Whos Getting Into The BSI?
While it might seem a bit late to discuss this year’s inductees into the Baker Street Irregulars, that grandpappy of Sherlockian societies, this year’s group was a particularly fascinating one and I’ve found myself reflecting upon it more than once. The demographics of this year’s set of honored Sherlockians is as mixed as any we’ve seen, and very representative of Mike Whelan’s reign as Wiggins. Or is it? Six Sherlockians were made members of the Irregulars this year, and I’m going to do something rather unpardonable here and not name them. I’m simply going to list them by a crudely-chosen demographic. Lord knows there is much more to each of these people than what I’m going to list here, but . . . just for fun . . . let’s reduce them to a single attribute. Number One: The Sherlockian Not From North America or England. This has been one of the most obvious patterns in the choices of the current Wiggins. His predecessors tended to stick to English-speaking countries, and while you woul
