tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.comments2024-03-04T07:05:12.419-08:00Dan Andriacco's Baker Street BeatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger780125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-25137741930356954492024-03-03T23:09:54.421-08:002024-03-03T23:09:54.421-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.spoorthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052812772574335048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-58155896251052386032024-02-08T10:47:01.343-08:002024-02-08T10:47:01.343-08:00Thanks, Jim!Thanks, Jim!Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-79368419142223655232024-02-07T12:18:34.914-08:002024-02-07T12:18:34.914-08:00You are a dream to work with, not a nightmare. Tha...You are a dream to work with, not a nightmare. Thank God!HAWKINShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515331562198184502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-84174740302340012682023-10-18T12:54:10.177-07:002023-10-18T12:54:10.177-07:00Maybe it is the worst Holmes pastiche, specificall...Maybe it is the worst Holmes pastiche, specifically because both Holmes and Watson were already dead by the time Kennedy's assassination needed to be investigated. I always read this as a very bad Solar Pons pastiche - it's still an awful book, but Pons and Parker were still alive when this took place, and "The Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street" could have been invited to the US to investigate. When published, their names were changed to "Holmes and Watson" for easier public identification, in the same way that the names were changed in the first three Universal Basil Rathbone WWII Holmes films, as mentioned in my essay in The Baker Street Journal (Vol.63, No.4, Winter 2013) and in my blog entry: https://17stepprogram.blogspot.com/2016/11/basil-rathbones-solar-pons-films.htmlA Seventeen Step Programhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672328098634711029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-56573136881810517142023-09-15T20:16:00.299-07:002023-09-15T20:16:00.299-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gulshan sainihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01972130450715534389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-84062710503733081302023-08-21T15:34:37.146-07:002023-08-21T15:34:37.146-07:00I found that upon wearing a clip-on (from a well-m...I found that upon wearing a clip-on (from a well-meaning but misguided spouse of mine) to a formal function, I was offered 1.) To be taught how to tie a bowtie (I know how to tie a bowtie...it's very easy), and 2.) Told that I would be gifted a REAL bowtie (I think I already possess one, but I don't know where it may be). Generally, Sherlockians are nice and helpful, and I found this to be no exception.Max Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455967603873275878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-77883695297065426152023-07-31T03:28:08.267-07:002023-07-31T03:28:08.267-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.wewrapsmile.inhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774291838438002603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-71827090128521097532023-07-29T07:31:07.198-07:002023-07-29T07:31:07.198-07:00It was a fantastic day. Loved every moment. We...It was a fantastic day. Loved every moment. We all learned so much about Cincinnati too.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518778228074172072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-54386593694554331982023-06-29T07:52:43.958-07:002023-06-29T07:52:43.958-07:00Good to hear, Sandy! Good to hear, Sandy! Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-9633182255000446872023-06-28T13:11:57.722-07:002023-06-28T13:11:57.722-07:00Thanks -- this one made me laugh out loud at the e...Thanks -- this one made me laugh out loud at the end!<br />Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402957690263742682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-90366143385059102032023-06-22T05:41:26.688-07:002023-06-22T05:41:26.688-07:00Thanks to Dan for many years of enlightening and e...Thanks to Dan for many years of enlightening and enjoyable postings. We will continue to benefit from your wisdom and wit via The Baker Street Journal.Ainstreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142493380183348305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-81952510888272612132023-03-02T07:44:04.786-08:002023-03-02T07:44:04.786-08:00We love Ann Kimbrough here at the Nashville Schola...We love Ann Kimbrough here at the Nashville Scholars. I look forward to being one of the guest presenters along with Ann.HAWKINShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515331562198184502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-19336452695715473792023-01-21T07:23:24.159-08:002023-01-21T07:23:24.159-08:00Agreed! Agreed! Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-63197349726122908292023-01-20T19:39:42.173-08:002023-01-20T19:39:42.173-08:00How very charming. I would love to read what Mr. ...How very charming. I would love to read what Mr. Bruce had to say about his delightful career. He was a far better actor than he is ever given credit for these days. <br />His wit and intellect must be on full display in his autobiography. I truly wish I could locate an entire copy of it somewhere. Bonspyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572088713885779857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-85341814823103982592022-12-14T16:09:59.917-08:002022-12-14T16:09:59.917-08:00👍👍Dale L. Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492075488989357977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-11908288807758274092022-12-14T09:43:50.002-08:002022-12-14T09:43:50.002-08:00I've written a lot about Pons on this blog. On...I've written a lot about Pons on this blog. On the far upper left of the blog page, amidst the image of books, there is a search engine signified by a magnifying glass. Put in "Solar Pons" and it will turn up some posts that might interest you. Thanks for your comment. Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-70883704209747716982022-12-13T20:36:13.572-08:002022-12-13T20:36:13.572-08:00Hi, what about Solar Pons?Hi, what about Solar Pons?Dale L. Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492075488989357977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-47749291951200449212022-11-29T09:20:22.164-08:002022-11-29T09:20:22.164-08:00You make really excellent points, Baron! Thanks fo...You make really excellent points, Baron! Thanks for your comments. Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-62685322697633722872022-11-29T09:16:41.404-08:002022-11-29T09:16:41.404-08:00Of Basil Rathbone's Moriartys, my favorite was...Of Basil Rathbone's Moriartys, my favorite was Lionel Atwill. He was every bit as theatrical as Harding, as personally involved as Daniell, and as non-Canonical as, well, ANY of the villains in the Rathbone-Bruce series of films. The confrontation in which Professor Moriarty offers a choice of deaths to Sherlock Holmes in ...SECRET WEAPON (1942) is a gem, and I'd like to think that it brought a smile to Conan Doyle's face in the Hereafter.<br />George Zucco, the Moriarty of THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1939) is my second favorite, as he was certainly the most cerebral of the Moriartys under discussion. But I did think that he was not in Holmes' weight class for the climactic fight above the Tower of London. Nevertheless he started a sort of trend, in that all of the Basil Rathbone Professors Moriarty came to the same, Canonical, ends - death by falling!Baron Grunerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460713493982343029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-3788332830302971032022-10-25T14:48:17.768-07:002022-10-25T14:48:17.768-07:00Agreed!Agreed!Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-81878574016277462722022-10-25T13:55:35.213-07:002022-10-25T13:55:35.213-07:00Daniell is my personal favorite here. He gives an ...Daniell is my personal favorite here. He gives an understated performance which enhances the mood of evil. Ainstreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142493380183348305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-86270538840824194152022-06-22T06:55:13.588-07:002022-06-22T06:55:13.588-07:00Thanks, "Hans"! Thanks, "Hans"! Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-25039323641746217372022-06-22T06:47:19.337-07:002022-06-22T06:47:19.337-07:00Excellent scholarship and research, as always, Dan...Excellent scholarship and research, as always, Dan. Thank you.HAWKINShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515331562198184502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-23610322799459995412022-06-09T06:45:48.955-07:002022-06-09T06:45:48.955-07:00Thanks, Roger! Thanks, Roger! Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084607686570359807.post-47367404324988459952022-06-08T15:21:02.547-07:002022-06-08T15:21:02.547-07:00Dan, it was a great pleasure to spend time with yo...Dan, it was a great pleasure to spend time with you again, and to meet your delightful wife, son, and granddaughter. Jean and I are very privileged to look after that fabulous room at the Sherlock Holmes pub, not least because it enables us to give some deserving Sherlockians (to quote Baron Gruner, "I hope you recognise yourself") a private view.Roger Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840767671122283070noreply@blogger.com