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Sherlockians Have Such Varied Interests

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"no braver man in the regiment" [BLAN]</h4>
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One of the things that we enjoy about the Sherlock Holmes stories - the Canon, if you please - and those devotees who follow it, is the ability to weave in so many of life's other interests. If you've got another hobby or passion, odds are you'll find a way to incorporate it into your love of Sherlock Holmes.<br />
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Over the years, we've met Sherlockians who are also interested in horse racing, railroads, P.G. Wodehouse, pin collecting, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Titanic</span>, antiques, handwriting analysis, coin and stamp collecting, woodworking, needlepoint, jewelry making, wine, pipe collecting, music, period firearms, Victorian attire - the list goes on and on. Really, there's no limit to the connections we can make between our interests, if we're passionate enough about them.<br />
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So it was with little surprise - but with great amusement - that we looked at the above photo sent by <a href="http://www.cc-chapman.com/" target="_blank">a colleague</a> of the individual who is a Holmes Trooper.<br />
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We couldn't help but think:<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">"May the force be with you, old chap."</span></h3>
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<i>Star Wars</i> and Sherlock Holmes. Hmm.<br />
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Well, if you consider that <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Peter%20Cushing%20Sherlock&tag=thebakerstree-20&index=dvd&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Peter Cushing</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 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Christopher%20Lee%20Sherlock&tag=thebakerstree-20&index=dvd&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Christopher Lee</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" /> appeared in the George Lucas series - albeit Cushing never made it past the first film and Lee managed to do damage in the final trilogy - and are actors who have portrayed Sherlock Holmes, there's your connection.<br />
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Of course, the more astute among you will remember that Lee also portrayed Sir Henry Baskerville in Hammer's 1959 version of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000062XEY?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000062XEY"><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000062XEY" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. And he holds the distinction of being the only actor to portray Holmes <i>and</i> his stately brother Mycroft, whom he played in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JKHF?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00005JKHF"><i>The Private Life of 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=B00005JKHF" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.<br />
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<i>Image credit: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/MUMbU" target="_blank">bonniegrrl (Flickr)</a></i><br />
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Sherlockians Have Such Varied Interests

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"Send Them the Photograph" [SCAN]

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"When He Refers to Her Photograph" [SCAN]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017161893679938274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbYijnn0ubG5kbId3VXoWy5oq_fvXzTaBpUIG8iEUIvGjHvrg53f5mPnIQ7bnMHfHoXSbd8qjqAMRrL729tsHnpDAQDc_jE0JYCRWRhlag2ZgyC4nR2G8lyYMG8NJsPHrXLI8lQoWVTRk/s200/flickrlogo_tagline_bg.gif" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>As part of any Sherlockian societies' activities, I would imagine there are a number of photographs taken. Here's a simple request: if you're planning on taking digital photos at Sherlockian events, please consider uploading them to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>, a free online service for storing and sharing photos. Whatever digital service you use, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">please use the descriptor "Sherlockian" when tagging or labeling your photos</span>.<br /><br />Tagging is a key part of what's called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy">folksonomy</a>, a way of connecting individuals on the Web based on common interests and terms. That way, when someone searches the Web for "Sherlockian," they'll be greeted with results from Sherlockian events. Thank you for helping to connect our community through the Web!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a>

"When He Refers to Her Photograph" [SCAN]

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by Scott Monty

"Your Pictures Are Not Unlike You..." [3GAR]

"Your Pictures Are Not Unlike You..." [3GAR]

While Nathan Garrideb easily recognized Sherlock Holmes, we need your valuable assistance in identifying some Sherlockians from photos a dec...

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"A Long Shot, Watson, a Very Long Shot." [SILV]

We received this item from Kate Karlson, BSI ("The Evening Standard").  Kate is co-founder of the Turf-Builders of Baker Street.  You can read her "Pink Sheet" as part of the writeup of the <a href="http://www.mycroftsleague.homestead.com/ML-Silverblazerecapfinal_web_.pdf" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Philadelphia Silver Blaze 2005</a>.<br /><br /><blockquote>I recently had a professional call upon me that required a visit to the soon-to-be-opened harness race track complex at <a href="http://www.tiogadowns.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">Tioga Downs</a>, near my home in Binghamton, NY.<br /><br />I was in search of an interview subject, a local horse breeder and trainer, and as I entered his barn, my eye was suddenly caught by the sign near a stall:<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/724/187/1600/IMG_0946a.0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/724/187/320/IMG_0946a.0.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>I quickly turned around to see who this feisty horse might be, and there he was:<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/724/187/1600/IMG_0944a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/724/187/320/IMG_0944a.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"A child would know Silver Blaze with his white<br />forehead and his mottled off-foreleg."</span><br /></div><br />This lively two-year-old colt is a trotter and getting ready to debut in the New York Sire Stakes in July. His sire was not Isonomy, but a NYSS Champion named <a href="http://www.bluechipfarms.com/stallions/credit.php" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Credit Winner</a>.<br /><br />I will be following his racing career with the greatest interest and, I hope, profit!<br /><br />By the way, the winner of this year's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsom_Derby" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Epsom Derby</a>, whose Canonical entry was Shoscombe Prince, not Silver Blaze, was Sir Percy, a name full of Canonical echoes.  I am pleased to say I had a deuce on him to do so.<br /><br />I look forward to meeting other fans of the Sport of Kings at <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.blogspot.com/2006/04/blog-post_14.html" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">"Sherlock at Saratoga"</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">,</span> the weekend of July 29-30.</blockquote><br />Thank you, Kate for submitting this amazing find.  We encourage readers to submit their own suggestions for blog posts.  Simply email us with your information.

"A Long Shot, Watson, a Very Long Shot." [SILV]

We received this item from Kate Karlson, BSI ("The Evening Standard"). Kate is co-founder of the Turf-Builders of Baker Street. ...

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by Scott Monty

"Your Pictures Are Not Unlike You..." [3GAR]

While Nathan Garrideb easily recognized Sherlock Holmes, we need your valuable assistance in identifying some Sherlockians from photos a decade and a half ago.  Take a look below and see if you know the people in the scenes.  If so, please use the "Comment" section below to tell us who they are.<br /><br />Both images are from Mrs. Hudson's Breakfast at the 1991 BSI Weekend. Below, we need help identifying the gentleman who is interviewing Dick Shull.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/724/187/1600/1991%20BSI%20001.0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/724/187/320/1991%20BSI%20001.0.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a></div><br /><br />And in the second image, we need to know the identities of the gentlemen flanking Don Kraar.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/724/187/1600/1991%20BSI%20004.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/724/187/320/1991%20BSI%20004.1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /></div>

"Your Pictures Are Not Unlike You..." [3GAR]

While Nathan Garrideb easily recognized Sherlock Holmes, we need your valuable assistance in identifying some Sherlockians from photos a dec...

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by Scott Monty