I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"A Cry of 'Cooee!'" [BOSC]

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BznSr3hPs4wQj5N7lPd17fGdhcShuAXC2Ui4MFW7gkFov4Sr1beExDdejgu35nDdJBvTGNbJqDWU48UuolQUWtWa3lyhrYSkM8z3N2zwpUdQEZohZOVsuzhbmCG5b0U3wfbVRbU9zY2g/s1600-h/bosc-03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197860148824232850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BznSr3hPs4wQj5N7lPd17fGdhcShuAXC2Ui4MFW7gkFov4Sr1beExDdejgu35nDdJBvTGNbJqDWU48UuolQUWtWa3lyhrYSkM8z3N2zwpUdQEZohZOVsuzhbmCG5b0U3wfbVRbU9zY2g/s200/bosc-03.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>It is once again with a heavy heart that I pick up my keyboard to write of another member of the Baker Street Irregulars passing beyond the Reichenbach. This time the Southern Hemisphere has lost one of its own with the death of Alan Olding ("Cooee!"). Alan was the President of the Sherlock Holmes Society of Australia, and his membership extended to other Aussie societies, such as the Sherlock Holmes Society of Melbourne and the Sherlock Holmes Society of Western Australia. An active member of the Hounds of the Internet for quite some time, where his nom was "Holy Peters, of Adelaide, whose speciality is the beguiling of lonely ladies." According to his biography on his <a href="http://www.sh-whoswho.com/index.php?page=search&criteria=member&id=314">Sherlockian Who's Who</a> page, <blockquote>Alan Olding migrated to Australia in 1951, after service in the British Army during WW2. He brought with him his new bride, Olive. They lived in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, before setlling in the Adelaide Hills in 1970. Alan is a retired Insurance Executive. He was invested in the BSI in 1988 under the name "COOEE", and President for the Sherlock Holmes Society of Australia. </blockquote>His loss is a great one for anyone who knew him.

"A Cry of 'Cooee!'" [BOSC]

It is once again with a heavy heart that I pick up my keyboard to write of another member of the Baker Street Irregulars passing beyond the ...

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by Scott Monty

"When the Stake is Best Worth Winning" [CHAS]

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRkseKkn4MnuILv3sJ1sZp4NOwG9KU1Typns8YsNT3E_i-_swuu1GBmOFxPM3sIpAoU0RnL8Ut2gQ7_h-8E-OnEGeJCFxxcipXsbj39YkoNaj9j0JoSuFhIDPfeRCMT55Y1DYQ5N_AEy2/s1600-h/Edgar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195841611391817026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRkseKkn4MnuILv3sJ1sZp4NOwG9KU1Typns8YsNT3E_i-_swuu1GBmOFxPM3sIpAoU0RnL8Ut2gQ7_h-8E-OnEGeJCFxxcipXsbj39YkoNaj9j0JoSuFhIDPfeRCMT55Y1DYQ5N_AEy2/s200/Edgar.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="http://www.mysterywriters.org/">The Mystery Writers of America</a> held their annual dinner in New York City last night to honor the <a href="http://theedgars.com/nominees.html">2008 Edgar Winners</a>. The field of Sherlockiana, while <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/01/your-merits-should-be-publicly.html">well represented in 2007</a>, only had a single entrant on this year's list of nominees. And evidently, that's all that was needed, for the winner of the Best Critical/Biographical category was none other than <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594201358?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1594201358">Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters</a> by Charles Foley, Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower. Congratulations, gentlemen! Check out this link to see what <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/11/let-me-recommend-this-book-sign.html">I originally wrote about the book last November</a>, which includes a link to the interview that Burt Wolder & I conducted with Dan & Jon - one of our most popular episodes on our audio program <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>. If you haven't picked up a copy of the book yet, I strongly recommend that you <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594201358?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=211189&creativeASIN=1594201358&link_code=as3&creative=373489" style="font-weight: bold;">get over to Amazon</a> and grab yourself a copy. It's a worthy asset to any Sherlockian or Doylean library.

"When the Stake is Best Worth Winning" [CHAS]

The Mystery Writers of America held their annual dinner in New York City last night to honor the 2008 Edgar Winners . The field of Sherlock...

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by Scott Monty

"The Principal Difficulty in Your Case" [NAVA]

I was just informed that another Irregular has passed beyond the Reichenbach. Earlier this week, David Galerstein, BSI ("Bert Stevens") passed away. A former principal and member of the New York City Board of Education, he was always interested in educating those around him. I remember meeting Dave for the first time at one of my early meetings of the Men on the Tor at Gillette Castle. He was more than happy to spend time with a young and relatively uninitiated Sherlockian. He suggested that I follow up some of my Canonical reading with other related stories, such as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/184637829X/105-4993020-3918022?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=184637829X" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Houseboat on the Styx</a> by John Kendrick Bangs. As he slowed down in recent years, he still kept his keen and innate curiosity about him and was able to faithfully attend the BSI weekends. From Ben & Sue Vizoskie, of the Three Garridebs - one of the many scions that Dave belonged to - comes this writeup: <blockquote>We were saddened to hear this morning that David Galerstein, a long-time Sherlockian and member of the Three Garridebs, died on April 29th. Dave was very active in the New York area and belonged to many scions, including the Long Island Cave Dwellers, Mrs. Hudson's Cliffdwellers, the Montague Street Lodgers of Brooklyn, the Priory Scholars of Manhattan, the Retired Colourmen and the Epilogues of Sherlock Holmes. He was invested in the Baker Street Irregulars in 1972 as "Bert Stevens." Dave was a frequent contributor to The Baker Street Journal and to Prescott's Press. In 1990, he and Marlene Aig co-edited A Singular Set of People; and in 2002, he compiled and Caroline Bryan edited A Singular Sense of Humor: A Compilation of Stuff and Nonsense by and for Sherlockians. He is survived by his wife Roz and their children. According to the death notice in today's New York Times, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. </blockquote> You can read his <a href="http://www.legacy.com/NYTimes/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=108724832">death notice in the New York Times</a>.