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April 2008
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Number 4
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We often wonder as to whether anyone
actually reads our Sherlockian E-Times. In an attempt to do a little
informal survey, we have imbedded, at several points on this page, invitations
for you to let us know if you are reading our prose. You will be asked
to click on a preaddressed e-mail form and to put a single digit in
the "Subject" line. It won't take you long, and it will help
us a lot with our future planning.
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And we returned just in time for the last of the snow
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A favor, please?!
We wondered as to whether there could be one of our long-time customers who might have bought from us, some years ago, an audio tape entitled, "Sherlock Holmes' Favorite Music?" Here is our situation, we would like to transfer that music to a CD format. We have the music, but we have misplaced the J-card insert that had a list of the musical selections printed thereupon. We can identify a few of the selections, but since neither of us is very knowledgeable about classic music, we need to know the names of the recorded selections. If it should happen that any of you might still have that cassette with the J-card insert, we'd very much appreciate it if you would send the names of the musical selections over to us. A scanned copy of the J-card should do, or a copy sent by e-mail would be really nice. What say? Thanks. Our email address is <sherlock@sherlock-holmes.com> |
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This will be our
last ad for
Classic Specialties' Sherlock Holmes Calendar for 2008 Please Click Here (If you didn't get your birth date to us in time for the 2008 calendar, please consider adding it to the collection of your esteemed fellow Sherlockians for the 2009 calendar. E-Mail us and let us know your name and birth date. BTW, the theme for the 2009 calendar has been chosen to be "Sherlock Holmes in the Movies.") |
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Our Sherlock Holmes
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We hope that we are seeing an end to the long drought
of new Sherlockian pastiches. Our friend and, new owner of Breese Books,
Antony Richards, has alerted us to the envisioned publication of Sherlock
Holmes and the Three Poisoned Pawns slated for June. We shall keep
you informed.
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There exists an e-mail
correspondence group, called "ShamlockHolmes" whose members
call themselves "Shamlockians." The origin of the group,
and of its name, is complex and cloudy, but suffice it to say that
"Shamlockians" tend to focus their attention to the lighter
side of the Sherlockian hobby. The contrbutions of the list members
this month have included classified newspaper ads which canonical
characters might have placed (but we don't think they really did).
We think that some of them are pretty funny. Here are a few "lifted"
from recent "Shamlockian" e-correspondences. (The ShamlockHolmes list is managed by our friend, the legendary
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We think it is kind of neat to learn about what our
Sherlockian friends are doing in other parts of the world. We speculate
that there are those among you of a similar persuasion. Toward that
end, Joseph A. Coppola B.S.I. (The Stranger's Room) of The
Mycroft Holmes Society of Syracuse, NY has most kindly allowed us
to offer to you copies of his scion society's new book. Voices from
the Strangers' Room is a compilation of writings by members of The
Mycroft Holmes Society of Syracuse. This volume offers a variety
of short pastiches, commentaries, quizzes, puzzles, and other Sherlockian
goodies from the pens of such notables as Warren Randall, Philip K.
Jones, Mary Erickson, and, of course, Joseph Coppola himself, with cover
graphics by the famous Sherlockian artist, Nancy Beiman. Please
Click Here for more information and to place an order for
this interesting new book.
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BTW: If you'd like to know more about The Mycroft
Holmes society of Syracuse, you are invited to visit their web site
(click
here). If you are reading this, please click
here and put the digit "4" in the subject line,then
just click "send."And another BTW: Please notice that Joseph
Coppola is also the new head of The Beacon Society a scion society devoted
to the encouragement of developing young people's interest in Sherlock
Holmes. Each year, the Society awards a Beacon Award to outstanding
people in the Sherlockian Community who have created programs or activities
involving youngsters in the literature and the lore of Sherlock Holmes.
The Society accepts nominations for The Beacon Award from members of
The Community. For information about The Society and the procedure for
submitting nominations for The Beacon Award, please visit The
Beacon Society's site.
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Our good buddy, Jim Hawkins, has recently created
an outstanding new web site for his Nashville scion, The Scholars
of the Three-Pipe Problem. We might editorialize a bit by saying
that, in our opinion, the Nashville scion is one of the most vigorious,
active, and creative Sherlockian groups that it has been our pleasure
to know (and we aren't just saying that because they did us the honor
of investing us as The Grice Patersons). Please CLICK
HERE to pay The Scholars' new site a visit.
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These Canonical Cups (actually, mugs) have the names
of all 60 canonical cases applied and baked onto the ceramic surface
(plus a couple of real messages in the dancing men cypher). We count
that we have about a dozen of these mugs remaining in stock (including
the couple we will be keeping for our own collection). The people who
originally made these mugs for us have retired and the original artwork
is who knows where, so when the mugs we have in stock are gone, there
will be no more unless some of you would like to replicate this real
collector's piece. A friendly note, though - each of the four
colors had to be hand applied with a separately manufactured
decal! It was a very labor-intensive job for Mr. Mugs (yep, that is
really the name the artist gave himself!).
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Erratum
We were informed by our friend Roger Johnson that we omitted one of the newly invested BSIs in our listing of last month. We apologize. Please add to the list, Guy Marriott, who, we are told, was invested as "The Hotel du Louvre." Thanks, Roger. |
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Remember this? Please Click Here, and hurry; we only have two copies for immediate delivery. (pen not included) |
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Sherlockian Publications
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Mr. Peter Blau's singular Newsletter
Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press
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The
Illustrious Clients' News. You might send an e-message over
to Steve
Doyle.
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The
District Messenger is the official newsletter of The Sherlock Holmes
Society of London.Roger Johnson at <rojerjohnson@yahoo.co.uk>
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The
Baker Street Dispatch. Click Here
to ask our good friends and fellow Ohians, Tom and Janet, about subscribing.
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The
Gaslight Gazette is the official publication of Greenville, SC's scion,
Survivors of the Gloria Scott. Please e-mail our good buddy David Milner for further information. |
An
interesting and colorful newsletter from Columbia, SC's Hansom Wheels
is The Pink 'Un.
Email Bob Robinson at rer@lindau.net |
Click
Here to contact The Blue Whale, Michael Bragg, about subscribing
to The Whaling News,
the newsletter of Harpooners
of the Sea Unicorn
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Chicago's
Scotland Yarders produce a newsletter entitled The Police Gazette.
Please Click Here to
contact the Gazette's subscription manager.
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The
official web site of The Baker Street Journal
The Baker Street Irregular's Premier Publication of Sherlockian Scholarship |
"Ineffable
Twaddle" is a monthly publication of The Sound of the Baskervilles
Serving the Greater Puget Sound Region of Western Washington.
For information please email our friend Terri
Haugen.
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The
Petrel Flyer , the newsletter of the Stormy Petrels of British
Columbia. The Flyer is published six times per year and is
in its 19th year of publication. Contact Mr. Haffenden
<len_haffenden@ shaw.ca>. |
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Some Hyperlinks
Occasionally, we receive communications from fellow Sherlockians, and other mystery lovers, asking us to mention their web sites or edresses hereupon. We like to do this as a courtesy extended to our fellow Sherlockians. If you have any hyperlinks you'd like to see included, please let us know. |
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The Harpooners of the Sea Unicorn at
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Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
http://www.siracd.com/ |
Balaji Narasimhan, our friend from India,
http://www.balaji.ind.in/ http://www.geocities.com/sherlockbalaji/ |
The Hansom Wheels
http://www.capnbilly.com/hansomwheels.htm |
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The Sherlock Holmes Society of London.
Bob Ellis for membership information.
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Judi
Ellis for information re: The Sherlock Holmes Journal
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November 16-18, 2007
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November 16-18, 2007
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On the weekend of November 16-18, 2007, Wessex Press
sponsored another blockbuster Sherlockian conference. This one devoted
to Sherlock Holmes on stage, screen, television, and radio. From Gillette
to Brett II featured a film festival*, Sherlockian vendors, and an
all-star roster of distinguished speakers and presenters. (Editor's note:
The above description we admit to lifting from one of the Wessex Press's
web sites and we wanted to comment that these folks are uncommonly modest
in merely describing a "roster of distinguished speakers." In
our experience there have been few, if any, Sherlockian gatherings in
this country which have attracted to their programs so many truly eminent
members of The Sherlockian Community from all around the world.)
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Steven Doyle, one of the movers and shakers both at Wessex Press and in the organization of Gillette to Brett II, prepares to begin the classic film festival.* |
Left to right: Mark Gagen, Jeremy Paul, Patricia Garwood,
Steven Doyle. Mark is the other mover and shaker both at Wessex and in
the organization of Gillette to Brett II.
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Steven Doyle greeting author, editor, and celebrated
Sherlockian, David Stuart Davies.
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Kathryn White, another participant all the way from
England. Kathryn White is a member of The Sherlock Holmes Society of
London, and the The Baker Street Irregulars
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Jeremy Paul, script writer for many of the Jeremy Brett/Granada
TV productions.
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Terence Faherty, noted Basil Rathbone scholar gives
the gathering 10 reasons for loving the much maligned Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock
Holmes movies.
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Terence Faherty (L) with eminent Sherlockian scholar
and author, Les Klinger. Wessex Press is the publisher of Mr. Klinger's
peerless nine-volume work, "Sherlock Holmes Reference Library."
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Michael Hoey being interviewed by Terence Faherty. Michael
Hoey is the son of character actor Dennis Hoey (Inspector Lestrade in
the Universal Sherlock Holmes series). Mr. Hoey was often on the set of
the Universal Sherlock Holmes movies, and shared memories of personal
encounters with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce!
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Scott Nollen discusses Sherlockian cinema from the seminal
Sherlock Holmes Baffled through to the classic films of Arthur
Wontner, with emphasis on the silent films of Eille Norwood.
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And last,but we hope not least, we were there! And a great gathering
it was! We deeply regret that everyone in The Sherlockian Community
didn't have the chance to attend this stellar gathering. We don't know
anyone outside of Wessex Press who has the know-how and the influential
connections to bring together such an august assemblage of eminent Sherlockians
and great presentations. Kudos to Wessex Press for a great symposium! |
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. . . on the terrace Sadly we report the passing beyond Reichenbach of Kathleen Bragg of St. Charles, MO. Kathleen served as the "Finback Whale" (treasurer) of that city's scion, The Harpooners of the Sea Unicorn, and was the wife of, Michael Bragg, The Blue Whale (president). Kathleen was also an honorary member of the Survivors of the Gloria Scott. Kathleen fought an incredibly valient struggle against cancer for nearly a decade. Much to the distress of all who knew her, she finally succumbed on March 31. Sincere condolences to our friend Michael and their friends and family. |
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Finally, springtime approaches in southern Ohio! The
earth abides!
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