I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Does Jeremy Brett Deserve a Posthumous BAFTA?

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While many of us got our start with the Sherlock Holmes stories via the written page, there are others who find their way to the Canon via the silver screen or small screen. No matter how we each discovered Holmes, we all find our way to a visual representation - and particularly one that resonates with us. 
 
One of the most iconic influences since the early 1940s was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Out-Character-PB-Softcover-Limelight/dp/0879101199?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Basil Rathbone</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0879101199" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. And despite a number of film and television adaptations over the intervening 40 years, it wasn't until the arrival of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Boxed-Collection/dp/B000060MVK?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Jeremy Brett</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000060MVK" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> that an entire generation pictured another face in their minds when they read the stories (in addition to Pagets and Dorr Steeles). The purists who were raised on Rathbone would never hear of such a usurpation. To this day, one tends to find a sharp split between Brettians and Rathbonians (or is that Rathboneheads?). 
 
What we can't deny is the incredible influence Brett had on the Sherlockian movement, thanks to his complete dedication to the character. But his career spanned decades and included film, television and theatre alike, from Hollywood to the Old Vic. Which makes it all the more strange that he never received a <a href="http://www.bafta.org/">BAFTA</a> award. For those of you who don't know, BAFTA is the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Think  Oscars and Emmys rolled into one, for our American readers. 
 
Currently, there is a site angling for a posthumous BAFTA for Jeremy Brett: <a href="http://www.bafta4jb.com/">http://www.bafta4jb.com</a>. There you'll find information about Brett and his career, as well as information about the site and its creators. They opine that if Heath Ledger could receive a posthumous BAFTA for his role as the Joker in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Knight-Widescreen-Single-Disc/dp/B001GZ6QC4?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dark Knight</a>, then Jeremy Brett should be eligible for one based on his life's work. 
 
What you can do to help 
The site's creators are encouraging all interested parties to <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/JBBAFTA2/petition.html">sign a petition supporting this effort</a>. You can find it by clicking on the link. Please also consider sharing this post with others. 
 
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Does Jeremy Brett Deserve a Posthumous BAFTA?

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"Demonstration Before Breakfast" [LION]

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<a href="http://bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/" target="_blank">The Baker Street Breakfast Club</a> has been an integral part of Bennington, Vermont for the last 20 years. Under the guiding tutelage of Sally Sugarman, BSI ("The Three Gables"), the friendly and intimate group typically meets in members' homes - including an annual pool party, which we're guessing is B.Y.O.L.M. (bring your own Lion's Mane). 
 
Some 15 years ago, the BSBC put on a marvelous conference at Bennington College (or so we hear). If recollection serves, this was the last major conference that John Bennett Shaw attended. We may be mistaken in this regard. 
 
Anyway, the Baker Street Breakfast Club is at it again and is ready to celebrate another milestone. This time, at their 20th anniversary, they're putting on <a href="http://bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/conference_information.shtml" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: The Man and His Worlds</a> from June 24-27, 2010 in Bennington, VT. There's quite a program in place for the very reasonable $60 registration fee, and the conference organizers have coordinated with the local theater and library, among other municipal services, for a truly integrated experience while you're in Bennington. 
 
You can read about the extensive program and print out the registration form here: 
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Sally was also a guest on the most recent episode of <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>. Take a listen to her passion around this unique event and how she talks about it. 
 
More information is available from <a href="http://bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/conference_information.shtml" target="_blank">the conference web site</a>. We hope you can make it! 
 
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Episode 24: Sherlock Holmes and His Worlds

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Occasionally, you'll come across individuals within the Holmesian community who are doers. Or in Sally Sugarman's case, dynamos. 
 
Sally Sugarman, BSI ("The Three Gables"), founder of the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/">Baker Street Breakfast Club</a>, joins Burt and Scott in this episode to discuss an upcoming conference they're hosting in honor of their 20th anniversary, entitled <a href="http://bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/conference_information.shtml">Sherlock Holmes: The Man and His Worlds</a>. For a mere $60, you can register to attend this conference in the bucolic town of Bennington, Vermont from June 24-27, 2010. 
 
With an important and unusual twist of the merging of town and gown, you'll hear how the latest Bennington conference will allow attendees to venture out and explore the surroundings, yet still maintain the theme of the program. And you may even discover why one of the annual meetings of the Baker Street Breakfast Club is B.Y.O.L.M. (bring your own Lion's Mane). 
 
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by Scott Monty

"No Ghosts Need Apply" [SUSS]

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The <a href="http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/" target="_blank">Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota</a> know how to put on a conference. They've <a href="http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/conferences.html" target="_blank">hosted many in the past</a>, including the most recent, <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/07/my-collection-of-ms-is-fine-one-empt.html" target="_blank">Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas</a> in 2007. 
 
The description of their latest conference, "<a href="http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/2010_conference.html" target="_blank">The Spirits of Sherlock Holmes</a>" notes: The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota and the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota are sponsoring a conference to explore the many meanings of the word "spirits" and how they relate to Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Victorian Era. The conference will take place August 6-8, 2010 at the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota, home of the Sherlock Holmes Collections, the world’s largest collection of Sherlock Holmes-related material. 
 The conference will feature presentations, vendor tables, a silent auction of selected duplicate items from the Collections, an exhibit of rare and unique materials from the Collections, a performance of an Edith Meiser radio script by the Red-Throated League of the Norwegian Explorers, and the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections.<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/29692474/Spirits-of-Sherlock-Holmes-August-2010" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="View Spirits of Sherlock Holmes - August 2010 on Scribd">Spirits of Sherlock Holmes - August 2010</a> <object data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" height="600" id="doc_361017143811052" name="doc_361017143811052" style="outline: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=29692474&access_key=key-hp6wveq6s3v1fo66h66&page=1&viewMode=list"><embed id="doc_361017143811052" name="doc_361017143811052" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=29692474&access_key=key-hp6wveq6s3v1fo66h66&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object> 
 
Speakers include: Ray Betzner, BSI ("The Agony Column"), Susan E. Dahlinger, BSI ("The Bruce-Partington Plans"), ASH; Evelyn Herzog, BSI ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet"), ASH; Gideon Hill, BSI ("Jack Prendergast"); Brad Keefauver, BSI ("Winwood Reade"); Leslie S. Klinger, BSI ("The Abbey Grange"); Jon L. Lellenberg, BSI ("Rodger Prescott"); Peggy Perdue; Tim Reich; Richard Sveum, BSI ("Dr. Hill Barton"). 
 
Registration for the conference is now open. You can fill out the form below and mail it in. 
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