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Episode 22: Sherlock Holmes at the Movies (Part 2)

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You'll recall that <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/01/episode-21-sherlock-holmes-at-movies.html">on the last episode, we were joined by David Morrill, BSI ("Count von Kramm")</a>, who offered an informed opinion about the new Sherlock Holmes film.<br />
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And as they do in the film business, we're offering you the sequel: part two of Sherlock Holmes at the Movies. Here we continue where we left off, discussing Jude Law's turn as Watson, working with animals, the potential for a sequel and more. Burt wraps up the show with an alternative to our traditional Editor's Gas-Lamp by sharing an excerpt from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Films-Sherlock-Holmes-Chris-Steinbrunner/dp/080650739X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>The Films of Sherlock Holmes</i></a> by Chris Steinbrunner, BSI ("The Tankerville Club Scandal")<br />
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We're also running a contest for our listeners. Please be sure to listen or download the episode to hear how you can be eligible to win one of our prizes.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/magazine/06diagnosis-t.html?_r=4&ref=todayspaper">Sherlock Holmes and autism</a> (via the <i>New York Times</i>)</li>
<li><i><span style="font-style: normal;">David's opus magnum: </span><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html">2008 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual - Reading the Signs: Some Observations and Aperçus on Film and Television Adaptations of </a></i><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html">The Sign of the Four</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Complete-Ronald-Howard/dp/B000BBOUGI?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: the Complete Series</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=B000BBOUGI" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> featuring Ronald Howard<a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html"></a> </li>
<li>See <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2009/09/going-back-to-pitt-sixn.html">Brad Pitt as Professor Moriarty</a></li>
<li>The next <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2009/12/enough-to-drive-patient-into-asylum.html">Sherlock Holmes movie</a> - by the Asylum</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Deluxe-Classics/dp/1594744513?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</i></a><i><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=1594744513" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sense-Sensibility-Monsters-Jane-Austen/dp/1594744424?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters</i></a><i><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=1594744424" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></li>
<li>For those interested in the other cartoons and films mentioned in passing: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Saturday-Morning-Cartoons-1960s-Vol/dp/B001QU880M?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Secret Squirrel</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=B001QU880M" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Looney-Tunes-Spotlight-Collection-Premiere/dp/B0000AYJXV?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Wile E. Coyote</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/National-Lampoons-Animal-House-Anniversary/dp/B001CW7ZXA?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Animal House</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=B001CW7ZXA" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> can be found by clicking here.<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=B0000AYJXV" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li>
<li>Jeremy Brett's portrayal of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Complete-Granada-Television/dp/B000RPCJB6?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Granada Television Series</a><br />
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<li>Basil Rathbone in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Sherlock-Holmes-Collection/dp/B000EXZFRQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection</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=B000EXZFRQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Episode 22: Sherlock Holmes at the Movies (Part 2)

You'll recall that on the last episode, we were joined by David Morrill, BSI ("Count von Kramm") , who offered an informed o...

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by Scott Monty

Recap of Day 2 of the 2010 BSI Weekend

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"irregularity at meals" [3STU] </h4>
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The Friday of the BSI Weekend is typically spent running from meal to meal. By the end of it, one begins to wonder if it was even a wise thing to do to commit to a breakfast, large lunch, and catered dinner all in a single day. But then one thinks back on the conversations had, friendships rekindled, and new faces met, and one realizes that it's well worth the expanding waistline.<br />
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The William Gillette Memorial Luncheon has been in existence for over 60 years. Currently held at <a href="http://www.moranschelsea.com/">Moran's Chelsea Restaurant</a>, it originated as a lunch for out-of-towners who arrived early for the BSI dinner.<br />
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Now it's open to everyone who would like to attend, so you'll see a strong contingent of locals as well as travelers. The locals also include the Friends of Bogey's of Baker Street, a stage troupe who always have an humorous skit that incorporates William Gillette.<br />
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This year, hilarity ensued as they took a Holmesian approach to nursery rhymes and we were treated to Peter Peter Amberley, the Adventure of the Christmas Pie, the Three Rubadubs, the 24 Black Peeps, and a Cardboard Box containing the severed tails of three vision-impaired mice.<br />
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The highlight of the weekend for those who are invited to attend is always the annual dinner of the Baker Street Irregulars — the very event that that got this entire movement started. This year, there was plenty to be excited about, including some celebrity sightings such as Neil Gaiman, Laurie R. King and Curtis Armstrong, to name a few. But the real stars are the Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts who make it such an interesting place to be.<br />
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This year, the dinner was held at a new venue for the BSI — the <a href="http://www.yaleclubnyc.org/">Yale Club</a>, just a couple of blocks from the Algonquin Hotel. It was the equivalent of the Union League Club, The Woman for 2010 — typically the (long-suffering) wife of a long-standing BSI member was Karen Gurion, wife of Andrew J. Peck, BSI ("Inspector Baynes, Surrey Constabulary"). She was toasted by Jerry Margolin ("Hilton Cubitt") and then she gave her own remarks.<br />
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Of Andy's acquisition of an original Frederic Dorr Steele illustration of Sherlock Holmes, she remarked, "That's art?" To which, noted dealer Otto Penzler, who was in attendance replied, "So sell it back!" Karen clearly warmed up to the group, saying that she felt like Sally Field: "You like me! You really like me!" And indeed, we do.<br />
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Following the cocktail party, we wound our way upstairs to the dining room and began the proceedings of the evening. Wiggins got right to the awards, first doling out a special crystal award with Queen Victoria on one side and Sherlock Holmes on the other, to Freda Howlett, widow of Holmesian Tony Howlett and one of the co-founders of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London.<br />
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Directly following Freda's award, Mike launched into the Eddies - awards given to the editors of BSI publications to demonstrate his thanks for the hard work they've done. They were:<br />
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<li>Les Klinger for his general editorship of the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/tag/manuscript/">BSI Manuscript</a> and <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/tag/history/">History Series</a> and <i>A Tangled Skein</i></li>
<li>John Bergquist for <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2009/05/12/so-painful-a-scandal/"><i>So Painful a Scandal</i></a></li>
<li>Susan Dahlinger and Glen Miranker for co-editing the 2007 BSJ Christmas Annual <i><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html">Rathbone Returns</a></i></li>
<li>Gianluca Salvatore for editing <i><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2006/12/31/mandate-for-murder/">Mandate for Murder</a></i></li>
<li>A posthumous award to H. Paul Jeffers for the 2005 BSJ Christmas Annual <i><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html">Once a Week in Baker Street</a></i></li>
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Some remarks from Wiggins followed: the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/">BSI Archives</a> will become increasingly important over the next five years and the correspondence of every member of the BSI is sought; more scholarly conferences around the country will be happening; and we need to keep in mind not to take ourselves too seriously. That being said, we launched into some papers, some serious, some not so serious.<br />
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Nils Nordberg ("A Norwegian Named Sigerson") opined on the Scandinavian roots of Holmes, and was followed by Sue Vizoskie ("Mrs. Saunders") who posited that Holmes was a woman (!). Finally, Nathan Hartley ("Penang Lawyer") discussed the original Penang lawyer and the real identity of James Mortimer. Then, Peter Blau ("Black Peter") took the podium and gave a toast to An Old Irregular - in this case, Bill Rabe. We'll have some of the audio at a later date. But Peter let us know that Bill, who was one of the inspirations behind "Aunt Clara," which we sing every year, got his inspiration from a song called "Mush Mush."<br />
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Henry Boote ("Meyers, Toronto") stepped up to tickle the ivories and gave us a rendition of "Mush, Mush" and then invited Scott Monty to belt out a few stanzas of "Aunt Clara" with gracious help from the audience on the chorus.<br />
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And as if that wasn't enough musical entertainment, we were joined by Ray Jessel, the songwriter who was responsible for the Broadway musical <a href="https://amzn.to/2PwG2Aa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Baker Street</i></a> (you can purchase it by clicking through)<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=B000CQQGVE" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Ray gave some brief remarks and then played a few songs on the piano, including the memorable "A Married Man." He shared that to write for Watson was eaier, as "he represents the human element" in the Canon. <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000CQQGVE" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />To say that it was a treat to hear Ray play would be an immense understatement.<br />
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We then stood on the terrace for the BSIs we lost over the last year. They included: Edwin King, Joe Fink, Ed Lauterbach, Edward Starr, Richard Warner, Frank Beckman, and H. Paul Jeffers. Then it was time to move on to the happier part of the program...<br />
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<b>The Honours List</b></h3>
The awarding of the irregular shilling is always a marvelous thing. There were nine in the class of 2010, as well as three Two-Shilling Awards:<br />
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<li>"Ettie Shafter" - Pj Doyle</li>
<li>"Vernet" - Sir Christopher Frayling</li>
<li>"Imperial Tokay" - Patricia Guy</li>
<li>"The Red Circle" - Laurie R. King</li>
<li>"Violet Smith" - Sarah Montague</li>
<li>"Holloway and Steele" - Daniel Polvere</li>
<li>"The Three Gables' - Sally Sugarman</li>
<li>"Isadora Klein" - Maria Carmen Veiga Hayzen</li>
<li>John Bergquist, Two Shilling Award</li>
<li>Bob Coghill, Two Shilling Award</li>
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The dinner concluded with the reading of "A Long Evening with Holmes."<br />
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Recap of Day 2 of the 2010 BSI Weekend

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by Scott Monty

The First Day of the 2010 BSI Weekend

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"one winter's night" [MUSG] </h4>
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The first day of the BSI weekend has kicked things off nicely. We arrived to the Algonquin Hotel mid-morning just in time to see the Christopher Morley Walk getting started on the streets of New York.<br />
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The lobby was fairly quiet, but there was a a table of longstanding friends and Holmesians gathered, including Susan Rice ("Beeswing"), Marilyn MacGregor ("V.V. 341"), Jon Lellenberg ("Rodger Prescott") and Susan Dahlinger ("The Bruce-Partington Plans").<br />
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We were soon joined by Curtis Armstrong ("An Actor and a Rare One"), John Baesch ("State and Merton County Railroad"), Scott Bond ("The Copper Beeches") and Sherry Rose Bond ("Violet Hunter"). We were able to briefly get caught up on families, jobs, retirement and general friendly chatter.<br />
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Lunchtime saw us first at the <a href="http://www.nationalartsclub.org/">National Arts Club</a> for the lunch of the Sacred Six, and then directly next door at <a href="http://www.theplayersnyc.org/members/">The Players</a> for the Lunch of Steele, in memory of Frederic Dorr Steele, illustrator of some of the Sherlock Holmes stories. A member of The Players for 40 years, his artwork was on display and his pool cue was still in its holder. The group enjoyed receiving the first lapel pin for the Three Hours For Lunch Club - the precursor to the Baker Street Irregulars.<br />
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At the Williams Club, the annual <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/morleymontgomeryaward.html">Morley-Montgomery Award</a> for the best article in the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/">Baker Street Journal</a>, was given to Marshall S. ("Mike") Berdan, a contributor for more than 30 years, won for his Spring 2009 article on "The Mazarin Stone". The award was presented at a reception sponsored by the <i>Baker Street Journal</i>, attended by many of the past year's contributors. While the gathering included many seasoned "regulars" who write frequently for the Journal, also present was 18-year-old Lucy Kiefer, whose first Sherlockian paper appeared in the Summer issue.<br />
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As the evening drew closer, it was time for the BSI Distinguished Speaker series, and this outing brought us an archivist - one Joan Winterkorn, a valuation expert with Bernard Quaritch of London. She spoke about some of the great archives she had known, including the papers and correspondence of seven generations of the John Murray publishing family.<br />
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The latter include most of Lord Byron's important manuscripts and letters as well as much correspondence with Arthur Conan Doyle. The Distinguished Speaker lecture was graced with the attendance of two previous Distinguished Speakers, Sir Christopher Frayling and Laurie R. King, as well as dozens of Sherlockians. It was a bibliophile's dream.<br />
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After the lecture, people formed small groups and found their way to local restaurants, savoring perhaps the last intimate moments before the festivities really kick into full gear tomorrow.<br />
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The First Day of the 2010 BSI Weekend

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The 2010 BSI Weekend Kicks Off

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Well, the <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/">Baker Street Irregulars weekend</a> is upon us! Hundreds of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts will converge upon New York in an annual ritual that has its origins all the way back in 1934.<br />
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The unofficial headquarters of the weekend is the <a href="http://www.algonquinhotel.com/">Algonquin Hotel</a>, home of the famed <a href="https://amzn.to/2Zv8fa1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Algonquin Round Table</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=1419670417" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, about which <a href="https://amzn.to/2HxMzEa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">much</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=1440151520" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> has been <a href="https://amzn.to/2NKKKaC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">written</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=0806509473" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. We'll be spending plenty of time in the lobby, as well as running from meal to meal and catching up with those we haven't seen in a while.<br />
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If you can't be with us in person, we hope you're with us in spirit. This is an exciting time for Holmesians everywhere. It's amazing how much we'll be able to share through the power of the web.<br />
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The 2010 BSI Weekend Kicks Off

"weekend visitors" [SOLI] Well, the Baker Street Irregulars weekend is upon us! Hundreds of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts w...

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Sherlock Holmes OST by Hans Zimmer

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As of January 12, 2010, <a href="https://amzn.to/2L5WmU5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>Sherlock Holmes: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</i></b></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=B002ZMZBD2" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> is available for sale on Amazon.com. You even have the option of <a href="https://amzn.to/2NHSEBJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>downloading the digital (mp3) version</b></a><b><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=B0030CIAQQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b> of it as well.<br />
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You can see the previous mentions of the soundtrack and Mr. Zimmer on these posts:<br />
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<i><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2009/12/reviewed-whole-extraordinary-sequence_6.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"I Reviewed the Whole Extraordinary Sequence of Events" [SIGN]</a></i><br />
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We hope you'll indulge your musical Holmesian interests and add this fine soundtrack to your collection. We deem it a worthy item.<br />
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Related post: <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/composer-of-no-ordinary-merit-redh_18.html" target="_blank">Collectors' Edition of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Soundtrack</a><br />
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Sherlock Holmes OST by Hans Zimmer

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Episode 21: Sherlock Holmes at the Movies (Part 1)

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Well, it's been in the news quite frequently lately. The new Sherlock Holmes movie has brought new life to the literary franchise we all know and love.<br />
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But Holmesians have a number of questions: how is it? Does Robert Downey, Jr. make a decent Holmes? Is the "bromance" just a little too much for the purists? Will those raised on Rathbone be able to stand the latest reincarnation?<br />
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To help us answer these questions and perhaps raise a few more, Scott and Burt are joined in this episode by Sherlockian film critic David F. Morrill, BSI ("Count Von Kramm"), a man who owns as many as 10,000 movies - some of which are actually worth watching. David helps us discern what makes a good cinematic Holmes, shares his picks of the best film editions of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%255Fss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3D%2526%252334%253BThe%2520Sign%2520of%2520Four%2526%252334%253B%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Ddvd&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957%22%3EThe%20Sign%20of%20Four%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E">The Sign of the Four</a>, and shares his opinion on how Downey stacks up while dressing down.<br />
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<li><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html"><i>2008 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual - Reading the Signs: Some Observations and Aperçus on Film and Television Adaptations of </i>The Sign of the Four</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html"></a>David's picks for the best versions of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%255Fss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3D%2526%252334%253BThe%2520Sign%2520of%2520Four%2526%252334%253B%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Ddvd&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957%22%3EThe%20Sign%20of%20Four%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E"><i>The Sign of the Four</i></a>: the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Sign-Ian-Richardson/dp/6305871396?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Ian Richardson</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=6305871396" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> version, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Sign-Jeremy-Brett/dp/B00007G1WJ?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=B00007G1WJ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> outing, and the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Collection-Matt-Frewer/dp/B00009YXEX?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Matt Frewer</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=B00009YXEX" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> edition.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Complete-Ronald-Howard/dp/B000BBOUGI?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: the Complete Series</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=B000BBOUGI" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, featuring Ronald Howard</li>
<li>For those interested in the other cartoons and films mentioned in passing: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Saturday-Morning-Cartoons-1960s-Vol/dp/B001QU880M?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Secret Squirrel</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=B001QU880M" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Looney-Tunes-Spotlight-Collection-Premiere/dp/B0000AYJXV?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Wile E. Coyote</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/National-Lampoons-Animal-House-Anniversary/dp/B001CW7ZXA?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Animal House</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=B001CW7ZXA" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> can be found here.<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=B0000AYJXV" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li>
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An Inspired Clip

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As we continue to try to grapple with writer's block over the movie review, let's lift our collective spirits with some humor. Fans of <a href="https://amzn.to/2MKV1UC">Benny Hill</a> will appreciate this video.<br />
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Remembering Author H. Paul Jeffers, BSI

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We just learned of the passing of H. Paul Jeffers, BSI ("Wilson Hargreave") <a href="http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2009/12/06/obituaries/srv0000007009387.txt">on December 4</a>. There's something of a personal connection here, but first, let's put the facts in front of you, as Sherlock Holmes would prefer. But fair warning: there are many links to click through if you're up to the task.<br />
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Paul was an author and a journalist and was prolific in all of his writing. And to know Paul was to understand how diverse his interests were. They ranged from Sherlock Holmes to Americana, from smoking (<i><a href="http://amzn.to/1wjHpzm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Perfect Pipe</a></i>) to religious topics (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Mysteries-Vatican-Paul-Jeffers/dp/0806531320?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Dark Mysteries of the Vatican</i></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=0806531320" style="border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Jerusalem/dp/1592571794?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jerusalem</i></a><i><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=1592571794" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>), from secret societies (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Freemasons-America-Inside-Secret-Society/dp/0806528362?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The Freemasons in America: Inside the Secret Society</i></a><i><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=0806528362" style="border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>) to maritime adventure (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Cold-Cruise-Prinsendam-Greatest/dp/0760320799?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Burning Cold: The Cruise Ship Prinsendam and the Greatest Sea Rescue of all Time</i></a><i><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=0760320799" style="border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>).<br />
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The American icons in Jeffers' works included Theodore Roosevelt - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Explorer-Adventures-Naturalist-Conservationist/dp/0878332901?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Roosevelt the Explorer: T.R.'s Amazing Adventures as a Naturalist, Conservationist, and Explorer</i></a> and <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=0878332901" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Roughriders-Shadow-Story-Theodore-Roosevelt/dp/0891417974?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>In the Roughrider's Shadow: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. -- War Hero</i></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=0891417974" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> as well as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Napoleon-New-York-Fiorello-LaGuardia/dp/0471024651?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiorello LaGuardia</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=0471024651" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Jim-Brady-Prince-Gilded/dp/0471391026?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Diamond Jim" Brady</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=0471391026" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Billy-Mitchell-Battles-Americas-Prophet/dp/0760320802?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billy Mitchell</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=0760320802" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sal-Mineo-Life-Murder-Mystery/dp/0786710128?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sal Mineo</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=0786710128" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. He even covered one of the greatest natural disasters in the U.S. in the last century in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Disaster-Bay-Great-Francisco-Earthquake/dp/1592281397?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Disaster By the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906</i></a><i><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=1592281397" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.</i><br />
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His works that involved Sherlock Holmes include <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Irregular-concerning-Baker-Irregulars/dp/B000JD2SZ8?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>Murder Most Irregular</i></b></a><b><i><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=B000JD2SZ8" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b> (in which a member of the Baker Street Irregulars is murdered on the evening of the <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank">annual dinner</a>), and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Night-Murder-H-Jeffers/dp/0312130848?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>A Grand Night for Murder</i></b></a><b><i><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=0312130848" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b> (in which an <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/search?q=edgars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edgar award</a> winner is offed the day after receiving the award). He authored the 2005 <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/christmasannuals.html" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual</a> <i><b>Once a Week in Baker Street: the Boucher Green Years</b></i> and edited a book from their work: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Original/dp/0786715871?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>The Forgotten Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Based on the Original Radio Plays by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green</i></b></a><b><i><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=0786715871" style="border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b>. He even wrote one that combined his interest in Roosevelt and Holmes: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Stalwart-Companions-Paul-Jeffers/dp/B000GLNDYI?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions</i></b></a><b><i><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=B000GLNDYI" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b>, which included Detective Wilson Hargreave of the New York Police Bureau, mentioned in "The Dancing Men."<br />
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As you can see, quite prolific. And this isn't even the end of it. Take a look at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FH.-Paul-Jeffers%2FB001ITX3FG%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dsr%255Ftc%255F2%255F0&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his Amazon page</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> for a more complete assessment, or scroll through the carousel below.<br />
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I was lucky enough to meet Paul at a meeting of the Men on the Tor - the first <a href="http://sherlockian.net/societies/" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes society</a> I belonged to. It was after I left Connecticut to head to college, and I returned for a meeting at the <a href="http://www.griswoldinn.com/" target="_blank">Griswold Inn</a> in Essex, CT. I remember sitting next to him and admiring the <a href="http://www.pipesandcigars.com/peshhose.html" target="_blank">Peterson's Sherlock Holmes pipe</a> that he was smoking. We got to talking and he told me about the two books he wrote about Holmes, as well as his car-less existence; he traveled to meetings via train (or ride-sharing, in some cases). We struck up a correspondence and one day a package arrived in the mail from Paul: he sent me those two books, inscribed. I still have them in my collection and I'll always treasure them.<br />
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In 1999, Paul received his investiture from the BSI, which was "Wilson Hargreave," after the detective who made an appearance in <i>Stalwart Companion</i>. If you have a memory of Paul, please feel free to share it in the comments section below.<br />
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<i><b>Note</b>: From time to time, we run obituaries here on the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, to honor those Irregulars who have passed beyond the Reichenbach, aided by the BSI's Angel of Death, Francine Kitts. You can find previous entries by clicking on the "</i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/search/label/terrace"><i>terrace</i></a><i>" label at the end of the post. The reference to the terrace is from "</i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/His-Last-Bow-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/0755334434?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>His Last Bow</i></a><i><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=0755334434" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />," in which Holmes says to Watson:</i><br />
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Remembering Author H. Paul Jeffers, BSI

"I grieve to say" [ILLU] We just learned of the passing of H. Paul Jeffers, BSI ("Wilson Hargreave") on December ...

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"The Trend of Events" [LAST]

Opening day of the film "Sherlock Holmes" resulted in lots of online chatter. Twitter, as mentioned previously on these pages (<a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2009/11/with-every-nerve-in-twitter-twis.html">"With Every Nerve in a Twitter" [TWIS]</a>) manages to capture that public commentary in near real-time. And it's a fairly decent barometer of the public's reaction to any given current event, as we witnessed in 2009 with the death of Michael Jackson, the Tiger Woods affair(s) and events in Iran, to name a few.<br /><br />On December 26, we monitored some of the chatter on Twitter using the search feature at <a href="http://search.twitter.com/">http://search.twitter.com</a> which contains a listing of the top 10 trends at any given moment. Throughout the day, the terms "Sherlock" and "Sherlock Holmes" were squarely in the middle of the trending topics and remained there consistently - even beating "Happy Boxing Day" at one point:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyw5YBWp5M6oeMloXk1aZXPjndPBjzAubQuPEe8v81MJlDmfeYdc_BUEQ-7i_UNVXKOIr-QDeXpRZ08WX9Hc8tDdrAsWS4jANdRc6xNAGu0Lturpcbwl-TT9VdLrtZlu-_OtCkKAw0e9R/s1600-h/Sherlock-Twittertrend2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyw5YBWp5M6oeMloXk1aZXPjndPBjzAubQuPEe8v81MJlDmfeYdc_BUEQ-7i_UNVXKOIr-QDeXpRZ08WX9Hc8tDdrAsWS4jANdRc6xNAGu0Lturpcbwl-TT9VdLrtZlu-_OtCkKAw0e9R/s640/Sherlock-Twittertrend2.PNG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />That trend continued on December 27th as well.<br /><br />When one stops to think about it , it's an amazing feat for a character so firmly rooted in the 19th century to appear in the public stream of consciousness so solidly. In addition, there are reports that not only did <a href="http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/first-look-alvin-2-beats-avatar/">the film beat the 3-D special effects film "Avatar,"</a>  but it also set the record for a Christmas Day opening. Overall, it took in $65.4 million at the box office for the weekend. Not to shabby for someone whose rates were on a fixed scale.<br /><br />Here's hoping that the continued attention on the film will bring more readers to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Sherlock-Holmes-Arthur-Conan/dp/1435114949?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">the original stories</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=1435114949" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1435114949&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: left; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0553328255&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000VDBD6Q&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>

"The Trend of Events" [LAST]

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by Scott Monty

"The Second Morning After Christmas" [BLUE]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4181728359_b8f87f411d_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4181728359_b8f87f411d_m.jpg" /></a><br /></div>As part of our editorial duties, we always strive for a unique and original title for our posts. As such, we try not to duplicate the Canonical phrases that aptly sum up the topic at hand on any given day. And in nearly 500 posts, we've managed to avoid any such duplication, for the most part.<br /><br />The only exception to that has been the post "The Second Morning After Christmas" [BLUE] which has been used in <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2006/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue.html">2006</a> and <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2008/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue.html">2008</a> previously. As is the custom with the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, which annually reproduces a 1961 editorial on the pilgrims in the new world, we saw no reason to avoid replication here.<br /><br />So, we bring you "Two Days After Christmas," a tribute to "The Blue Carbuncle" in the style of Clement Moore's <a href="http://iment.com/maida//familytree/henry/xmas/poemvariants/troysentinel1823.htm" style="color: #003366;">A Visit from St. Nick</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/24531783/Two-Days-After-Christmas" 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;" title="View Two Days After Christmas on Scribd">Two Days After Christmas</a> <object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" height="500" id="doc_918193272192160" name="doc_918193272192160" width="100%">  <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=24531783&access_key=key-8qfi6uwtitozfa777tp&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="play" value="true"><param name="loop" value="true"><param name="scale" value="showall"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="devicefont" value="false"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><param name="menu" value="true"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="salign" value=""><param name="mode" value="list"><embed src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=24531783&access_key=key-8qfi6uwtitozfa777tp&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_918193272192160_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" mode="list" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object> </center><br /><br />Please feel free to share and use this at your own Sherlockian society holiday meetings. The only thing we ask is that you attribute the poem to its rightful author.<br /><br />For those of you inclined more to listening rather than reading, here's the audio version, courtesy of <a href="http://ihearofsherlock.com/">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>:<br /><embed height="40" src="http://www.blogcastone.net/audio/player.swf?soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.libsyn.com%2Fmedia%2Fihearofsherlock%2Fihearofsherlock_compliments2007.mp3&playerID=10&bg=0xf8f8f8&leftbg=0xeeeeee&lefticon=0x666666&rightbg=0xcccccc&rightbghover=0x999999&righticon=0x666666&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0x666666&slider=0x666666&track=0xFFFFFF&border=0x666666&loader=0x9FFFB8&loop=no&autostart=no" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="290" wmode="transparent"></embed>