“Holmes gave me a brief review of what had passed” [THOR]     The 2023 BSI Weekend has come and gone, and it was filled with plenty of food, friends, and frivolity. We provide a glimpse of what we saw — including a number of our listeners and guests — and put it in context for you. Far from being inside baseball, this episode is a look at what makes Sherlockians tick and why we place so much value in attending events that help us express our fondness for our hobby and each other. The Canonical Couplet quiz gives you a chance to identify a Sherlock Holmes story based on two lines of poetry; if your correct answer is randomly chosen, you'll win something from the IHOSE vaults. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by January 29, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the correct answers. All listeners are eligible to play. Please do consider becoming a . Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. And now, Patreon supporters get ad-free versions of the episodes.     Sponsors  is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.  is a publishing dynamo, with new titles every week. They're sure to have loads of options for your Sherlock Holmes-related needs.   Would you care to advertise with us? You can find . Let's chat!   Links   This episode:  Other episodes mentioned (in order): Johanna Draper Carlson - Bruce Harris - Peggy Perdue - Betsy Rosenblatt - Dan Stashower - , , , David Marcum - David MacGregor - , Frank Cho - Evy Herzog - Erika Dowell - Lee Shackleford - James O'Leary - Greg Ruby - Many more links, articles, and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at   as well as through our accounts on , , , and .     And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.   Transcript We are so grateful for your support , which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be here soon.         --