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Aug 12 #2 Those who have access to the Internet likely have seen images
inspired by the "Believe in Sherlock" movement launched after
the finale of the BBC's second "Sherlock" mini-series (Feb 12 #1); the per-
son who launched the movement was Mika Hallor, and you can read more about
her at and in an article in the summer issue of
The Baker Street Journal by three members of the Baker Street Babes (Taylor
Blumenberg, Jenn Eaker, and Amy Thomas), along with an imaginative report
(by Leslie S. Klinger) on his discovery of a press account of the memorial
service for Sherlock Holmes in 1891.
The BSJ appears quarterly, and subscriptions (four issues plus the Christ-
mas Annual) cost $38.50 (to the U.S.) or $49.00 (elsewhere); checks can be
sent to the BSJ (Box 583, Zionsville, IN 46077), and credit-card payments
are welcome from foreign subscribers. You can also subscribe at the BSJ
web-site at , which also has interesting fea-
tures such as some of the papers written by winners of the Morley-Montgom-
ery Awards, articles from recent issues of the BSJ, and information on the
BSI's other publications and activities.
Great Britain has honored the 200th anniversary of the birth
of Charles Dickens by issuing a set of attractive stamps that
show some of his characters, drawn by Joseph Clayton Clarke.
One of the stamps shows Mr. Pickwick, who is mentioned in the
Canon: "There was something of Mr. Pickwick's benevolence in
his appearance, marred only by the insincerity of the fixed
smile and by the hard glitter of those restless and penetrat-
ing eyes." That's from Watson description of the worst man
in London (Charles Augustus Milverton).
Bob Katz has noted an interesting "Literary Detectives Deathmatch" at the
Huffington Post (Nov. 29, 2011) . The challenge
was posed by books editor Andrew Losowsky, and the responses are all his,
including the imaginative finale between Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes.
You can click through the brackets to follow the battle.
NBC Today ran a four-minute segment titled "It's Elementary: On the Trail
of Sherlock Holmes" from London on Aug. 2, with Keith Miller interviewing
Roger Johnson and two of the Baker Street Babes (Kristina Manente and Kath-
erine Ryan); you may still be able to see it at .
The Epilogues of Sherlock Holmes and the Turf Builders of Baker Street have
organized another "no frills" version of The Silver Blaze on Oct. 6 at Mon-
mouth Park in Long Branch, N.J. The organizers promise free handicapping,
along with a warning: caveat bettor. Additional information is available
from Peter McIntyre (732-765-1240) and Kate Karlson
.
The Ironmongers Daily News (published almost daily by the Société Sherlock
Holmes de France) reports a Spanish film "Holmes y Watson: Madrid Days" due
for release by Atla Films on Sept. 7, with Gary Piquer as Holmes and José
Luis Garci as Watson (in pursuit of Jack the Ripper). There's a two-minute
trailer at . The film's listed at the
Internet Movie Data Base and Wikipedia as "Holmes: Madrid suite 1890".