A visit to a venerable scion society, the Sons of the Copper Beeches,
in October 2007. Headmastiff Gideon Hill describes the group's history,
assisted by Scott Bond, who then offers remarks about his 25 years as
the Baker Street Journal's cartoonist. We close with an Editor's Gas
Lamp from July, 1959 featuring Edgar Smith's thoughts "On the Forms of
Address."Show Notes:1:30 The Great Interruption6:20 En route to the SOCB7:40 Meeting Gideon Hill9:00 Gideon's history of the SOCB11:10 Encountering Peter Blau12:35 Scott Bond recalls the SOCB in the 1970's14:45 Making friends at scion society meetings17:35 Introducing Scott Bond's remarks18:50 The Lament of the Sherlockian Cartoonist23:15 Carl Barks and Walt Disney30:30 A cartoon a month31:00 How it all comes together35:30 Camouflage in Japan41:15 Scott's production process46:00 Editor's Gas Lamp from the Baker Street Journal Volume 9, No. 3, July 1959: "On the Forms of Address"Links:The Sons of the Copper BeechesThe Baker Street JournalChristopher Morley on Wikipedia
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