The 2023 BSI Weekend — Awards, Accolades, and Amusements

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“those week-end parties” [SOLI]  </h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOIPNBhn21rgLuJSOAE-XHYJov3MG4DO-ARC_fFipAneCXyZimOp1TzszUwmXrYEvZ63KCTzf_SrUYS5hygoxa1cYucKrKnHh_MuyGUCmgzMyNI6UM9fMoyppLntVrMxfxQe-zuszAxbMpvJ-H-RSScVYPRtJZLN4XolpEHY91a9mc8chjkFvHL2C6Q/s1389/Class%20of%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pictured, left to right: Pelle Schantz Lauridsen, Elaine Coppola, David Harnois, Cynthia Brown, John Sherwood, Lee Schackledford, James O'Leary (back row); Takahiko Endo, Erika Dowell, Dore Nash, Roberta Pearson (front row)" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1389" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOIPNBhn21rgLuJSOAE-XHYJov3MG4DO-ARC_fFipAneCXyZimOp1TzszUwmXrYEvZ63KCTzf_SrUYS5hygoxa1cYucKrKnHh_MuyGUCmgzMyNI6UM9fMoyppLntVrMxfxQe-zuszAxbMpvJ-H-RSScVYPRtJZLN4XolpEHY91a9mc8chjkFvHL2C6Q/w640-h442/Class%20of%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credit: Will Walsh</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />For those who were there, it's hard to believe the BSI Weekend has wrapped up.<div><br /></div><div>From January 4 – January 8, Manhattan played host to some 300 or so Sherlockians who gathered to celebrate the 169th birthday of Sherlock Holmes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Events for your editor included the unofficial kickoff with an ASH Wednesday dinner (a lively pub dinner at Annie Moore's) to the intimate and traditional Lunch of Steele on Thursday, held at the Salmagundi Club (and hosted by co-host Burt Wolder) to celebrate the life of <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2020/06/in-memoriam-frederic-dorr-steele.html#.Y7wmnnZKjb0" target="_blank">Frederic Dorr Steele</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXFVFa-fXBAe7DkOFUES1JT_EJrhdD0as6BGzg8t7ky6oHHhp4_S4tkzxTyuOTDsCPyxqwhe6l_vdKkJEDro_nbTGgbLbhDGavfpxWArH0LNMWGjto7uvnnZ30Tj5s4C-HEaD5sNpV6flEyV7UesJU3OyZvHNMRajgaZZf_baDJb2z5hgm6-AsxQKCw/s4032/IMG_3519.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXFVFa-fXBAe7DkOFUES1JT_EJrhdD0as6BGzg8t7ky6oHHhp4_S4tkzxTyuOTDsCPyxqwhe6l_vdKkJEDro_nbTGgbLbhDGavfpxWArH0LNMWGjto7uvnnZ30Tj5s4C-HEaD5sNpV6flEyV7UesJU3OyZvHNMRajgaZZf_baDJb2z5hgm6-AsxQKCw/w640-h360/IMG_3519.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The historic landmark plaque at the Salmagundi Club</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dtVm6-s5_yE_VlBcoNen1MFx2Lnk3sjLr-YCD_nRwFq6Q1IweNI_kk1Ykj2_nwIyrfOn2hbMTiD2dS5Q_aNrt3j77BZDqwWKxa9Uei7rAu4Nu2RjvLzoBPJ60THGHVuIUJDNHn-GyUoq2AWtHfAD6RtWCTmf7xHgzCgAd_oWwmSXtJYsbXtHIcyzDg/s320/IMG_3536.HEIC" width="180" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>If you're interested in more about Frederic Dorr Steele, listen to <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose204" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 204 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; 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margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="866" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgiSM3Mc3SsVcsWsze0zbDUAo5c7k6wz6sRXaiLOPyoquTegr_tRDKBDcQqtUFTgEGWmxWexKZBdIJK_3ZI9bNAvbsYmEjWAMTMdy2G2V_aQ63r3mPS-BKJoSf51x5RxiQI7CyDkkMIqCawSVUGqpeBIARi_VbBxA4QZB-lvGKN4e_WyFy6AMLj2EHww=w347-h400" width="347" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credit: Ross Davies</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Doylean Honors</h3></div><div>The ACD Society also had a more august role, which was the conferring of its annual <a href="http://acdsociety.com/" target="_blank">Doylean Honors</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVaY99UFtbUg5oqgBeqpnMSkNMHDGFDhKh9HsAXQDaui3lWckPjceIACjChc4My3jMx-soyHqlHBDUNVknElDz6Q4iVUwswtmXp-ygz7LujNevjUUwYTRVWaiHmSA2llMtg0uCuPzFRJoTW5UY4mp8lbHFCkUPjki3WrJaZnp5vs-HhBe-o3jk1IRLw/s616/ACD%20Society%20Doylean%20Honors%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVaY99UFtbUg5oqgBeqpnMSkNMHDGFDhKh9HsAXQDaui3lWckPjceIACjChc4My3jMx-soyHqlHBDUNVknElDz6Q4iVUwswtmXp-ygz7LujNevjUUwYTRVWaiHmSA2llMtg0uCuPzFRJoTW5UY4mp8lbHFCkUPjki3WrJaZnp5vs-HhBe-o3jk1IRLw/s320/ACD%20Society%20Doylean%20Honors%202022.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><b>For Lifetime Service:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Dudley_Edwards">Owen Dudley Edwards</a></li></ul><br /><b>For excellence in the "Fiction and Poetry" category:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Margie-Deck/author/B0966BSG1N">Margie Deck</a> for "Whitney’s Reflection" in <a href="https://amzn.to/3Gqov3O"><i>Steel True, Blade Straight</i></a> (Belanger Books)</li><li><a href="https://www.detectivesanddragons.uk/">Paul Hiscock</a> for “The Ascent” in <a href="https://amzn.to/3Gqov3O"><i>Steel True, Blade Straight</i></a> (Belanger Books)</li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/david-marcum/">David Marcum</a> for “The Unintended Offenses” in <a href="https://amzn.to/3Gqov3O"><i>Steel True, Blade Straight</i></a> (Belanger Books)</li></ul><br /><b>For excellence in the "Performing and Visual Arts" category:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/sherlock-holmes-room-toronto-reference-library-1.4941883">Jessie Amaolo</a> for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HgMZKq0e6k"><i>Virtual Tour of A Study in Sherlock & His Creator</i></a> (Toronto Public Library)</li><li><a href="https://www.david-macgregor.com/sherlock-fiction">David MacGregor</a> for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qQC-Qd8nfo"><i>Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost in the Machine</i></a> (Purple Rose Theater Company)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cho">Frank Cho</a> for illustrations in Bonnie MacBird’s <a href="https://amzn.to/3ZkdIRg"><i>What Child is This?: A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Adventure</i></a> (HarperCollins)</li></ul><br /><b>For excellence in the "Scholarly Writing" category:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://www.shrabanibasu.co.uk/">Shrabani Basu</a> her book, <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mystery-of-the-parsee-lawyer-9781526615312/"><i>The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer: Arthur Conan Doyle, George Edalji and the Case of the Foreigner in the English Village</i></a> (Bloomsbury)</li><li><a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/english/fallon-richard.aspx">Richard Fallon</a> for “Rediscovering Lost Worlds: Arthur Conan Doyle and the Modern Romance of Palaeontology” in his book <a href="https://research.birmingham.ac.uk/en/publications/reimagining-dinosaurs-in-late-victorian-and-edwardian-literature-"><i>Reimagining Dinosaurs in Late Victorian and Edwardian Literature</i></a> (Cambridge University Press)</li><li><a href="https://chass.usu.edu/english/directory/brian-mccuskey">Brian McCuskey</a> for “Theory and Preaching, 1887-1930” in his book, <a href="https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08987-4.html"><i>How Sherlock Pulled the Trick: Spiritualism and the Pseudoscientific Method</i></a> (Penn State University Press)</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Brain or Appendix</h3><div>The BSI held the Distinguished Speaker Lecture on Thursday evening at the New York Bar Association. This year’s Distinguished Speaker was <b>Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, Ph.D.</b> Dr. Krishnan discussed the connection between detective fiction and medical diagnosis in a fascinating talk.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjahrad9ljImnK21fqRjJVcB417QF6p_rIdpx8iIUuFRcMiwthweuUAjBpjzPz4-QC2m6wlF_m17FaIOAq7-JSVvCdh5qd--ZdfXB2SBWfeh-TOs5psJJ6QuB14cFppPpLEtOVvErH_3pVD9hNWm3Gva0R7vseOPiz9FzN8Am1XjAlnKrik2LYxD51MyA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1359" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjahrad9ljImnK21fqRjJVcB417QF6p_rIdpx8iIUuFRcMiwthweuUAjBpjzPz4-QC2m6wlF_m17FaIOAq7-JSVvCdh5qd--ZdfXB2SBWfeh-TOs5psJJ6QuB14cFppPpLEtOVvErH_3pVD9hNWm3Gva0R7vseOPiz9FzN8Am1XjAlnKrik2LYxD51MyA=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan and Leslie Klinger</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Dr. Krishan's presentation will be published in a future issue of the <i>Baker Street Journal</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">"Shall the world, then, be overrun by oysters?"</h3></div><div>Sherlock Holmes, in his delirium in 'The Dying Detective,' wondered if oysters would take over the world if allowed to proliferate. He concluded: "No, no; horrible!" </div><div><br /></div><div>Sherlockians don't like to leave things to chance, so they established <b>S.P.O.D.E.</b>, the Society for Prevention of Oysters Destroying the Earth. This group has many local scions, but meets every year at the BSI Weekend at the Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant to do its part to ensure oysters don't overrun us.</div><div><br /></div><div>So it was following the Distinguished Speaker Lecture.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQFhdkS4D1PzfKqcXpCAnOA7Jg4cfdVir6nh75aknAXKV8s1hiF3TUlaHIXcjWJsT5ZRYduFzXKb0HhVyILfmQ6cStXAaggZOPomiwBM02XUC6tPgcDkDT8R0K43OA02JGicMFdmkFV_T0rjeNIz_3iCazpOImZU9JHAb7bH47ObLPT3NBeqFe_j78Cg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1142" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQFhdkS4D1PzfKqcXpCAnOA7Jg4cfdVir6nh75aknAXKV8s1hiF3TUlaHIXcjWJsT5ZRYduFzXKb0HhVyILfmQ6cStXAaggZOPomiwBM02XUC6tPgcDkDT8R0K43OA02JGicMFdmkFV_T0rjeNIz_3iCazpOImZU9JHAb7bH47ObLPT3NBeqFe_j78Cg=w640-h505" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo of Guy A. Wiggins' </i><a href="https://salmagundi.org/guy-arthur-wiggins-1920-2020-hra-1987-2020-oysters-1980s/" target="_blank">Oysters </a><i>at the Salmagundi Club</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Susan Rice Mentorship Award</h3><div>On Friday at the Gillette Luncheon, the assembled diners bore witness to the latest recipient of the Susan Rice Mentorship Award.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="http://www.vincentstarrett.com/blog/susan-rice-mentorship-award" target="_blank">Susan Rice Mentorship Award</a> was established in 2022 to recognize the activities of a member of the Sherlock Holmes community who has been a mentor to others, in the spirit of Susan Rice.</div><div><br /></div><div>The inaugural award went to <b>Peter Blau, BSI</b> ("Black Peter"). This year's award was granted to <b>Evy Herzog, BSI </b>("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet").</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSxWyp7m0nAE-T1UY06dIKr5Y7OMZbYGGyMn5LMd0_TYcebWz3Yf916QYDeh1Kxb6kpbmN7yL1ovQz-VxS8xPqQ9OPtDhUhRy4vkDdXMhNFMwXDCiR9b0ur6mSqSV2t1LLETMzUwptaroMe4m7_o9-MVuP5XEfVgNEhsTfCu70NFI6vd_g4R1rJNwDw/s4032/IMG_3535.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSxWyp7m0nAE-T1UY06dIKr5Y7OMZbYGGyMn5LMd0_TYcebWz3Yf916QYDeh1Kxb6kpbmN7yL1ovQz-VxS8xPqQ9OPtDhUhRy4vkDdXMhNFMwXDCiR9b0ur6mSqSV2t1LLETMzUwptaroMe4m7_o9-MVuP5XEfVgNEhsTfCu70NFI6vd_g4R1rJNwDw/w640-h360/IMG_3535.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eminent Sherlockians and Susan Rice Mentorship Awardees Peter Blau and Evy Herzog<br /><br /></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>You may recall our conversation with both Susan and Evy from <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose89" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 89 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="963" data-dashlane-rid="03b14e9eb2d03df6" data-form-type="" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4113629/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/970000/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Plaudits From the BSI Dinner</h3><div>As ever, the swirling curiosity and interest are centered on the Baker Street Irregulars annual investitures of new members. But before that, we were greeted with other substantial news.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>The </i>Woman</h4><div><i>The </i>Woman, an honorific given to the spouse of a Baker Street Irregular was announced at the pre-dinner reception. This year's honoree was <b>Joan Blanksteen</b>, wife of <b>Charlie Blanksteen, BSI</b> ("Cavendish Square"). She was toasted and introduced by <b>Lou Lewis, BSI</b> ("William Whyte"), after which Joan gave her own poignant and thoughtful remarks.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyu3K_QsVF-219fneZo1ZGZlvdOQTULPVGJ_mA6TzFUh0vp45AQPOPWDM4IOMyozHIW521ippwlpZof9Of_pttXhNYUPqrzgkcOAVmKTEprPStxx7yZca7-ItCg2t52h0NAu_f7lA-N57Akr0ZyOIC48JehTVmbAhkBZNYixZuse8sXpccbjY8Ox_Ojg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1359" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyu3K_QsVF-219fneZo1ZGZlvdOQTULPVGJ_mA6TzFUh0vp45AQPOPWDM4IOMyozHIW521ippwlpZof9Of_pttXhNYUPqrzgkcOAVmKTEprPStxx7yZca7-ItCg2t52h0NAu_f7lA-N57Akr0ZyOIC48JehTVmbAhkBZNYixZuse8sXpccbjY8Ox_Ojg=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Joan Blanksteen is presented with a corsage by James Saunders, BSI ("The Beryl Coronet"), who has been doing so at the BSI Dinner for 50 years</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">The Morley-Montgomery Award</h4></div><div>Each year, one article in the <i><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i> (as determined by a panel of judges) is chosen for the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2001/05/01/morley-montgomery-award/" target="_blank">Morley-Montgomery Award</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>This year, the award was given posthumously to <b>Nicholas Utechin, BSI</b> ("The Ancient British Barrow") for his article "For Christ's Sake: An Evaluation of Jay Finley Christ," appearing in the Summer 2022 issue of the <i>BSJ</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>We remembered Nick with BSJ Editor Steven Rothman, BSI ("<i>The Valley of Fear</i>") in <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2022/09/episode-249-remembering-nicholas-utechin.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 249 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="984" data-dashlane-rid="a958ea74332d85b9" data-form-type="" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24550332/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/9d805b/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; max-width: 100%;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><br style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /></div></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>The Baker Street Journal</i></h4><div>We were then given news of a change of leadership at the <i>Baker Street Journal</i>. After serving 23 years as editor of the BSJ, <b>Steven Rothman</b> announced he will be stepping down, but will still be on the masthead as Editor Emeritus.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4Z796B70JSHtsga1_OYSvFAmAbkjG6WPfBypYKqd_0ye_synPO5AnLLX9Cu3kGo3NiVCcretb1OAQDzcscxcOmwaWMAYe4qFyL8qwRlspMw53dgNQlSMsFQUbx4QIXR0Mv54YsA34uOwmHe0IgduMWjM4g8Q0Xcw-p59fFGS9JUSyP7hoOpSZJ3KAkg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1359" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4Z796B70JSHtsga1_OYSvFAmAbkjG6WPfBypYKqd_0ye_synPO5AnLLX9Cu3kGo3NiVCcretb1OAQDzcscxcOmwaWMAYe4qFyL8qwRlspMw53dgNQlSMsFQUbx4QIXR0Mv54YsA34uOwmHe0IgduMWjM4g8Q0Xcw-p59fFGS9JUSyP7hoOpSZJ3KAkg=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The new editor of the <i>Baker Street Journal</i> will be <b>Dan Andriacco, BSI</b> ("St. Saviour’s, Near King’s Cross").</div><div><br /></div><div>We spoke with Steve Rothman about the BSJ in <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 221 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="1059" data-dashlane-rid="91c84f3ae3f4b2e2" data-form-type="" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/19974182/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/f9c12f/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="background-color: white; border-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="background-color: white; color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock" style="color: #cccccc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="ihearofsherlock">ihearofsherlock</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/the-baker-street-journal" style="color: #cccccc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="The Baker Street Journal">The Baker Street Journal</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Honours List</h3><div>And then we arrived at the announcement of the latest investitures into the Baker Street Irregulars. Membership is granted by Michael Kean, BSI ("General Gordon"), who serves at the BSI's "Wiggins." Each member receives an investiture — a phrase from the Sherlock Holmes canon that is significant or in other ways meaningful to that person.</div><div><br /></div><div>The BSI's Class of 2023 is:</div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Cynthia Brown</b> — "Sam Brown"</li><li><b>Elaine Coppola</b> — "Syracuse"</li><li><b>Erika Dowell</b> — "A First Folio Shakespeare"</li><li><b>Takahiko Endo</b> — "James Armitage"</li><li><b>David Harnois</b> — "James Boswell"</li><li><b>Palle Schantz Lauridsen</b> — "The Royal Family of Scandinavia"</li><li><b>Dore Nash</b> — "The Three Garridebs"</li><li><b>Roberta Pearson</b> — "Nottingham"</li><li><b>Lee Shackleford</b> — "Woodman's Lee"</li><li><b>John Sherwood</b> — "The Imperial Theatre"</li><li><b>James O'Leary</b> —  "James, Son of the Grimpen Postmaster"</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Greg Ruby, BSI</b> ("Bulldog Pin with Ruby Eyes") received the Two Shilling Award, for service above and beyond.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It is difficult to capture all of the activities of the BSI Weekend, due to so many small groups branching out to honor their own traditions, including named events such as ASH Wednesday, Lost in New York with a Bunch of Sherlockians, and the ASH Brunch. Not to mention other events like the Vendors Room, the BSI Luncheon.</div><div><br /></div><div>A comprehensive report of the events will be in the Spring issue of the <i>BSJ</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As ever, the game's afoot!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Note: all photos, unless otherwise indicated, are credited to the author</i></div><div><br /></div>

The 2023 BSI Weekend — Awards, Accolades, and Amusements

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by Scott Monty

Happy 169th Birthday, Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;">"you could not celebrate him without being known yourself" [HOUN]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BtE0un1ZmFlwDnTZYQbiKz8iAil_Yq-CJmLMI9Rgac7J3Ye1nvz9PhxEY5F_o1PHJ_XhxCa94Z2VhifqCmIr95j1-RRomb_OibDuLNlr4O9QzJWiDSDmQcNx4whmHjWk8tRf2kyJpvVlswQ3VJn8kDRXdHaxtQBxYcxfEgpj4hyGGD4WMIA8axDC_A/s900/Sherlock%20Holmes%20birthday%20cake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BtE0un1ZmFlwDnTZYQbiKz8iAil_Yq-CJmLMI9Rgac7J3Ye1nvz9PhxEY5F_o1PHJ_XhxCa94Z2VhifqCmIr95j1-RRomb_OibDuLNlr4O9QzJWiDSDmQcNx4whmHjWk8tRf2kyJpvVlswQ3VJn8kDRXdHaxtQBxYcxfEgpj4hyGGD4WMIA8axDC_A/w640-h480/Sherlock%20Holmes%20birthday%20cake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today is January 6th — and that marks the date on which we traditionally celebrate Sherlock Holmes's birthday.<br /><br />We say "traditionally," because there is no definitive statement of his actual date of birth in the Canon, but beginning with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Morley">Christopher Morley</a>, the date of January 6th has become the de facto accepted date for Holmes' birthday. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons.<br /><br />Of all of the quotes in the Canon, William Shakespeare was the most oft-quoted author. There is but one Shakespearean play that Holmes quotes twice: <i><a href="https://amzn.to/37GCVtA">Twelfth Night</a></i>. In <i>The Sign of the Four</i>, Holmes concludes, "All is well that ends well." This is from from Act IV, Scene 4. And in "The Empty House," Holmes states "'Journeys end in lovers meetings,' as the old play says," from Act II, Scene 3.<br /><br />The reason the date was chosen is that in Christianity, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6">January 6th</a> is the Feast of the Epiphany, or officially the twelfth day of Christmas. I suppose if we were being truly technical about it, the twelfth night of Christmas would fall on January 5th...<br /><br />In addition, William S. Baring-Gould in his <a href="https://amzn.to/2QrZ4G3"><i>The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a>, posited that because Holmes was a little cranky on the morning of January 7th — the date on which <i>The Valley of Fear</i> began — he had a hangover, induced by birthday celebrations the evening prior.<br /><div><br /></div><div>And why 169? Scholars have fixed the year of Sherlock Holmes's birth to 1854 by virtue of a line in "His Last Bow" when he was described as "a tall gaunt man of sixty."<span style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 21px;"><br /></span><br /><h3><span style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 21px;">Additional Thoughts</span></h3>In an episode of <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com" target="_blank">Trifles</a>, our weekly show where we discuss some of the minutiae in the Sherlock Holmes stories, we cover this in greater detail, and with some additional research material. Do check it out on the podcast streaming service of your choice, the embedded file below, or at <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles210">ihose.co/trifles210</a>.</div><div> <br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/960247957&color=%23947454&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes: Trifles">Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/sherlock-holmess-birthday" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes's Birthday">Sherlock Holmes's Birthday</a></div><br /><br />And by all means, share the news that today is Sherlock Holmes's birthday. But whatever you do, don't try to throw him a surprise party. It's an exercise in futility.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="315" id="BLOGGER-video-1d96bcd053384a14-1214" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEeLIw3hEliv87syApi1Tel3R25z69M1hkwoX8NxeS0C297eAFYOmBQ_503-g0M5JcOT1KTs77VHrHscW6QAtrDbLZ0yO1bXWbLN6jH1mpGdK4BkGBT1aqzA--46lz2Un6QGc" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="560"></iframe></div><br /></div><br />We hope you'll take a moment and wish Sherlock Holmes a happy birthday in your own way. If you'd like to join in here, please feel free to leave a birthday comment below.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Happy 169th Birthday, Sherlock Holmes

"you could not celebrate him without being known yourself" [HOUN] Today is January 6th — and that marks the date on which we tradi...

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The Best Age to Read Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “shown himself for over twenty years” [NOBL]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpZjoNY88n_BM2k_II5-atel69X6_lH0oLhHJWpMQ-M9Wint6ZP2fzEL-57auKyrRidyAL37PmEVnVIoOjk5Cil3J9RMgZ4aGQTeix-bNmLeYirdHQq7kX5JKjTFZGZW42dlkmJEkbWz4FHKKvZQtJGDsztSHgRddJKiaSbLlx91Wm-wFF-wfSaXNUw/s1828/Rick%20Rubin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1828" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpZjoNY88n_BM2k_II5-atel69X6_lH0oLhHJWpMQ-M9Wint6ZP2fzEL-57auKyrRidyAL37PmEVnVIoOjk5Cil3J9RMgZ4aGQTeix-bNmLeYirdHQq7kX5JKjTFZGZW42dlkmJEkbWz4FHKKvZQtJGDsztSHgRddJKiaSbLlx91Wm-wFF-wfSaXNUw/w640-h312/Rick%20Rubin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Invariably, the first question we ask our interview guests on the <a href="https://pod.link/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank"><i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> podcast</a> is “When did you first meet Sherlock Holmes?”</p><p>While the same question may be tiresome, the variety in the answers we receive is not.</p><p>Some have been influenced by popular media, depending on their age and viewing habits: Basil Rathbone on Saturday matinee showings on TV, the Granada series starring Jeremy Brett, <i>The Great Mouse Detective</i>, <i>Sherlock </i>— everyone's Sherlock Holmes on screen varies.</p><p>Then there are those who were introduced from a couple of short stories in school, most often "The Red-Headed League" and "The Speckled Band."</p><p>And of course, the lucky few who discovered William Baring-Gould's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3GByrII" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</a></i>.</p><p>How we envy those who read the stories for the very first time! </p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings us to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/books/review/rick-rubin-by-the-book-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1ju8UBZjMtfCfIU2UI1sv8spLgm2lVDewd_hbuLEeouuT3xwprsIVLVRSbDs2JIQ9zCNspDuXGBi8sWTvlNxp9vpPsbD6DI7lk_HeWe2Fyxs7F11jf_Fmo6XLd7esA8sklOcOLtEYSDeBEojksFkLm60qdF4rYKl-QtR_Tjbxdl3g1ILfCH0QIPuuJ6_12kFRyMUuvANYW72EQBon4laDM0y4mna8fmAUOPHspV_oEb-bR97pCqabQtG_rPwTeJEQbgP7x3IhLglF4GRM-LuXhU9z6sal5ZnjAR4wncAmz13I5gHtLii6Xv0faLbZT-CeMYub3X9vw5AL8gs-f4vn0T30q7W2i4ewO9d6vj4_g&smid=share-url" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a recent "By the Book" column in <i>The New York Times</i></a>, in which Rick Rubin was interviewed. [Link to gift article]</p><p>He was asked:</p><p><b></b></p><blockquote><p><b>What book should everybody read before the age of 21?</b></p><p><i><b>Sherlock Holmes is great, the earlier the better. The stories are engaging and they train readers to look deeply into all they see. A great primer for awareness practice.</b></i></p></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><p>We certainly don't object to Rubin's recommendation. He's absolutely correct that the stories are rich in detail, although we don't all see the same things that Holmes did until after they're explained. Or we at least don't observe.</p><p>But we'd also argue that Sherlock Holmes stories should be read later in life as well. For it is only then that we can appreciate the depth of friendship, the nuances of relationships, the societal inequities, the more significant elements of the human psyche that are at work. It's part of what we talk about on the <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trifles podcast</a>.</p><p>The Sherlock Holmes stories tell us so much about life; it takes living a certain amount of life to appreciate the depth and breadth of it all.</p><p><br /></p><p>We'd be remiss if we didn't mention this truth about rereading books:</p><blockquote><p><i><b>“When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.”</b> — Clifton Fadiman</i></p></blockquote><div>Clifton Fadiman was an intellectual, author, editor, and radio and television personality. And he ran in the same orbit as Christopher Morley, the founder of the Baker Street Irregulars.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fadiman hosted <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Please" target="_blank">Information, Please!</a></i>, a radio quiz show to which <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2008/11/some-information-silv_16.html#.Y7PIKHZKjb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Morley made occasional visits</a>. Since Fadiman was the book review editor for <i>The New Yorker</i>, that made Morley's appearances a near-certainty. It didn't hurt that Fadiman had been a guest at <a href="https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,885484,00.html" target="_blank">the 1944 Trilogy Dinner</a> of the Baker Street Irregulars.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>When is the right time to pick up a Sherlock Holmes book?</div><div><br /></div><div>Whenever you feel like it.</div><div><br /></div><div>And yes, read Sherlock Holmes by the age of 21 if you please. But read him when you're 71 or 81 or 101. </div><div><br /></div><div>And at all ages in between.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>Further information:</i></h3><div>If you'd like to hear about the Beacon Society and its efforts to encourage others to introduce Sherlock Holmes to young people, check out <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose183" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 183: The Beacon Society</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/736142848&color=%2302ae05&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/the-beacon-society" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="The Beacon Society">The Beacon Society</a></div></div><br />

The Best Age to Read Sherlock Holmes

 “shown himself for over twenty years” [NOBL] Invariably, the first question we ask our interview guests on the I Hear of Sherlock Everywher...

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by Scott Monty

Episode 255: Sherlock Holmes in the Public Domain

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“enter the sacred domain to-night without fear” [SHOS]  </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPURasX6ndCYYAbY5oJB4CXiLfYnz-4QGM4uw2yTVM25Mu-F825kkhi4rbUzFxjOMrkJKEAOzCS5QJQkyPK5X4qFAVClRNjt4IPLX2BVmKdvUXJfOi4cR3U6GlWs41oHOp3wOmzFCzrJLzLfbToV6zI1M9qftvaTHiPrEf3l-cikd-Qprr9UpM9d_iQ/s1280/Widescreen.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPURasX6ndCYYAbY5oJB4CXiLfYnz-4QGM4uw2yTVM25Mu-F825kkhi4rbUzFxjOMrkJKEAOzCS5QJQkyPK5X4qFAVClRNjt4IPLX2BVmKdvUXJfOi4cR3U6GlWs41oHOp3wOmzFCzrJLzLfbToV6zI1M9qftvaTHiPrEf3l-cikd-Qprr9UpM9d_iQ/w640-h360/Widescreen.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>When the #FreeSherlock movement began a decade ago, there were 50 of the original 60 Sherlock Holmes stories in the public domain in the United States. And now, when January 1, 2023 rolls around, "The Veiled Lodger" and "Shoscombe Old Place" will be the final two stories no longer under copyright.</p><p>To mark this occasion and the final episode of Season 16 of <i><b>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</b></i>, we invited Leslie Klinger, BSI ("The Abbey Grange"), Betsy Rosenblatt, BSI ("Lucy Ferrier"), and Ashley Polasek, BSI ("Singlestick") back to the show to talk with us about it from the perspective of one who has sued the Conan Doyle Estate, an intellectual property lawyer, and an adaptation studies scholar, respectively.</p><p>How will this affect creators? And what does it mean for fans? These questions and more are answered as we pick the considerable brains we assembled. </p><p>This was originally broadcast as a live video exclusively for our Patreon supporters; <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/live-ihose-in-76372598" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">you can view the video</a> as a replay on our page there.</p><p>Our latest <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz gives you a chance to identify a Sherlock Holmes story based on two lines of poetry; if your correct answer is randomly chosen, you'll win something from the IHOSE vaults.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by January 14, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the correct answers. 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Episode 255: Sherlock Holmes in the Public Domain

“enter the sacred domain to-night without fear” [SHOS]   When the #FreeSherlock movement began a decade ago, there were 50 of the original 6...

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by Scott Monty

The Second Morning After Christmas

<h4 style="text-align: center;">"the second morning after Christmas" [BLUE] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFtzw_vauLqGI8i0SrRwFREYxyE65Xzmhy3UpfMc83q9GBaYo3Uu9riMCNGwfqH4g6RsS5Q73kB-7FoGXwXd7Fn9DcSm8i1-XMrvQH8DWBj-PdmKcMLi5ID3u5ZJ-aJ90QMZSc1HSIoy0/s1600/blue-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFtzw_vauLqGI8i0SrRwFREYxyE65Xzmhy3UpfMc83q9GBaYo3Uu9riMCNGwfqH4g6RsS5Q73kB-7FoGXwXd7Fn9DcSm8i1-XMrvQH8DWBj-PdmKcMLi5ID3u5ZJ-aJ90QMZSc1HSIoy0/s400/blue-03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Today traditionally marks the date on which "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" took place. The seventh in the series of stories that make up <i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i>, "The Blue Carbucnle" is the sole Christmas story in the Sherlock Holmes canon.<br /><br />Watson sets the stage for us by opening the tale with this paragraph:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"I had called upon my friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the compliments of the season. He was lounging upon the sofa in a purple dressing-gown, a pipe-rack within his reach upon the right, and a pile of crumpled morning papers, evidently newly studied, near at hand. Beside the couch was a wooden chair, and on the angle of the back hung a very seedy and disreputable hard felt hat, much the worse for wear, and cracked in several places. A lens and a forceps lying upon the seat of the chair suggested that the hat had been suspended in this manner for the purpose of examination."</blockquote>It has become an annual tradition at I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere to acknowledge December 27th with a favorite reading. Just as the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> annually reproduces a 1949 editorial written by Vermont Royster called "<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj-3My0j_zJAhUIPCYKHePhBrMQFgghMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2FSB10001424052970204464404577112431986005786&usg=AFQjCNFBOMTBdMiqlxf9tGYz0Jb-tieRKw&sig2=qjutMkGmsi34eHf1n39PhQ" target="_blank"><i>In Hoc Anno Domini</i></a>," we saw no reason to avoid replication here.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6321981775136876837" name="more"></a>If this is new to you, 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. If you'd like to listen to it, we also produced a special episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere in December 2007 in which we read the verse:<br /><br /><center><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1185689230&color=%23ce1a21&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></center><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/compliments-of-the-season" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Compliments of the Season">Compliments of the Season</a></div><div><br /></div>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">A Visit from St. Nick</a>."<br /><br /><div style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px;"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/24531783/Two-Days-After-Christmas#from_embed" title="View Two Days After Christmas on Scribd"><b>Two Days After Christmas</b></a> </div><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="null" data-auto-height="true" frameborder="0" height="600" scrolling="no" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/24531783/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&show_recommendations=true&access_key=key-8qfi6uwtitozfa777tp" title="Two Days After Christmas" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br /><br />Looking back over both of our Sherlockian podcasts (<i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> and <i>Trifles</i>), we pulled together four more holiday-themed episodes for a full playlist: a discussion of "The Blue Carbuncle" and Christopher Morley's lovely essay "A Christmas Story Without Slush"; an interview with Peter Blau concerning his Sherlockian Christmas tree, bedecked with Sherlockian ornaments; a discussion of peace in the Sherlock Holmes stories (when we can find it); and an investigation of what went wrong in the botched jewel heist; the path across London traversed by the blue carbuncle.<div><br /></div><div><div>The playlist is <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/sets/compliments-of-the-season?si=85662034fb8747848decdce97ba4bd93&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing" target="_blank">available on SoundCloud</a> and is embedded below for your convenience:<br /><div><br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/1370063371&color=%23ce1a21&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/sets/compliments-of-the-season" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Compliments of the Season">Compliments of the Season</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Enjoy. And this holiday season, may all of your carbuncles be blue.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">--</div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div>

The Second Morning After Christmas

"the second morning after Christmas" [BLUE]  Today traditionally marks the date on which "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle...

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by Scott Monty

Tips for Making the Most of the BSI Weekend

<h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>"Let me have the straight tip and you won't be a loser" [SILV] </b></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFYYwNkDcFee52TLetezTvrjJuCKXcoJ8tRTmgBBmyA6s8xbAhLwknSBTpj-Pkrx6jpEyFqM9xEg-CaN-pHP8mPZatyZtGZm8Rqasu7Kb8BZSgUSpY_ZdFEBKopS_ZrYAzONcuAGPHOHA/s1600/BSI+logo+full.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFYYwNkDcFee52TLetezTvrjJuCKXcoJ8tRTmgBBmyA6s8xbAhLwknSBTpj-Pkrx6jpEyFqM9xEg-CaN-pHP8mPZatyZtGZm8Rqasu7Kb8BZSgUSpY_ZdFEBKopS_ZrYAzONcuAGPHOHA/s640/BSI+logo+full.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;">With the </span><b style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2022/10/17/plans-2023-bsi-weekend/" target="_blank">BSI Weekend</a></b><span style="text-align: center;"> coming up, we thought it might be helpful to provide a series of tips for the veteran attendees and the newbies alike.</span><br /><br />The <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2022/10/17/plans-2023-bsi-weekend/" target="_blank">Baker Street Irregulars Weekend</a> is happening January 5-9, 2023, and it's usually a pretty big deal if you're taking time out of your life to head into New York City for three or more days of activities with people you haven't seen in a year (or years!) or those you may have only known online until now.<div><br /></div><div>Whether you're making the trip for the first or twenty-first time, you know that the Weekend provides the same level of excitement, anticipation, and giddiness as Christmas morning does to a child.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6OGNTJ9y_alsmGZ4itwvxut6FnZFBQOLkk-N2WkkKYRjWi6VhW3taPMuwHbm71ZOdynxKBFX43yxwG0F0HkBqsQx3Z1pc4kiIezeMXQG6zPdPVmG4FPv6y_wsBc8QavGdfNnOZ680d6u/s1600/TWIS+Hugh+Boone.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6OGNTJ9y_alsmGZ4itwvxut6FnZFBQOLkk-N2WkkKYRjWi6VhW3taPMuwHbm71ZOdynxKBFX43yxwG0F0HkBqsQx3Z1pc4kiIezeMXQG6zPdPVmG4FPv6y_wsBc8QavGdfNnOZ680d6u/s320/TWIS+Hugh+Boone.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">All tips gladly accepted</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It's usually during those anxious moments that our brain-attic tends to forget some of the essentials that help make a great trip perfect. And for the uninitiated, it's just a matter of not knowing what you need to survive the BSI Weekend.<br /><br />This is the <b>tenth </b>annual installment of this post — the first of which was inspired by interviewing several members of the Baker Street Irregulars — including some newer members who might have a less distant memory of their first Weekend, and some who have been at it literally for decades. Information has been updated to reflect changes in the city as well as in technology.</div><div><br /></div><div>And this year, the ongoing pandemic has incurred some changes as well.<br /><br /><br />And if there are any additional tips that you think would be helpful to attendees, please feel free to add your own as a comment below. And if you'd like a sense of what it's like, listen to <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose74" target="_blank">Episode 74</a>:<br /><br /><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/191368218&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br />Herewith are the suggestions:<br /><br /><h3>Health 💉</h3></div><div><ul><li>While Sherlockians like to imagine a world where "it's always 1895," the reality of the present day is that we are still fighting a global pandemic. While it's not Tapanuli fever or the black Formosa corruption, it's a good idea to take precautions.</li><li>The first thing to note is that all events hosted by the Baker Street Irregulars require proof of vaccination for entry. The virus situation is always changing, so please visit the <a href="https://files.bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-event-covid-19.pdf" target="_blank">BSI Event Covid-19 requirements PDF</a> for the latest details. And check that PDF again on January 4, in case there are any last-minute changes.</li><li>And with the tripledemic, it wouldn't hurt to wear a mask when you're indoors and around a lot of people as well. </li><li><b style="font-style: italic;">Remember:</b><i> Your health and the health of loved ones at home when you return are of great concern to people who like to share your company at these events. </i>❤️</li></ul></div><div><ul><li><b>PLEASE NOTE: </b>To get the latest BSI event news, go to the BSI website and sign up for the free <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-news-via-email" target="_blank">News from the BSI</a> email service.</li></ul></div><div><br /><h3>Bags 🧳</h3><ul><li>Make sure that you have plenty of room to bring home books that you buy. If you have to bring an extra bag that you can fold up and put in your suitcase, do so. </li><li>Some suggest bringing a plastic shopping bag to the BSI dinner, as it makes carrying the dinner packet around a little easier, especially if you plan to go to another venue afterward. </li><li>You might also consider <b>bringing a shopping bag to the Merchants Room</b> on Saturday to carry your various purchases. Not all merchants provide bags; carting away your haul is <i>your</i> responsibility. And you <i>do</i> want a haul, don't you?</li></ul><br /><h3>Meeting Others 📇</h3><ul><li>Bring business cards. You will be meeting a lot of new people, and you will be sharing contact information. Put as many as you think that you will need in your pack, and then double it. And be sure to include all modes of contacting you, including website, Twitter handle, etc. </li><li>If you're in need of a good card, the <a href="http://moo.com/">Moo</a> does a splendid job and <a href="http://vistaprint.com/">VistaPrint</a> has a fast turnaround time. </li><li>If you want to make sure you get your table mates to sign your menu, bring a pen to the dinner.</li><ul><li><b><i>Pro tip</i></b>: there's usually a pen in the dinner packet.</li></ul><li>Allow yourself time to schmooze with other Sherlockians. This is the fastest way to make new friends, who will quickly become old friends. </li></ul><br /><h3>Comportment / Etiquette 🤝</h3><ul><li><b>Do</b> tell people how good it is to see them again — or how lovely it is to meet them for the first time after having known them only online. </li><li><b>Do</b> tell them that you miss them in the intervening months between BSI weekends. </li><li><b>Do</b> tell them how invaluable they are to you as a Sherlockian comrade-in-arms and friend and how much you value their friendship. </li><li>If you're scheduled to speak at an event, be mindful not to overdo the alcohol beforehand. Dutch courage is usually inappropriate in such circumstances. </li><li>In this hyper-connected world, it's easy to forget that there are those attending the weekend for whom "it is always 1895" — or nearly so. When you're taking photographs, please be mindful of those who are firmly rooted in the 20th (or 19th!) century and who might not want to appear on your timeline by <u>asking their permission</u> to share your photos of them online. Common courtesy is timeless.</li></ul><div><br /></div><h3>Attire 🥿 🧥</h3><ul><li>Bring comfortable shoes. The weekend inevitably includes a lot of walking. </li><li>This one is especially for the ladies: it's useful to have a change of shoes in your handbag so the stilettos don't murder you by the end of the evening (or vice versa). </li><li>Bring warm clothes. It is winter in New York, and non-Sherlockian New York friends say they know when we are in town because we bring really bad weather. </li><li>Dress in layers. Many times the weather can be cold, but there have been instances in New York in January when we could – and did – comfortably walk about the streets without even a jacket on. </li></ul><br /><h3>Money 💰</h3><ul><li>Bring small bills. They will come in handy as you share taxis going from place to place, and you’ll find them handy when tipping helpful service employees. </li><ul><li><b><i>Pro tip</i></b>: We prefer withdrawing $2 bills from the bank and bringing them with us to make things extra efficient.</li></ul><li>Bring a checkbook (or cash!) to the Merchants Room, as not everyone there takes credit cards and you may find an item you must have. </li><li>If you see something you're interested in at the Merchants Room and you can afford it, don't wait until your second sweep of the room – it will probably be gone by then.</li><li>Most of the vendors in the Merchants Room are very kind and understanding people, and many are also collectors or Sherlockians themselves. If you would care to haggle with them, they're likely open to it. It can't hurt to ask.</li><li>The BSI and Wessex Press tables accept <b>credit cards, PayPal and Apple Pay</b>.</li><li>Estimate, on the top side, what you expect to spend – and then double it. That might get you through. 💸</li></ul><br /><h3>Time 🕰️</h3><ul><li>If you have any health conditions, allow yourself time to go back to your hotel room for periodic rests. Many find these rests invaluable, enabling them to enjoy the weekend despite their condition. Schedule your time. </li><li>Know when you need to be places (including when you need to catch the train/plane back home). </li><li>Count on it taking some time to get a cab amongst the other Sherlockians who may be headed to the same events as you.</li><li>Alternatively, download a ride-hailing app (such as <b>Uber </b>or <b>Lyft, </b>or <b>Curb </b>for taxis) to help you avoid these waits. <b>See below for more details and a way to save money on rides</b>.</li></ul><br /><h3>Getting Around 🚕 🚇 🚶</h3><ul><li>Hey, Magellan, guess what? You have the power of a global satellite navigation system in the palm of your hand. That is, if you have a smartphone. Google Maps or Apple Maps are indispensable for getting around, by foot, taxi, or public transportation.</li><li>If you want something customized to New York, there are other apps to choose from: <a href="https://citymapper.com/nyc" target="_blank">Citymapper</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=guide.unitedstates.newyork.prod&hl=en_US&gl=US" target="_blank">New York Guide for Android</a> and iOS has the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/new-york-travel-guide-offline/id319296365?mt=8">New York Travel Guide and Offline Map</a>.</li></ul><div><br /></div><ul><li>If you don't like using the map app on your phone, print out a street map of the city with the places you need to be circled or otherwise identified. Many things are within walking distance, but it is good to know you are starting out in the right direction (or know when to turn). </li><li>Download and print Monica Schmidt's <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15khA9aIru03NI-O1aH6SARTWjsouUe6DUIQTXk9aIl4/edit?usp=drivesdk&fbclid=IwAR1kCfGk0796ssWAhvJYm1BgPHbLLfRH-ajm5qCip4jD_hENs4Tcw-Lw284" target="_blank">handy schedule</a></b>, particularly if you're more visually inclined. It's a nice grid.</li></ul><ul><li>If you want to go to Otto Penzler's <a href="http://mysteriousbookshop.com/" target="_blank">Mysterious Bookshop</a> and are staying at The Westin Grand Central Hotel, the easiest, quickest and cheapest way to go is by subway. From Grand Central take a <b>4</b> or <b>5</b> express train <b>two</b> stops to <b>Brooklyn Bridge Station</b>; it is a very short walk over to Otto's. Don't take a local (which makes 10 stops). The express is about five minutes. </li><li>Download the <b>MYmta app</b> from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mymta/id1297605670?mt=8">App Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.mta.mymta&hl=en">Google Play</a> for navigating the subway. </li><li>Pool funds with others to buy regular per-ride <b><a href="http://web.mta.info/metrocard/mcgtreng.htm">MetroCards</a></b>. These can be shared by up to four people on each trip and are good for one transfer between subway/bus or between buses on uptown/crosstown routes within 2 hours.</li><ul><li>If you're 65 or older, present ID for a reduced fare MetroCard – $2.75 for two rides with the same transfer provisions noted above. <b>Note:</b> a 65+ MetroCard <b><i>cannot</i></b> be shared and you must find a live 'token booth' clerk to inspect your ID – reduced fare not available in machines.</li><li>If you reach the end of the Weekend with a balance on your MetroCard, return to New York more frequently! Or give your card to local-area Sherlockians.</li></ul></ul><div><br /></div><ul><li>Download a ride-hailing app such as <a href="https://lyft.com/i/SCOTT726787" target="_blank">Lyft</a>, Uber, or <a href="https://my.gocurb.com/invite85u83u" target="_blank">Curb</a>. </li><ul><li>If you'd like a code for <b>Lyft</b>, use <a href="https://lyft.com/i/SCOTT726787">SCOTT726787</a> to sign up and receive a $5 credit towards rides.</li><li><b>For NYC taxis, </b><a href="https://my.gocurb.com/invite85u83u" target="_blank">download the Curb app</a> and use the code <b>85U83U</b> to get $5 when you create an account. You can either request a cab with it,  or when you're in a cab simply enter a 7-digit code displayed in the cab and it will pair with your device.</li></ul></ul><br /><h3>Logistics 📝</h3><ul><li>Bring your event payment confirmations, just in case of a glitch in the system. </li><li>Also, everything is pretty centrally located, but it's a good idea to have a list of your schedule with the addresses of the venues so that you don't suddenly find yourself asking, where the devil am I supposed to be right now? </li><li>The heat during the BSI dinner has been uncomfortable in years past in the Yale Club (potentially dangerously uncomfortable a few years ago) – if this happens again, vests/waistcoats are not advised. Unless you're <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcaric/8379354330/">Mattias Bostrom</a>. </li></ul><br /><h3>The Unscheduled 📅</h3><ul><li>If possible, make breakfast plans with other Sherlockians (unless you prefer to eat breakfast alone – saving energy for later conversations).</li><li>To some, the secret to enjoying the jam-packed weekend is to find private, unpublicized events for more intimate interactions. How to find these? “<i>You know my methods. Apply them</i>.” </li></ul><br /><h3>Dining 🍽️</h3>What? You’re not getting enough food between events? Thankfully there are gaps that allow a Sherlockian to venture places on his or her own. And of course, there are plenty of restaurants in and near Grand Central Station, which is in great proximity to the Yale Club and the Westin Grand Central Hotel.<br /><ul><li>The restaurant scene in NYC has changed drastically during the pandemic. Some old favorites may no longer be there; some may have restricted hours or dining arrangements.</li><li>Check <b><a href="https://www.opentable.com/landmark/restaurants-near-grand-central-station" target="_blank">Open Table</a></b> for restaurants that take reservations; they offer free booking and allow you to see availability of tables by time and by number of seats. </li><li>Several Sherlockians like to go to the <b><a href="http://www.oysterbarny.com/">Oyster Bar</a></b> for dinner. There are a number of <b><a href="https://www.grandcentralterminal.com/restaurants/" target="_blank">Grand Central Restaurants</a></b> inside. </li><li>For a more comprehensive listing of eateries nearby, check <b><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/RestaurantsNear-g60763-d103371-Grand_Central_Terminal-New_York_City_New_York.html" target="_blank">TripAdvisor</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Restaurants+Near+Grand+Central+Station&find_loc=New+York%2C+NY" target="_blank">Yelp</a></b>,</li><li>And heaven forbid, don't forget about the <a href="http://www.redflamenyc.com/">Red Flame</a>, the perennial favorite next door to the Algonquin Hotel on W. 44th Street.</li></ul><br /><h3>Online 📱</h3>Whether you're in New York for the festivities or sequestered at home, it might be worthwhile to follow along online. Some ways to do that:<br /><ul><li>The official hashtag of the BSI Weekend on Twitter is <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bsiweekend&src=typd">#BSIWeekend</a>.  </li><li>We also have a <a href="http://twitter.com/ihearofsherlock/lists/sherlockians">list of Sherlockians on Twitter</a> whom you might consider following. A number of them will be at the weekend as well.</li><li>The Doylean Honors will be held <b>online </b>as well as in person on Thursday, January 5 at 11:15 am EST. <a href="http://acdsociety.com/Honors/Honors.html" target="_blank">Register at the ACD Society site</a>.</li><li>And don't forget about <a href="https://www.doingsofdoyle.com/p/the-literary-agents.html" target="_blank">The Literary Agents, who are hosting a Zoom meeting</a> at 10:30 am EST on Friday, January 6.</li></ul><br /><br /></div><div>That sums up our list. Do you have tips as well, dear readers? Please leave them in a comment below or drop us a line and let us know what your secrets are so we can all be beneficiaries.<br /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">--</div></div>

Tips for Making the Most of the BSI Weekend

"Let me have the straight tip and you won't be a loser" [SILV]  With the  BSI Weekend  coming up, we thought it might be helpf...

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by Scott Monty

Episode 254: The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a strange and wild life” [STUD]  </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35hjjnokD-50LcAyQHmdFp_EUCRDIRcpeTHxMVdcoLWB0GBb7669nwiR3-z1yVdJ5LUVoVe2mX5TXCQC1fOPRFvLg1y2YyyjwoIQahybTM_ohmOKxuJugSl4itQ-strLgmu7nFfpS6kLdXiQkQGsIPEjD9x-oDt0A-finB_kFNDHIWcbi4gIIhJZPNQ/s1000/ihearofsherlock254%20widescreen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="1000" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35hjjnokD-50LcAyQHmdFp_EUCRDIRcpeTHxMVdcoLWB0GBb7669nwiR3-z1yVdJ5LUVoVe2mX5TXCQC1fOPRFvLg1y2YyyjwoIQahybTM_ohmOKxuJugSl4itQ-strLgmu7nFfpS6kLdXiQkQGsIPEjD9x-oDt0A-finB_kFNDHIWcbi4gIIhJZPNQ/w640-h494/ihearofsherlock254%20widescreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>How often have you come across a phrase in the Sherlock Holmes stories that you're not familiar with? Or just a general concept, such as the cost of items and what it was like to live on a pension? </p><p>Author Liese Sherwood-Fabre discovered a number of questions as she was researching her series of books <i>The Early Casefiles of Sherlock Holmes</i>. So, in gathering her research, she published another series: <i>The Life of Times of Sherlock Holmes</i>.</p><p>We take a look inside the making of this four-volume series of essays, with a mysterious detour to Russia along the way. </p><p>Try your hand at the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz: we give you two lines of poetry, you identify the Sherlock Holmes story; if your correct answer is randomly chosen, you'll win a copy of <i>The Life and Time of Sherlock Holmes</i>.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by December 29, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the correct answers. 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Episode 254: The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes

“a strange and wild life” [STUD]   How often have you come across a phrase in the Sherlock Holmes stories that you're not familiar with?...

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Elementary – Here and Now or Hereafter

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“singularly spiritual” [SIGN] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XUd5IqJEbJLSiRucdeWoh7Lj6Y6MwZszexoQhFCvYqwL2Z7bra9zvTf-P6fvnQnafnMp0KEEtw-dTzgQ83lGMfgO7GwujVsEOIfcQ8LSkrdY2YY-FSbPqOZpNDTPtqfUBztjy_0t3h9xqwzH9bFkDzxQqn4uU5-R7Vyh7rLUtG2pVsJK5fHXOZEsMQ/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20145.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XUd5IqJEbJLSiRucdeWoh7Lj6Y6MwZszexoQhFCvYqwL2Z7bra9zvTf-P6fvnQnafnMp0KEEtw-dTzgQ83lGMfgO7GwujVsEOIfcQ8LSkrdY2YY-FSbPqOZpNDTPtqfUBztjy_0t3h9xqwzH9bFkDzxQqn4uU5-R7Vyh7rLUtG2pVsJK5fHXOZEsMQ/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20145.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We've previously written about <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2021/01/baker-street-elementary-holy-cow.html#.Y5V8aHZKg1I" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes and religion</a>. But let's look at it from a slightly different perspective today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sherlock Holmes's creator (or Watson's literary agent, if you will) Arthur Conan Doyle was a sincere and wholehearted believer in spiritualism. A fact that has always seemed at odds with the most ratiocinative detectives in history.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Coupled with Conan Doyle's friendship with legendary illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini, it's a convoluted calculation. But, as Vincent Starrett wrote, "only those things the heart believes are true."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At Baker Street Elementary, the boys are testing the limits of their believe in the afterworld...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>RELATED:</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose176" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An interview with Christopher Sandford</a> about <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2QaoJF7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Man Who Would be Sherlock</a></i>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/681467384&color=2879af" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/the-man-who-would-be-sherlock" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="The Man Who Would Be Sherlock">The Man Who Would Be Sherlock</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAMn_gvrrIboT-ZbcnxqeYXFTc6cxI6VYpww9wbxGPtEKc7RGQ14oaYpGFHwh1AAawhtcVFWypwPa6u9EY6g63qvxJuYFJT7PvVPUxV9h9tOzsxPSM4lMJnvxE02WDxdk3VE5ocp_c38ko6Q3wfU-OG3ygkBeFPhkOJT7fCYXocHtFCG0AemMd39yFQ/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20145.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Baker Street Elementary – Here and Now or Hereafter

“singularly spiritual” [SIGN]  We've previously written about Sherlock Holmes and religion . But let's look at it from a slightly di...

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by Scott Monty

Free Sherlock Holmes Stories Online

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "therefore as free as air [STUD]"</h4><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnWKsXbHswUJMnKfXCw0oM0NiudqqIKdvSZlS0BwWRWrUm2lhnG_gV-ibvUo1C4dQoszL_WEYUVtLRr2vdJF_IBRf0BEKbtKBjxh74PzYTr1auTl4Pg39QFOHYonRyM_weNIboFr-sFVMIoKibJ0BcMycvoYaZFx8M2h9MvdC3ThitzIaPkY_hmNXegQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="923" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnWKsXbHswUJMnKfXCw0oM0NiudqqIKdvSZlS0BwWRWrUm2lhnG_gV-ibvUo1C4dQoszL_WEYUVtLRr2vdJF_IBRf0BEKbtKBjxh74PzYTr1auTl4Pg39QFOHYonRyM_weNIboFr-sFVMIoKibJ0BcMycvoYaZFx8M2h9MvdC3ThitzIaPkY_hmNXegQ=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image credit: <a href="https://about.me/paulelgood" target="_blank">Paul Elgood</a></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://linktr.ee/freesherlock" target="_blank">Free Sherlock</a> has a goal: to get more people reading, watching, and writing about Sherlock Holmes.<p></p><p>To support that goal, the group gives away free Sherlock Holmes books to young people in the UK — but even if you're no longer under 18 — or not even in the UK — you can read one of the short stories they've <a href="https://linktr.ee/freesherlock" target="_blank">made available online</a>.  </p><p>Written by <a href="https://mkwisemanauthor.com" target="_blank">M.K. Wiseman</a>, there are now four: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<b>The Case of Vittoria the Circus Belle</b>," in which Holmes and Watson pretend to be each other to a client, a circus performer seeking a missing colleague</li><li>"<b>The Adventure of the Haunted Man</b>" takes the two friends to Edinburgh to solve some holiday murders, combined with a ghost story for Christmas</li><li>"<b>The Case of the Inconstant Burglar</b>," brought by a landlady with a suspicious tenant and some missing jewelry</li><li>"<b>The Adventure of the Thimblerigged Ship</b>" sees Holmes undercover on a boat when a young woman is found to be missing, believed to have gone overboard</li></ul><p></p><p>Wiseman's uncommon structure is to feature Holmes as the narrator; her two Sherlock Holmes novels take the same approach. The first, <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3XYfM0x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper of Whitechapel</a></i>, requires that technique, as Holmes suspects his dear friend, Dr. John Watson, of the crimes. (It also has the unique perspective of removing fascination with the villain by giving him less focus than in many other stories of Jack the Ripper; instead, the victims are treated as more important than their killer, a welcome rebalancing.) </p><p><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3F9Ahip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes & the Singular Affair</a></i>, released last year, tackles the canon-mentioned case of the Aluminium Crutch, with assistance from Langdale Pike. Holmes assists a young woman who insists that someone is impersonating her fiancé in a story from before he'd met Watson. </p><p><br /></p><p>Free Sherlock also gives small grants to schools, libraries and book clubs to buy books or to support other associated activities. They support new Sherlockian writing and theater, with over 1,000 people benefitting since their launch.</p><p>Enjoy these stories knowing that they're in support of the mission of Free Sherlock. </p><p><br /></p>

Free Sherlock Holmes Stories Online

 "therefore as free as air [STUD]" Image credit: Paul Elgood Free Sherlock has a goal: to get more people reading, watching, and ...

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by Johanna Draper Carlson