc=A&hl=en">map</a>) 
Cost: Attendees pay their own checks, it's a good idea to let <a href="mailto:%20susan221bee@gmail.com">Susan Rice</a> know if you're coming to the event. 
 
 Thursday, January 11 
 The Christopher Morley Walk 
Jim Cox and Dore Nash lead the Christopher Morley Walk. 
9:30 a.m. The walk commences at the Algonquin Hotel (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=59+W+44th+St,+New+York,+NY">map</a>) 
1:30 p.m. Lunch at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McSorley%27s_Old_Ale_House" target="_blank">McSorley's</a> following the Walk 
 
Cost: The walk is free; lunch is pay-your-own 
Please let <a href="mailto:jasdcox@yahoo.com">Jim Cox</a> know if you're planning to attend. 
 
The BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture 
This year's Distinguished Speaker is none other than Laurie R. King, the Edgar-winning author of the Mary Russell and Kate Martinelli series. Her latest novel is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553804537?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553804537">The Art of Detection</a> 
6:15 p.m. BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture at the Williams Club (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=24+e+39th+st.,+ny,+NY&spn=0.013744,0.037875&iwloc=A&hl=en">map</a>) 
Cost: $11.00 per ticket 
You can request a copy of the announcement and reservation form from The Baker Street Irregulars, 7938 Mill Stream Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46278 or you can <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/bsiweekend.html">download it here</a>. 
 Friday, January 12 
 
Open House - Mysterious Bookshop 
11:00 a.m. Otto Penzler opens the <a href="http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/">Mysterious Bookshop</a> (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=58+Warren+St,+New+York,+NY">map</a>) to Sherlockians; open until 5:00 p.m. 
Cost: Depends on what you buy from Otto (heh, heh) 
 
William Gillette Memorial Luncheon 
12:00 noon Lunch and entertainment at <a href="http://www.moranschelsea.com/">Moran's Chelsea Seafood Restaurant</a> (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=146+10th+ave.,+ny,+NY&spn=0.013745,0.037875&iwloc=A&hl=en">map</a>) 
Cost: $43.00 for salmon or chicken; $48.00 for roast beef 
Contact <a href="mailto:%20susan221bee@gmail.com">Susan Rice</a> for an announcement; send checks to her at 125 Washington Place #2-E,New York, NY 10014. 
 
The Beacon Society 
3:15 p.m. <a href="http://www.beaconsociety.com/">The Beacon Society's</a> annual meeting and Fourth Annual Beacon Award in the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=59+W+44th+St,+New+York,+NY">map</a>) 
Cost: Free 
Nominations for the Beacon Award are open until December 1 
 
Commemorative Visit to Morgans Bar 
5:00 p.m. Join a group for a pre-dinner drink at the site of the very first BSI Dinner held in the now-defunct Hotel Duane Grill Room. The site is now <a href="http://www.morganshotel.com/morgans_hotel_morgans_bar.asp">Morgans Bar</a> and is located just a block from the Union League Club (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=237+Madison+Ave.,+New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=40.750281,-73.98129&spn=0.016776,0.043259&om=1&iwloc=addr">map</a>) - open to all. Enter the door to the far left end of the building and proceed downstairs. 
 
The Baker Street Irregulars Dinner 
6:00 p.m. The BSI dinner at the <a href="http://www.unionleagueclub.org/">Union League Club</a> (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38+e+37th+st.,+ny,+NY&iwloc=A&hl=en">map</a>) - invitation only 
 The Gaslight Gala 6:30 p.m. The Gaslight Gala (dinner and entertainment) at the Manhattan Club (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+w+52nd+st.,+ny,+NY&spn=0.013741,0.037875&iwloc=A&hl=en">map</a>) - open to all Sherlockians and their friends 
Cost: $75.00 (checks payable to Will Walsh) should be sent to Carol Fish, Box 4, Circleville, NY 10919 
Please include your e-mail address and primary Sherlockian society affiliation). Early reservations are advised for the William Gillette luncheon and the Baskerville Bash. 
 
Those who wish to have seasonal souvenirs in the dinner packets can send 175 copies (for the BSI) to James B. Saunders (3011 47th Street, Astoria,NY 11103), 125 copies (for the Gala) to Francine Kitts (35 Van Cortlandt Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301), and 20 copies (for The Women) to The Woman Dinner, 7938 Mill Stream Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46278); your material should arrive by Dec. 15. 
 
 
Saturday, January 13 
 
The Dealers' Room 
A wide variety of Sherlockiana will be offered for sale on the second floor of the <a href="http://www.thealgonquin.net/">Algonquin Hotel</a> (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=59+W+44th+St,+New+York,+NY">map</a>)<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=59+W+44th+St,+New+York,+NY"></a> 
9:30 a.m. Doors open; runs until 12:30 pm 
Please contact <a href="mailtp:bugmanhall@aol.com">Ralph Hall</a> (2906 Wallingford Court, Louisville, KY 40218) (502-491-3148) for information information about dealers' tables. 
 
The Clients of Adrian Mulliner 
Devotees of the works of both John H. Watson and P. G. Wodehouse will hold a Junior Bloodstain 
12:00 p.m. Junior Bloodstain, second floor of the Algonquin Hotel 
If you are planning to attend, please tell <a href="mailto:ladybassett@comcast.net">Anne Cotton</a> (12 Hollywood Street, South Hadley, MA 01075). 
Cost: Free, old Bean 
 
The Baker Street Irregulars Annual Reception 
Open to all Sherlockians and friends. Hors d'oeuvres and open bar. 1:30 p.m. Doors open at the New York Bar Association (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=42+W.+44th+Street,+New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;z=15&ll=40.756262,-73.981333&spn=0.015214,0.042057&om=1&iwloc=addr">map</a>) 
Cost: $65.00 in advance; $75.00 at the door 
You can request a copy of the announcement and reservation form from The Baker Street Irregulars, 7938 Mill Stream Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46278 or you can <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/bsiweekend.html">download it here</a>. 
Lost in New York with a Bunch of Sherlockians 
Presented by Baker Street West 1 and The Curious Collectors of Baker Street will present 
6:00 p.m. Dinner at Kennedy's Irish Pub & Restaurant (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=327+West+57th+Street,+New+York,+NY&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=40.768224,-73.981419&spn=0.015211,0.042057&om=1&iwloc=addr">map</a>) 
Cost: $35.00 per person (including tax and tip, and with a cash bar). 
Reserve by sending your checks (payable to the CCOBS) to Jerry and Chrys Kegley (9338 Sophia Avenue, North Hills, CA 91343); more information is available from <a href="mailto:bsw1@socal.rr.com">Jerry Kegley</a>. 
 
 
Sunday, January 14 
 
The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes - informal brunch 
11:30 a.m. Brunch at the <a href="http://www.oldcastlepub.com/">Oldcastle Pub</a> (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=160+w+54th+st.,+ny,+NY&iwloc=A&hl=en">map</a>) 
Open to all, but space is limited and reservations will be important; please contact <a href="mailto:judith-freeman@worldnet.att.net">Judith Freeman</a> (280 Ninth Avenue #1-C, New York,NY 10001). 
 
 
Accommodations 
The unofficial headquarters of the BSI continues to be the famed <a href="http://www.thealgonquin.net/">Algonquin</a><a href="http://www.thealgonquin.net/"> Hotel.</a> 
Tax-exempt rate: $175.00 a night for single or double rooms (Tuesday through Sunday). This is the total cost, since there is no tax due on reservations arranged by the BSI. 
 
The offer is available to all Sherlockians, and room reservations must be made directly to the Algonquin (mention The Baker Street Irregulars) at 212-840-6800 on or before December 8. 
 
Mary Ellen Rich provides advice about hotels that offer reasonable rates, along with a warning about non-optional extras that include 14% in state and city taxes. Sites to consider as you're looking for optional hotel arrangements: 
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.priceline.com/">Priceline</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hotels.com/">Hotels.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.travelocity.com/">Travelocity</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/">TripAdvisor</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.expedia.com/">Expedia</a></li>
</ul>
 
Please consider donating to The Dr. John H. Watson Fund, which offers financial assistance to all Sherlockians who might otherwise not be able to participate in the weekend's festivities. Contributions can be made by check payable to John H. Watson and sent (without return address on the envelope) to Dr. Watson, care of The Baker Street Irregulars, at 7938 Mill Stream Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46278; all correspondence is handled anonymously. Requests for assistance should also be mailed (quickly) to Dr. Watson at the same address. 
 
Special thanks to Peter Blau for all of the above information.