Episode 112: Anno Holmes 130

"their celebrated colleague" [VALL]  It's 2017 and we're back from the BSI Weekend, with tales of friends, listeners, authors and more. This year marks Sherlock Holmes's 130th year with the public and there is much to celebrate. Things we learned included Bonnie MacBird's next Sherlock Holmes novel that involves whisky; a future edition of a Sherlock Holmes companion from Cambridge University Press; the Society of Illustrators has a wonderful cafe, where we held the annual meeting of the Three Hours for Lunch Club, and subsequently, we'll be recommending Frederic Dorr Steele as a future Hall of Fame Member at the Society. We debate the possibility of or need for regular electronic updates of the eBSJ archives — or even a concurrent digital option of the Journal — leading to a broader discussion of print versus digital publications. And of course we touch on the latest goings-on with Sherlock. The Gas-Lamp this time is made up of the lyrics of the Harvey Officer song "On the Road to Baker Street," with abject apologies to Rudyard Kipling, Frank Sinatra, and anyone with a musical ear.   And please consider joining our Patreon community. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. SponsorsThis episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Wessex Press, with its latest edition of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers by Mattias Bostrom, BSI and Matt Laffey.The Baker Street Journal, where you can subscribe to the 2017 BSJ and pick up the latest from the BSI Manuscript Series and the BSI International Series.  Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find more information here. Download [Save As] | File size 27 MB, 58:16 Notes1:36 Hello, Happy New Year, and freshly returned 4:07 Wessex Press 5:21 Recap and looking ahead 6:57 The highlights from our latest Sherlockian event 9:00 A view of Sherlock Holmes "from both sides" 12:37 A fascinating tale of Frederic Dorr Steele illustrations 14:30 On the importance of pausing to reflect — particularly in the absence of technology 20:32 Cumulative anniversaries and an electronic future 30:44 LISTENER PARTICIPATION: your favorite Sherlockian publication 32:02 The Baker Street Journal 36:23 Of hotels and reading materials from the BSI Weekend 38:54 News: an update on Sherlock 46:10 The Gas-Lamp 51:15 Stories, links, products and the like in our Flipboard magazine 57:30 The game's afoot! LinksThe BSI WeekendThe Society of IllustratorsGlen Miranker on Episode 79A lesson from Mister Rogers on reflecting on those who have impacted our livesThe old wallpaper from the Algonquin HotelThe Easter Egg boats from "The Six Thatchers"To the undiscerning criticOn the Road to MandalayOur Flipboard Magazine, featuring Sherlock Tallow Shave Soap and news of the new Sherlock Holmes comedy film. Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at  ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the The Sherlock Holmes Community on Google+ (with over 4,000 members), as well as through our accounts on  Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter  and Tumblr. Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher or Spreaker and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). --