"the professional enthusiasm which carried my companion" [SIGN]&nbsp; &nbsp; When your interview guest says that she was hooked on Sherlock Holmes based on the line "I confess that I covet your skull," you know it's going to be a fun and unusual discussion. Even more fun is the fact that Rebecca Romney is an extraordinarily well read and well informed Sherlockian, partially owing to the fact that she is also a rare book dealer. Professionally, she works with Honey and Wax Booksellers, but you may recall her from one of her appearances on Pawn Stars, where she was the rare books expert. Rebecca shares her journey, which goes from a youth filled with books to a degree in linguistics and classics, teaching English in Japan and launching Bauman Rare Books' Las Vegas gallery in 2007. Along the way, we discover other Sherlockians that Rebecca has met, the finer points of bookselling (and training to become one), and the magic of having conversations about books with people. The conversation ranges from Ronald A. Knox to Burgess Meredith, Christopher Morley to Richard Altick. Will it include the legendary Chumley? You'll have to listen in to find out. Rebecca and her husband J.P. Romney host the podcast Biblioclast and they have just completed&nbsp;a book called Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History, which will be published by Harper Collins in early 2017. And perhaps there's an Easter egg somewhere as well... &nbsp;     &nbsp; We thank Mary Miller for her ongoing and generous support of our program on&nbsp;Patreon. And we thank the many listeners to turned out to support us for our 100th show with one-time PayPal contributions. &nbsp; Notes 1:37 Welcome and intro 5:52 Sponsor: Wessex Press (The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library) 7:20 Welcoming Rebecca Romney 9:39 Getting Sherlock Holmes into her skull 12:23 Sibling battles led to the path of book collecting 17:05 How does one become a rare book dealer, anyway? 26:25 Meeting a Sherlockian for the first time 33:12 "The Skeptic's Guide to Sherlock Holmes" - from the Winter 2015 BSI 38:09 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal (eBSJ) 40:16 Rebecca's podcast: Biblioclast 43:32 A new book:&nbsp;Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History 46:55 The most expensive Sherlockian book sold by Rebecca 50:22 Buyer's remorse in a Las Vegas bookshop 53:24 Collectors who view themselves as risky investors 58:24 Advice from a bookseller - channeling Christopher Morley 1:03:52 Sponsor: Sherlock Holmes Brand Rare Book Replicas 1:04:51 Wrap-up and announcements &nbsp;    Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and we thank them. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:  The&nbsp;Wessex Press, featuring the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library.&nbsp; The Baker Street Journal, where&nbsp;you can find an electronic archive of the BSJ from 1946-2011 in the eBSJ.&nbsp;  &nbsp; Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find&nbsp;more information here.    &nbsp;   Download&nbsp;[Save As] | File size 33.5 MB, 1:10:57   &nbsp;    Links:  Jimmy Stewart reads "A Dog Named Beau" The classic film Harvey The Scholar Adventurers by Richard Altick ABC for Book Collectors Jerry Margolin on&nbsp;Episode 16 Rebecca Romney's website Honey and Wax Booksellers Biblioclast Podcast Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History Leave us a rating or review&nbsp;on iTunes by&nbsp;going here The&nbsp;I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Patreon&nbsp;page The&nbsp;IHOSE listener survey    &nbsp; &nbsp;   Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at &nbsp;ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the&nbsp;The Sherlock Holmes Community&nbsp;on Google+ (with over 3,700 members), as well as through our accounts on &nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;Instagram,&nbsp;Snapchat,&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp; and&nbsp;Tumblr.   &nbsp; Please&nbsp;subscribe to us on iTunes,&nbsp;Google Play,&nbsp;Soundcloud,&nbsp;Stitcher&nbsp;or&nbsp;Spreaker&nbsp;and be kind enough to leave a rating...

Episode 101: Rebecca Romney

David S. Pumpkins Riff

"Excellent, Watson! You scintillate today."&nbsp;[ILLU]&nbsp; In 2017, we'll celebrate the 10th anniversary of A Scintillation of Scions, appropriately called "a family reunion for Sherlockians." In this episode, we're fortunate to be able to speak with the founder of the event, Jacquelynn Morris, BSI ("The Lion's Mane"). From an AOL discussion board to membership in one of Maryland's finest Sherlockian societies, we hear about Jacquelynn's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes and the many people who have influenced her along the way. Hers is a story that typifies the magnificent power of friendship and colleagues as one finds one's way into the world of Sherlock Holmes fans. It includes the encouragement of outsiders and younger individuals, a fine tradition which Jacquelynn herself carries on today. We also touch on topics such as Undershaw and Chris Redmond's latest publication About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best. Much like an onion, the more layers we peel back from Jacquelynn, the more we discover — and she's fascinating! Listen in to find out what a wedding, a swordfight, Vincent Wright and a deli platter have in common. &nbsp;  Notes 1:35 Introduction 3:24 Sponsor — Wessex Press 4:45 Welcome Jacquelynn Morris, BSI, ASH 10:30 Remembering alt.fan.holmes, the Hounds of the Internet and Steve Clarkson 12:01 Watson's Tin Box of Ellicott City, Maryland 14:58 If you own a restaurant, be wary of Watson's Tin Box 18:08 Saturdays with Sherlock Holmes at the Pratt Library 20:23 The origins of A Scintillation of Scions 26:34 Essay contest for 7th graders in Howard County, Maryland 32:30 The stand-out speaker of all of the Scintillations 33:22 Other memorable events at Scintillation 35:48 Upcoming features at A Scintillation of Scions X 38:09 Getting involved with Undershaw 42:57 Jacquelynn's contribution to About Sixty 50:00 A chapter in The Wrong Passage&nbsp;about which poison Anna Coram took 57:53 Sponsor&nbsp;— The Baker Street Journal 1:00:09 Contact information and review 1:01:36 Sherlock Holmes Brand ad 1:02:43 Special news announcement &nbsp;    Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:  Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Links  A Scintillation of Scions (website) A Scintillation of Scions (Facebook) Watson's Tin Box (website) Watson's Tin Box (Facebook) A Saturday with Sherlock Holmes at the Enoch Pratt Free Library Sherlockian Saturdays at the Pratt by William Hyder (book) Sherlock Holmes Essay Contest for 7th graders in Howard County, MD  Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes by Michael Sims (pre-order on Amazon) Undershaw links on IHOSE The Wrong Passage from the BSI Manuscript Series    &nbsp;   Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at &nbsp;ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the&nbsp;The Sherlock Holmes Community&nbsp;on Google+ (with over 3,900 members), as well as through our accounts on &nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;Instagram,&nbsp;Snapchat,&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp; and&nbsp;Tumblr.   &nbsp; Please&nbsp;subscribe to us on iTunes,&nbsp;Google Play,&nbsp;Soundcloud,&nbsp;Stitcher&nbsp;or&nbsp;Spreaker&nbsp;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.

Episode 107: A Scintillation of Scions

"If a man has a hobby, he follows it up"&nbsp;[ILLU]&nbsp; One of the perennially favorite sets of episodes is the Sherlockian 101 series we did (originally Episode 4 and Episode 5). Many of our longtime listeners may have heard these, but some may not have listened to them in a while. And we recognize that we may have new listeners who may not have gone through our extensive back catalog. Therefore, we decided to resurrect and combine these episodes into one larger show to help you understand just what goes in to this little hobby of ours. From the original stories, to the advent of Sherlock Holmes as a pop culture figure, our love of all things Victorian and just getting started, you'll get a good grounding in the language and customs of our hobby. Then, we'll help you understand the community of people that we call Sherlockians (or is that Holmesians?) who have been at this for over 100 years. From the publications they produce to the meetings they hold, we'll give you a grounding of the language, names and even traditions at some of these groups. We'll cap it off with a tribute to none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who got this whole party started. We hope you enjoy it. &nbsp;  Notes  Listener mail - how do I get into a Sherlockian society? What do we mean by Canonical? Which are the best Sherlock Holmes stories to read? Where should I begin? Holmes and Watson as real people - the beginnings of Sherlockian scholarship Some details about Baker Street - particularly 221B How we use short-hand to refer to the stories Close connection with and nostalgia for the Victorian/Ewardian era when the Baker Street Irregulars was founded in 1934 You say Sherlockian / I say Holmesian The Baker Street Irregulars and the origins of Sherlock Holmes societies The Baker Street Journal Christmas Annuals Some society proceedings Overview of the past and present heads of the Baker Street Irregulars Why the "Baker Street Irregulars"? Some international groups, including the U.K., Canada, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy and France How to join a Sherlockian society / what goes on at meetings How to find out when the meetings are Answering the age-old question: "How can I become a member of the BSI?" The BSI Weekend activities Other online resources for your edification And some offline resources The Editor's Gas Lamp, from Vol. 9, No. 4, 1959  &nbsp;    Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:  Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Links  The Annotated Sherlock Holmes&nbsp;(William S. Baring-Gould) The leading problems of chronology A table of major events in the stories The Date Being -- ?&nbsp;(Andrew Jay Peck) Christopher Morley Ronald A. Knox's&nbsp;Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes Letters to Sherlock Holmes Jay Finley Christ's&nbsp;list of four-letter abbreviations of the 60 stories Writings about the writings -&nbsp;the Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes phenomena Discovering Sherlock Holmes&nbsp;(Stanford University) The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes&nbsp;(Leslie S. Klinger) The best Sherlock Holmes stories, from Randall Stock and originally in the&nbsp;Baker Street Journal The Baker Street Journal&nbsp;Christmas Annuals A list of&nbsp;Sherlockian societies worldwide How to Start and Run a Sherlockian Group The Sherlock Holmes Society of London The Baker Street Journal The entire&nbsp;BSJ on CD-ROM The Bootmakers of Toronto&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Canadian Holmes The Arthur Conan Doyle Society The Sherlockian Calendar of Events The District Messenger Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press The Baker Street Blog The Baker Street Dozen&nbsp;by p.j. Doyle What goes on at&nbsp;the BSI Weekend Sherlockian.net The Sherlockian Who's Who SherlockPeoria The Serpentine Muse    &nbsp;   Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at &nbsp;ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the&nbsp;The Sherlock Holmes...

Episode 108: Becoming a Sherlockian

"Bring me the books" [BLUE]&nbsp;&nbsp;  Sherlock Holmes was a consultant—or more properly, a consulting detective—but he was a consultant, nonetheless. And consultants need clients, who in turn pay the bills.&nbsp; &nbsp; But have you ever stopped to think about how Holmes went about collecting his fees? We don't know anything about his fees, other than a handful of high profile cases with rewards, and that (he says) he didn't vary them save for when he remitted them altogether.&nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; Have you&nbsp;left us a&nbsp;rating&nbsp;and&nbsp;review&nbsp;on the podcast player of your choice yet? We could really use your help.&nbsp;  &nbsp;  And please consider supporting our efforts through&nbsp;Patreon&nbsp; or&nbsp;PayPal.   &nbsp;  Links / Notes &nbsp;  This episode:&nbsp;ihose.co/trifles74 I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere&nbsp;Episode 140: Sherlock Holmes and the Elusive Ear  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra  Publisher Info.: Washington, DC:&nbsp;United States Marine Band Copyright:&nbsp;Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

The Administrative Side of Baker Street

"The game's afoot!" January 6th is the traditional date Sherlock Holmes' birthday is celebrated. To celebrate, Peter Kreten spoke with Peter Blau, Secretary of the Bakerstreet Irregulars, the very first Sherlock Holmes society in the United States. 
In the conversation, Peter discusses how the Baker Street Irregulars were first founded, why he loves all the stories, and how the character of Sherlock Holmes connects people from all different societies and backgrounds.

Peter Blau Podcast Interview on Sherlock Holmes

We live in amazing times. We're so much more advanced than we were even a decade and a half ago. So why should we bother looking at anything that happened before? Predictions require data. And there are millions of volumes that have been written that contain data, stories, lessons, and cautionary tales. They're there, just waiting for us to consume and put them to use for our modern means. This week's show has a story about the failure to do just that. &nbsp; “The old wheel turns, and the same spoke comes up. It’s all been done before, and will be again.” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle &nbsp; Would you consider leaving a rating or review for the show on Apple Podcasts? It helps other people find us. &nbsp; Links:  This episode: smonty.co/fullmonty67  Futility Other commentary and updates at ScottMonty.com   Credits: Theme song: Afternoon by Maestross is on a royalty-free license from Jamendo.com. Image credit:  Alexander Consulting the Oracle of Apollo by Louis Jean Francois Lagrenée, 1789 (Wikimedia Commons - public domain) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  Google Podcasts, SoundCloud,  Spotify, or  Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Or try this: ask Alexa or Google Home to "play the latest episode of The Full Monty podcast."&nbsp; If you find this program valuable, please consider supporting it on Patreon. It covers the cost of hosting, email, music and more. &nbsp; &nbsp;

The Futility of Uninformed Predictions

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