I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

LEGO Recreation of the 'Sherlock' Sitting Room

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Sherlock Holmes and LEGOs seem to go together quite well. <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2009/12/square-blocks-highly-polished-seco_2.html" target="_blank">We've posted about it previously</a>. Well, now we found a <a href="http://lego.cuusoo.com/" target="_blank">LEGO CUUSOO</a> that you might be interested in. "What's a LEGO CUUSOO?" you ask? Allow us to explain.<br />
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LEGO enthusiasts are constantly creating, sharing and dreaming up what they'd like to do with LEGOs. The CUUSOO community gives them a place to show off these ideas, get them voted up, and then reviewed by LEGO. The requirements are that a project must have 10,000 votes before it will be submitted to a quarterly review.<br />
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In this case, CUUSOO member flailx has created the <b><a href="http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/47380#_=_" target="_blank">sitting room from 221B Baker Street as seen in the BBC's Sherlock</a></b>. If we all get over there and vote now, we'll be able to get this reviewed for production!<br />
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LEGO Recreation of the 'Sherlock' Sitting Room

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Sir Ian McKellen Is Sherlock Holmes

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News just broke this morning on <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toronto-bill-condon-to-direct-ian-mckellen-as-a-retired-sherlock-holmes/" target="_blank">Deadline</a> (and quickly got picked up on <a href="http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-09-05/ian-mckellen-to-play-sherlock-holmes" target="_blank">RadioTimes</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/05/ian-mckellen-sherlock-holmes_n_3872486.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>, <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/ian-mckellen-sherlock-holmes-in-a-new-movie-is-the" target="_blank">Buzzfeed</a> and others) that Ian McKellen is being tapped by director Bill Condon to play Sherlock Holmes in a film based on Mitch Cullen's book <b><i><a href="http://amzn.to/17ze6Z2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Slight Trick of the Mind</a></i></b>.</div>
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Sir Ian McKellen *Is* Sherlock Holmes

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Episode 56: Sherlock Peoria

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While our show normally allows us to inform our listeners about the Sherlockian world (and occasionally share gossipy tidbits and commentary), it is always a joy when we have the opportunity to welcome a guest to interview.<br />
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This occasion was no exception, as we were fortunate enough to be joined by Brad Keefauver, BSI ("Winwood Reade") from <b><a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sherlock Peoria</a></b>. Brad fashions himself <a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-scott-and-burt-show-with-this-other.html" target="_blank">as more of a writer</a>, but he certainly held his own on our program, as he discussed his first meeting with Sherlock Holmes, noting that it was far from typical. It was theatrical in nature, but you'll have to listen to hear the exact work that captured Brad's attention. We were then off and running into the sci-fi world of Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein and others, with Brad openly admitting his Trekkie origins (not that there's anything wrong with that).<br />
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A class trip to Chicago brought him in touch with <b><i><a href="http://amzn.to/1afens6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond Baker Street</a></i></b> and helped him realize that there was a world beyond the pastiches and films that he was most familiar with. Noted Irregular hermit Bob Burr ("The Rascally Lascar") was an mentor of sorts, and it was his editing and clockwork-like work ethic that led to some of Brad's early written contributions, such as <b><i><a href="http://amzn.to/19dIxYj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Elementary Methods of Sherlock Holmes</a></i></b> and <b><i><a href="http://amzn.to/15nP9jG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Armchair Baskerville Tour</a></i></b>. Other giants like John Bennett Shaw, BSI ("The Hans Sloane of My Age") and his legendary symposiums in the 1980s also led Brad to Irregular life. There is so much more that we could say about Brad, as he is a veritable Sherlockian onion. We'll let the show speak for itself.<br />
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The show also covers a number of relevant news items and places for your attention; you'll find them all in the links section below. As always, we closed with a reading of the Editor's Gas-Lamp, this time selecting "One Advocating Sherlock Holmes" from the March 1987 issue (Vol. 37, No. 1). While the topic and some of the pronouncements may be controversial, we like to think that we found some common ground in it.<br />
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<b>Links:</b><br />
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<li><b><a href="http://www.sherlockpeoria.net/" target="_blank">Sherlock Peoria</a></b> (the original)</li>
<li><b><a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sherlock Peoria</a></b> (the blog)</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.sherlockpeoria.net/Report_pages/H&WRmain.html" target="_blank">The Holmes and Watson Report</a></b></li>
<li>Many of the links below can be found on <b><a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/114565123495685504221" target="_blank">activity on the Sherlock Holmes Community</a></b></li>
<li>The <b><a href="http://www.sherlockiancalendar.com/" target="_blank">Sherlockian Calendar</a></b> by Ron Fish</li>
<li>Recent <b><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/08/sherlock-holmes-on-kindle.html" target="_blank">Sherlockian titles on Kindle</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/08/26/sherlock-comebacks/" target="_blank">16 witty Sherlock Holmes comebacks</a></b></li>
<li>Have hours and hours of fun with this one: the <b><a href="http://benedictcumberbatchgenerator.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFY9rw4Iji8" target="_blank">A new Russian television version of Sherock Holmes</a></b></li>
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<li><b><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/08/review-sherlock-holmes-and-needles-eye.html" target="_blank">A recent review of <i>Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye</i></a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-23808837" target="_blank">The discovery of the inspiration for Donnithorpe in "The <i>Gloria Scott</i>"</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="https://flipboard.com/section/i-hear-of-sherlock-everywhere-bCuM49" target="_blank">IHOSE on Flipboard</a></b></li>
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Episode 56: Sherlock Peoria

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Friday Sherlock Links Compendium (August 24 - August 30, 2013)

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