"It Is Quite a Pretty Little Problem" [SCAN]

Here's a pretty little problem for you: test out your knowledge of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001DCYB4?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0001DCYB4">The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0001DCYB4" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" width="1" />(starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce) over at the <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/movies/custom/The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Movie-Match-1177728077.shtml">Am I Wrong site</a>. <br /><br />It's a really neat little setup that allows you to drag & drop character names, in order to match them up with the names of the actors who portrayed them. When you're done, it gives you your score and allows you to share it with others.<br /><br />Here's mine:<br /><table style="border-width: thin; border-spacing: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: black; margin: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br /><tr><br /> <th style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(150, 27, 30); text-align: left; color: white; font-family: tahoma, verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; border-bottom-color: white; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;">I scored 100%!</th><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /> <td style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(240, 232, 232); "><p style="text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: tahoma, verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I got 10 out of 10 correct on the <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/movies/custom/The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Movie-Match-1177728077.shtml" style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; ">The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Movie Match quiz</a>.</p></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br /><br />How'd you do? If you need to refresh your memory, you might want to pick up a decent copy of the DVD. <center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0001DCYB4&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr&npa=1" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe></center>

"It Is Quite a Pretty Little Problem" [SCAN]

Here's a pretty little problem for you: test out your knowledge of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (starring Basil Rathbone & Nige...

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"I Give You These Results" [BLUE]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6KVP-WNNuK7HcSN-l_fTkMtwwEVCRc9Zc1rkq0w0LnJYtKQ3jmQE0FZNr18HLlDXFC4pW1tz21akSKTc1EDDhYsOlZZMpAaVqkNfN3qjkvhBTtuvUvsnAaUCbK9jzS-3TjxluRytYr9-/s200/Edgar.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6KVP-WNNuK7HcSN-l_fTkMtwwEVCRc9Zc1rkq0w0LnJYtKQ3jmQE0FZNr18HLlDXFC4pW1tz21akSKTc1EDDhYsOlZZMpAaVqkNfN3qjkvhBTtuvUvsnAaUCbK9jzS-3TjxluRytYr9-/s200/Edgar.gif" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 139px;" /></a>Last night was the <a href="http://www.mysterywriters.org/">Mystery Writers of America</a> dinner at which the <a href="http://theedgars.com/nominees.html">2007 Edgar Award winners</a> were announced. In January, in a post titled <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/01/your-merits-should-be-publicly.html">Your Merits Should be Publicly Recognized</a>, I listed six categories containing seven entries which featured Sherlock Holmes (or his friends). Of those, I am happy to inform you that two were presented with Edgars:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Critical / Biographical</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><em><a id="lnx1" name="evtst|a|0471648795" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471648795?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&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" /></em></strong> by E.J. Wagner<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Play</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">"Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure</strong>" by Steven Dietz (Arizona Theater Company)<br /><br />Congratulations to Ms. Wagner and Mr. Dietz!

"I Give You These Results" [BLUE]

Last night was the Mystery Writers of America dinner at which the 2007 Edgar Award winners were announced. In January, in a post titled Y...

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"His Data Were Insufficient" [TWIS]

About the status of the Spring <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com">Baker Street Journal</a>: I have been receiving inquiries from many subscribers regarding your Spring issue. After doing some preliminary research, I found that the data from online purchases from PayPal were corrupted.<br /><br />I am in the process of reloading these files and getting all of your information sent to our distribution and mail center. Please bear with me as I see that this process is completed.<br /><br />If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you.

"His Data Were Insufficient" [TWIS]

About the status of the Spring Baker Street Journal : I have been receiving inquiries from many subscribers regarding your Spring issue. Af...

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"I Am Gathering All the Threads" [SIXN]

Peter Blau has just released the April 2007 edition of his newsletter <a href="http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/scuttle.htm">Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</a>. Without fail, he has provided a good number of links to sites on the Web that may be of interest to Sherlockians and I have aggregated them here.<br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Wisconsin Public Radio's <a href="http://www.wpr.org/webcasting/audioarchives_display.cfm?Code=uoa">interview with the late Ely Liebow</a> - show dated April 8, 2007<a href="http://www.wpr.org/webcasting/audioarchives_display.cfm?Code=uoa"><br /></a></li><li>The <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/04/there-is-long-row-veil.html">April Fool's Day post</a> on the Baker Street Blog that started the Russell Crowe / Nicholas Rowe hysteria</li><li>The <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/04/it-was-remarkably-animated-scan.html">Russian animation of Sherlock Holmes</a> from the Baker Street Blog</li><li><a href="http://www.lebanoncircle.co.uk/DeadFairy.htm">Dan Baines' announcement</a> that he had found the remains of a mummified fairy while walking his dog in rural Derbyshire received considerable publicity, some of which mentioned Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Cottingley fairies</li><li>Search archives of old newspapers with <a href="http://www2.blogger.com/www.google.com/archivesearch">Google Archive Search</a></li><li>Steve Hockensmith's novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312347812?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312347812">On the Wrong Track</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0312347812" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> is the second in his series about Old Red and Big Red Amlingmeyer, Montana cowboys who enjoy the Sherlock Holmes stories in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz16t26AaEdkmPWtFnQOaDdwePfR8dbAa2-KqSTbB7IZva7HqXhEhTb1bSnJPcUbqXm_xF6ukH62P9xMn7KqWT8_hnAnamglQ61E8FmKlqSTJZV92BOUQQlud3MSp6dAn13jkFaM2MzL4/s1600-h/horsedog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063152570938770706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz16t26AaEdkmPWtFnQOaDdwePfR8dbAa2-KqSTbB7IZva7HqXhEhTb1bSnJPcUbqXm_xF6ukH62P9xMn7KqWT8_hnAnamglQ61E8FmKlqSTJZV92BOUQQlud3MSp6dAn13jkFaM2MzL4/s200/horsedog.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" /></a> the 1890s; there's some great material available from <a href="http://www.stevehockensmith.com/">Steve's Web site</a></li><li>The <a href="http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/hercules.asp">real scoop behind Hercules,</a> the world's biggest dog</li><li>The Magnoli Collection of Prop Replicas has two items of interest: <a href="http://www.indyprops.com/pp-shpass.htm">Sherlock Holmes' passport</a> as it represented his travel in the Basil Rathbone / Nigel Bruce series and document on which <a href="http://www.indyprops.com/pp-hounds.htm">the curse of the Baskervilles</a> was written<br /></li><li>Spring issue of the Tonga Times from the <a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/minitongasociety/mini1.htm">Mini-Tonga Scion Society</a> has an article about Ted Bergman's miniature 221B Baker Street, with photographs</li><li>Author <a href="http://www.michaelkurland.com/">Michael Kurland's Web site</a>, featuring his novels about Professor Moriarty. His four novels are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312291442?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312291442">The Empress of India</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0312291442" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />,<br /></li><li>We've mentioned <a href="http://laurierking.blogspot.com/">Laurie King's blog</a> here before, but now <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/maryrussell">Mary Russell has her own blog</a></li><li>Door County, Wisconsin hosts the next <a href="http://www.cccdoorcounty.com/">Canonical Convocation and Caper</a> from September 28-30, 2007</li></ul>Since Peter mentions a variety of books and authors in each newsletter, I'm adding a new feature: a roundup of all of such references, presented as a handy-dandy Shelfari bookshelf:<br /><br /><center><embed src="http://sws.shelfari.com/shelfH.swf" wmode="transparent" flashvars="UserName=221B&ShelfType=list&verE=s1.1&ListType=reading&booksize=large&AmazonAssociate=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;Alpha=0.4&BGColor=4682B4" height="220" width="640"></embed></center>

"I Am Gathering All the Threads" [SIXN]

Peter Blau has just released the April 2007 edition of his newsletter Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press . Without fail, he has provided ...

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by Scott Monty

'Knowledge of Geology' [STUD]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2554/4182495404_226605e8a2_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2554/4182495404_226605e8a2_o.jpg" width="229" /></a></div> The semi-annual meeting of the Practical, But Limited, Geologists recently took place in Long Beach, California. Naturally, Peter Blau was on the scene. But to make matters even more interesting (if that is indeed possible around Peter), John Rabe from the KPCC-FM show "Off-Ramp" was on-hand to record the proceedings.<br /> <br /> You can hear what Peter and some other notable Sherlockians, such as Chuck Kovacic and Maggie Schpak had to say by going to the <a href="http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/shows/2007/04/07/index.html">Off-Ramp site</a> and clicking on "Sherlock Rocks."<br /> <br /> He certainly does.

'Knowledge of Geology' [STUD]

The semi-annual meeting of the Practical, But Limited, Geologists recently took place in Long Beach, California. Naturally, Peter Blau w...

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The Connection Between Sherlock Holmes and the Mary Celeste

<h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> "the case of Matilda Briggs" [SUSS] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZfnlRn5-JBEhI3FIHVkBGSqujf-TceTqseBJJWEmqV4huypQ8-7fZ8lwfO4Hxb80Emit9z0MmwZLepCaNAnRQQ-YRl9a40Eb8x8xcAbThTR6mkeJSTCbAg3alu7tb9t8X0AL_0Rr8jfe/s1600/Mary_Celeste_as_Amazon_in_1861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZfnlRn5-JBEhI3FIHVkBGSqujf-TceTqseBJJWEmqV4huypQ8-7fZ8lwfO4Hxb80Emit9z0MmwZLepCaNAnRQQ-YRl9a40Eb8x8xcAbThTR6mkeJSTCbAg3alu7tb9t8X0AL_0Rr8jfe/s1600/Mary_Celeste_as_Amazon_in_1861.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> In "<a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/suss.htm">The Sussex Vampire</a>," Holmes received a letter mentioning the <i>Matilda Briggs</i>. But he clarified the statement for Watson:<br /> <blockquote> "Matilda Briggs was not the name of a young woman, Watson," said Holmes in a reminiscent voice. "It was a ship which is associated with the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared."</blockquote> <br /> We have no other information about the <span style="font-style: italic;">Matilda Briggs</span>. But there are some theories that there was a connection with the real-life mystery ship, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Celeste" style="font-style: italic;">Mary Celeste</a>.<br /> <br /> <span id="fullpost"><br />The <span style="font-style: italic;">Mary Celeste</span> was an abandoned ghost ship found off the coast of Portugal in 1872. If you'd like more background about the ship, check the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Celeste">Wikipedia article</a>.<br /><br />The connection to the <span style="font-style: italic;">Matilda Briggs</span>? In actuality, there was a woman on board named Sophia</span><span id="fullpost"> Matilda Briggs. And in 1884, Arthur Conan Doyle popularized the myth by making it the basis of his story "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Habakuk_Jephson%27s_Statement" title="J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement">J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement</a>."<br /><br />And the reason for mentioning it all all right now? There are news reports that a "ghost yacht" <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6574547.stm">was found off the coast of Australia</a> with its crew missing, a battered sail, computers functional, and table set for dinner. Could it be another case of the Mary Celeste? Or could it be that, since Australia isn't all that distant from Sumatra, there is another case of a giant rat?</span><br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVWJ9o9zGrWkOapbWvfSpy2K4cHof4dAmy0Qvj9VSMwUSjNME7DiO27mY07mg75FUl1f88l_3T4_Jd-Crir7cthNyPFW-zvtSewZPfSVVc1QDHJW9dvKjv9Xlg_ytvr2wn_jY7BgkRytg/s1600-h/ghost_yacht.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055582004617794866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVWJ9o9zGrWkOapbWvfSpy2K4cHof4dAmy0Qvj9VSMwUSjNME7DiO27mY07mg75FUl1f88l_3T4_Jd-Crir7cthNyPFW-zvtSewZPfSVVc1QDHJW9dvKjv9Xlg_ytvr2wn_jY7BgkRytg/s200/ghost_yacht.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /> <br /> <i>Image credit: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste" target="_blank">Wikimedia</a></i><br /> --<br /> <br />

The Connection Between Sherlock Holmes and the Mary Celeste

"the case of Matilda Briggs" [SUSS]  In " The Sussex Vampire ," Holmes received a letter mentioning the Matilda Bri...

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"Drawing on His Stockings" [SIGN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTTTgP0wHc8tOGyEHSMTy1rp7kwIYUr2nhQpgUjQ_3J5SU3s_an53JQzC1fww-_4y_b7YhpJi0payfQGsfmdmcTWetJuMX_PtXmfDmP6cZZMZEth2pCcpILEQVY8dS0EQ1KEvmi9KpBUK/s1600/Hurley+-+Lost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTTTgP0wHc8tOGyEHSMTy1rp7kwIYUr2nhQpgUjQ_3J5SU3s_an53JQzC1fww-_4y_b7YhpJi0payfQGsfmdmcTWetJuMX_PtXmfDmP6cZZMZEth2pCcpILEQVY8dS0EQ1KEvmi9KpBUK/s640/Hurley+-+Lost.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Our friends over at <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/">The Morning News</a> have discovered <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/spoofs_satire/the_adventure_of_the_missing_stocking.php">The Adventure of the Missing Stocking</a> - a new Sherlock Holmes adventure. Evidently, the writers of the television series <i>Lost</i> took time out of their busy schedules to write this pastiche—the latest chapter in the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.<br /> <br /> My favorite quote has to be the Lestrade-as-Hurley remark:<br /> <blockquote> “Pretty weak, dude,” said Lestrade.</blockquote> Definitely worth a few minutes of your time.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

"Drawing on His Stockings" [SIGN]

Our friends over at The Morning News have discovered The Adventure of the Missing Stocking - a new Sherlock Holmes adventure. Evident...

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Collectors Edition of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Soundtrack

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> "a composer of no ordinary merit" [REDH]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-9zbBhwdUkH-r704ioyaUFHlKVIqv0C45ragUDllzkH_vptaK3aC_fLO-8ZmYlqZpGmki_oEqCxC92_1Igj8ADk-Iw1Nos6atM2rX-75uaV4UIjB-mBqPqJGrrZNGXKeQlWAlGFxrJv8/s1600/The+Private+Life+Of+Sherlock+Holmes+-+Soundtrack+-+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-9zbBhwdUkH-r704ioyaUFHlKVIqv0C45ragUDllzkH_vptaK3aC_fLO-8ZmYlqZpGmki_oEqCxC92_1Igj8ADk-Iw1Nos6atM2rX-75uaV4UIjB-mBqPqJGrrZNGXKeQlWAlGFxrJv8/s1600/The+Private+Life+Of+Sherlock+Holmes+-+Soundtrack+-+Front.jpg" width="636" /></a></div> <br /> Today - April 18, 2007 - marks an auspicious occasion: the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hungarian-born composer Miklós Rózsa. To celebrate that event, producer James Fitzpatrick of <a href="http://www.tadlowmusic.com/">Tadlow Music</a> is releasing a limited collector's edition, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">World Premiere Recording of the Complete Score</span> of <a href="http://amzn.to/1ob8SAb" rel="nofollow" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</a> (<a href="http://amzn.to/1ob8SAb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/1uiMV2P" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a>).<br /> <br /> You may recall <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/10/in-music-soli_1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a previous post </a>in which we highly recommended that collectors get a taste for the full score by purchasing Rózsa's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKorngold-Concerto-variazioni-Carmen-Fantasy%2Fdp%2FB000003FIW%2Fsr%3D8-4%2Fqid%3D1159756065%2Fref%3Dsr%5F1%5F4%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Violin Concerto, Op. 24</a>. Composed <span style="font-style: italic;">before</span> he scored the movie, the concerto was the closest thing we had to the full recorded score other than the title music featured in <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000014Y7?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0000014Y7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: Classic Themes From 221B Baker Street</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000014Y7" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></i>.<br /> <br /> Now we have for the first time the definitive score, orchestrated by noted Rózsa expert <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706992/" target="_blank">Nic Raine</a>, a noteworthy orchestrator and composer in his own right. We have previewed a copy and recommend it with our highest regard. Stick with us. This is a long, but worthwhile post to read.<br /> <br /> <span id="fullpost">While the "Classic Themes" version was at least representative of the theme, that orchestra was<a href="http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_04_img1597.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_04_img1597.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 200px;" /></a> tinny in comparison to what is now available from Tadlow Music. As well it should, since the music is performed by the <a href="http://www.city-of-prague-philharmonic-orchestra.org/en/article.asp?article_id=29&lang_id=2" target="_blank">City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra</a> with the same orchestral line-up that Rózsa used: 26 violins, 10 violas, 10 celli, 5 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, piano, celesta and timpani plus 4 percussion. The original Rózsa sketches were obtained from Syracuse University, containing not only the complete music as heard in the film, but additional and alternate cues never used.<br /><br />With over 77 minutes of music, the richness and emotion of Rózsa's score is more evident than ever. Solo violinist Lucie Svehlova truly captures the depth of loneliness, melancholy and quirkiness of Holmes through her interpretation. One can almost feel him longing for a relationship other than the cerebral, never to find it. There are alternate cues for some of the Scottish music in the film, and the original version of the main titles.<br /><br />The liner notes that accompany the CD are extensive - the booklet is 24 pages long and filled with information about the life of Rózsa, notes on the cues, and details about the production of this new recording. In it, Rózsa's daughter Juliet writes:</span><br /> <blockquote> <span id="fullpost">Father was extremely overjoyed at the prospect of scoring the life of Holmes. As he says in his autobiography <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0922066175?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0922066175" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Double Life</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0922066175" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, "the script had the wit, the imagination and the charm of Wilder's best films and I was certain that this was going to be the best of them all...as to the music, I enjoyed adapting my Concerto."</span><br /> <span id="fullpost"><br /></span></blockquote> <span id="fullpost">Billy Wilder had a grand vision for the 260-page shooting screenplay with a $10 million budget. <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JKHF?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00005JKHF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</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" /></i> was set to be three hours and twenty minutes with an intermission, but was drastically cut after studio executives demanded a shorter version. Wilder acquiesced, taking out what Rózsa considered some of the best material. According to the composer, what resulted was:</span><br /> <blockquote> <span id="fullpost">...two episodes were cut and hacked about in an attempt to make one story out of two. The weakest story, about a submarine disguised as the Loch Ness Monster was left intact, but elsewhere all the best bits were eliminated. The truncated film as you see it today is a sorry travesty of the original and a great disappointment to all involved.</span></blockquote> <span id="fullpost"><br />According to the liner notes, "Wilder was devastated by the callous emasculation of his work, and returned to the screen only infrequently after that. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The restoration and preservation of Wilder's original cut remains one of the highest priorities of the <a href="http://www.afi.com/" target="_blank">American Film Institute</a>.</span>" [emphasis ours]<br /><br />In the meantime, Fitzpatrick has done a remarkable job of restoring and preserving this score for our pleasure. When you order the CD, be sure to take a look at the 5-minute video clip of the recording session.<br /><br />And if you'd like to read a more professional review from a film score expert, take a look at <a href="http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=6769">Mike Beek's review</a> on Music for the Movies. He captures everything much better than we could. We're just here to tell you that, as a film score collector and a Sherlockian, this new CD is a must-have.</span><br /> <div> --</div> <div> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=thebakerstree-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B000PTYOYO&asins=B000PTYOYO&linkId=CV3EYOW2E276NR55&show_border=false&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"> </iframe>    <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=thebakerstree-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B00005JKHF&asins=B00005JKHF&linkId=IOAKG6XCCKPQPLC3&show_border=false&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"> </iframe></div>

Collectors Edition of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Soundtrack

"a composer of no ordinary merit" [REDH] Today - April 18, 2007 - marks an auspicious occasion: the 100th anniversary of th...

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by Scott Monty

"The Best Antidote to Sorrow" [EMPT]

<div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="342" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4181728473/in/set-72157623028324590/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="285"></iframe> </div> We know this blog reaches hundreds of people on a daily basis, and normally we don't ask much of our readers. But this is an exception. <span style="font-weight: bold;">We need your help. </span>Or more accurately, another Sherlockian needs your help.<br /> <br /> It seems that one of our own is suffering in a pretty bad way and could use some snail mail to cheer him up. Joseph Coppola, BSI ("Victor Hatherly") writes that a fellow member of the Mycroft Holmes Society of Syracuse needs some good old community effort to help lift his spirits. Joe writes:<br /> <span id="fullpost"><br /></span> <br /> <blockquote> <span id="fullpost">Some years ago, this group saved the life of Mycroftian Alice Daye by sending her letters and cards when she was in the burn unit here in Syracuse. I write today to ask for your generosity again to assist in the recovery of Win Martin.</span><br /> <span id="fullpost"><br /></span> <span id="fullpost">Win is a longtime member of the Mycroft Holmes Society of Syracuse, he is our resident musician having been a classically trained pianist and organist as well as an active contributor to our meetings. You haven't heard 'We Never mention Aunt Clara' until you have heard it played on a full pipe organ by a classically trained organist. His wife, also a Mycroftian, passed away a few years ago. Win has no family and has been fighting severe depression ever since, he is also fighting the usual infirmities of advance age and is not very mobile.</span><br /> <span id="fullpost"><br /></span> <span id="fullpost">His Doctor has recently ordered him to move to an adult residence home so that he will have more social contact. He feels alone in the world, I have told him that he is a Sherlockian and that he has a Sherlockian family that cares about him.</span><br /> <span id="fullpost"><br /></span> <span id="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm asking you to reinforce that statement by sending him a postcard, greeting card, or letter.</span> He needs to know that he is not forgotten. If you will, his address is:</span><br /> <span id="fullpost"><br /></span> <span id="fullpost">'Win' Martin</span><br /> <span id="fullpost">Manlius Home for Adults</span><br /> <span id="fullpost">215 E Pleasant St.</span><br /> <span id="fullpost">Manlius, NY 13104</span><br /> <span id="fullpost">U.S.A.</span></blockquote> <span id="fullpost">Here's a suggestion, to really liven the correspondence up: why not describe your first encounter with Sherlock Holmes? This will help Win reminisce and to get to know you a little better as a Sherlockian. I know I'll be sending my own greetings out shortly. Won't you join me?<br /><br />If we can get even 1/4 of the blog readership to send something to Win, he'll have enough reading material to last him quite a while.</span>

"The Best Antidote to Sorrow" [EMPT]

We know this blog reaches hundreds of people on a daily basis, and normally we don't ask much of our readers. But this is an exceptio...

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by Scott Monty

"It Is an Old Manuscript" [HOUN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CYM6TMFMMU1ZVq8UmvC9xlFiL8jTNUu7JbLzMHh0K8S5ydJfUSd6ZlAXTakvrGuP9DLnobYAeHI517ayD-kHSMG9JEkaCyyn87n2Uf57Bounhgub5lT5CgbaInZtT6dIHhz_aQysLkej/s1600/The_Adventure_of_the_Three_Gables.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CYM6TMFMMU1ZVq8UmvC9xlFiL8jTNUu7JbLzMHh0K8S5ydJfUSd6ZlAXTakvrGuP9DLnobYAeHI517ayD-kHSMG9JEkaCyyn87n2Uf57Bounhgub5lT5CgbaInZtT6dIHhz_aQysLkej/s1600/The_Adventure_of_the_Three_Gables.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> It's not very often that one of the original 60 stories from the Sherlock Holmes canon goes on the market. Which is why <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6559519.stm">news of the June 21 auction</a> of the manuscript of "<a href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/canon/3gab.htm">The Three Gables</a>" is likely to attract quite a bit of attention.<br /> <br /> The aucton is being held at <a href="http://sothebys.com/app/live/event/EventDetail.jsp?event_id=28297">Sotheby's in New York</a> (click the link for limited details) on June 21 at 10:00 a.m. Previews are available from June 15 - 20, 2007 and a catalogue is <a href="http://sothebys.com/app/live/pub/PubCatDetail.jsp?event_id=28297">available for purchase</a>. The manuscript, once owned by the Marquis of Donegall and then Walter Pond, BSI, is expected to fetch approximately $350,000.<br /> <span id="fullpost"><br />If you're curious about these sorts of things, a great resource with lots of detailed information about Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and other manuscripts, please take a moment to bookmark <a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/conan-doyle-manuscripts.htm" target="_blank">Randall Stock's site</a>. Randall acts as the central clearinghouse of background and whereabouts of the manuscripts, aided and abetted by many noted collectors.<br /><br />--</span><br /> <br />

"It Is an Old Manuscript" [HOUN]

It's not very often that one of the original 60 stories from the Sherlock Holmes canon goes on the market. Which is why news of the J...

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by Scott Monty

"A Little More Information" [STUD]

While my original post about Ely Liebow contained a good deal of information and garnered some great comments (thank you!), more information as been pouring in. I have added two updates to the entry. In case you don't feel like scrolling down, here they are:<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span>On April 12, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Chicago Tribune</span> did a very nice <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0704110903apr12,1,2507521.story">feature article/remembrance</a> of Ely with comments from Otto Penzler, Bob Mangler and Ray Betzner.<br /><br />And Peter Blau kindly identified an interview with Ely that aired on Wisconsin Public Radio's <a href="http://www.wpr.org/uoa/index.cfm?strDirection=Prev&dteShowDate=2007%2D04%2D15%2016%3A00%3A00">University of the Air</a> on April 8, 2007. They dedicated the show to Ely's memory. It can be heard as a RealAudio file.

"A Little More Information" [STUD]

While my original post about Ely Liebow contained a good deal of information and garnered some great comments (thank you!), more information...

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by Scott Monty

Russian Sherlock Holmes Cartoon Delights

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> "it was remarkably animated" [SCAN]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSmRFkrZ7l05Y65RX0s-LP74NmL5YYJrkH949-tVR9g5yxr_J2nBp4uhuGvZCeK1RU3Hp_SYGA1fVm0ThMTnsZZlXvz_ZadJ9PRsUrolS4ZUo4viV4WrRFjB7o49_CUVm4L9W0EhGfDQg/s1600/Russian+animated+Holmes+Lord+Waterbrook.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSmRFkrZ7l05Y65RX0s-LP74NmL5YYJrkH949-tVR9g5yxr_J2nBp4uhuGvZCeK1RU3Hp_SYGA1fVm0ThMTnsZZlXvz_ZadJ9PRsUrolS4ZUo4viV4WrRFjB7o49_CUVm4L9W0EhGfDQg/s640/Russian+animated+Holmes+Lord+Waterbrook.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The Russian animator Alexander Bubnov has created a mini-masterpiece with his two-part feature The Murder of Lord Waterbrook. You can view <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-Zgm4Q3b4">Part One</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2emcWHVULE">Part Two</a> on YouTube or you can view each below.<br /> <br /> And, if you happen to read Russian, you can take a look at the <a href="http://bubnoff.livejournal.com/24573.html?view=371197">original script and some sketches</a> on Bubnov's LiveJournal account, or you can take a look at <a href="http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=6826">Russian animation in letters and figures</a>.<br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ahCFm9UwIi4?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></center> <br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fQ5xgdQJ91I?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></center> </div>

Russian Sherlock Holmes Cartoon Delights

"it was remarkably animated" [SCAN] The Russian animator Alexander Bubnov has created a mini-masterpiece with his two-part ...

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by Scott Monty

"Books Which Fill a Shelf" [VEIL]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/images/empt-01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com/images/empt-01.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 287px;" /></a>One of the most common attributes of all of the Sherlockians I have had the chance to meet is that we like to buy books. Notice I didn't say "collect," because I'm far too aware that some of us <span style="font-style: italic;">accumulate</span> books rather than collect them. And a common difficulty is locating that book that you know you just saw and making sense of an ever-increasing library.<br /><br />By day I work in the marketing world where my specialty is social media - the convergence of marketing, advertising, PR and technology - taking the forms of blogs, podcasts, online communities, wikis, RSS feeds, etc. The Baker Street Blog in its current form exists because of my interest/expertise in this area. As a by-product of this work, I get to see a lot of social networking sites that can enhance productivity, make our lives easier, or are just plain fun.<br /><br />Here are three new solutions for book lovers that I thought you might want to check out for yourself. All of these sites share a couple of main features: the book titles, images and descriptions are driven by large databases such as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Sherlock%20Holmes&tag=thebakerstree-20&index=books&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Amazon.com</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 the Library of Congress; and they allow you to connect with other readers.<br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"In his library..." LibraryThing</span><br />The first up is <a href="http://librarything.com/">LibraryThing</a>. This site launched last summer and has really taken off. Essentially, it is two things: a way to catalog your library and a way to connect with other people who have the same books. You just need to create a user name and password and you're done. And here are some of the things you can do:<br /><ul><li>Input the ISBN and let the databases populate the fields<br /></li><li>Rate your books and write reviews</li><li>Search, sort and edit your book inforation</li><li>Apply tags that identify your collection the way you want to think about it</li><li>Join groups and chat about your interests</li><li>Get recommendations from LibraryThing based on your collection</li></ul>LibraryThing has a limited version and a paid version; with the free version, you can catalogue up to 200 books; with the paid version you can list an unlimited number of books. The paid version costs $10/year or $25 for a lifetime membership. Either way, it's a handy application. <a href="http://www.librarything.com/tour/">Take the tour</a> for yourself and see what it's like. You can find my profile <a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile/wsmonty">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Filled a shelf..." Shelfari</span><br />In January, <a href="http://www.shelfari.com/">Shelfari</a> joined the crowd. Their motto: <span style="font-style: italic;">Read. Share. Explore.</span> With Shelfari you can create a virtual bookshelf to show off your books. It's essentially the same model as Library Thing: Connect with friends. Discover exciting new titles. Voice your opinion. All for free. But the major difference is that you actually can show off your books. Here's a shelf from my page:<br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://sws.shelfari.com/swfobject.js"></script><div id="shelfariFlashcontent">This plugin requires <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer">Adobe Flash 9</a>.</div><script type="text/javascript">var shelf = new ShelfariShelf("shelf.swf", "625", "350");shelf.useExpressInstall("http://sws.shelfari.com/expressinstall.swf");shelf.addVariable("UserName", "221B");shelf.addVariable("ShelfType", "user");shelf.addVariable("verE", "js1.1");shelf.addVariable("BookSize", "large");shelf.addVariable("Alpha", "0");shelf.addVariable("BGColor", "FFFFFF");shelf.addVariable("AmazonAssociate", "thebakerstree-20");shelf.write("shelfariFlashcontent");</script><br />For a more in-depth review, <a href="http://www.sexywidget.com/my_weblog/2007/01/shelfari_widget.html">click here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"You have shown your relish..." Revish</span><br />I've saved the powerhouse for last. <a href="http://revish.com/">Revish</a> is a site that takes LibraryThing to the next level. You still have the power of Amazon from a number of countries, as well as other major databases, plus Revish has actually integrated other social networks, such as LibraryThing, Flickr and del.icio.us. Among the things you can do with Revish:<br /><ul><li>Review books<br /></li><li>Read and comment on reviews</li><li>Keep a reading list and a reading journal</li><li>Participate in groups, discussing books</li></ul><br />This is definitely a site for the serious book lover. A review is available by <a href="http://mashable.com/2007/03/28/revish/">clicking here</a>. And you can see my profile <a href="http://www.revish.com/people/bakerstreetblog/">here</a>.<br /><br />I can recommend each site for ease of use and integration with other online services. With any of the above options, you'll have quick and easy way to reference your site. Feel free to poke around and chose the one that works best for you.<br /><br /></span>

"Books Which Fill a Shelf" [VEIL]

One of the most common attributes of all of the Sherlockians I have had the chance to meet is that we like to buy books. Notice I didn'...

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by Scott Monty

Winners of our Baker Street Journal Contest

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "he had actually won" [EMPT]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xixppYAVXRIXdtONd1gC1Ps58xq9Kf-SmX4Iga77Cwt8ax3rL-BswOvWCJik4RtDG5MDsk8MFj53VMd7SRDTnRB3j88_ykN_2e2gUmKR1ATc4rYuJ2B3gskDlR7qfNhdUuWRHRDA9SbR/s1600/PRIO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xixppYAVXRIXdtONd1gC1Ps58xq9Kf-SmX4Iga77Cwt8ax3rL-BswOvWCJik4RtDG5MDsk8MFj53VMd7SRDTnRB3j88_ykN_2e2gUmKR1ATc4rYuJ2B3gskDlR7qfNhdUuWRHRDA9SbR/s1600/PRIO.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> Did you think we forgot about <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/02/i-have-endeavoured-to-illustrate-resi.html">the contest</a> we were running? Not to worry! We keep our word. And we're here to make good on our promise to award a full year's subscription of the <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">Baker Street Journal</a>, plus the Christmas Annual to three lucky winners.<br /> <br /> If you missed the original post, the gist of it was as follows: each page of the BSJ Web site contains a Canonical image. We asked participants to name the story associated with each page, 14 in all. Naturally, you all found that we had left one page out of our calculations, so there were actually 15.<br /> <br /> We were very impressed (and overwhelmed!) with the level of participation. Not to mention the high quality of responses. Nevertheless, we committed to three winners. We've tallied the results and selected the three perfect scores. But first, here are the answers:<br /> <span id="fullpost"></span><br /> <ol> <li><span id="fullpost">Home page: The Priory School</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">FAQs: The Beryl Coronet</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">What's New: The Norwood Builder</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Site map: The Priory School</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Watson's Weird Tales: The Devil's Foot</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Shoscombe Alice: Shoscombe Old Place</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Archived Articles: The Musgrave Ritual</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Items for Sale: Charles Augustus Milverton</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Morley-Montgomery Award: The Three Students</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Links: Shoscombe Old Place</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Good Old Index: The Sussex Vampire</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Contact Us: The Three Garridebs</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Submissions: The Hound of the Baskervilles</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">Letters to Baker Street: Wisteria Lodge</span></li> <li><span id="fullpost">BSI Weekend: The Sign of Four</span></li> </ol> <span id="fullpost">The participants who submitted perfect scores were: Randall Stock, Marilynne McKay and Bob Byrne. Congratulations to you all!</span><br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> --</div> <div> <br /></div>

Winners of our Baker Street Journal Contest

"he had actually won" [EMPT] Did you think we forgot about the contest  we were running? Not to worry! We keep our word. And ...

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by Scott Monty

"Stand With Me Here Upon the Terrace..." [LAST]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z0V2yb9GnJQ05jVV_NvYsTmYIhiQ-GU-qLw9h-w6VRl1jHmNJd3ogeNSL5OaL9aAwugIpywuGRvP-ZXxiwLw8n8N-mfuiudTt_Rrai6XCbz_QYt6oz2sWzDpA8uQO3r8CnOcVfGDmuCS/s1600-h/David-Ely.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049606489103931170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z0V2yb9GnJQ05jVV_NvYsTmYIhiQ-GU-qLw9h-w6VRl1jHmNJd3ogeNSL5OaL9aAwugIpywuGRvP-ZXxiwLw8n8N-mfuiudTt_Rrai6XCbz_QYt6oz2sWzDpA8uQO3r8CnOcVfGDmuCS/s200/David-Ely.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Alas, this type of news is never easy to break. Nor is it one of the tasks of this blog to which I look forward. But I believe it's a part of the responsibility I've taken on in the Sherlockian community.<br /><br />Ely M. Liebow, BSI ("Inspector Gregory") passed away this weekend. For those who knew him, Ely was a deeply thoughtful and intellectual man with a superb sense of humor and a deep knowledge of Sherlock Holmes. I didn't know him well, but I did manage to raise a few glasses with him in a suite at the Iroquois Hotel some 10 or 12 years ago after my first BSI Dinner (and before the Iroquois went upscale). He was quiet in that room of rabblerousers (you know who you are!), but when he spoke, he was heard. And then there was usually heard a thunder of laughter.<br /><br />In addition to the Baker Street Irregulars, Ely was a member of Hugo's Companions, the Hounds of the Baskerville and 140 Varieties of Tobacco Ash. He appeared at a number of conferences over the years and was known for his signature Sherlockian book:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879721987?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0879721987">Dr. Joe Bell: Model for Sherlock Holmes</a>, which has just been re-released. And the estimable Brad Keefauver has him listed at #70 on the <a href="http://www.sherlockpeoria.net/Report_pages/top100writers.html">Hundred Hottest Sherlockian Writers of the Last Century</a>.<br /><br />Ely's obituary ran in the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.legacy.com/ChicagoTribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=87044995">Chicago Tribune</a> and the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.legacy.com/ChicagoSunTimes/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=87006080">Chicago Sun-Times</a>:<br /><blockquote>Ely M. Liebow, husband of Phoebe, nee Recht; father, of Wendy (Scott Burson), Cynthia and Franette Liebow; grandfather, of Allison and Esther Burson. Funeral Ceremony Monday, 10 a.m., at Congregation Solel, 1301 Clavey Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035. Interment Shalom, Arlington Heights. In lieu of flowers memorials in his memory to Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave., Chicago, IL, The Cancer Wellness Center, 215 Revere Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062, PanCAN, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, or Congregation Solel would be appreciated. For more information please contact Congregation Solel, 847-433-3555.</blockquote>There is an <a href="http://www.legacy.com/ChicagoSunTimes/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=87006080">online guestbook which you may sign</a> for Ely's family. It will remain open until March 31, 2008.<br /><br />And please, if you have any memories of Ely you'd like to share, please do so via the comments link below.<br /><br />Update (4/15/07): the Chicago Tribune did a very nice <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0704110903apr12,1,2507521.story">feature article/remembrance</a> of Ely on April 12th.<br /><br />Update (4/16/07): Wisconsin Public Radio's <a href="http://www.wpr.org/uoa/index.cfm?strDirection=Prev&dteShowDate=2007%2D04%2D15%2016%3A00%3A00">University of the Air</a> has an interview with Ely that aired on April 8, 2007. They dedicated the show to Ely's memory. It can be heard as a RealAudio file.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo credit: Ray Betzner, sent courtesy of David Morrill<br /></span>

"Stand With Me Here Upon the Terrace..." [LAST]

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"He Had Fooled Us" [3GAR]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQiVt9c6RvKCjfXwJTMnmLbm0UGEAKqioNziG_1jW-ZRAgxZyqNv307fu5SW2_8CoxFRtKwrFLkzyd-Ei1PDtIWdoIt4XH4NFDIjBzsA8DRNSEcoD_09TaYLwp6gECQEySLD5qxjZFT02/s1600/Jester.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQiVt9c6RvKCjfXwJTMnmLbm0UGEAKqioNziG_1jW-ZRAgxZyqNv307fu5SW2_8CoxFRtKwrFLkzyd-Ei1PDtIWdoIt4XH4NFDIjBzsA8DRNSEcoD_09TaYLwp6gECQEySLD5qxjZFT02/s1600/Jester.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> For those of you who didn't catch on yet, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/is-long-row-veil_1.html#.Uuc9SsQo5w3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yesterday's post</a> (April 1, 2007 - that should have been a dead giveaway) was a hoax. While the rumors of Russell Crowe are still rumors, albeit well-publicized ones, the Nicholas Rowe fantasy was purely an invention of the twisted minds here at I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.<br /> <br /> You have to admit that it would be an excellent casting choice, but we'll have to leave Hollywood to its own devices. After all, they keep bankrolling Tom Cruise films...<br /> <br /> Thank you for playing along - especially those of you who left comments. We see we only managed to sucker one person ('Anonymous') entirely.<br /> <br /> And if you happen to be a student of popular culture, you might be interested to know that April Fool's Day hacks occurred <a href="http://aprilfools.urgo.org/2007.html">all over the Internet</a>. It's a longstanding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%27s_hoaxes">tradition at Google</a>, and many people in the blogosphere picked up on it.<br /> <br /> <i>Image credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27670134@N05/8369817987/in/photolist-dKBvhF-9JsTym-8onYDv-9tYvwZ-7UP6T9-95uAFP-9M5G6J-j6S7BC-dXaxZ8-dXaw36-dXgbkW-dLcH9Y-dLcHAA-dLcHHA-dLcJh9-dL7dWR-dL7eat-dL7cWZ-dL7due-dL7cPa-dL7fAk-dL7emH-dLcKKQ-dLcGYu-dL7eDt-aygspC-9dLuGD-cAc6ff-cAc64w-9qoxTs-aCCLdM-ggXjTK-aEPVV8-cPEfYW-9NhxQK-8ZeWCf-avR5E1-avR5qJ-avR5xj-avR5uq-avR5G3-avNq3g-avNpQK-avNpKp-bTT6tF-aqLLhc-aqPrQm-f7JrCc-dbiJpD-f6S6ze-98oMen" target="_blank">quinndombrowski (Flickr)</a></i><br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

"He Had Fooled Us" [3GAR]

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Nicholas Rowe to Reprise His Role in Updated Sherlock Holmes Movie

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "there is the long row" [VEIL]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZTWfNlrWeFWVKj9_l0Bf5pWTl17mvgjusIpKyY7JGBcGG_17phcbSe_Y1uRUBuozAzfVDS5yYdRNnzAMvzlboRgx-NIfeEyyKnFIq4SlvLYazoWtj38_Cjl4ZckREVWaAQWu7YyXmVq2/s1600/Rowe12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZTWfNlrWeFWVKj9_l0Bf5pWTl17mvgjusIpKyY7JGBcGG_17phcbSe_Y1uRUBuozAzfVDS5yYdRNnzAMvzlboRgx-NIfeEyyKnFIq4SlvLYazoWtj38_Cjl4ZckREVWaAQWu7YyXmVq2/s1600/Rowe12.jpg" width="313" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Further to the reports of a <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/03/one-man-can-invent-another-can-discover_16.html#.Uuc9DMQo5w0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes movie</a> being developed by Warner Bros. comes the news of a lead actor that will undoubtedly be more acceptable to readers of this blog. The initial reports were that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080317032801/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11569.html">Russell Crowe</a> would be the lead, in a nod to Holmes' more physical side, and many Sherlockians were livid.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5f2rm4U6Kp4H2nsStBQoVCs6sF8wPYbJQgaJhB81_xxVVqSH7cM1KqymeyefFERBDDuok_KTvUueeL5nTc4jI_S6y6MaIem_qCRE9bnCivJVIcx0_3rCdAynR9FrwCvTIoQv9TVdGZJOz/s1600/josephbell.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5f2rm4U6Kp4H2nsStBQoVCs6sF8wPYbJQgaJhB81_xxVVqSH7cM1KqymeyefFERBDDuok_KTvUueeL5nTc4jI_S6y6MaIem_qCRE9bnCivJVIcx0_3rCdAynR9FrwCvTIoQv9TVdGZJOz/s200/josephbell.jpg" /></a></div> But you may be pleased to know that the producers have come to their senses and have instead settled on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746583/">Nicholas Rowe</a> as their choice. Astute Sherlockians will remember Rowe from the 1985 adventure film <a href="https://amzn.to/2PpllXr"><i>Young 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=B0000AUHPC" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />, directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Steven Spielberg, where he played a school-age Holmes who looked remarkably like Joseph Bell, the medical professor who inspired Conan Doyle.<br /> <br /> The producers, who originally were going for toughness, have evidently agreed that Rowe, who stands 6 feet 4 inches tall, will undoubtedly be an imposing figure. And they're being mindful of the Canon as he perfectly fits Watson's description of Holmes from <span style="font-style: italic;">A Study in Scarlet</span>:<br /> <blockquote> "In height he was rather over six feet, and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller. His eyes were sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision."</blockquote> Rowe seems to be following in the footsteps of the late <a href="https://amzn.to/2PiByxL">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; margin: 0px;" width="1" />, as Rowe lost his longtime partner Lou Gish last year to cancer. You may recall that Brett went on with the Granada series shortly after he lost his wife Joan to cancer in the mid-1980s.<br /> <br /> This is really welcome news, as Hollywood seems to get casting all wrong many times in Holmes films. It's encouraging to see an actor who can really inhabit the character - especially one who proved himself in his previous Holmes outing.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/">Background info</a>.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Nicholas Rowe to Reprise His Role in Updated Sherlock Holmes Movie

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Register for the Norwegian Explorers Conference

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "at this conference" [MAZA]</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 /> The University of Minnesota Libraries has posted <a href="http://special.lib.umn.edu/rare/holmes/2007conferencebrochurefinal.pdf">the official brochure</a> (pdf) for the upcoming Sherlock Holmes conference "Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas" <a href="http://www.tc.umn.edu/~bergq003/norwegianexplorers/2007_conference.html">on their site</a>.<br /> <br /> The conference runs from July 6-8, 2007 in Minneapolis and, if it's anything like past conferences put on by the Norwegian Explorers, it's going to be a good one. Featured speakers include:<br /> <ul> <li>Michael Dirda, BSI </li> <li>Michael Eckman </li> <li>Cliff Goldfarb, MBt, BSI </li> <li>Michael Kean, BSI </li> <li>Elaine Hamill McCafferty, BSI </li> <li>Jonathan McCafferty, BSI </li> <li>Bill Mason </li> <li>Dana Richards </li> <li>Daniel Stashower, BSI </li> <li>Sue Vizoskie, ASH, BSI</li> <li>Randall Stock</li> <li>Jon Lellenberg, BSI</li> </ul> That's a nice line-up. Registration is due to Julie McKuras by June 21.<br /> <br /> To download a PDF of the flyer, <a href="http://special.lib.umn.edu/rare/holmes/2007conferencebrochurefinal.pdf">click here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> Thanks to Randall Stock for the tip.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Register for the Norwegian Explorers Conference

"at this conference" [MAZA] The University of Minnesota Libraries has posted the official brochure (pdf) for the upcoming Sh...

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Sherlock Holmes of the Movies

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "many people were moving to and fro" [EMPT]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32ZJ5iM7t14iAruwnDFKIY8Hol8HNIHXM7LER_eG-NNo8dfjCpYYVmLtbT6MI12U09MfRmF05HA_5gfnVqEChLbvfXcxFHGvUuhbk2dV-FLvT4_1EFKdquWq8ODser2nhBhRU4AFyanJN/s1600/holmes+of+the+movies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32ZJ5iM7t14iAruwnDFKIY8Hol8HNIHXM7LER_eG-NNo8dfjCpYYVmLtbT6MI12U09MfRmF05HA_5gfnVqEChLbvfXcxFHGvUuhbk2dV-FLvT4_1EFKdquWq8ODser2nhBhRU4AFyanJN/s640/holmes+of+the+movies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> For the Sherlock Holmes enthusiast who is all about old movies and who has a broadband connection, this post will be welcome information.<br /> <br /> According to the <a href="http://precodecinema.blogspot.com/2007/03/free-movies.html">Trouble in Paradise</a> blog, the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/feature_films">Internet Archive</a> has public domain films that are available for viewing on its site and downloadable files you can transfer to disc and watch at home for free. There are a wide variety of films available, from Charlie Chaplin films to Stan Laurel comedies, to F.W. Murnau's legendary <span style="font-style: italic;">Nosferatu</span>. It's worth a browse.<br /> <br /> Most importantly, there are a number of Sherlock Holmes films from which to choose as well. You even get your pick as to a leading actor. Here are the Holmes movies currently available:<br /> <br /> [<span style="font-style: italic;">Note</span>: quotes have been taken from the excellent book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0517232790?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0517232790" style="font-style: italic;">Holmes of the Movies</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0517232790" style="border: medium none; font-style: italic; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> by David Stuart Davies. Highly recommended.]<br /> <br /> <h3> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Owen, Owen, He's Our Man</span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCK5C93BlBLooxzZP2DBbvMh4VpjCbsTa4UeTAZPQj_e6UiHW9PxX0P7aVyKrBfY352-twkJihRBDLx6RReortGTgtdfJMtfurmPqtswjcFOS7ZHzLCEqTNAVbS_HpTpTPgNLHJ4Q1_RN/s1600/Reginald+Owen+STUD.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCK5C93BlBLooxzZP2DBbvMh4VpjCbsTa4UeTAZPQj_e6UiHW9PxX0P7aVyKrBfY352-twkJihRBDLx6RReortGTgtdfJMtfurmPqtswjcFOS7ZHzLCEqTNAVbS_HpTpTPgNLHJ4Q1_RN/s400/Reginald+Owen+STUD.PNG" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> </span>First up is Reginald Owen, appearing as a heavier and unconvincing Holmes in <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/study_in_scarlet_ipod"><em>A Study in Scarlet</em></a> (1933). Owen had just come off of his role as Dr. Watson to Clive Brook's Sherlock Holmes in the the 1932 film <span style="font-style: italic;">Sherlock Holmes</span>. Why he was chosen for this role, I can only guess. David Stuart Davies writes "Owen seems to have been cast for the chief role because he has an English accent...". I have never appreciated his (ahem!) talent.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3> <span style="font-weight: bold;">If He Can't Do it, Wonter Can</span></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EbZUyXn4P0n0IjULoFAxfHSLWEdjN10MJf07j-vsT1kTdB9Xc9KhJIVD4QU_zse0XAdO8ULcotCY7Pne_nKx5M4d22Bh-v74Js-2mlXt-0p6FaFN0DExAvOeORD2KXqKY_FXoxzTeWn-/s1600/Arthur+Wontner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EbZUyXn4P0n0IjULoFAxfHSLWEdjN10MJf07j-vsT1kTdB9Xc9KhJIVD4QU_zse0XAdO8ULcotCY7Pne_nKx5M4d22Bh-v74Js-2mlXt-0p6FaFN0DExAvOeORD2KXqKY_FXoxzTeWn-/s400/Arthur+Wontner.png" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span> He certainly can. Davies writes "Of all the actors to peer out from under the brim of the deerstalker and exclaim 'Elementary, my dear Watson,' none has received more acclaim from film critics and Holmes purists than Arthur Wontner." Wonter bore a striking resemblance to Sherlock Holmes as portrayed by a number of artists and his approach was a calming, understated performance.<br /> <em><br /> <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/The_Sign_OF_Four">The Sign of Four</a></em> (1932) was Wonter's second outing as Holmes and it followed the plot of the story of the same name. The production values were not as high as the first Wontner film, but the actor was as solid as ever. The other film available on this site is <em><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Murder_At_The_Baskervilles">Murder at</a></em><em><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Murder_At_The_Baskervilles"> the Baskervilles</a></em> (1937), originally titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Silver Blaze</span>, as it was based on that story.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span> <h3> <span style="font-weight: bold;">It Wouldn't Be a Film Entry without...Rathbone</span></h3> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5FmrTekXRYEiVuv68QOPOCh-HXcdhQKKMXXzzRVz48-EDPnFv8cwdjwnzBbFgmZVZfsHvrezNa07_SDwQ7XOzXhtDWTKX6OncUmi3GfuAh9IuzJpKZaVrW9dSbBdkJ3XL6GbNgscWqEB/s1600/Rathbone+Bruce+Adventures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5FmrTekXRYEiVuv68QOPOCh-HXcdhQKKMXXzzRVz48-EDPnFv8cwdjwnzBbFgmZVZfsHvrezNa07_SDwQ7XOzXhtDWTKX6OncUmi3GfuAh9IuzJpKZaVrW9dSbBdkJ3XL6GbNgscWqEB/s320/Rathbone+Bruce+Adventures.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span> Sherlock Holmes probably did more to help and hurt the career of Basil Rathbone than any other screen actor before or after him. Inextricably linked with the great detective, Rathbone's Holmes, according to Davies, was "an alert, energetic capricious and sardonic animal. Rathbone played with great style and authority..." Rathbone inhabited the persona for 14 films alongside the <span style="font-style: italic;">Boobus Britannicus</span> extraordaire, Nigel Bruce.<br /> <br /> Here we have three examples of their work together, <em><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/secret_weapon">Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon</a></em> (1943), in which Holmes does battle with two foes: his hairdresser and Professor Moriarty. This has to be a favorite of many, as it features Holmes in three disguises throughout the film. Next up is , <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/terror_by_night_ipod"><em>Terror by Night</em> </a>(1946), which finds Holmes and Watson and other strangers on a train. And finally is <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/dressed_to_kill_ipod" style="font-style: italic;">Dressed to Kill</a> (1946), in which the Bank of England plates have gone missing and it's up to Holmes and Watson, using a music box melody, to find the thieves.<br /> <br /> <br /> For more information on any of these films, check the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/find?q=sherlock+holmes&sourceid=mozilla-search">IMDb</a> (Internet Movie Database) or take a look at David Stuart Davies' seminal work <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0517232790?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0517232790">Holmes of the Movies: The Screen Career of Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0517232790" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.</i><br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Sherlock Holmes of the Movies

"many people were moving to and fro" [EMPT] For the Sherlock Holmes enthusiast who is all about old movies and who has a broa...

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by Scott Monty

"It Is Late in March, So Quarter-Day Is at Hand" [WIST]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZxAbcDWT8IMXdI2jyj_mzCsIZPh1xrX5XohFIw0qPQXxEc5lyHtous1cgEci9ZkV7UFdjCASrDT7lG-ZPmoRllT12OYRhg46Q1q_MM_l284QuolCGCH5dAhB3EkVTqBphnoTB75UAudY/s1600-h/Spring.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046082835583382130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZxAbcDWT8IMXdI2jyj_mzCsIZPh1xrX5XohFIw0qPQXxEc5lyHtous1cgEci9ZkV7UFdjCASrDT7lG-ZPmoRllT12OYRhg46Q1q_MM_l284QuolCGCH5dAhB3EkVTqBphnoTB75UAudY/s200/Spring.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>It's that time again! <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a> is proud to announce that the first issue of Volume 57 is on its way. The Spring issue promises to be a popular one, with lots of juicy tidbits of information and scholarship to satisfy your cravings for material related to Sherlock Holmes.<br /><br />The featured article this quarter contains a bold thesis by Marshall (aka "Mike") Berdan. His contribution, <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/currentvolumevol57/deaddetectiveno1.html">The Adventure of the Dead Detective</a>, makes some heretofore taboo assumptions about the war service of Mr. Sherlock Holmes. See what he writes and if you agree with his theory. This could make for some interesting <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/contactus/letterstobakerstreet.html">Letters to Baker Street</a>.<br /><br />Other entries include:<br /><ul><li>The 2007 BSI Weekend festivities round-up - a perennial favorite for those who couldn't attend in person and for those who wish to reminisce about the whirlwind</li><li>Everyone is always interested in real estate, so Greg Darak's "Holmes and Homes" will certainly be relevant.<br /></li><li>Sonia Fetherston makes what seems to be her annual appearance in the BSJ with the unconventional "On the Catwalk: New Evidence of Worth Couture in the Canon."<br /></li><li>Probably the most avidly awaited entry (certainly by followers of her blog, <a href="http://laurierking.blogspot.com/2007/03/all-sherlock-holmes-all-time.html">Mutterings</a>, will attest) the writeup of Laurie R. King's talk for the BSI Distinguished Lecture series, "Meeting Mr. Holmes."</li><li>All this, plus our usual features: <span style="font-style: italic;">Art in the Blood</span>, the Commonplace Book, reports on Sherlockian socities, and "Stand with me here upon the terrace..."</li></ul>If you have not yet renewed for 2007, please don't wait any further! Head on over to the BSJ Web site, where you can find a downloadable subscription form as well as an online ordering system. And if you have renewed, thank you! Enjoy your upcoming Spring issue.

"It Is Late in March, So Quarter-Day Is at Hand" [WIST]

It's that time again! The Baker Street Journal is proud to announce that the first issue of Volume 57 is on its way. The Spring issue ...

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by Scott Monty

Did Conan Doyle Plot the Death of Houdini?

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "And what conclusions did the coroner come to?" [SPEC]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KHIG66G-AL1I1Y1-D6xb8A-dnEjO6w07fIiIyj1Ro71RpePqcDxCjndJNgRkYz_ELsbDGnnOssxa7SALi67TfAgHujFfmucEoGhyphenhyphenQC25cWX_5m8dDkeYNgnKyNlTstR4cD5eK1J7n9fO/s1600/doyle-houdini_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KHIG66G-AL1I1Y1-D6xb8A-dnEjO6w07fIiIyj1Ro71RpePqcDxCjndJNgRkYz_ELsbDGnnOssxa7SALi67TfAgHujFfmucEoGhyphenhyphenQC25cWX_5m8dDkeYNgnKyNlTstR4cD5eK1J7n9fO/s1600/doyle-houdini_0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> It seems that Conan Doyle is in the news again, and all for the wrong reasons. Earlier this week it was the news that a Sherlock Holmes comic would inspire a new movie (check the Shared Articles in the right column below for rumors on who might play Holmes).<br /> <br /> This time, <a href="http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/the-classic-whodunnit-did-arthur-conan-doyle-plot-the-murder-of-harry-houdini-1-692395" target="_blank">Conan Doyle's name is being mentioned</a> in connection with the death of Harry Houdini. It seems that a relative of Houdini's wants his body exhumed for examination, to determine if he was murdered. This subject came up last year, when the biography <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743272072?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0743272072"><i>The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0743272072" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> was released. As you may know, Houdini died of a ruptured appendix after receiving a blow to the abdomen when he wasn't properly prepared.<br /> <br /> But because of Houdini's work on debunking frauds, the Spiritualists didn't appreciate his work. The book, which I believe was the impetus behind Houdini's great-nephew pushing for the autopsy, claimed that the Spiritualists essentially put out a hit on Houdini and that Doyle was one of the instigators.<br /> <br /> Pure sensationalism, if you ask us. And using Conan Doyle's name in connection with it is pure showmanship. Ironic, but Houdini, the master showman, would probably approve of the publicity method, were he alive.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Did Conan Doyle Plot the Death of Houdini?

"And what conclusions did the coroner come to?" [SPEC] It seems that Conan Doyle is in the news again, and all for the wrong ...

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by Scott Monty

El Profesor Moriarty

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "a wonderful mixture of the Saxon and Latin" [SUSS]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX_wpxh4JfAMV89LC2BLZUcDYLqlpP5_gRWWBt9OXt_iDS57YBMfW_TpPqLIr2xTBbVkgBoMgYUt_7w7fxOiAPVJBMpz5Okzk0EQykiqZAB0kpsLiDGdyyVxEdPple-VzCap8ww6SHxU9/s200/moustache.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX_wpxh4JfAMV89LC2BLZUcDYLqlpP5_gRWWBt9OXt_iDS57YBMfW_TpPqLIr2xTBbVkgBoMgYUt_7w7fxOiAPVJBMpz5Okzk0EQykiqZAB0kpsLiDGdyyVxEdPple-VzCap8ww6SHxU9/s200/moustache.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> This comes from the sad, but true department. If you've been lucky enough to attend the Baker Street Irregulars' <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/04/prime-favorite-with-racing-public-silv_14.html#.WDiWavkrLb0">Silver Blaze</a> festivities every other year, you are probably familiar with <a href="http://www.professormoriartys.com/ABOUT.HTM">Professor Moriarty's</a> restaurant. Well, the next time you walk in, be sure to say<br /> <blockquote> "Todo lo que tengo que decir ha cruzado ya su mente." <b>*</b></blockquote> Because Professor Moriarty's is being sold. According to <a href="http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=573495&category=BUSINESS&BCCode=&newsdate=3/20/2007">the article from the Albany Times-Union</a>, "The 23-year-old restaurant and tavern, known for its cozy cherry-wood walls and English pub-like ambience, will be purchased by a former California businessman who wants to open <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">an upscale Mexican eatery</span>."<br /> <br /> To which we can only say, "Ai yai yai!" We have to wonder if they're working on renaming the entrees? Here are a few suggestions:<br /> <ul> <li>The Binomial Taco</li> <li>Enchiladas with a sauce "of the most diabolical kind"</li> <li>The Burrito of Crime</li> <li>The Reichenbach Flan</li> </ul> Have you got others to add? Leave a comment with your ideas. Ole!<br /> <br /> <i><b>*</b> Translation: "All that I have to say has already crossed your mind." [FINA]</i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">R.I.P. Professor Moriarty's</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">1984 - 2007<br /> </span></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqW38HkAX-lXpCfvJ4FYK4pgQVbegJCV1CHKfdD2SsxwgY5Fc_s_AgJ33QKnrZZ7VoXXhDXuadAkMwrrtM1mMd0lWZYMSlnI2aDjjHAVuaMiSbCFDA9Cc0ylNE5WWB7KUlWWQRtZndz2Jv/s1600-h/ProfMoriarty_restaurant.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044396214811144706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqW38HkAX-lXpCfvJ4FYK4pgQVbegJCV1CHKfdD2SsxwgY5Fc_s_AgJ33QKnrZZ7VoXXhDXuadAkMwrrtM1mMd0lWZYMSlnI2aDjjHAVuaMiSbCFDA9Cc0ylNE5WWB7KUlWWQRtZndz2Jv/s320/ProfMoriarty_restaurant.gif" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

El Profesor Moriarty

"a wonderful mixture of the Saxon and Latin" [SUSS] This comes from the sad, but true department. If you've been lucky en...

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by Scott Monty

New Online Resource for Sherlockians

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "Mr. Sherlock Holmes was a very busy man" [SOLI]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3GlUeqvY_YU-Rxiz8Xj6sfxOqny9ynjbDCSSpBlCUJJmFrDIQC8RFsjjhUvDbaZ_6u0sEXW1rwRqHDr_5YPr60OF8W5VJHSSocj2pCY5nB_kc1GjtBsuEO30C7ZRF_t7L5nW7GiQ0CqR/s1600/Twitter_logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3GlUeqvY_YU-Rxiz8Xj6sfxOqny9ynjbDCSSpBlCUJJmFrDIQC8RFsjjhUvDbaZ_6u0sEXW1rwRqHDr_5YPr60OF8W5VJHSSocj2pCY5nB_kc1GjtBsuEO30C7ZRF_t7L5nW7GiQ0CqR/s640/Twitter_logo.png" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> There's a new tool available that's sweeping the Internet. It's called <a href="http://www.twitter.com/">Twitter</a> - it's a way to stay connected and it's extremely easy to use. It's described as:<br /> <blockquote> A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: <span style="font-style: italic;">What are you doing?</span> Answer on your phone, IM, or right here on the web!</blockquote> You'll note that there's a Twitter feed for one @S_Holmes over in the right column of our site. Follow his activity when you visit the blog. Better yet, join Twitter yourself so we can all update each other on community activities.<br /> <br /> And if the bug really bites you, there are other Twitter-related sites to visit:<br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://twittermap.com/maps">Twittermap</a> - see where other Twits are located<a href="http://twittermap.com/maps"><br /></a></li> <li><a href="http://twittermap.com/twittervision">Twittervision</a> - real-time updates, mapped across the globe<a href="http://twittermap.com/twittervision"><br /></a></li> <li><a href="http://rareedge.com/twitteroo/">Twitteroo</a> - tweet directly from your desktop</li> </ul> <div> --</div> <div> <br /></div>

New Online Resource for Sherlockians

"Mr. Sherlock Holmes was a very busy man" [SOLI] There's a new tool available that's sweeping the Internet. It's...

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Journal Contest Closes Soon

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "He was reminded of his omission" [VALL]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xIIr7Cu2ODuXSIvGZLmLN744Aqr7RXS8OPLyUZNXrzf6zvWbKijUB69ueZi7aJ_vZJld27os0waQezuBvsMlnSp2Y8dXKrVVe_0l1Qc3NjvN1Ol6Hrs0oko9V0Taei9gxaRliKyOl0Qq/s1600/Baker+Street+Journal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xIIr7Cu2ODuXSIvGZLmLN744Aqr7RXS8OPLyUZNXrzf6zvWbKijUB69ueZi7aJ_vZJld27os0waQezuBvsMlnSp2Y8dXKrVVe_0l1Qc3NjvN1Ol6Hrs0oko9V0Taei9gxaRliKyOl0Qq/s640/Baker+Street+Journal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> In case you haven't taken the time, please take a look at the post from <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/02/have-endeavoured-to-illustrate-resi_26.html#.WDiR6fkrLb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">February 26</a>. It contains the rules related to the contest currently running for the <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">Baker Street Journal</a>. This is a rare opportunity for a chance to win a year's subscription to the BSJ.<br /> <br /> The contest closes on March 21, so get your entries in now!<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Baker Street Journal Contest Closes Soon

"He was reminded of his omission" [VALL] In case you haven't taken the time, please take a look at the post from February...

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by Scott Monty

New Sherlock Holmes Movie to Reinvent the Character

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "What one man can invent, another can discover" [DANC]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9DhtNJRC66xfO3H4FzQhGQvkpBPognGDt7_dRFtboqLqB3AtnNon8R1ECQiMVwRfXpX7RHDWjVXQJ8ovaWPNQaR_m4yZmFvfV4woV1RuIhf9r1tD5dB2v5uJZ6O3N_SrwBmtacEJ1dVm/s200/arthur-conan-doyle-sherlock-holmes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9DhtNJRC66xfO3H4FzQhGQvkpBPognGDt7_dRFtboqLqB3AtnNon8R1ECQiMVwRfXpX7RHDWjVXQJ8ovaWPNQaR_m4yZmFvfV4woV1RuIhf9r1tD5dB2v5uJZ6O3N_SrwBmtacEJ1dVm/s200/arthur-conan-doyle-sherlock-holmes.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> It's all over the news and the blogosphere today: Warner Brothers is bringing an upcoming Sherlock Holmes comic book to the big screen. It's being reported by the <a href="http://blogs.nypost.com/movies/archives/2007/03/and_michael_cai.html">New York Post</a>, the <a href="http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/2007/03/sherlock_holmes.html">Movie Blog</a>, and <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961256.html?categoryid=13&cs=1">Variety.com</a>, which wrote:<br /> <blockquote> "Exact storyline is being kept under wraps, but creative execs at Warners say they are looking for the "Sherlock" team to reinvent the sleuth and his loyal No. 2 Dr. Watson in much the same edgy way that Christopher Nolan has reimagined Batman for Warners."</blockquote> Interesting. This could be a big break for the Sherlockian world, bringing much-needed publicity to our hero. The character received a revival in the 1970s, thanks to Nicholas Meyer's book and subsequent movie <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6305078009?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=6305078009">The Seven Percent Solution</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=6305078009" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></i>.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/2007/03/sherlock_holmes.html">John Campea</a> aptly puts what we've known all along:<br /> <blockquote> "The single greatest crime fighter and mystery solver in the history of fiction isn't Batman... it's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes">Sherlock Holmes</a>. Yes, the man who could tell what you had for breakfast 6 Tuesdays ago just by looking at the color of your tie is THE MAN."</blockquote> We all know that Hollywood has taken liberties with the characters - Basil Rathbone as Holmes in the 1940s with Nigel Bruce as the bumbling Dr. Watson - but I wonder if they'll give us something closer to the true Holmes that we know. Perhaps that's what they mean by "reinvent."<br /> <br /> Keep your fingers crossed.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

New Sherlock Holmes Movie to Reinvent the Character

"What one man can invent, another can discover" [DANC] It's all over the news and the blogosphere today: Warner Brothers ...

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by Scott Monty

"The Charming Climate of Florida" [FIVE]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuXbg585qBTQYhAZCnl9rxv-4V8yycx2IMr7X0kZcR0VS-6pI3coLB4dWVGeHXmCj6Jaq6LjZWc-5-2HguNJc-05dZwf_NHcjRxpn9Hxq2ggiVI0d_8THOZb9-srk-IGkqmya4RJVFQ6i/s1600-h/Grosvenor-Character-Breakfast.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041255880980933922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuXbg585qBTQYhAZCnl9rxv-4V8yycx2IMr7X0kZcR0VS-6pI3coLB4dWVGeHXmCj6Jaq6LjZWc-5-2HguNJc-05dZwf_NHcjRxpn9Hxq2ggiVI0d_8THOZb9-srk-IGkqmya4RJVFQ6i/s200/Grosvenor-Character-Breakfast.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 158px;" /></a>I hope you'll excuse my lengthy absence from this space. I recently spent a week in Florida with my family and then another week catching up on the drudgery of work.<br /><br />We spent nearly the entire week at <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/index?bhcp=1">Walt Disney World</a>, the self-proclaimed Happiest Place on Earth. Most of the activities there were geared toward my toddler, so there weren't any opportunities to tie in Sherlockian interests. No sign of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005T7H5?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00005T7H5">Basil of Baker Street,</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00005T7H5" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> alas.<br /><br />The last time I was there, I had the opportunity to stop in at the <a href="http://www.grosvenorresort.com/the_grosvenor.html">Grosvenor Resort</a>, which features a few Sherlockian-themed dining areas: <a href="http://www.grosvenorresort.com/baskervilles.html">Baskervilles</a>, a restaurant with 19th century decor and a Sherlock Holmes museum; and <a href="http://www.grosvenorresort.com/moriartys.html">Moriarty's</a>, an English-style pub.<br /><br />I should take my deerstalker with mouse ears (is that a mousestalker?) out for a photo some time...<br /><br />P.S. I've added the following, thanks to the prompting of Bobby the Bike in the comments section.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQqaeiF-TrfTGAZNFBy24mrI8f5azNXCQ5RsgRDHDUfESC8jchmc-DXWs044y0nXjxpBN_PAzdU18XnPLIaSk0TT9rZdgLDcv8JF_ZvnX2JasTuddUpwiGsPebakzS-SzQEaSuH9X0DBl/s1600-h/PDRM2915.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041472540606180674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQqaeiF-TrfTGAZNFBy24mrI8f5azNXCQ5RsgRDHDUfESC8jchmc-DXWs044y0nXjxpBN_PAzdU18XnPLIaSk0TT9rZdgLDcv8JF_ZvnX2JasTuddUpwiGsPebakzS-SzQEaSuH9X0DBl/s320/PDRM2915.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

"The Charming Climate of Florida" [FIVE]

I hope you'll excuse my lengthy absence from this space. I recently spent a week in Florida with my family and then another week catchi...

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by Scott Monty

Rags to Riches: A Cute Children's Story with Sherlock

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "all to rags" [SILV]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEPS8aL7i-Bo9Kk5qk1u25r0LyXUi15WVHfJafrjHxJh9QukNhvvmwss1FCC8mIXDl7WT8q8Es11K53p81vUlnLeShmrEErL9_E1lSUMrZJhWG9vm2j8VxJrHl3NCgnNYW4eB99oEqw6D/s1600-h/rags_riches.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEPS8aL7i-Bo9Kk5qk1u25r0LyXUi15WVHfJafrjHxJh9QukNhvvmwss1FCC8mIXDl7WT8q8Es11K53p81vUlnLeShmrEErL9_E1lSUMrZJhWG9vm2j8VxJrHl3NCgnNYW4eB99oEqw6D/s1600-h/rags_riches.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUenCW_SwqEa2GSSPC1AcyRBW2VPJb_afMhoIe865onayEc3iq2xhfpvxF0H8_R4-B4p3Fmb9NgffxVYiJvHW0v4-0JTJbzr0Y18ohBFw6yswRRNe8-Swnz1WOAQcJB_wpM2R8bR2HT3lX/s1600/Rags+to+Riches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUenCW_SwqEa2GSSPC1AcyRBW2VPJb_afMhoIe865onayEc3iq2xhfpvxF0H8_R4-B4p3Fmb9NgffxVYiJvHW0v4-0JTJbzr0Y18ohBFw6yswRRNe8-Swnz1WOAQcJB_wpM2R8bR2HT3lX/s1600/Rags+to+Riches.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> Richard Roberts has written <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FRags-Riches-Case-Hire-Fiend%2Fdp%2F0955388414%2Fsr%3D1-5%2Fqid%3D1171174075%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Rags to Riches: the Case of the Hire </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FRags-Riches-Case-Hire-Fiend%2Fdp%2F0955388414%2Fsr%3D1-5%2Fqid%3D1171174075%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&tag=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Shop Fiend</a></i><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&amp;amp;l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, a tale in verse describing the events that unfolded at a clothing rental store. He sent me a copy and this is my review of the book after having read it to a test audience - my 3 1/2 year-old.<br /> <br /> This delightful book is illustrated with cute drawings that are very welcoming to children. The story, told in verse, is easy to follow and keeps the reader in suspense all the way to the ending, which thankfully, was a happy one.<br /> <br /> It concerns a mystery - who shot Saville Row and ripped Tiffany Ball Gown? Along the way, we meet a variety of characters such as Rags, General Homestore Blazer, Poly Esther Dress and the gloves Fingers and Thumbs. The hero of the story, as you may have guessed, is a costume appropriately called Sherlock. There is a hint that there may be further adventures to come...<br /> <br /> According to a book review from <a href="http://www.childrenwebmag.com/content/view/268">Children's Webmag</a>, it's "an unusual book, but really good fun." The write that their readers - children - have had a very positive response to it:<br /> <blockquote> "[The children] loved the illustrations and the story made them laugh out loud. Very entertaining for children and parents alike."</blockquote> I couldn't agree more. And the author is very community-minded: a portion of the proceeds from this unique book go to <a href="http://www.mdf.org.uk/">MDF - the Bipolar Foundation</a>. In addition, he wrote the following in his note to me:<br /> <blockquote> I do hope that the book will introduce younger readers to the world of Sherlock Holmes and help to create a whole new generation of Sherlockians.</blockquote> So do we. You can learn more about the book and its delightful characters on the <a href="http://www.ragsriches.co.uk/">Rags to Riches </a>site. We look forward to more.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Rags to Riches: A Cute Children's Story with Sherlock

"all to rags" [SILV] Richard Roberts has written Rags to Riches: the Case of the Hire Shop Fiend , a tale in verse descr...

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Baker Street Journal Contest Open Through March 21

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "I have endeavoured to illustrate" [RESI]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYGvH3oJs7miEB6TtUY_NbtGLyal65tlPn_t6WeX_IJc6skew9W8Y-ypgiJbAdl-eRHfmtxyWEkAB0lqeBJ0Y3zzYVZjGx_9DHv_8tQ6Aq72S3e2D6yG17kwT2qkJP2fJExNURB0a4pX5/s1600/Baker+Street+Journal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYGvH3oJs7miEB6TtUY_NbtGLyal65tlPn_t6WeX_IJc6skew9W8Y-ypgiJbAdl-eRHfmtxyWEkAB0lqeBJ0Y3zzYVZjGx_9DHv_8tQ6Aq72S3e2D6yG17kwT2qkJP2fJExNURB0a4pX5/s640/Baker+Street+Journal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Have you been to the <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">Baker Street Journal</a> Web site recently? Last year, we redesigned it so that it was more user-friendly and a little better looking. We tried to give it a little variety by selecting images that were either visually or topically tied to the subject on the page.<br /> <br /> If you haven't had a look, now is your chance. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Until March 21 - the first day of spring - we're running a contest which will make you eligible to receive an entire year of the Journal, plus a Christmas Annual, for free</span>.<br /> <br /> <h4> Here's how the contest will work:</h4> On the <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">BSJ Web site</a> are images that run across <span style="font-style: italic;">the top of the page</span>; some of these are Canonical - that is, they are illustrations from within the pages of the original stories. There are 14 different illustrations from the Canon.<br /> <ul> <li>Submit the name of the page on the BSJ site and the story from which its corresponding image is taken (e.g., Home Page, Name of Story)</li> <li>Contest closes at 12:01 p.m. on March 21</li> <li>Only one entry per person</li> <li>3 winners will be selected at random from all submitted entries that contain the correct 14 stories</li> <li>Current BSJ subscribers may elect to extend their subscription one year or to give away a subscription to an individual or institution</li> <li>Submit your entry to me by <a href="mailto://bakerstreetblog@gmail.com/?subject=Contest">clicking this link</a></li> </ul> Please pass this post on to anyone who is interested. And feel free to contact me with any questions.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Baker Street Journal Contest Open Through March 21

"I have endeavoured to illustrate" [RESI] Have you been to the Baker Street Journal Web site recently? Last year, we redesig...

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Translation Now Available on IHOSE Site

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "he is now translating my small works" [SIGN]</h4> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7COmnMCtjt7UKMVJe0s8JNuKJI-M-1VL2x0sIq3mKGP28OHIy7Ktjs4TNHDk9ki5QMw1TuqDWAM1iLmQUbKuBCN6PCHFlrLee_f0t6-SBmKXEEyecjUE9Cv6-eetAOnMI0APtquZltSL/s1600-h/translation.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="264" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034755680763539810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7COmnMCtjt7UKMVJe0s8JNuKJI-M-1VL2x0sIq3mKGP28OHIy7Ktjs4TNHDk9ki5QMw1TuqDWAM1iLmQUbKuBCN6PCHFlrLee_f0t6-SBmKXEEyecjUE9Cv6-eetAOnMI0APtquZltSL/s640/translation.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a><br /> Last year, I noted that this blog has readers from all over the globe; see my original post, <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.blogspot.com/2006/06/blog-post.html">"...Among the Crowds Who Were Gathered from All Nations..."</a><br /> <br /> My international readers therefore will be relieved to know that there is a new addition to the site. Over in the right column, you'll note that I've included a "Translate This Site" link. With a simple click on any of the buttons, you'll be able to translate the blog into:<br /> <ul> <li>French</li> <li>German</li> <li>Italian</li> <li>Portuguese</li> <li>Spanish</li> <li>Japanese</li> <li>Korean</li> <li>Chinese</li> </ul> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7COmnMCtjt7UKMVJe0s8JNuKJI-M-1VL2x0sIq3mKGP28OHIy7Ktjs4TNHDk9ki5QMw1TuqDWAM1iLmQUbKuBCN6PCHFlrLee_f0t6-SBmKXEEyecjUE9Cv6-eetAOnMI0APtquZltSL/s1600-h/translation.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a> Other languages will be added as Google develops additional tools. In the meantime, please pass this link along to your fellow countrymen so that they may enjoy the Baker Street Blog in their native language.<br /> <br /> Merci. Danke. Grazie. Obrigado. Gracias. ありがとう. 당신을 감사하십시오. 谢谢.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Translation Now Available on IHOSE Site

"he is now translating my small works" [SIGN] Last year, I noted that this blog has readers from all over the globe; see my ori...

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by Scott Monty

"Wearing Away Before My Eyes" [DANC]

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "wearing away before my eyes" [DANC]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4RhYB39odcJo-kPQVnPtZg1jC190Fz2tl7OkMu-CR0YQ2yk_3eyyhaUykZC44FD1GRNRLF5JW2sPBUMoGr1BmdTy29OzgdwgxlWA5JhjCDMZx_zYLtijIEFbrIHmj61Ei1JFWPQ1W8fg/s1600/Derek+Waring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4RhYB39odcJo-kPQVnPtZg1jC190Fz2tl7OkMu-CR0YQ2yk_3eyyhaUykZC44FD1GRNRLF5JW2sPBUMoGr1BmdTy29OzgdwgxlWA5JhjCDMZx_zYLtijIEFbrIHmj61Ei1JFWPQ1W8fg/s400/Derek+Waring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Actor <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912248/">Derek Waring</a> has passed away.<br /> <br /> Known mostly for the comedy series <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_and_Pegg">Moody & Pegg</a> and his work on the stage, he has a few connections to the world of Sherlock Holmes. He played Henri Fournaye in the BBC TV production of "The Second Stain" with Peter Cushing. He played Dr. Watson in Leslie Bricusse's short-lived "Sherlock Holmes - The Musical."<br /> <br /> And, most interestingly, his daughter, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912246/">Amanda Waring</a>, played Violet Westbury in the Granada production of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008YLTJ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00008YLTJ">The Bruce Partington Plans</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00008YLTJ" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2296817.ece">His obituary</a> is available from Independent Online.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

"Wearing Away Before My Eyes" [DANC]

"wearing away before my eyes" [DANC] Actor Derek Waring has passed away. Known mostly for the comedy series Moody & P...

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by Scott Monty