I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Some Sherlockian Clues in Recent Police Report

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"I hear of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chronicler." [GREE]</div>
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Sherlock Holmes - or at least things associated with Sherlock Holmes - can be found virtually everywhere you look. It's one of the reasons we named this site I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.<br>
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In this case, one only has to look as far as the <b><a href="http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/crime/blotter-NAP-08302013:article">Naperville (Illinois) police report</a></b> for Friday, August 23.<br>
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Some Sherlockian Clues in Recent Police Report

"I hear of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chronicler." [GREE] Sherlock Holmes - or at least things associated with...

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by Scott Monty

I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere is Changing

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I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere is Changing

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by Scott Monty

Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye

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<b>"'The Bible!' I cried triumphantly." - <i>The Valley of Fear</i></b></div>
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When I was asked to review<a href="http://amzn.to/1dH7Fdu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Sherlock Holmes and the Needles Eye</b></i> </a>by Len Bailey (Thomas Nelson
Publishers), I was a little concerned (as a card-carrying Papist) that I'd not be its intended audience. Now, however, I believe it might be of interest
to those members of the Sherlockian community who want to build
their Biblical knowledge. The book was developed to be used both as a Bible
study and as a pastiche. One may read through the story straight, or go back
and ponder the mysteries through study questions provided in the back of the
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<b>The good: </b>The Bible portion of this book is
really pretty interesting. The mysteries are engaging in terms of the questions
asked and the answers Holmes gives. Holmes does employ his method of deduction in ways that are true to character. As someone who is interested in Christian
scripture, I’d wondered about some of the particular events Mr. Bailey explores,
and he does a great job with them. I especially liked the mystery of what
Christ was writing on the ground when confronted with the woman caught in
adultery. In my own Catholic tradition, I’d learned that He was writing the
sin of the Pharisees... but what sin exactly? The answer here is pretty well-conceived.
In a nutshell the problems presented are good ones, the solutions are really quite
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<b>The lacking:</b> How many Holmes stories are there where the primary
plot convention is a time machine? Several. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact most recently there was a Christian pastiche
in which Holmes solves the mystery of Christ’s resurrection by jumping in an H.
G. Wells-ish time machine (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/An-Opened-Grave-Sherlock-Investigates/dp/1934080004" target="_blank">An Opened Grave: Sherlock Holmes Investigates His Ultimate Case</a> </i>by L. Frank James). I
would have suggested to Mr. Bailey, had I read this in manuscript form, that he
have Holmes solving the problems through “modern” (as …in his own time)
sleuthing rather than traveling back in time. Bailey does put forth some fun ideas,
like having Holmes solve one case with Mrs. Hudson, so it’s not ALL bad. But the
time machine cliché might be a non-starter, I’d think, for a lot of pastiche readers.</div>
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<b>The show-stoppers: </b>There were the expected problems of the pastiche, such as anachronisms,
items that suspended my suspension of disbelief or drew me out of the story. For
instance, how could Holmes and  Professor Moriarty (who seems to be still alive and therefore this
takes place pre-hiatus/1892) know Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity
before Einstein himself did (first proposed in 1905)? Holmes spouts it out to
Watson as if it is common knowledge. Surely Moriarty didn't come up with it first, did he? Granted, Holmes is a genius and Moriarty
studied the dynamics of an asteroid, but <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i>?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And how does the time machine seem to know
when to change Holmes and Watson’s clothes to time-appropriate attire when
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To give the author some credit, he has very good reasons for choosing to do a book with Holmes and Watson solving Bible mysteries. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/len-bailey/sherlock-holmes-bible-mysteries_b_3246710.html" target="_blank"><b>You can read his reasoning here</b></a>, and I understand where he's going with it. I disagreed with some of his choices, but as a pastiche writer myself that is bound to happen. Some pastiche readers are rather forgiving which is why they read pastiches. If you're willing to overlook some flaws, you may have fun with the stories Mr. Bailey cooks up.</div>
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My final thought on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sherlock
Holmes and the Needle’s Eye</i> is this: As a Bible study guide it does the job well. Buy it for the interesting problems
and Bible scholarship. As a
pastiche meant for a Sherlockian audience, however, it has some major flaws. If you’re not into Bible study, or you're nitpicky on accuracy and characterization, then this probably isn't your
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But that's the thing about the world of Sherlockiana: there's something for everyone.<br />
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[<i>Editor's note: Ann Lewis is the author of <a href="http://wessexpress.com/html/vatican.html">Murder in the Vatican: The Church Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes</a>, published by the Wessex Press, a sponsor of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.</i>]<br />
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Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye

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by Ann Margaret Lewis

Friday Sherlock Links Compendium (August 17 - August 23, 2013)

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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://alistaird221b.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-3-or-4-or-5-or-pipe-problem.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="A 3 or 4 or 5 pipe problem?">Doyleockian</a></span> in “A 3 or 4 or 5 pipe problem?” reminds us that “two of the most iconic elements of Holmes were provided by people other than the author,” the iconic deerstalker and the equally iconic ‘curved pipe’ or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_pipe_(tobacco)#Calabash" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Calabash">Calabash</a>. The deerstalker is derived from a reference in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boscombe_Valley_Mystery" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="BOSC">BOSC</a> to a “close-fitting cloth cap” which illustrator <span style="font-weight: 700;">Sidney Paget</span> interpreted as the now classic deerstalker. Read the rest of Mr <span style="font-weight: 700;">Alistair Duncan</span>'s post to learn more about Holmes' preferences regarding tobacco pipes, none of which were the 'curved pipe' first made famous by actor <span style="font-weight: 700;">William Gillette</span>. And don’t miss Mr Duncan’s piece “<a href="http://alistaird221b.blogspot.com/2013/08/baron-gruner-villain-i-want-to-see.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Duncan on Gruner">The Villain I Want To See</a>" on why BBC <em>Sherlock</em> Season 3 should include Chinese pottery expert, master scrapbooker and multiple murderer <span style="font-weight: 700;">Baron Gruner</span> from “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Illustrious_Client" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="ILLU">The Adventure of the Illustrious Client</a>”. Mr Duncan even goes so far as to make a (rather controversial sounding) suggestion as to who should play the fiend: “my current idea, and I admit, it is a bit “out there”, would be to have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Doctor" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="The 10th Doctor"><span style="font-weight: 700;">David Tennant</span></a> play Gruner. His ‘ladies man’ credentials are firmly established courtesy of Casanova and I think he would be an excellent Gruner.” Someone get Moffat on the line…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mxpublishing.co.uk/engine/shop/category/Sherlock+Holmes+Books" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="MX's Sherlock Holmes-related books"><span style="font-weight: 700;">MX Publishing</span></a> is hosting a book launch party <a href="https://papersofsherlockholmes.eventbrite.co.uk/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Book launch party for The Papers of SH vol.1">September 26, 2013</a> in London for the release of<span style="font-weight: 700;">David Marcum</span>'s latest collection of Sherlock pastiches <span style="font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Papers-Sherlock-Holmes-Volume/dp/1780924453/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="The Papers of SH Vol. 2 on Amazon"><em style="font-weight: 400;">The Papers of Sherlock Holmes Vol. 2</em></a></span> (MX, 2013) - and you can order Volume 1 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Papers-Sherlock-Holmes-Volume/dp/1780924275" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Marcum's Papers of SH Vol.1 on Amazon">here</a>. Other MX authors such as <a href="http://lukebenjamenkuhns.wordpress.com/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Luke Benjamin Kuhns website">Luke Kuhns</a>, Ross K Foad and Tony Reynolds will be on hand to sign their books and talk Sherlock with attendees. Then on <a href="http://theimmortals-es2.eventbrite.co.uk/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="The Immortals book launch by MX">November 8, 2013</a> MX is hosting a BBC <em>Sherlock</em> and CBS <em>Elementary</em>book launch for <span style="font-weight: 700;">Matthew Elliott</span> and <span style="font-weight: 700;">Luke Kuhns</span>'s <span style="font-weight: 700;"><em style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Immortals-Unauthorized-Sherlock-Elementary/dp/1780924909" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="The Immortals on Amazon">The Immortals: An Unauthorized Guide to Sherlock and Elementary</a>,</em></span> a “companion to both the UK and US hit series, analyzing each episode (including the un-filmed pilot for <em>Elementary</em>), identifying trivia, offering criticism and considering Canonical fidelity.” For more up-to-date information about MX releases and events, check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MXPublishing" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="MX on Facebook">MX on Facebook</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/best-mystery-thriller-novels-_n_3794524.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="11 Best Upcoming Mystery Novels of Fall 2013"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Huffington Post</span></a> (originally composed by <span style="font-weight: 700;">Nathan Rostron</span> for <a href="http://www.bookish.com/articles/must-read-books-the-best-mysteries-and-thrillers-for-fall-2013" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="11 Best Mystery/Thrillers of Fall 2013">Bookish.com</a>) article that I’m linking to is begging for me to ask the following question: What do <span style="font-weight: 700;">Stephen King</span>, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Joyce Carol Oates</span>, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Sue Grafton</span>, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Lee Child</span>, J<span style="font-weight: 700;">ohn Grisham</span>, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Michael Connely </span>and <span style="font-weight: 700;">Scott Turow</span>have in common with one of Always1895’s absolute favorite Sherlockians, historical mystery novelists and Baker Street Babes aka Ms <a href="https://twitter.com/LyndsayFaye" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="@LyndsayFaye"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Lyndsay Faye</span></a>? They are all authors of books in the “<span style="font-weight: 700;">11 Best Upcoming Mystery/Thriller Novels Of Fall 2013</span>”! That’s some serious company - and this isn’t exactly an ‘off’ year for Stephen King considering his entry, <a href="http://www.bookish.com/books/doctor-sleep-stephen-king-9781476727653/4fee7aea-5584-4672-872e-b4dfeb7d1e61" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Doctor Sleep"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><em style="font-weight: 400;">Doctor Sleep</em></span></a>, is an official sequel to the 1977 horror classic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(novel)" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="The Shining"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><em style="font-weight: 400;">The Shining</em></span></a>. “Lyndsay Faye caught the attention of thriller aficionados with her Edgar-nominated historical novel <span style="font-weight: 700;"><em style="font-weight: 400;">The Gods of Gotham</em></span>, about down-on-his-luck Timothy Wilde, who joins the brand-new NYPD in the 1840s. In the second book in Faye’s Timothy Wilde trilogy, <em><a href="http://www.bookish.com/books/seven-for-a-secret-lyndsay-faye-9780399158384/c66a73f4-c442-4920-a6d3-e7d5af8c170a" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Seven For a Secret">Seven for a Secret</a></em>, Wilde has proved himself an able cop, and he’s horrified to learn of the powerful underground network of “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbirders" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Blackbirders info at Wikipedia">blackbirders</a>" who steal free black Northerners and sell them in the South as slaves." All I can say for now is that we’re quite proud of the "booming" of Ms Faye’s name and talents throughout the Mystery/Thriller world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sherlockdc.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/sherlock-pajama-party-watch-a-long-starting-828/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Pajama Party Watch-a-long  Starting 8/28"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Sherlock DC</span></a> alerted me to the <span style="font-weight: 700;">Sherlock Pajama Party Watch-a-Long</span>, wherein participants 1) don their very best sartorial sleepwear, 2) tune in to <a href="http://www.weta.org/tv/uk" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="WETA UK">WETA UK</a> <span style="font-weight: 700;">Wednesday, August 28</span> at 10:30pm for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Study_in_Pink" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="BBC Sherlock - A Study in Pink"><em>A Study in Pink</em></a> (or synchronize their DVD players or AVI players on their computers), 3) drop-in at the <a href="http://tinychat.com/sherlockdc" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock DC chat room">Sherlock DC chat room</a> where you can type chat or video chat (remember to make sure your PJs rivals <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=FTs85BS6IeYC&lpg=PA300&ots=HKl4KjrHYm&dq=blue%2C%20purple%2C%20and%20mouse%20dressing%20gown%20sherlock&pg=PA300#v=onepage&q=blue,%20purple,%20and%20mouse%20dressing%20gown%20sherlock&f=false" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Steve Doyle's Sherlock Holmes For Dummies on color of Sherlock's dressing gown in the Canon">the Master’s dressing gown</a>, be they blue, purple or mouse) and 4) comment, critique, edify and/or amuse in the Sherlock DC chat room during the episode. Though this will be Sherlock DC’s first sleepwear-themed watch-a-long, the group hosts a weekly Granada <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(1984_TV_series)" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Granada's Sherlock Holmes"><em>Sherlock Holmes</em></a> ‘tweet-a-long’ using the hash tag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GranadaHolmes" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="#GranadaHolmes on Twitter"><span style="font-weight: 700;">#GranadaHolmes</span></a>. If you’re unfamiliar with what a twee-a-long is, instead of using a chat room, everyone gets together <em>virtually</em> and watches the Granada Holmes episode while simultaneously tweeting about the episode. And last but certainly not least, on August 31st, 2013 WETA UK will be showing a film extremely close to my Sherlockian heart and soul, <em><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Private_Life_of_Sherlock_Holmes" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Private Life of SH">The Private Life of Sherlock Homes</a> </span></em>(1970) and of course Sherlock DC is planning a tweet-a-long. I can’t wait to read the raw reactions of Sherlockian neophytes on Twitter as they watch <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827137/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Robert Stephens on IMDB"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Robert Stephens</span></a> assume his nuanced and brilliantly ambiguous role as the Great Detective. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/the-younger-stamfords/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Younger Stamford host Iowa City Sherlock film night">The Younger Stamfords</a></span> via <a href="https://twitter.com/Sweeper887/status/369112999442649088" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="YS announcements from @Sweeper887">Monica Schmidt</a> (also webmistress for Peter Blau’s <a href="http://www.redcircledc.org/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="The Red Circle of DC">The Red Circle</a>) announced “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Private_Life_of_Sherlock_Holmes" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Private Life of Sherlock Holmes"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><em style="font-weight: 400;">The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</em></span></a> (1970) film screening September 23, 2013 at the <a href="http://www.icpl.org/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Iowa City Public Library">Iowa City Library</a> at 7:00 pm…the first in a series of Sherlockian film screenings/moderated discussions”  by the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/the-younger-stamfords/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Younger Stamford on Meetup.com"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Younger Stamfords</span></a>. Best of luck to the burgeoning scene of Sherlockians in Iowa City as they kickoff a moderated Sherlockian film series with what I consider to be the greatest Sherlock Holmes film in existence (not to be confused with the greatest Holmes adaptation, which is of course <span style="font-weight: 700;">Jeremy Brett</span>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(1984_TV_series)" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)">Granada series</a>), Billy Wilder’s 1970 classic film featuring the remarkable <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stephens" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Robert Stephens"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Robert Stephens</span></a> in the role of the Master Detective alongside Mycroft as played by one time Sherlock actor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lee" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Christopher Lee"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Christopher Lee</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/1/post/2013/08/alexian-gregorys-tv-interview.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Alexian Gregory's TV Interview"><span style="font-weight: 700;">John H Watson Society</span></a> announced that longtime New Jersey Sherlockian <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/1/post/2013/04/the-society-welcomes-alexian-a-gregory-bsi-to-charter-membership.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Al Gregory intro to JHWS"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Al Gregory</span></a>, BSI, (“The Grimpen Postmaster”) recently appeared on <a href="http://classicmovieswithronmaccloskey.hpage.com/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Classic Movies with Ron MacCloskey">Classic Movies with Ron MacCloskey</a> in an extensive and excellent interview about all things Sherlock Holmes. The format of MacCloskey’s <em>Classic Movies</em> program consists of a long form interview broken up occasionally by the movie of the week which the guest and interviewer then comment on and discuss. For the Al Gregory episode, a colorized version (!?) of the Rathbone/Bruce film <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038259/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="The Woman in Green (1945)"><em>The Woman in Green</em></a> (1945) is shown and discussed making for an unique and edifying experience for viewers of all levels of Holmes expertise. Totaling 1 hour and 33 minutes, this is a video you’ll want to carve out a bit of Sherlockian-me-time for as you sit back and listen to an expert Sherlockian discuss the topic nearest and dearest to his heart and then share in a movie viewing experience. (<span style="font-weight: 700;">Note:</span> when clicking on <a href="denied:mms://media.edisonnj.org/ClassicMovies4.wmv" style="outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Will ask if it can open video player (Windows Media Player)">the link to watch the video</a> you may get an “opening an external application” warning - don’t worry the link is safe and it simply opens up a video player (eg. Windows Media Player) on your computer.)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;">[Mr Al Gregory explains everything from Deerstalkers to ‘the Game’ as well as commenting on a colorized print of</span><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;">The Woman in Green</em><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;"> (1945) starring </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001651/" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; outline: 0px; text-align: start;" target="_blank" title="Basil Rathbone">Basil Rathbone</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115558/" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; outline: 0px; text-align: start;" target="_blank" title="Nigel Bruce">Nigel Bruce</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;">.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tea-at-221b.tumblr.com/post/58733540522/sherlock-holmes-playing-cards-produced-in-1989" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock playing cards from 1989"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Tea at 221B</span></a> posted scans of a set of Sherlock Holmes Playing Cards produced in 1989 by The Gemaco Playing Card Company. I’ve never seen these before, but I absolutely <em>must</em> find a set of these. Not only is the artwork well done, but the range of characters extends well beyond the usual choice of Canonical personages used for projects like this. As seen on <span style="font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://tea-at-221b.tumblr.com/post/58733540522/sherlock-holmes-playing-cards-produced-in-1989" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Cick for scans of Sherlock cards at Tea at 221B">Tea at 221B</a></span>,<span style="font-weight: 700;">Sherlock Holmes</span> is the Ace of Hearts, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Dr John H Watson</span> is the King of Hearts (appropriately enough), <span style="font-weight: 700;">Mrs Hudson</span> is the Queen of Diamonds, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Prof. James Moriarty</span> is the King of Spades, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Col. Sebastian Moran</span> is the Jack of Spades, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Mycroft Holmes</span> is the King of Diamonds and <span style="font-weight: 700;">Inspector Lestrade</span> is the King of Clubs. After a few quick image searches, I found scans for <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279.htm" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes playing cards from 1989"><span style="font-weight: 700;">the entire 1989 Gemaco Sherlock Holmes playing card set</span></a> - and here’s where it gets really interesting: <span style="font-weight: 700;">Jabez Wilson</span> from REDH is the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279j01.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Jabez Wilson as The Joker">Red Joker</a>, poor little <span style="font-weight: 700;">Tonga</span>from SIGN is the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279j02.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Tonga as the Black Joker">Black Joker</a>. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Aces</span>: all four Aces are Sherlock Holmes though shown in different poses: <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279sA.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Holmes as the Ace of Spades">Ace of Spades</a> shows Holmes scowling with pipe and magnifying glass, <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279sA.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Holmes as Ace of Hearts">Ace of Hearts</a> shows Holmes playing his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradivarius" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Stradivarius">Strad</a>, <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279dA.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Holmes as Ace of Diamonds">Ace of Diamonds</a> has Holmes tinkering with his chemistry set and <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279cA.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Holmes as Ace of Clubs">Ace of Clubs</a> shows Holmes brandishing a pistol, presumably about to fire at the Black Joker card. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Kings</span>: all shown on Tea at 221B (though click for individual, hi-res images of each), the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279sK.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Moriarty as King of Spades">King of Spades</a> is the fiendishly misshapen Napoleon of Crime <span style="font-weight: 700;">Prof. Moriarty</span>, the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279hK.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Watson as King of Hearts">King of Hearts</a> Dr <span style="font-weight: 700;">John H. Watson</span>, the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279dK.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Mycroft as King of Diamonds">King of Diamonds</a> is <span style="font-weight: 700;">Mycroft</span> and the<a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279cK.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Lestrade as King of Clubs">King of Clubs</a> is <span style="font-weight: 700;">Lestrade</span>. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Queens</span>: here’s where the cards get super awesome - who else could be <em>the</em> <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279sQ.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Adler as Queen of Spades">Queen of Spades</a> other than <em>the</em> Woman <span style="font-weight: 700;">Irene Adler</span> (in drag no less), the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279hQ.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Mary Morstan as Queen of Hearts">Queen of Hearts</a> is of course <span style="font-weight: 700;">Mary Morstan</span>, the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279dQ.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Mrs Hudson as Queen of Diamonds">Queen of Diamonds</a> is the long-suffering <span style="font-weight: 700;">Mrs Hudson</span>and the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279cQ.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Hattie Doran as Queen of Clubs">Queen of Clubs</a> is <span style="font-weight: 700;">Miss Hatty Doran</span> (misspelled on the card as “<em>Hattie</em> Doran”) from “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Noble_Bachelor" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="NOBL">The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor</a>" - no offense to Ms Doran, but I think <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Illustrious_Client" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Kitty Winter is from ILLU">Kitty Winters</a> would have made a much better Queen of Clubs. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Jacks</span>: Col. Moran is the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279sJ.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Moran as Jack of Spades">Jack of Spades</a>, <span style="font-weight: 700;">Jack Stapleton</span> (aka Rodger Baskerville) is the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279hJ.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Jack Stapleton is Jack of Hearts">Jack of Hearts</a>, probably the coolest card in the deck is the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279dJ.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Roylott as Jack of Diamonds">Jack of Diamonds</a> featuring Dr <span style="font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Speckled_Band" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Dr Grimesby Roylot from SPEC">Grimesby Roylott</a></span> with a ‘<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Speckled_Band#Swamp_adder" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Swamp Adder">swamp adder</a>' wrapped around his head ready to strike and last but certainly not least the <a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279cJ.jpg" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Col Lysander Stark Jack of Clubs">Jack of Clubs</a>, the most haunting card in the deck, features <span style="font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Engineer's_Thumb" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Col Lysander Stark from ENGR">Col. Lysander Stark</a></span> grasping a menacing looking cleaver. A framed set of all 18 of the illustrated cards would look glorious on my wall, but for now I’ll have to settle for these scans as supplied by one <a href="http://albinas.borisevicius@vkontrole.lt/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Email">Albinas Borisevicius</a> (credited on both <a href="http://tea-at-221b.tumblr.com/post/58733540522/sherlock-holmes-playing-cards-produced-in-1989" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock playing card scans">Tea at 221B</a> and the<a href="http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks15/d13279/d13279.htm" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Full set of scans of Sherlock cards">.EU site</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://midtowncomics.tumblr.com/post/58828111672/brianmichaelbendis-batman-sherlock-holmes-by" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock vs Batman from Kerry Margolin Collection"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Midtown Comics</span></a> posted this stunning illustration of Sherlock Holmes  and Batman by <a href="http://maleev.com/wp/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Maleev's website portfolio">Alex Maleev</a>, known first and foremost for his work on Marvel’s Daredevil. The original piece currently resides in the legendary Sherlockian art collection of <a href="http://www.sh-whoswho.com/index.php?page=search&criteria=member&id=531" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Jerry Margolin at Who's Who"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Jerry Margolin</span></a>. At <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetail.asp?gcat=15510" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Margolin's collection at Comic Art Fans">Comic Art Fans</a> you can view 65 + extraordinary pieces from Mr Margolin’s collection, including <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=593044" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock and Spiderman">Sherlock Holmes: Spiderman</a>, <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=999276" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Snoopy">Sherlock Holmes: Snoopy</a> and a rather scandalous <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=942537" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Cat in the Hat with syringe">Cat in the Hat with 7% Solution</a>drawing. If you want to learn more about Jerry Margolin and his history of collecting various Sherlockian objects, check out <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/12/episode-16-collectors-corner-jerry.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Ep 16 - Jerry Margolin on IHOSE"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Episode 16: Collector’s Corner - Jerry Margolin</span></a> of the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.scintillation.org/sos-2014.html" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="SOSVII info"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Scintillation of Scions VII</span></a> announced their first round of SOS VII speakers: <span style="font-weight: 700;">Scott Monty</span>, BSI ("Corporal Henry Wood"), <span style="font-weight: 700;">Brad Keefauver</span>, BSI ("Winwood Reade") and <span style="font-weight: 700;">Ashley Polasek</span> - and if this group is any indication of what the esteemed <span style="font-weight: 700;">Jacquelynn Morris</span> has in store for SOS VII, attendees should prepare for a weekend of legendary Sherlockian proportions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://prioryscholarsnyc.com/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="PSNYC"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Priory Scholars of NYC</span></a> have just announced a date, <a href="https://twitter.com/PrioryNYC/status/369930810323111936" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="PSNYC - October 6, 2013"><span style="font-weight: 700;">October 6, 2013</span></a>, for their ‘Back To School’ Fall Session of the PSNYC which will take place at a brand new Manhattan venue (for us) called <a href="http://www.thechurchillny.com/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="The Churchill Pub of NYC">The Churchill Tavern</a>, replete with all the trappings one might suspect from a British-style pub plus a variety of distinct Churchillian touches like the playing of WSC speeches in the bathrooms and a gigantic portrait of the World War II English Prime Minister dominating the fireplace room (cf. photo below). I have yet to find a definitive list of connections between the Great Detective and Winston Churchill, but I do know that during World War II Churchill nicknamed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Operations_Executive" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="SOE"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Special Operations Executive</span></a>, the group tasked with espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance behind enemy lines, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Street_Irregulars#Special_Operations_Executive" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="SOE nicknamed the Baker Street Irregulars"><span style="font-weight: 700;">the Baker Street Irregulars</span></a> for their presumed ability “to go everywhere, see everything and overhear everyone.” (<a href="http://168.144.50.205/221bcollection/canon/sign-08.htm" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sign of Four, Chapter 8">SIGN, Ch. 8</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">* To find a Sherlockian event in your area, check out the <a href="http://www.sherlockiancalendar.com/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Sherlockian Calendar">SherlockianCalendar.com</a> - maintained by <span style="font-weight: 700;">Ron Fish</span> as well as Sue and Ben Vizoskie of <a href="http://3garridebs.homestead.com/" style="color: black; outline: 0px;" target="_blank" title="3GAR of Westchester, NY">The Three Garridebs of Westchester Country, NY</a>. </span><br />
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