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Sherlock Holmes, Vincent Starrett, peaty Scotch and occasions when I can blend all 3 with friends.
For those who have asked to see David Tennant in a kilt while singing “500 Miles” by the Proclaimers.
David Tennant's epic 2025 BAFTA opening — 500 Miles
YouTube video by GeekIreland
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It is possible — who am I kidding? — It is an ironclad bet that the Sherlockians gathered in New York over the next few days will find themselves in bars. Be on the lookout for this first edition under your mug! Mr. Vincent Starrett explains, from The New Colophon, Volume 11, Part 5, January 1949.
Late last year, I had the great pleasure of speaking about Vincent Starrett and Sherlock Holmes to the Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Public Library. The good people at the TPL have posted it to YouTube. My yammering starts about 18 minutes in.
Born in a (Toronto) Bookshop: Vincent Starrett and the World of Sherlock Holmes
YouTube video by Toronto Public Library
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How the new year started. This will be a difficult feeling to maintain.
Virginia friends: Check out the Virginia Repertory Theatre’s production of Ken Ludwig’s “Moriarty” starting Dec. 18 at the Hanover Tavern. VA-REP.ORG for details.
Thinking about how Saruman became evil by looking into the palantir too much: essentially, he became terminally online
The new Wessex Press release of the Sherlock Holmes Review includes the first Sherlockian article I wrote ; on the absence of toilets : “Seeking Relief in the Canon” Lots great articles on more serious topics - out soon from www.wessexpress.com
"I had called upon my friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the compliments of the season. He was lounging upon the sofa..." - The Blue Carbuncle www.gutenberg.org/files/1661/1...
Folks can view this amazing annotated and edited copy of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as he adapted it to the stage digitally for free on the NYPL website! digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/689e92...
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com · 3y agoAs you say, it's Dickens' text. He decided what went and what stayed...
A must read for anyone who, like me, is owned and operated by cats. 👇
Brendan O’Kane@bokane.org · 3y agoFor anyone else who was wondering, yes: cats in 12th century China also got the zoomies.
Hey, friends, the great Curtis Armstrong @curtisisbooger.bsky.social is here! We were privileged to have Curtis in the cast of both seasons of Moriarty, and if you haven’t listened to The Silent Order yet, you’re in for a treat for his performance alone. Give it a listen: adbl.co/SilentOrder
Moriarty: The Silent Order
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The latest installment of Audible’s blockbuster addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe, now featuring Dame Helen Mirren in a deliciously villainous perf...
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Born #OTD in 1837, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, Joseph Bell, JP, DL, FRCSE (2 Dec 1837 – 4 Oct 1911). Had Arthur Conan Doyle never met Bell in 1877, or served as his clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, there likely never would have been a Sherlock Holmes. Here’s to Joe Bell!
Put on your glad rags. We are headed to the club.
Vincent Starrett Goes Clubbing — Studies in Starrett
Among Chicago’s Cliff Dwellers
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Jesse should not be up there. Although, in fairness, every cardboard box is his in the end.
Born #OTD in Toronto in 1886, the great Sherlockian writer, journalist and bibliophile, Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (Oct 26, 1886 – Jan 5, 1974). For background on Starrett, and his fascinating life, visit Studies in Starrett at www.vincentstarrett.com
Andrew Lycett’s latest book is a work of art. His survey of the Sherlockian movement, combined with three influences in Arthur Conan Doyle’s life and the wider Victorian world is well worth hearing about. Listen here ihose.co/ihose274 and wherever you get podcasts.
