Sherlock Holmes Expert to Speak at CSI Exhibition

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "a Wagner night" [REDC]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd6BNu_tBp0jfUS2AF4CfsgYAsGo0TPyKOdsoOuvOOhCOAn5iVBmLTtPkPmVWThJZsqsfAoLiX5Vcnrmc0MJzjaA6YsrwO1OE4Cbco9t9sfuMmeEMJpqOlMZLKiDXTYKUFPf3RlmNKCIK/s1600/Crime+Scene+-+Frank+Mahon+(Flickr).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A CSI scene" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd6BNu_tBp0jfUS2AF4CfsgYAsGo0TPyKOdsoOuvOOhCOAn5iVBmLTtPkPmVWThJZsqsfAoLiX5Vcnrmc0MJzjaA6YsrwO1OE4Cbco9t9sfuMmeEMJpqOlMZLKiDXTYKUFPf3RlmNKCIK/s640/Crime+Scene+-+Frank+Mahon+(Flickr).jpg" title="Crime scene" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Crime historian and storyteller <a href="http://www.forensic.to/webhome/ejwagner/">E.J. Wagner</a> writes on the <a href="http://crimelabproject.blogspot.com/2007/07/csi-experience-at-boston-museum-of.html">CLP Forum</a> - that's the blog for the Crime Lab Project and forensic science - that she'll be speaking at the <a href="http://www.mos.org/">Museum of Science</a> in Boston.<br /> <br /> From September 30, 2007 to January 1, 2008, the traveling exhibit <a href="http://mos.org/visitor_info/museum_news/press_releases&d=1896">CSI: The Experience</a> will be making its debut at the MOS. According to the press release:<br /> <blockquote> Visitors are led by cast members who portray investigators on the television show, along with their real-life counterparts, through three separate crime scenes: a city alley, a suburban home, and a woodland. In each setting, visitors are challenged to identify and gather evidence, analyze materials with the help of the latest scientific and technological advances; formulate hypotheses about the crime; and confirm and communicate their findings.</blockquote> <br /> And E.J. Wagner - known to Sherlockians for her Edgar Award-winning book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471648795?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0471648795">The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0471648795" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> - will be speaking at the exhibit in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Crimes, History and Mystery</span> lecture series on October 17. Her topic will be "Superstition, Science and Sherlock Holmes."<br /> <br /> This sounds like a marvelous event - one I know that I plan to attend. With any luck, as the exhibit travels around the country, Ms. Wagner will be available to deliver similar talks.<br /> <br /> <i>Image credit: <a href="http://flic.krp7ncizz/" target="_blank">Frank Mahon (Flickr)</a></i><br /> --<br /> <br />

Sherlock Holmes Expert to Speak at CSI Exhibition

"a Wagner night" [REDC] Crime historian and storyteller E.J. Wagner writes on the CLP Forum - that's the blog for the C...

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Episode 04: Sherlockian 101 (Part 1)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQX5Wwe2awJsfGUR-AuRXCESfPVMnBoWXraKa2bZp5VhJkW3BvXthsLcnYhbqN9TxfXAFqxbsBeYyyfaBBAs74a9bj0A81ojgcehrPDcyhY71wabnoKVOeo48CA2D4KfwfUpPZKIz3TUUm/s1600/101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQX5Wwe2awJsfGUR-AuRXCESfPVMnBoWXraKa2bZp5VhJkW3BvXthsLcnYhbqN9TxfXAFqxbsBeYyyfaBBAs74a9bj0A81ojgcehrPDcyhY71wabnoKVOeo48CA2D4KfwfUpPZKIz3TUUm/s1600/101.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> We've received a lot of correspondence from listeners asking us about some of the basics of the Sherlockian world – thank you for taking the time to contact us and let us know what's on your mind. In order to ensure that we're all working from the same level of knowledge, we'll cover some of the fundamentals of "the Game." Since this is such a broad topic, this will be a two-part show – you can find <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose05" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">part 2 here on Episode 5</a>.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" height="100" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/1114877/height/90/width/600/theme/custom/autoplay/yes/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/no-cache/true/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" style="border: none;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="600"></iframe><br /></div> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Show topics:</span><br /> <ul> <li>Listener mail - how do I get into a Sherlockian society?</li> <li>What do we mean by Canonical?</li> <li>Which are the best Sherlock Holmes stories to read? Where should I begin?</li> <li>Holmes and Watson as real people - the beginnings of Sherlockian scholarship</li> <li>Some details about Baker Street - particularly 221B</li> <li>How we use short-hand to refer to the stories</li> <li>Close connection with and nostalgia for the Victorian/Ewardian era when the Baker Street Irregulars was founded in 1934</li> <li>You say Sherlockian / I say Holmesian</li> </ul> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Links for this episode:</span><br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006BR56K?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0006BR56K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0006BR56K" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (William S. Baring-Gould)</li> <li><a href="http://www.sherlockian.net/world/chronology.html" target="_blank">The leading problems of chronology</a></li> <li><a href="http://webpages.charter.net/lklinger/Chrotabl.htm">A table of major events in the stories</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SIKOAU/103-9734229-0952650?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000SIKOAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The Date Being -- ?</i></a> (Andrew Jay Peck)</li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Morley" target="_blank">Christopher Morley</a></li> <li>Ronald A. Knox's <a href="http://www.diogenes-club.com/studies.htm" target="_blank">Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140070354/103-9734229-0952650?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0140070354" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Letters to Sherlock Holmes</i></a></li> <li>Jay Finley Christ's <a href="http://ihose.co/ABREV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">list of four-letter abbreviations of the 60 stories</a></li> <li>Writings about the writings - <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/05/the-lord-harry-illu_14.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes phenomena</a></li> <li><a href="http://sherlockholmes.stanford.edu/">Discovering Sherlock Holmes</a> (Stanford University)</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393059162/103-9734229-0952650?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0393059162" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a> (Leslie S. Klinger)</li> <li><a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/story/storyhm.htm" target="_blank">The best Sherlock Holmes stories</a>, from Randall Stock and originally in the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" target="_blank"><i>Baker Street Journal</i></a></li> </ul> <br /> <iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/259020959&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br /> <br /> <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock04.mp3"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TL5jgdrUh_nM_zlDgxql-jKOFGUVFqhoV6A2JtYklXOu4qmVDyRVbwGV6XrwXZgnG9awSwJ7td-txL1_4KGrpSf4igJLILOim4yJmX5pGTPIdMhCBYLyImSI5gs1MOMUZPAlpAgvtPdb/s1600/podcastIcon.gif" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 20px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 44px;" /></a>Download this episode by right-clicking the icon and selecting "Save As..." 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Episode 04: Sherlockian 101 (Part 1)

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Gillette to Brett II Is Coming

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "I never can resist a touch of the dramatic" [NAVA]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1pyrB8mKKJB5hGWVEgzrA90QGSHkJOOtkF_p3uL-HCwfGT5aV7T7U5E5wRNp6Zt7iziF1jjz48C5zt6QJydiDy-LBS8mFzMOSj8vBh6f2hgDXQJ6FErwqOFedIyrBib-I44se2MU2gUG/s1600/Jeremy+Paul+G2BII.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1pyrB8mKKJB5hGWVEgzrA90QGSHkJOOtkF_p3uL-HCwfGT5aV7T7U5E5wRNp6Zt7iziF1jjz48C5zt6QJydiDy-LBS8mFzMOSj8vBh6f2hgDXQJ6FErwqOFedIyrBib-I44se2MU2gUG/s640/Jeremy+Paul+G2BII.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Oh, those guys over at Wessex Press! Not satisfied with producing one YouTube video, they made a sequel. Well, it only stands to reason, as <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/html/g2b.html">From Gillette to Brett II</a> is a sequel of sorts.<br /> <br /> This time, they've upped the high drama and created a trailer reminiscent of the old Rathbone-Bruce trailers. See for yourself:<br /> <br /> <center> <object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yn03_oHXASI"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yn03_oHXASI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object></center> <br /> <br /> If you're having trouble seeing the video, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn03_oHXASI">click here</a> to go directly to YouTube.<br /> <br /> --

Gillette to Brett II Is Coming

"I never can resist a touch of the dramatic" [NAVA] Oh, those guys over at Wessex Press! Not satisfied with producing one You...

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Foreign Editions of the Sherlock Holmes Stories

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "an appointment with the Foreign Agent" [BRUC]</h4> <br /> One of the passions of a few select Sherlockians is collecting foreign editions of the stories. In fact, there's one Sherlockian out there - Don Hobbs by name - who refers to himself as "The Maniac Collector." You can actually read Don's weekly column, <a href="http://sherlockpeoria.net/ManiacCollector/Maniac2007/ManiacColl071507.html">The Maniac Collector's Inbox</a> on Brad Keefauver's <a href="http://sherlockpeoria.net/">SherlockPeoria</a> site.<br /> <br /> [Note: you can listen to Don's interview with us on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose64" target="_blank">Episode 64</a>]<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/149776943&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div> <br /> Before we were a global economy, some of the grand Sherlockians took great pride in their foreign editions. The late <a href="http://www.nashvillescholars.net/interviews/shawSantaFe.htm">John Bennett Shaw, BSI</a> was one of them. It was he who spurred the interest in foreign editions by Dorothy (wife of <a href="http://www.ash-nyc.com/TLStix.htm">Tom</a>, the fourth head of the BSI (from 1987-1997)) Stix. FYI, it was Tom who first extended an invitation to the BSI dinner to us.<br /> <br /> So, as an enthusiastic (albeit slightly nervous) 25 year-old arrived in New York for his first BSI dinner, we was immediately put at ease by Dorothy. While Tom could be an imposing figure for the uninitiated, Dorothy was the Welcome Wagon, the fairy godmother and the diplomat of the pair. We're happy to say that from her retirement home in Florida, Dorothy is occasionally in touch with us via email and is a regular reader of this site. So when she wrote and informed us that she's selling off her collection of foreign editions, we immediately offered to help.<br /> <br /> By clicking on the icon at the right you can download a copy of Dorothy's master list of the<a href="http://h1.ripway.com/wsmonty/BakerStreetBlog/ForeignEditionsSherlockHolmes-Original.3.pdf" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/images/doc_pdf.gif" style="float: right; height: 54px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 54px;" /></a> foreign editions up for sale. Warning: it's a 37-page file (233 KB) with nearly <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">500</span> titles. From Arabic to Ukranian, there's a little something for everyone. "Black Peter" in Pig Latin? Eckchay! John Bennett Shaw's 1956 edition of <span style="font-style: italic;">Petite Histoire Du Roman Policier</span>? Oui. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</span> in Hebrew? It's there, thank G-d.<br /> <br /> Take a browse through this remarkable catalog and see just how globally relevant Sherlock Holmes is. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Foreign Editions of the Sherlock Holmes Stories

"an appointment with the Foreign Agent" [BRUC] One of the passions of a few select Sherlockians is collecting foreign editions ...

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Minneapolis, Mackler and Meiser

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "my collection of Ms is a fine one" [EMPT]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiOFysj5ez_2XkeXgpiYKWyJdOE0OC3laRoqQsxBz3G1pD0jqfBG150W8eD4VeyfJLo0IGAwLL1aTrWJulmrAMIP_BmTSHkwQG78uKNBkj-gE_Eb31xGX4ZuGlQFWtOQcOHItUXeZzx1g/s1600/Edwardian+Enigmas.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiOFysj5ez_2XkeXgpiYKWyJdOE0OC3laRoqQsxBz3G1pD0jqfBG150W8eD4VeyfJLo0IGAwLL1aTrWJulmrAMIP_BmTSHkwQG78uKNBkj-gE_Eb31xGX4ZuGlQFWtOQcOHItUXeZzx1g/s640/Edwardian+Enigmas.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> As you may know, the Norwegian Explorers hosted a wonderful event two weekends ago in Minneapolis, called <span style="font-style: italic;">Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas</span>. The buzz from the event is still palpable and many Sherlockians attended from around the globe.<br /> <br /> The event was hosted at the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota, which is noted for its remarkable <a href="http://special.lib.umn.edu/rare/holmes.phtml">Sherlock Holmes Collections</a>, one that is unrivaled anywhere else in the world. The Collections were established in the 1970s with the purchase of James Iraldi's remarkable collection of first editions, then solidified with the bequest of the collection of <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/tradition-heritage/cortisone-discovery.html">Dr. Phillip Hench</a>, who owned <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">four copies</span> of the <a href="http://members.aol.com/shbest/ref/beetons-christmas-annual.htm">Beeton's Christmas Annual</a>, which contained the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes. It was solidified with the addition of the Frederic Dorr Steele collection of artwork, the Edith Meiser collection of original radio scripts, and John Bennett Shaw's comprehensive collection of - well, everything.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas: the Riddles of the Rooms of 221B Baker Street was more than a conference, though. It is also a major exhibit at the Andersen that is on display until August 20, 2007, and features miniature and life-sized recreations of 221B Baker Street. You can <a href="http://special.lib.umn.edu/rare/holmes/victorianguidefinalcompressed.pdf">download a full exhibit catalog in PDF form</a>, containing a warm tribute to the late S. Allen Mackler, BSI.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_Ey3xZcTQE64WDFMzhrRSGbvUPCzoBCsiY9nrMKycW5i9URC4H9fPMA-Sepd1X3_z6uMtLhIbcA40k7MCurnthQO57Pr4zOkp-7QJ0vnYFmEvSOt0CDUjAM5ZXsvCuRIUvztO8-HMVmH/s1600/Allen+Mackler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_Ey3xZcTQE64WDFMzhrRSGbvUPCzoBCsiY9nrMKycW5i9URC4H9fPMA-Sepd1X3_z6uMtLhIbcA40k7MCurnthQO57Pr4zOkp-7QJ0vnYFmEvSOt0CDUjAM5ZXsvCuRIUvztO8-HMVmH/s1600/Allen+Mackler.jpg" /></a></div> We had known Allen for many years by his frequenting the BSI table in the Vendors' Room during the BSI Weekend. Diminutive and unassuming, he was friendly and humble and would always purchase whatever <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale.html">books the BSI had to offer</a>. So imagine my surprise when I read in the catalog that Allen's estate is the largest bequest ever received by the Collections: some five to six thousand volumes of books, as well as numerous videos & DVDs, and original art. One of the prizes is this original drawing of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget, created for "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League."<br /> <blockquote> "All the afternoon he sat in the stalls...enwrapped in the music at St. James’s Hall..." [REDH]</blockquote> This was entirely appropriate, as Allen's investiture was "Sarasate" and he was first a record librarian for WETA of National Public Radio, later becoming an on-air host for several classical music programs.<br /> <br /> While I have not yet had the pleasure of visiting the Sherlock Holmes Collections, I have been lucky enough to meet Tim Johnson, the curator. Tim is erudite and extremely knowledgeable, and the collection is in excellent hands with Tim at the helm. If you'd like to get to know Tim and the collection, I a unique opportunity for you.<br /> <br /> WCCO in Minneapolis did both a television and a radio interview with Tim, which also featured Chris Kehoe, who portrays Holmes in the play <a href="http://www.showboat.umn.edu/sherlock.html">Sherlock's Last Case</a> from June 15 - August 25, 2007. On WCC0 830 AM, <a href="http://www.830wcco.com/pages/3452.php?">Don Shelby</a> - a radio host and TV anchor who really knows his Sherlock Holmes - interviewed Chris and Tim for <a href="http://www.830wcco.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=848525">his show on June 29</a>. You'll hear him dig deep for the interview and acknowledge that he's been involved in this scene for some time. In fact, he was instrumental in convincing Edith Meiser to send her papers to the Collections.<br /> <br /> <br /> And if you'd like to see the exhibit for yourself, hurry out to Minneapolis before it concludes on August 20th. I'm sure Tim Johnson would love to hear from you - make sure you stop by their <a href="http://special.lib.umn.edu/rare/holmes.phtml">web site</a> and see everything they have to offer.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Minneapolis, Mackler and Meiser

"my collection of Ms is a fine one" [EMPT] As you may know, the Norwegian Explorers hosted a wonderful event two weekends ago...

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by Scott Monty

Sherlockians at MAD Magazine

<h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> "from amid the mad elements" [FIVE]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36ngYa3ec4B1vAYznfiPhbQD2NVDR6L38u3CkvJMn8zIjAwPVWfpfqHuEpxY_ojxkk_nIr9gHsSlC0KdPBB4AoHsBMuz5qt2iL3IKZXVEnZ48f2Cn0iPXG32PfpidsztQMx71FYpqU7eD/s1600/TomRichmond_holmesfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36ngYa3ec4B1vAYznfiPhbQD2NVDR6L38u3CkvJMn8zIjAwPVWfpfqHuEpxY_ojxkk_nIr9gHsSlC0KdPBB4AoHsBMuz5qt2iL3IKZXVEnZ48f2Cn0iPXG32PfpidsztQMx71FYpqU7eD/s1600/TomRichmond_holmesfinal.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> While we may hear of Sherlock everywhere, it's equally as encouraging to hear of Sherlockians everywhere. Ever since the first time we attended a Sherlockian event (a Men on the Tor dinner in October, 1985 at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette_Castle_State_Park" target="_blank">Gillette Castle</a>, if you must know), we've been astounded at the variety of individuals we've met who share this hobby.<br /> <br /> The cast of characters is as robust and diverse as those we find in the Canon itself: doctors, lawyers, engineers, tradesmen, housewives, politicians, businesspeople, performers - the list goes on and on. Just last Thursday, I had occasion to be New York City for business and I had an impromptu dinner with some of my favorite fellow Sherlockians. The list included a copywriter, a toxicologist, a lawyer and an accountant.<br /> <br /> So imagine our elation (note we didn't say "surprise") when we came across a blog written by <a href="http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog" target="_blank">Tom Richmond</a>, an artist for MAD, Magazine. Tom is a self-professed "humorous illustrator" and he follows in the footsteps, figuratively and stylistically, of some great MAD artists.<br /> <br /> [Side note: Tom later joined us on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose65" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 65</a>]<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/170047101&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div> <br /> In addition to his artistic abilities, Tom has a turn for Sherlock Holmes. He had written previously about <a href="http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=850" target="_blank">listening to some audio recordings</a> by David Ian Davies while he worked in the studio. Evidently, Tom was a bit frustrated that, because of the way Davies' various recordings were published, there wasn't a comprehensive, organized Canon even though Davies recorded every story.<br /> <br /> So like any dedicated and enterprising Sherlockian, he took up his pen and wrote to the narrator himself, registering his concern. He requested a collection that would take the listener from start to finish, encompassing all 56 short stories and four novels. Davies responded in kind and as a result, Tom was commissioned to do the cover art for the collection. Talk about an homage!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.audible.com/" target="_blank">Audible.com</a> now features this set under the title <em><strong>One Voice Chronological: The Consummate Holmes Collections</strong></em>. While I haven't listened to any of Davies' work, it is well-known and well-regarded in Sherlockian circles. <a href="http://www.onevoicerecordings.com/" target="_blank">David's site</a> contains high praise from the likes of Charles Prepolec of <a href="http://www.bakerstreetdozen.com/didaudio.html" target="_blank">bakerstreetdozen.com</a> and Roger Johnson of the <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/district.php" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes Society of London</a>.<br /> <br /> [David later joined us for <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose40" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 40</a>]<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/134349673&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div> <br /> One final note: it's nice to see that Tom is keeping up with the MAD tradition of honoring Holmes. Don Martin, "MAD's Maddest Artist," produced this memorable piece:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2630/4181734615_c2eb2f7ddb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2630/4181734615_c2eb2f7ddb.jpg" width="231" /></a></div> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Sherlockians at MAD Magazine

"from amid the mad elements" [FIVE] While we may hear of Sherlock everywhere, it's equally as encouraging to hear of Sher...

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by Scott Monty

We Could Use Your Help

In the comments section of <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/07/episode-03-mike-berdan.html">Episode 03</a>, a listener made a suggestion that we cover some basics of the Sherlockian world - what is a scion? What goes on at Sherlockian society events? How do I join one?<br /><br />These are excellent questions, and as Burt and I have been playing the Game for many years, I think we forgot about what it's like to be new at this sort of thing. So, as our commitment to you, our listeners, we'll be putting together a show based on the fundamentals of the Sherlockian world.<br /><br />We've all been there at one point or another: learning about a new subject, trying to understand what the experts are talking about, trying to fit in while feeling terribly left out. We don't wnat this sort of thing to happen to you. So, Burt and I will pull from our own experiences to come up with a laundry list of questions to answer. But in order to make this work, we need your help.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What You Can Do</span><br />What are some things you'd like us to talk about with regard to the Sherlockian world? Are there terms that we've used that you're not sure about? Are there activities, publications or people that you'd like to hear about? What sorts of resources do you need?<br /><br />Please drop us a line, leave a comment below or call us at (774) 221-READ to give us an idea of some of the basics that you'd like to learn about. There are no dumb questions. To quote any number of teachers, "The only dumb question is the one not asked." We're here as a resource for you, so ask away!

We Could Use Your Help

In the comments section of Episode 03 , a listener made a suggestion that we cover some basics of the Sherlockian world - what is a scion? W...

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Episode 03 - Mike Berdan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrM8bJNTxSlevNs1uQkAQQobdtx0Jltw1-AuCLEyg6a3RLs86aUG9DWwRk4ikKW7E03EUAXDXoF9_h3186ABuYOso26QQrHQtRYSUMai6fWKcrrvYF842eidX0qC8NZXTQ8VBEyCin78R/s1600/Mike+Berdan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrM8bJNTxSlevNs1uQkAQQobdtx0Jltw1-AuCLEyg6a3RLs86aUG9DWwRk4ikKW7E03EUAXDXoF9_h3186ABuYOso26QQrHQtRYSUMai6fWKcrrvYF842eidX0qC8NZXTQ8VBEyCin78R/s1600/Mike+Berdan.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> In this episode, we sit down for a chat with Mike Berdan, BSI to discuss his article "The Adventure of the Dead Detective" in the Spring 2007 Baker Street Journal. Mike tells us about:<br /> <ul> <li>How he came to be interested in Holmes</li> <li>His origins with Sherlock Holmes societies</li> <li>Some of his previous 12 published articles in the Journal</li> <li>The life of a freelance writer</li> <li>His inspiration behind the current article</li> <li>Response to Mike's thesis in his article</li> <li>Advice for aspiring Sherlockian scholars looking to be published</li> <li>A surprising revelation</li> </ul> It's worth noting that this episode was actually our first recording session; the audio, while not ideal, is leveled better than the previous interview. We hope that you'll be able to listen to it without any difficulty.<br /> <br /> <b>Listen now</b>:<br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" height="45" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/1114870/height/45/width/250/theme/standard/direction/no/autoplay/yes/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/" style="border: none;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="250"></iframe></center> <br /> <b>Links from this episode</b>:<br /> Following is a list of some Sherlockian journals that consider contributions for publication:<br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a>, the premier publication of Sherlockian scholarship<a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/"><br /></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ash-nyc.com/muse.htm">The Serpentine Muse</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/journal.php">The Sherlock Holmes Society Journal</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/BMT%20CH.htm">Canadian Holmes</a> (from the Bootmakers of Toronto)</li> <li><a href="http://www.sshf.com/">QuinCahier</a> (from the Societe Sherlock Holmes de France)</li> <li><a href="http://www1.parkcity.ne.jp/hirayama/">The Shoso-In Bulletin</a> (Japan)</li> </ul> Mike's article from the BSJ:<br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/currentvolumevol57/deaddetectiveno1.html">The Adventure of the Dead Detective</a></li> </ul> <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock03.mp3" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TL5jgdrUh_nM_zlDgxql-jKOFGUVFqhoV6A2JtYklXOu4qmVDyRVbwGV6XrwXZgnG9awSwJ7td-txL1_4KGrpSf4igJLILOim4yJmX5pGTPIdMhCBYLyImSI5gs1MOMUZPAlpAgvtPdb/s1600/podcastIcon.gif" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 20px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 44px;" /></a>Download this episode by right-clicking the icon and selecting "Save As..." (File size: 22.9 MB, 24:58)<br /> <br /> From now until July 15, the nomination process is open at <a href="http://podcastawards.com/index.php?option=nominate">PodcastAwards.com</a>.<br /> Please consider <a href="http://podcastawards.com/index.php?option=nominate">nominating us</a> for an award in the Cultural / Arts category. We appreciate your support.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Episode 03 - Mike Berdan

In this episode, we sit down for a chat with Mike Berdan, BSI to discuss his article "The Adventure of the Dead Detective" in t...

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by Scott Monty

"I Have Not Lived Wholly in Vain" [FINA]

With a statement like that it's clear that someone had a fairly high opinion of himself! Well, to be fair, Sherlock Holmes once said:<br /><blockquote>"I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one’s own powers." - The Greek Interpreter<br /></blockquote><br />Today's <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sherlock Holmes Music Video</span> addresses his sometimes larger-than-life ego.<br /><br /><center><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7dnlPWCJKI"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7dnlPWCJKI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object></center><br /><br />If you're using a feed reader, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7dnlPWCJKI">click here</a> for the video.

"I Have Not Lived Wholly in Vain" [FINA]

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Sherlock Holmes and the Public Share this Belief

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory" [STUD]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSN-yf8U9yvfHm16gdMlcmEtL3E2_F-jo_1UcqAiz_TthPvSWsXV9cg5HPiYdf1n5EJkq3dSvczW8SZL-0ZJdIpKDjpptwRmRZ7NSn4pLSSJdKbMAiMc7TflzOjx1GeLLYElzfNfi-SOm/s1600/Copernicus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSN-yf8U9yvfHm16gdMlcmEtL3E2_F-jo_1UcqAiz_TthPvSWsXV9cg5HPiYdf1n5EJkq3dSvczW8SZL-0ZJdIpKDjpptwRmRZ7NSn4pLSSJdKbMAiMc7TflzOjx1GeLLYElzfNfi-SOm/s1600/Copernicus.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Watson himself tells us about his surprise and amazement when testing the knowledge and limits of Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet:<br /> <blockquote> His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be and what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar System. That any civilized human being in this nineteenth century should not be aware that the earth travelled round the sun appeared to me to be such an extraordinary fact that I could hardly realize it.<br /> <br /> “You appear to be astonished,” he said, smiling at my expression of surprise. “Now that I do know it I shall do my best to forget it.”</blockquote> <br /> We're not so sure we would be as surprised today, as we seem to be moving farther away from Classical education and focusing more on seemingly less important topics. But one might also assume that the earth revolving around the sun is a fundamental fact that everyone would seem to be aware of.<br /> <br /> Which is why our forehead is nicely imprinted with palm marks after I reading that <a href="http://www.eightballmagazine.com/diatribes/volume02/034/708.htm">1 in 5 Americans believe Sun revolves around the Earth</a>. Either their brain-attics have been cleared of any unnecessary information or they haven't yet found the doorway to it, thanks to role models like Paris Hilton.<br /> <br /> Sadly, the 20% are nothing like Sherlock Holmes.<br /> <br /> --

Sherlock Holmes and the Public Share this Belief

"he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory" [STUD] Watson himself tells us about his surprise and amazement when testing the k...

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"Date, July 7. Hum!" [SIGN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvBml_PegwOOmeY7o_vA87JfI5kPCrZWWWJFZp5t5o3zvCyO-GWelWenbn-RtEpBNjioC7Tiv3jbYK59GIlLyZgHtDgy9x0dSh1erIj2rD9OX8837akxz2Z-SHHBVjuvZT7vVAuIgleAF/s1600/Conan+Doyle+mustache.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvBml_PegwOOmeY7o_vA87JfI5kPCrZWWWJFZp5t5o3zvCyO-GWelWenbn-RtEpBNjioC7Tiv3jbYK59GIlLyZgHtDgy9x0dSh1erIj2rD9OX8837akxz2Z-SHHBVjuvZT7vVAuIgleAF/s640/Conan+Doyle+mustache.jpg" width="428" /></a></div> <br /> It's now the close of the day - the first chance I've had to sit down and type out a post in quite a few days. I thought it was important that I get one in before the day ran out, as it's an auspicious occasion. Today is <a href="http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/070626_lucky_seven.html">Triple Seven day</a> - 07/07/07. Some may take that as a sign of luck, others may take it as an ominous portent. But Sherlockians take it for something entirely different.<br /> <br /> For you see, it was on July 7, 1930 that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died. Which means that today is exactly <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">77 years</span> since his death.<br /> <br /> Think that's creepy? When you consider that Doyle was an ardent spiritualist and attracted to the occult, it's not unlikely that he believed in superstitions related to numbers. We know he touched on the occult/superstitious/other-worldly in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hound-Baskervilles-Signet-Classics/dp/0451528018/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/103-9734229-0952650?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183861177&sr=8-4">The Hound of the Baskervilles</a>, "<a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/devi.htm">The Devil's Foot</a>" and "<a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/suss.htm">The Sussex Vampire</a>," in which Sherlock Holmes stated, respectively:<br /> <br /> "I have hitherto confined my investigations to this world."<br /> "I fear that if the matter is beyond humanity it is certainly beyond me."<br /> "The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply."<br /> <br /> While Holmes himself was grounded in that which could be explained scientifically, it is well-known that Doyle himself fervently believed in contact with those from beyond the grave. Could it be that he'll somehow make himself known to us? Would that we were so lucky!<br /> <br /> In the meantime, please pause a moment to consider his epitaph on his gravestone at Mindstead Lyndhurst Hants:<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> STEEL TRUE<br /> BLADE STRAIGHT<br /> ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE<br /> KNIGHT<br /> PATRIOT, PHYSICIAN & MAN OF LETTERS<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqHmTYQd5PJ-Ip39mBESCbYw7HspDsIzn3SymeJKk_IlF4xU4fsMQ9Pv4LmUnopX0KMJMNQIRP87xt0PaTC6VP2e8ZK01Q-UQ3R2u8__zQnSuH3resGqAhA9Phv9K0qcAz0qcBoVKiFDC/s1600/Conan+Doyle+Grave+-+Steel+True+Blade+Straight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqHmTYQd5PJ-Ip39mBESCbYw7HspDsIzn3SymeJKk_IlF4xU4fsMQ9Pv4LmUnopX0KMJMNQIRP87xt0PaTC6VP2e8ZK01Q-UQ3R2u8__zQnSuH3resGqAhA9Phv9K0qcAz0qcBoVKiFDC/s400/Conan+Doyle+Grave+-+Steel+True+Blade+Straight.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> We have much to thank him for today and always.<br /> <br /></div> </div>

"Date, July 7. Hum!" [SIGN]

It's now the close of the day - the first chance I've had to sit down and type out a post in quite a few days. I thought it was i...

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"I Am Much Obliged to Him For Picking Up My Books.” [EMPT]

Have you heard of BAFAB? It's short for <a href="http://www.dhamel.com/buyafriendabook/">Buy a Friend a Book</a>, the brainchild of author Debra Hamel. Buy a Friend a Book Week is upon us - for the first week of July, go out and buy a friend a book, for no reason at all. According to the site:<br /><blockquote>Just get yourself to a real-life or virtual book store during Buy a Friend a Book Week (the first weeks of January, April, July, and October) and, well, buy a friend a book (or e-book)! But here's the fun part: you can't buy your friend a book because it's their birthday or they just graduated or got engaged or had a baby or anything else. You have to give them a book <b>for no good reason</b>. In fact, this present out of the blue from you should shock the pants off of whomever you decide to give it to. And it'll make them happy. And that's the point: promote reading, promote friendships. Just make sure to let them know about Buy a Friend a Book Week. (How? Print out <a href="http://www.dhamel.com/buyafriendabook/explanation.html" target="new">this explanation</a> and include it in your gift book. Or, if you're not giving your friend the book in person, just point them to the explanation's URL.) </blockquote><br />So, if you're interested in reading, friendship, books or any combination thereof, please consider BAFAB. To get you started, here are some links to notable online bookstores. While you're at it, why not introduce someone to Sherlock Holmes?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=27&l=qs1&f=ifr" frameborder="0" height="150" scrolling="no" width="180"></iframe> <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=C*JE*kqZKe8&offerid=99238.10000055&type=4&subid=0"><img alt="Alibris 190x112" border="0" src="http://www.alibris.com/images/about/ali_logo_190.gif" /></a><br /></div><br /><img border="0" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=C*JE*kqZKe8&bids=99238.10000055&type=4&subid=0" width="1" />

"I Am Much Obliged to Him For Picking Up My Books.” [EMPT]

Have you heard of BAFAB? It's short for Buy a Friend a Book , the brainchild of author Debra Hamel. Buy a Friend a Book Week is upon us ...

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Episode 02: Wessex Press

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgaeJlnP660geS-fwLJbhdlegRcfwLPPhFiLvGfyBg5UueOmXs1VFO7hCWJeEoChleg9T2TtQxr-6yo81z4Db7zFRErK3aZl1PR5zrcudI1q6U4mAOEDbfCwqXdh-irHYQcHySM5WS0BY/s1600/Wessex+Press+-+Gasogene+Books.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgaeJlnP660geS-fwLJbhdlegRcfwLPPhFiLvGfyBg5UueOmXs1VFO7hCWJeEoChleg9T2TtQxr-6yo81z4Db7zFRErK3aZl1PR5zrcudI1q6U4mAOEDbfCwqXdh-irHYQcHySM5WS0BY/s640/Wessex+Press+-+Gasogene+Books.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> In this episode, we interview Steve Doyle and Mark Gagen, both members of the Baker Street Irregulars who run the very successful <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/">Wessex Press</a>. You'll hear us speak with this very dedicated team about their publishing experience and how they go about planning and executing some very successful Sherlockian events. We also have our first audio comment from John Pforr, BSI (thanks, John!) and Burt reads a Gas Lamp from an old issue of the Baker Street Journal.<br /> <br /> You may listen to this episode now by clicking on the image below, or you may right click on the download button below and choose "save as" and listen to it later from your hard drive.<br /> <br /> <h3> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Show Notes:</span></h3> 01:05 Introduction<br /> 02:21 Welcome to Mark & Steve<br /> 07:17 All about Wessex Press/Gasogene Books<br /> 13:12 The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library<br /> 20:15 Planning conferences, lessons learned and successes<br /> 25:32 From Gillette to Brett<br /> 26:38 From Gillette to Brett II<br /> 33:12 Listener voicemail<br /> 34:37 Gas Lamp: from Volume 2, Number 1 of the <i>Baker Street Journal</i>, 1947<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock02.mp3" target="_blank">Download</a> | 38.7 MB, 42:21</h3> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/843366238&color=%231d948e&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br /> <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; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/elementarist" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Elementary">Elementary</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/elementarist/episode-02-wessex-press" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Episode 02 - Wessex Press">Episode 02 - Wessex Press</a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><br /> <ul> <li>This episode: <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose02">ihose.co/ihose02</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/">Wessex Press</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2OJqvK2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0393059162" style="border: medium none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2ClNNDd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li> <li><i><a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/html/lostworld.html" target="_blank">The Annotated Lost World</a><a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/html/lostworld.html"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0938501232" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></a></i></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3eJJM8z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Videos from the Granada series with Jeremy Brett</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></li> <li><i><a href="https://amzn.to/2WDu9Js" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Study in Celluloid: Michael Cox's account of Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1902791045" style="border: medium none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></a></i></li> <li><i><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank">The Baker Street Journal</a></i></li> <li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/06/the-luminous-screen-empt_16.html">Announcement of From Gillette to Brett II</a></li> </ul> <br /> Let us know what you think of the show, ask us a question or make a recommendation. 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Episode 02: Wessex Press

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by Scott Monty

"Notably in Tennessee" [FIVE]

The mentions of American locales are scattered throughout the Canon. There are 25 states mentioned - quite an accomplishment, when one considers that there were fewer than 48 states while Conan Doyle was writing - with the Deep South taking up 8 of those slots.<br /><br />It was the Deep South that represented particularly mysterious and misunderstood backgrounds - think <a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/five.htm">The Five Orange Pips</a> and <a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/yell.htm">The Yellow Face</a> as prime examples. "The Five Orange Pips" actually contains a mention of 7 states in the South, including Tennessee.<br /><br />In a nod to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee">Volunteer State</a>, this installment in the Sherlock Holmes Music Video series uses "Walking in Memphis" as its soundtrack. Enjoy.<br /><br /><center><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FktgRXwgfS4"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FktgRXwgfS4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object></center><br /><br />If you're using a feed reader, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FktgRXwgfS4">click here</a> for the video.

"Notably in Tennessee" [FIVE]

The mentions of American locales are scattered throughout the Canon. There are 25 states mentioned - quite an accomplishment, when one consi...

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by Scott Monty

"Volume 'H' in His Encyclopaedia of Reference" [PRIO]

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQATshFtZdZmo1NstdxBFli5s2Lq2TMBz0iwA61iCJn2NC0UKyAw7GfOOEhUKaTwshIn74PT58NC_y2ay8jtE7UOnyR8kPx_jncajVFo0XOdqqjWxdpLvdWsVbQIu2ga_j_uSYPeqIQuIr/s1600-h/redh-03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079866268454216466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQATshFtZdZmo1NstdxBFli5s2Lq2TMBz0iwA61iCJn2NC0UKyAw7GfOOEhUKaTwshIn74PT58NC_y2ay8jtE7UOnyR8kPx_jncajVFo0XOdqqjWxdpLvdWsVbQIu2ga_j_uSYPeqIQuIr/s200/redh-03.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>If you're a regular reader of this blog, you may also be familiar with Brad Keefauver's <a href="http://www.sherlockpeoria.net/">Sherlock Peoria</a> web site. On it, Brad has a weekly feature called <a href="http://sherlockpeoria.net/ViewFromSP/SParchives.html">The View From Sherlock Peoria</a> in which he writes very well-considered and unique opinion pieces. It's worth a regular bookmark (since Brad hasn't instituted an RSS feed or email subscription yet).<br /><br />And if you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that I like to use new media / new technology to offer Sherlockians unique and creative ways to connect with each other and share information about Sherlock Holmes. So when new technology combines with masterful insight a la Keefauver, you know it's something worth considering.<br /><br />In one of his entries last week, Brad touched on an idea that I've been considering for a while, but just haven't figured out how to put it to work. As <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/06/i-hould-be-very-glad-of-little.html">I recently indicated</a>, I'm a little strapped for time. Therefore, I was thrilled when he broached - however preliminarily - the idea of a <a href="http://sherlockpeoria.net/ViewFromSP/ViewSP2007/ViewSP061707.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Sherlockipedia</a>. Take a look at his perspective and see what you think.<br /><br />The essence of a "wiki" is that the community bands together to use its collective knowledge to create a knowledge base. The most famous of these is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> (you can see the entry for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes">Sherlock Holmes</a>). The more edited or added to an article is, the more accurate and comprehensive it is.<br /><br />Can you imagine the day that a wiki exists for Sherlockian information? I was originally thinking it would be an online version of the Encyclopedia Sherlockiana, but I quickly realized that it can also serve as a clearing-house for events, societies, famous Sherlockians, online and offline resources, travel tie-ins, books, etc. It's very exciting.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing how all of this will work out and hashing out the details with Brad. Expect to read more about it here, which will certainly include the clarion call for contributions. Let me ask you - would you be willing to apply your expertise to such a project?

"Volume 'H' in His Encyclopaedia of Reference" [PRIO]

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you may also be familiar with Brad Keefauver's Sherlock Peoria web site. On it, Brad has a...

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by Scott Monty

"Where Are the Slippers Now?" [VALL]

<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/438718040_691c7e5d2f_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/438718040_691c7e5d2f_m.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 225px;" /></a>If you happen to be in Connecticut or New York at all this summer, there's a play you might consider seeing. Not that it's a Sherlock Holmes play, by any stretch of the imagination. But the casting - at least in one regard - is very Sherlockian.<br /><br />Al Rosenblatt, BSI ("Inspector Bradstreet") has informed me that Paxton Whitehead will be appearing at the <a href="http://www.westportplayhouse.org/index.htm">Westport Country Playhouse</a> in Westport, CT from July 12 - July 27, 2007 in <a href="http://www.westportplayhouse.org/relativelyspeaking.htm">Relatively Speaking</a>, a comedy.<br /><br />According to the site, the plot goes something like this:<br /><blockquote>Greg falls madly for Ginny whose affections are elsewhere. Greg follows Ginny when she goes on an unexpected visit to ‘see her parents.’ Meanwhile, Philip suspects his wife, Sheila, is having an affair. Sheila is not the least bit suspicious of Philip. Could Sheila and Philip both be wrong? Who are Philip and Sheila’s unexpected guests for Sunday lunch?<br /> <br /> <strong style="font-weight: normal;">A marvelous mixture of misunderstandings, mistaken identities and incriminating slippers.</strong><br /></blockquote>No word whether Mr. Whitehead is playing Greg or Phillip (or Ginny or Sheila, for that matter). For those of you unfamiliar with his work, his stage credits can be found on the <a href="http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=8081">Internet Broadway Database</a> and his film and TV work can be found on the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925717/">Internet Movie Database</a>.<br /><br />Tickets are available through the Westport Country Playhouse site, phone and online orders.

"Where Are the Slippers Now?" [VALL]

If you happen to be in Connecticut or New York at all this summer, there's a play you might consider seeing. Not that it's a Sherloc...

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by Scott Monty

"Give Me a Clear Answer to My Questions" [HOUN]

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE93GJIBtLij4_j0mczrgFIvfez4FOhJvV7WQxJtlIIvyvyUQBsd8X7Qkvkdi6RCAyY6o8K_Aknw3KllcXd6bJJWeT00h_2-siFBrz-4UCimSSBn5u-372xV7CQkSaaoVRZqgGAT6L2Njy/s1600-h/wist-04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078485019856724690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE93GJIBtLij4_j0mczrgFIvfez4FOhJvV7WQxJtlIIvyvyUQBsd8X7Qkvkdi6RCAyY6o8K_Aknw3KllcXd6bJJWeT00h_2-siFBrz-4UCimSSBn5u-372xV7CQkSaaoVRZqgGAT6L2Njy/s200/wist-04.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>In the blogosphere, a standard term is "meme." According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme">Wikipedia</a>, a meme is "a unit of cultural information transmitted from one mind to another." In other words, it's a conversation-starter.<br /><br /><a href="http://adamsweb.us/blog/index.php/a/2006/09/22/the_sherlock_holmes_meme_weekend_open_tr">Adam's Blog</a> - a non-Sherlockian blog at that - started <a href="http://adamsweb.us/blog/index.php/a/2006/09/22/the_sherlock_holmes_meme_weekend_open_tr">a Sherlock Holmes meme</a>, which I'll continue here. The idea is to either post a comment with your responses, or post your answers on your own blog, if you have one, providing a link to this post.<br /><br />In <a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/stud-102.htm">Chapter 2 of <span style="font-style: italic;">A Study in Scarlet</span></a>, Dr. Watson atttempts to capture the essence of his new acquaintance for the reader by creating a list that he titles "Sherlock Holmes - his limits."<br /><ol><blockquote><li>Knowledge of Literature. -- Nil.<br /></li><li> " " Philosophy. -- Nil.<br /></li><li> " " Astronomy. -- Nil.<br /></li><li> " " Politics. -- Feeble.<br /></li><li> " " Botany. -- Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.<br /></li><li>Knowledge of Geology. -- Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.<br /></li><li>Knowledge of Chemistry. -- Profound.<br /></li><li> " " Anatomy. -- Accurate, but unsystematic<br /></li><li> " " Sensational Literature. -- Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.<br /></li><li>Plays the violin well.<br /></li><li>Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.<br /></li><li>Has a good practical knowledge of British law.</li></blockquote></ol>So, on with our meme!<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;">1) What is something you know practically nothing about?</p> Popular music<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;">2) What is something where your knowledge is weak?</p> Lately, it's got to be U.S. politics. I don't have any interest in following the presidential race, nor do I care to engage in petty party-based bickering.<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;">3) What is something you know just enough about to get by?</p> Current sports news<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;">4) What is something where you have a profound depth of knowledge?</p> The Sherlock Holmes Canon and all Sherlockiana; the emerging world of social media / new media and marketing.<br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;">5) What is something that you do even though you don't do it well?</p> <p> Golf</p><p><br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">6) What is something you are expert at?</p><p style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;"> Navigating the streets of Boston by car - and finding a parking space while doing so.<br /><br />What about you? What are your limits? If you have a blog, please post these questions and link back to this post; if you don't have a blog, I welcome comments.</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></p>

"Give Me a Clear Answer to My Questions" [HOUN]

In the blogosphere, a standard term is "meme." According to Wikipedia , a meme is "a unit of cultural information transmitte...

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by Scott Monty

"I Should Be Very Glad of a Little Assistance." [SIGN]

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCccUGl5BnsK8EgWt_o5sNEGu0Re5-zKw7nPn_ZtmnpwEL95UNZN4HS9I9Ilr6H4tgyBEZCn4mXCeMgHgpwFdwq8iytVDuhHzkpSBnXWdI9WwnXD2rHtGgA__RwOAAIRMhogpCxiG2ieIM/s1600-h/dyin-51.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077872901117698738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCccUGl5BnsK8EgWt_o5sNEGu0Re5-zKw7nPn_ZtmnpwEL95UNZN4HS9I9Ilr6H4tgyBEZCn4mXCeMgHgpwFdwq8iytVDuhHzkpSBnXWdI9WwnXD2rHtGgA__RwOAAIRMhogpCxiG2ieIM/s200/dyin-51.gif" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>When I first started this blog nearly two years ago, I really had no idea how it was going to work. It was a trial, an experiment, a unique and new way of informing Sherlockians on a variety of topics.<br /><br />Couple that with the lightning-like evolution of new media in a fairly short period of time and what you've been lucky enough to witness is a revolution in the way we communicate. The different tools and widgets that have sprouted in the sidebar are testament to that.<br /><br />So when I started taking data from Ron Fish's comprehensive master <a href="http://sherlockiancalendar.homestead.com/">Calendar of Sherlockian Events</a> and integrated it with a <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/render?cid=sherlockian.calendar%40gmail.com">Google calendar</a>, I thought it was simply another outgrowth of the process. I liked the idea of using the Google version, because it allows me to show dates directly on this blog and has a traditional calendar-style approach.<br /><br />But I've come to a point where I can't manage the Google calendar any more. So here are my questions for you, dear readers:<br /><ol><li>Should I abandon the Google calendar entirely?</li><li>If not, is there someone who would be willing to help out with inputting the dates? (It's very basic)</li><li>If so, would the use of another application with a calendar plug-in feature, such as <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/">Upcoming</a> be a feasible approach?</li></ol>I realize that some of this may sound like mumbo-jumbo to some of you. But click on the links and see what you think is the best approach.<br /><br />The bottom line is this: <span style="font-weight: bold;">if I can get someone to help keep track of these events in a new application, I'm more than happy to entertain whichever version you're comfortable using.</span><br /><br />I thank you in advance for your willingness to answer these questions and/or assist me.

"I Should Be Very Glad of a Little Assistance." [SIGN]

When I first started this blog nearly two years ago, I really had no idea how it was going to work. It was a trial, an experiment, a unique ...

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by Scott Monty

"We All Turned Round at the Words" [REDC]

Other than early issues, The Baker Street Journal has tended to stay away from pastiches, or stories written about Sherlock Holmes in the style of Doyle. Call it the purists in us, or call it the lack of editorial space that those early volumes so plentifully offered (remember too that they bankrupted publisher Ben Abramson).<br /><br />I was recently contacted by Mark Wardecker to see if I knew if the BSJ would run a pastiche that he had written. I let him know that it wouldn't. While I don't typically enjoy that form of Sherlockian work myself, nor do I wish this blog to be a repository of the same, I did take a quick look at what he had done with "The Adventure of the Second Round." Mark describes it as follows:<br /><blockquote>This particular story is set very late, just before Watson's last marriage and Holmes' subsequent retirement. Once again, Holmes and Watson find themselves "moving in high life" (ABBE) after they are called in by the Yard to help solve a murder in Kensington.<br /></blockquote>Like I said, I'm not a fan of this particular genre - I'm a Canonical purist. As a rule, writers that attempt to mimic Conan Doyle's unique and sparse style usually fall short. With very few words (as opposed to his Victorian colleagues such as Dickens or Trollope), he managed to set vivid scenes for us. And most writers just can't accomplish it in the same facile way the Doyle did.<br /><br />While it is an admirable first attempt, Wardecker's work is no exception to this rule. You'll find that is is about 90% dialog (I don't know the exact figures, but I know Doyle used significantly more narrative in his work). It's very believable as far as that goes, but there are certain turns of phrase that mark it as alternatively modern or stilted, which is another hallmark of pastiches.<br /><br />I'd recommend that you take a look at it yourselves, because your enjoyment of it may be far different than my own. You can see what Mark says about it on his blog <a href="http://xperimentaledu.blogspot.com/2007/05/adventure-of-second-round-new-sherlock.html">The Analytical Engines</a>; in addition, you can <a href="http://mwardecker983.googlepages.com/AdventureoftheSecondRound.pdf">download the PDF here</a>.<br /><br />I'd be interested to know what you think of it.

"We All Turned Round at the Words" [REDC]

Other than early issues, The Baker Street Journal has tended to stay away from pastiches, or stories written about Sherlock Holmes in the st...

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"Upon the Luminous Screen" [EMPT]

Can it be that four years have lapsed since the "From Gillette to Brett" conference held in Indianapolis? The answer would appear to be "yes," as that remarkable event - which featured an appearance by Edward Hardwicke, who played Dr. Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes - occurred in 2003.<br /><br />Wessex Press (aka Steve Doyle and Mark Gagen, both members of the Baker Street Irregulars) have announced <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/">From Gillette to Brett II</a>, being held in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 16-18, 2007. Their website has all of the information, but here's the official announcement:<br /><blockquote>In 2003 Wessex Press sponsored one of the most memorable Sherlockian conferences of all time. Devoted to Sherlock Holmes on stage, screen, television, and radio, From Gillette to Brett featured a film festival, Sherlockian vendors, and an all-star roster of distinguished speakers and presenters. And now, like every box office success, the time has come for a sequel!</blockquote>The cost for registration is only $99 and the Saturday evening banquet is an additional $47. Quite a bargain for admission to see a stellar cast. The Wessex Press website has the complete information, including accommodations and speaker lineup. I have links below to travel arrangements as well (hotel reservation information can be found on the conference site).<br /><br />And to demonstrate how far we've come in just four years, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLP2OJ5hqe0&ab_channel=WessexPress" target="_blank">here's the YouTube version</a>:<br /><br /><center><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xLP2OJ5hqe0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><br /><div>The game's afoot!</div><div><br /></div>

"Upon the Luminous Screen" [EMPT]

Can it be that four years have lapsed since the "From Gillette to Brett" conference held in Indianapolis? The answer would appear ...

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Episode 01: Welcome and an Introduction

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“I hear of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chronicler” [GREE] </div></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8q7v71KfwkqN5mQ_dfHq1sPUrIGOLw96g7VmgSh01A3wBSLWV3X9_SM-UdX2X7Pf6Lf9V6Hy5gP7ennp32_gb4nvHALF_XJQvLkQuUI8uOREkVesKeBSKds8YJobLtIze8EnQBLk8i5QS/s1600/Tablet+Landscape.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8q7v71KfwkqN5mQ_dfHq1sPUrIGOLw96g7VmgSh01A3wBSLWV3X9_SM-UdX2X7Pf6Lf9V6Hy5gP7ennp32_gb4nvHALF_XJQvLkQuUI8uOREkVesKeBSKds8YJobLtIze8EnQBLk8i5QS/s640/Tablet+Landscape.png" width="640" /></a></div> We're very excited to debut the first episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. To set the stage for what you'll expect, Scott Monty and Burt Wolder introduce the concept of a Sherlockian podcast.<br /> <br /> Although Burt and I are both members of the Baker Street Irregulars and we will speak about the history and goings-on of the BSI, this is not the official podcast of the BSI. Should that august body ever decide to emerge from 1895 and start its own podcast, we'll be sure to let you know.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">In this episode, we explore the following topics:</span><br /> <ul> <li>Why a podcast?</li> <li>Ways to listen to the show</li> <li>The breadth of interest in Sherlock Holmes</li> <li>Listener comments - welcome, encouraged, by phone, email or the comment feature below</li> <li>Show frequency and length</li> <li>My First Meeting with Sherlock Holmes - Burt and Scott each share their own first experience with the great detective</li> <li>The Editor's Gas Lamp - from the <i>Baker Street Journal</i>, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1946), "What Is It That We Love In Sherlock Holmes?"</li> </ul> <h3 style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Merriweather; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Merriweather; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/I_Hear_of_Sherlock_Everywhere_01.mp3" style="color: #013fd3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Download</a> [Save As] | File size: 25 MB, 25:34</h3> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="2126" data-dashlane-rid="df310278ed1fa609" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/1114842/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: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></center> <div><br /></div><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Links mentioned in this show:</span><br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast">Podcast</a> (via Wikipedia)</li> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3XFfjAu">The Annotated Sherlock Holmes: 2 Vols. in One</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0517481022" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></li> <li><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ">The Baker Street Journal</a></li> <li><a href="https://ihose.co/eBSJ">The BSJ CD-ROM</a></li> </ul> <br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Episode 01: Welcome and an Introduction

“I hear of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chronicler” [GREE]  We're very excited to debut the first episode of I Hear of S...

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by Scott Monty

"He Never Spoke of the Softer Passions" [SCAN]

While we know that Sherlock Holmes "never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer," we are aware that he knew how to charm the ladies and get results from them.<br /><br />In this installment of the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sherlock Holmes Music Video</span> series, we see Mr. Holmes using his abilities to engage with his clients. But will he say something stupid?<br /><br /><center><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7u7edKqYIQg"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7u7edKqYIQg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object></center><br /><br />If you're using a feedreader, please <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u7edKqYIQg">click here</a> to see the video.<br /><br /><p><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=16&l=st1&mode=dvd&search=Jeremy%20Brett%2C%20Sherlock&fc1=000000<1=_blank&lc1=3366FF&bg1=F5E9E9&f=ifr" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="468" height="336" border="0" frameborder="0" style="border:none;" scrolling="no"></iframe></center>

"He Never Spoke of the Softer Passions" [SCAN]

While we know that Sherlock Holmes "never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer," we are aware that he knew h...

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What Is a Podcast?

<a href="http://h1.ripway.com/bakerstreetpodcast/Earbuds.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://h1.ripway.com/bakerstreetpodcast/Earbuds.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" /></a>Simply put, a podcast is radio on demand. Are you familiar with TiVo? Think of podcasts as audio TiVo. If you've ever listened to audio over your computer, then you're halfway there.<br /><br />The beauty of podcasts is you can get episodes delivered to you without having to go looking for them. It's like having a newspaper on your doorstep rather than having to trudge out to the corner store. And here's the kicker: they're <span style="font-weight: bold;">free</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do I need an iPod to listen or subscribe to a podcast?</span><br />Not at all. You can listen right on your computer. Or your mobile phone. Or you can download it to the MP3 player of your choice. Most people have iPods - and I can highly recommend them, because they are so easy to use. iPods work with <span style="font-style: italic;">any</span> kind of computer - whether you have a PC or an Apple.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgRf0GUWVTcvgRpm6O0EqD2BTcWFAdEQtKwvX-DLtRw3hd7AFf45tfAgsznn-mrK3pUSFBmeVPcrboOoggT8nL0lHP-LDc5UMCknoVv6clzRSulPtHXld2JDT72LqMS1abusY9_NPDF9O/s1600-h/Choices.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075044424635114130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgRf0GUWVTcvgRpm6O0EqD2BTcWFAdEQtKwvX-DLtRw3hd7AFf45tfAgsznn-mrK3pUSFBmeVPcrboOoggT8nL0lHP-LDc5UMCknoVv6clzRSulPtHXld2JDT72LqMS1abusY9_NPDF9O/s400/Choices.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />To subscribe to a podcast, you should be using some sort of podcatching software. The easiest to use is <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/">iTunes</a>, which works nicely with an iPod or as a standalone on your computer. It is free to download. You can find a comprehensive list of other podcast software - mostly free - by <a href="http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcast_Software.html">clicking here</a>.<br /><br />When you subscribe to a podcast, your software will automatically grab the newest episode - and all future episodes - and download it to your computer when you tell it to sync. That way, you don't have to go to each web site and seek out the new stuff. Want back episodes? Just click the "get" button in iTunes and they're yours.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where can I use an iPod?</span><br />Wherever you want! Many people use the earbuds and carry them around while walking, gardening or exercising. Others get an adapter and listen to shows in the car (it's ruined me for traditional radio), or plug their iPods into a system on their kitchen countertop. I've even seen a model for use in the pool.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What kinds of shows can I listen to?</span><br />This one, for starters! If you can think of it, odds are someone is doing a podcast about it. Harry Potter? Try the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mugglenet.com%2Fmugglecast%2F&ei=BSJuRt-pG42IgASw09SjBA&usg=AFQjCNE2NS_FdVeYWlTJQpXW8Krle_stpw&sig2=cHfx4q7CyfQaFaoTzdhrYw">Mugglecast</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-leaky-cauldron.org%2Fpottercast%2F&ei=BSJuRt-pG42IgASw09SjBA&usg=AFQjCNF_EOOGXDBMGx7UXjGFMGz5FGVHMw&sig2=1h4HwXUfbpbSWjfy7cc9BA">PotterCast</a>. I listen to a lot of old time radio shows via podcast, as well as news (NPR has a great set of podcasts), business and sports. You can find listings for podcasts in the following directories:<br /><ul><li>iTunes (searchable through your downloaded software)</li><li><a href="http://www.podcastalley.com/">Podcast Alley</a></li><li><a href="http://www.podcastpickle.com/">Podcast Pickle</a></li><li><a href="http://podcasts.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! Podcasts</a></li><li><a href="http://www.odeo.com">Odeo</a><br /></li></ul>

What Is a Podcast?

Simply put, a podcast is radio on demand. Are you familiar with TiVo? Think of podcasts as audio TiVo. If you've ever listened to audio ...

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<a href="http://www.podcastalley.com/"> My Podcast Alley feed!</a> {pca-873852486712cad4483e57f1729490e6}

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Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas in Minnesota

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>"he has peremptorily requested" [SECO] </b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViBhvLifMdML4t2v-rm0ixK0i9MQi_DdbOZcxbBkxOHPthMQ1de5xDRyn_07TqPEpvL7_J3CdgB58qvMFd5FlPRdKGkjeRmJUtgrwL74GyM81kGi1bSMgzIShmq81BWW_OiGuGm1VA3NS/s1600/Edwardian+Enigmas.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1068" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViBhvLifMdML4t2v-rm0ixK0i9MQi_DdbOZcxbBkxOHPthMQ1de5xDRyn_07TqPEpvL7_J3CdgB58qvMFd5FlPRdKGkjeRmJUtgrwL74GyM81kGi1bSMgzIShmq81BWW_OiGuGm1VA3NS/s640/Edwardian+Enigmas.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> We just received a quick update from Gary Thaden, President of the Norwegian Explorers regarding the upcoming conference they're hosting in Minnesota:<br /> <blockquote> Spots are going quickly, but there is still room to register for the Norwegian Explorer’s conference, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas"</span> on July 6-8, 2007. The conference is committee is working on another great conference. Confirmed speakers are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Dirda, Michael Kean, Bill Mason, Dana Richards, Daniel Stashower, Sue Vizoskie</span> and a couple of local favorites.<br /> <br /> The conference will be held at Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The conference hotel is the Holiday Inn Metrodome. The conference is jointly sponsored by Norwegian Explorers, University of Minnesota Libraries (Special Collections and Rare Books), and Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections of the University of Minnesota. We look forward to seeing you there. Email Julie McKuras if you are coming (Mike9750 [at] aol [dot] com) so we can reserve a spot for you and then pick up <a href="http://special.lib.umn.edu/rare/holmes/2007conferencebrochurefinal.pdf">the conference brochure</a> off the University of Minnesota Libraries Special Collections <a href="http://special.lib.umn.edu/rare/holmes.phtml">Sherlockian website</a>.</blockquote> The Minnesotans have a reputation for great events and friendly, warm hospitality. I'm told that you haven't been to a Sherlockian even until you've had pizza at Julie's house! If you haven't registered yet, please consider doing so now.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas in Minnesota

"he has peremptorily requested" [SECO]  We just received a quick update from Gary Thaden, President of the Norwegian Explorer...

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A Note About Our Publishing Schedule

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>"I was too busy to visit Baker Street" [STOC] </b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOe2VHZWP0-53N_eJZ9kde7s1xYU60w7XqxDfjj91TlJt8vEfGkGRPlZ5OFxynS2_8spFI8NRcvrfdjfJlvjScTdvzS6QuzezVyrswteYK4gpPXv1UYfXk7d2uEKWtrJLS_C2k9G7LyQS1/s1600/221B+Fanlight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOe2VHZWP0-53N_eJZ9kde7s1xYU60w7XqxDfjj91TlJt8vEfGkGRPlZ5OFxynS2_8spFI8NRcvrfdjfJlvjScTdvzS6QuzezVyrswteYK4gpPXv1UYfXk7d2uEKWtrJLS_C2k9G7LyQS1/s1600/221B+Fanlight.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> When Dr. Watson took on a new practice in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddington" target="_blank">Paddington district</a>, he wrote:<br /> <blockquote> For three months after taking over the practice I was kept very closely at work and saw little of my friend Sherlock Holmes, for I was too busy to visit Baker Street, and he seldom went anywhere himself save upon professional business.</blockquote> <div style="text-align: right;"> - <a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/stoc.htm" target="_blank">The Stockbroker's Cler</a><a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/stoc.htm">k</a></div> <br /> We find ourselves in a similar situation. You may have noticed that the postings to the site haven't been coming as fast and furious as they used to. Fear not! This is only a temporary matter. The truth is, we've taken a new job and took some time off in between that to spend with family and prepare for new opportunity. We hope to get back to the normal frenzied schedule of 4-6 posts a week that you've come to expect.<br /> <br /> For those of you who are curious, we're working for a company called <a href="http://www.crayonville.com/">crayon</a>, which is a "new marketing" company specializing in reaching consumers through the world of new media - blogs, podcasts, wikis, virtual worlds, etc. Obviously the perfect fit for someone who has been involved in the blogosphere one way or another for about 4 years.<br /> <br /> There are a number of posts in the hopper - topics that have been swirling around in your editor's head or that you have been kind enough to volunteer. We simply ask that you be patient as we try to get up to speed. It may take a bit, but you have our word, it will be worth the wait.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

A Note About Our Publishing Schedule

"I was too busy to visit Baker Street" [STOC]  When Dr. Watson took on a new practice in the Paddington district , he wrote: ...

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by Scott Monty

Sherlockians Have Such Varied Interests

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "no braver man in the regiment" [BLAN]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6sQXzmn1XkPQ2lHu4TFVB54wMG1So5yesy5OqnPl3NKgWCTHCsTyI9bsdMoVtdoK-5bKc1M396HXzNurzhm0NLbf2ZIq-7YJSFqqbiDPCOTPSWdPVokEmjjAQQK7OLm0WQRxK_9wd8dd/s1600/Holmestrooper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sherlock Holmes meets Star Wars" border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6sQXzmn1XkPQ2lHu4TFVB54wMG1So5yesy5OqnPl3NKgWCTHCsTyI9bsdMoVtdoK-5bKc1M396HXzNurzhm0NLbf2ZIq-7YJSFqqbiDPCOTPSWdPVokEmjjAQQK7OLm0WQRxK_9wd8dd/s1600/Holmestrooper.jpg" title="Sherlockian stormtrooper" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> One of the things that we enjoy about the Sherlock Holmes stories - the Canon, if you please - and those devotees who follow it, is the ability to weave in so many of life's other interests. If you've got another hobby or passion, odds are you'll find a way to incorporate it into your love of Sherlock Holmes.<br /> <br /> Over the years, we've met Sherlockians who are also interested in horse racing, railroads, P.G. Wodehouse, pin collecting, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Titanic</span>, antiques, handwriting analysis, coin and stamp collecting, woodworking, needlepoint, jewelry making, wine, pipe collecting, music, period firearms, Victorian attire - the list goes on and on. Really, there's no limit to the connections we can make between our interests, if we're passionate enough about them.<br /> <br /> So it was with little surprise - but with great amusement - that we looked at the above photo sent by <a href="http://www.cc-chapman.com/" target="_blank">a colleague</a> of the individual who is a Holmes Trooper.<br /> <br /> We couldn't help but think:<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3> <span style="font-style: italic;">"May the force be with you, old chap."</span></h3> </div> <br /> <i>Star Wars</i> and Sherlock Holmes. Hmm.<br /> <br /> Well, if you consider that <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Peter%20Cushing%20Sherlock&tag=thebakerstree-20&index=dvd&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Peter Cushing</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Christopher%20Lee%20Sherlock&tag=thebakerstree-20&index=dvd&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Christopher Lee</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> appeared in the George Lucas series - albeit Cushing never made it past the first film and Lee managed to do damage in the final trilogy - and are actors who have portrayed Sherlock Holmes, there's your connection.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQE7MheyaMttDVfV3Dg6zfuZqsPEkMOOrracIoMJQIXMpvzUF9HsSpt-d11BqBcn54guTKcZDzdIlXGpLltf_0qcB-PxILw5ML0y7lRyBbR52wZPyKKMdeG42ah3vTvYzviItLccwI1AK/s1600/The-Hound-of-the-Baskervilles-1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQE7MheyaMttDVfV3Dg6zfuZqsPEkMOOrracIoMJQIXMpvzUF9HsSpt-d11BqBcn54guTKcZDzdIlXGpLltf_0qcB-PxILw5ML0y7lRyBbR52wZPyKKMdeG42ah3vTvYzviItLccwI1AK/s1600/The-Hound-of-the-Baskervilles-1959.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Of course, the more astute among you will remember that Lee also portrayed Sir Henry Baskerville in Hammer's 1959 version of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000062XEY?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000062XEY"><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000062XEY" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. And he holds the distinction of being the only actor to portray Holmes <i>and</i> his stately brother Mycroft, whom he played in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JKHF?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00005JKHF"><i>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00005JKHF" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.<br /> <br /> <i>Image credit: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/MUMbU" target="_blank">bonniegrrl (Flickr)</a></i><br /> --<br /> <br />

Sherlockians Have Such Varied Interests

"no braver man in the regiment" [BLAN] One of the things that we enjoy about the Sherlock Holmes stories - the Canon, if you...

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Stand By Me - A Sherlock Holmes Music Video

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>"Stand by me and we'll save her" [SOLI] </b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHdRneKcjYyLW_xuW01cZdq9TOq_Gdy_vTSQNZBdx7RSZ5zTsMetMA5ypKil7TmC04sTcl3E95SjjeAW-vEMDLioOK8mN__YO7j3p4ldGtitdecONDkgXXGCB7C5c9CSK9X4AOgs_u4K9/s1600/SOLI+-+Stand+by+me.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="895" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHdRneKcjYyLW_xuW01cZdq9TOq_Gdy_vTSQNZBdx7RSZ5zTsMetMA5ypKil7TmC04sTcl3E95SjjeAW-vEMDLioOK8mN__YO7j3p4ldGtitdecONDkgXXGCB7C5c9CSK9X4AOgs_u4K9/s640/SOLI+-+Stand+by+me.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Christopher Morley used it as a subtitle to his book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IEHICG?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000IEHICG"><i>Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000IEHICG" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, and we can never repeat it often enough: the Canon is "<b>a textbook of friendship</b>." These two fine men were the best of friends and defended each other with the core of their being.<br /> <br /> It is fitting, then, that this entry in the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Sherlock Holmes Music Video</span> series is titled "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0TmVxr5UQ">Stand By Me</a>."<br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ts0TmVxr5UQ" width="640"></iframe></center> <br /> <br /> If can't see the video above, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0TmVxr5UQ">click here</a>.<br /> <br />

Stand By Me - A Sherlock Holmes Music Video

"Stand by me and we'll save her" [SOLI]  Christopher Morley used it as a subtitle to his book Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Wat...

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Celebrating Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday with a Google Doodle

<h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b>"a man of good birth and excellent education" [FINA] </b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwx1gj-ghItnTrKJC0eKME5mZVgRWV-W32nIp1A9npBe-NYX8eDf_OhqIMqsP2OlhaqEDCeIeVtSs2OjBbl883WgnJseYuFL7E2VhS96ncnxP6rpMDgjGWeJ1aW94VpTl0aT87aAaOWvR/s1600/Google+Doodle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="660" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwx1gj-ghItnTrKJC0eKME5mZVgRWV-W32nIp1A9npBe-NYX8eDf_OhqIMqsP2OlhaqEDCeIeVtSs2OjBbl883WgnJseYuFL7E2VhS96ncnxP6rpMDgjGWeJ1aW94VpTl0aT87aAaOWvR/s640/Google+Doodle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Today is a special day in the date-books of Sherlockians and Doyleans from around the world. On May 22, 1859, Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born.<br /> <br /> You may recall that on <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/05/fine-figure-of-man-tall-lithe-and-agile_22.html#.WSufpGgrLb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this date last year</a>, Google presented one of its holiday logos, to honor his most famous creation. What will the world have in store this year for Conan Doyle?<br /> <br /> We suppose he's still be honored every day, since his name is still associated with the immortal Sherlock Holmes, Brigadier Gerard, Professor Challenger and Harry Houdini, not to mention <a href="http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/acdsocy.html">the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Society</a> and <a href="http://www.acdfriends.org/">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Collection</a> at the <a href="http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/uni_spe_conan_doyle.jsp">Toronto Public Library</a>.<br /> <br /> Happy Birthday, Sir Arthur!<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Celebrating Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday with a Google Doodle

"a man of good birth and excellent education" [FINA]  Today is a special day in the date-books of Sherlockians and Doyleans ...

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It's a Mystery Concludes with Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>"the summons was a brief and urgent one" [COPP] </b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MVVcaOdAaCYxXR_MsOxZ670OPzegDp6ot5v09gbPolXwvzZvV4EjMNG48DJWlnEd2HzveQ_bDl-HwWRy4dJ9WYKx6LZdTquyvNcvAfWwLoW3N_MpLcilztjwz9l5MHwIxaHe1RvvRx8X/s1600/IHOSE+studios.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="960" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MVVcaOdAaCYxXR_MsOxZ670OPzegDp6ot5v09gbPolXwvzZvV4EjMNG48DJWlnEd2HzveQ_bDl-HwWRy4dJ9WYKx6LZdTquyvNcvAfWwLoW3N_MpLcilztjwz9l5MHwIxaHe1RvvRx8X/s640/IHOSE+studios.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> On Monday May 21 at 11:00 a.m., Elizabeth Foxwell will host her last episode of <a href="http://www.elizabethfoxwell.com/ItsaMystery.html">It's A Mystery</a>, her weekly radio show about detective fiction.<br /> <br /> She is ending her run with having <a href="http://www.robertaisleib.com/">Roberta Isleib</a> talk about her new novel <i><a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780425214749-0">Deadly Advice</a></i> plus a radio production of Sherlock Holmes in honor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday.<br /> <br /> Elizabeth won the Agatha Award for Best Short Story for "<a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=UH058QVARj&isbn=042519924X">No Man's Land</a>," which also was nominated for a Macavity Award; is the managing editor of <i><a href="http://www.heldref.org/clues.php">CLUES: A Journal of Detection</a></i>, the only US academic journal on mystery and detective fiction; and has published several short stories and numerous articles on mysteries as well as edited nine mystery anthologies.<br /> <br /> Via the <a href="http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2007/05/one-final-turn-before-mike.html">Rap Sheet</a>.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

It's a Mystery Concludes with Sherlock Holmes

"the summons was a brief and urgent one" [COPP]  On Monday May 21 at 11:00 a.m., Elizabeth Foxwell will host her last episode...

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Literary Landmarks of Sherlockian Interest in New York

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "the old landmarks were all in their place" [EMPT]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMrbtE4cUwyE8W5-VIdb3iHAN3UfYZiBW0AMb6cXQ45Vw5FYpVsMwFjm16BtTGr2vZopCa-itoCeUDitkHXH6koFYVGduQ3kWkv00Veg5tXwCN5TA9us_cWBKsLP0bEhqeAh0SC55757I/s1600/Otto%2527s+Mysterious+Bookshop+on+55th+St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMrbtE4cUwyE8W5-VIdb3iHAN3UfYZiBW0AMb6cXQ45Vw5FYpVsMwFjm16BtTGr2vZopCa-itoCeUDitkHXH6koFYVGduQ3kWkv00Veg5tXwCN5TA9us_cWBKsLP0bEhqeAh0SC55757I/s1600/Otto%2527s+Mysterious+Bookshop+on+55th+St.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> As you probably know, the Baker Street Irregulars, the literary society dedicated to the study of Sherlock Holmes, have called New York City their headquarters since their founding in 1934. While the early membership hailed almost exclusively from the northeast, today's BSI hails largely from around North America and even from a number of other continents.<br /> <br /> And despite the infinite number of entertainment venues in New York, each year <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/bsiweekend.html">when it is time for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts to descend</a> upon Gotham, there are a number of places that we like to visit, revisit and call our home-away-from home.<br /> <br /> When we noticed an article from the Louisville, Kentucky <span style="font-style: italic;">Courier-Journal</span> titled <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007705200367">New York has a wealth of literary landmarks</a>, our antennae went up. Upon finishing the article, it seemed that it had been written for anyone who has attended a BSI Weekend in the past. A few of the familiar landmarks that made the C-J's list:<br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.algonquinhotel.com/">The Algonquin Hotel</a>, the oldest still-operating hotel in New York and the birthplace of the New Yorker. It is also the unofficial headquarters of the BSI during our January weekends.</li> <li><a href="http://www.mcsorleysnewyork.com/">McSorley's Old Ale House</a>, which usually plays host to the conclusion of the Christopher Morley Walk, is noted for its very reasonably-priced food.</li> <li><a href="http://mysteriousbookshop.com/">The Mysterious Bookshop</a> is Otto Penzler's book-lover's haven, now transplanted in a trendy TriBeCa neighborhood. Although it's slightly out of the way, Otto's hospitality and tremendous selection make it worth the trip.</li> </ul> Print out the original article and file it away for January. You'll find yourself making a checklist of these places and being able to get through quite a bit of it. And you might even find something you've previously missed that you'd like to visit this time around.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Literary Landmarks of Sherlockian Interest in New York

"the old landmarks were all in their place" [EMPT] As you probably know, the Baker Street Irregulars, the literary society d...

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A Doctoral Candidate Needs Help on Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>"He has been concerned in some research" [RESI] </b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MjIdexIrWv2MtUxH9FTmPgu02uOR8_FGEDnLEq6sPQX8-Oem9DhizXsT4EDEc1BgPkt2ydXbJN8TSWTSrc3N29KuEdc5lsfEb-ScsnI6JWwal4tU132wfwmnhRcmhIBQFGfB506nQLvE/s1600/Stipula_fountain_pen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MjIdexIrWv2MtUxH9FTmPgu02uOR8_FGEDnLEq6sPQX8-Oem9DhizXsT4EDEc1BgPkt2ydXbJN8TSWTSrc3N29KuEdc5lsfEb-ScsnI6JWwal4tU132wfwmnhRcmhIBQFGfB506nQLvE/s640/Stipula_fountain_pen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> We have received in inquiry through the blog that we thought someone might help with, as we're at a bit of a loss.<br /> <br /> A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Reading (UK) is doing some research on the influences of Arthur Conan Doyle's early work in the Sherlock Holmes stories, and wishes to know the following:<br /> <blockquote> Is anyone aware of any other post-doctoral/research work that has been done on the subject of Conan Doyle's early experience and the influence on the Holmes stories?</blockquote> <br /> If so, please <span style="font-weight: bold;">leave a comment below</span> or get in touch via email. Thank you.<br /> <br /> --

A Doctoral Candidate Needs Help on Sherlock Holmes

"He has been concerned in some research" [RESI]  We have received in inquiry through the blog that we thought someone might h...

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The Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>"A wonderful manager" [BERY] </b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoaULPeh-m-_ccnzYpaYuDig43Cj5_W0bTDBQgk2m0zsFNICuxc8pY2X35v7ADBI8_PYmfFwSgvmeEZTtCz5bg_f-Ve-4MFcuqhl6SNTXMWl07Myi3hfwsMd2eLmYVE2PZBUrOX_CvTAG/s1600/Park+Plaza+Sherlock+Holmes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoaULPeh-m-_ccnzYpaYuDig43Cj5_W0bTDBQgk2m0zsFNICuxc8pY2X35v7ADBI8_PYmfFwSgvmeEZTtCz5bg_f-Ve-4MFcuqhl6SNTXMWl07Myi3hfwsMd2eLmYVE2PZBUrOX_CvTAG/s640/Park+Plaza+Sherlock+Holmes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> One of the destinations of many Sherlockian tourists in London is the <a href="http://www.parkplazasherlockholmes.com/" target="_blank">Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes Hotel</a>, a (now) boutique hotel on Baker Street that is part of Park Plaza Hotels of Europe.<br /> <br /> Although the exterior retains that classic Baker Street look, including some very large bow windows on the first floor (that's second floor to you Yanks), the accommodations inside are much more modern. And the rates, while not outrageous by London standards, may be more than the average tourist can handle - especially given <a href="http://www.x-rates.com/">the current exchange rate</a> of the U.S. Dollar and the British Pound.<br /> <br /> Actually, the room rates are fairly reasonable, given the style and comfort of the hotel, as well as the notion that you're staying just a block or two away from 221B.<br /> <br /> And there's an excellent reason to visit the Sherlock Holmes Hotel before October of 2007. Via <a href="http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_2nd/May07_GHegarty.html">Hotel-Online.com</a>, comes news of major awards from Park Plaza Hotels:<br /> <blockquote> The award for General Manager of the Year was awarded to Greg Hegarty at the Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes London. During his 13 months at the company's boutique-style hotel on Baker Street, Greg made significant and innovative improvements to the property, motivated and inspired his team to deliver exceptional levels of customer service and transformed its financial results with a 23% year on year sales growth. At just 29 year's old, Greg is one of the youngest General Managers on the London circuit and has more than earned his recent promotion to open the forthcoming 398-room Park Plaza County Hall London this October.</blockquote> Quick Watson, the travel agent!<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br /> <br /> <center> <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=C*JE*kqZKe8&offerid=91953.10000038&subid=0&type=4"><img alt="Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts" border="0" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=C*JE*kqZKe8&bids=91953.10000038&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=-1" /></a><br /> <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=C*JE*kqZKe8&offerid=88046.10000142&subid=0&type=4"><img alt="LastMinuteTravel.com" border="0" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=C*JE*kqZKe8&bids=88046.10000142&subid=0&amp;type=4&gridnum=-1" /></a></center>

The Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes

"A wonderful manager" [BERY]  One of the destinations of many Sherlockian tourists in London is the Park Plaza Sherlock Holme...

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"He Is Now Translating My Small Works Into French" [SIGN]

This week, I received <a href="http://www.sshf.com/index.php3?file=news&num=595">a significant announcement</a> (click here for <a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.sshf.com/index.php3%3Ffile%3Dnews%26num%3D595">the translated version</a>) from our friends at the Société Sherlock Holmes de France: they have launched their very first Holmesian publication, called <span style="font-style: italic;">Le quinCahier</span>. Félicitations a mes amis!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sshf.com/design/pub_mag1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.sshf.com/design/pub_mag1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br />The magazine, lavishly produced in color, is free for members of the SSHF and contains all sorts of Sherlockian material, from news to music and book reviews, recaps of events to scholarship, and much, much more. And of course, it wouldn't be a SSHF publication without unique artwork by Jean-Pierre Cagnat.<br /><br />The cost of a single issue is 12€ for non-European subscribers, or 30€ for four issues per year. Incidentally, 30€ is also the price of membership to the SSHF; since you get the magazine free with membership, you may as well join.<br /><br />If you would like a closer look at what is being offered, here's <a href="http://www.sshf.com/fr/sshf/pub_mag_sshf.pdf">a one-sheet PDF</a> you can download. It contains many sample pages and a scan of what I think is a very well designed cover.<br /><br />This is a very poor attempt at French, but I'd be remiss if I didn't say "Le jeu est en cours de réalisation!"

"He Is Now Translating My Small Works Into French" [SIGN]

This week, I received a significant announcement (click here for the translated version ) from our friends at the Société Sherlock Holmes d...

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by Scott Monty